Future FB games (as Independent)
- Thread starter the Blades
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The Con-FLiCT continues with a $1 mil one-off payout to Uconn ?
link-Uconn FB / TV schedule ( + future opponents)
link-Uconn FB / TV schedule ( + future opponents)
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" In their first and only meeting on the gridiron, UConn crushed Liberty 59-0 in East Hartford in 2005. The 2023 contest will mark the first appearance for UConn at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg. "
...Tennessee and UConn moved a game up three seasons to Nov. 4, 2023, All other terms of the contract, which includes the $1.8 million guarantee, remain the same......
Dom and I called this( FB independence would be fine) from day 1 of the Big East announcement, when most of the (especially national) " know it all" media types where claiming the end of Uconn FB or that Uconn FB needed to beg the MAC or C-USA ....blah, blah, blah.......
thread from the hoops board : UConn Rejoining Big East
PS. for anyone who forgot what Indy FBS football looked like for Uconn (when they were competitive) and their schedule... welcome back to the future:
2002 UConn football (3rd year as FBS/ D-1A Independent)
6-6 last year at Memorial Stadium with five P-5 & two current AAC opponents
2003 UConn football (4th year as FBS/ D-1A Independent)
9-3 first year at the Rent with six P-5 opponents ( Averaged att.- 37,059, with 3 of 6 home games vs. Lehigh, Akron and Western Michigan)
From the blog:
"UConn already has at least two Power 5 schools on the schedule each year until 2024 and except for 2024, one of those games will be in East Hartford. Schools like Duke, NC State and Purdue will be combined with regional opponents like Boston College, UMass and Army and create a schedule that might not be objectively stronger than one that includes eight opponents from The American, but definitely more relevant to fans, players, and alumni.
Independence is going to be a challenge, between finding 12 games instead of four and securing a television deal to support football in this state, save for the occasional game that gets picked up by ESPN or CBS. However, with the 2020 schedule, Benedict has proved that the creative thinking that is required to keep the UConn football program afloat is there. Finally, lest we forget, the rest of the school’s sports are moving into a league that makes way more sense, and will ignite the basketball programs. Football was always the question mark, with independence striking fear in the eyes of many. This latest news shows it could work out just fine."
thread from the hoops board : UConn Rejoining Big East
PS. for anyone who forgot what Indy FBS football looked like for Uconn (when they were competitive) and their schedule... welcome back to the future:
2002 UConn football (3rd year as FBS/ D-1A Independent)
6-6 last year at Memorial Stadium with five P-5 & two current AAC opponents
2003 UConn football (4th year as FBS/ D-1A Independent)
9-3 first year at the Rent with six P-5 opponents ( Averaged att.- 37,059, with 3 of 6 home games vs. Lehigh, Akron and Western Michigan)
From the blog:
"UConn already has at least two Power 5 schools on the schedule each year until 2024 and except for 2024, one of those games will be in East Hartford. Schools like Duke, NC State and Purdue will be combined with regional opponents like Boston College, UMass and Army and create a schedule that might not be objectively stronger than one that includes eight opponents from The American, but definitely more relevant to fans, players, and alumni.
Independence is going to be a challenge, between finding 12 games instead of four and securing a television deal to support football in this state, save for the occasional game that gets picked up by ESPN or CBS. However, with the 2020 schedule, Benedict has proved that the creative thinking that is required to keep the UConn football program afloat is there. Finally, lest we forget, the rest of the school’s sports are moving into a league that makes way more sense, and will ignite the basketball programs. Football was always the question mark, with independence striking fear in the eyes of many. This latest news shows it could work out just fine."
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STORRS, Conn. – The UConn football team has entered into agreements to play against UCF, Middle Tennessee, Fresno State and Ball State in the coming years. Additional games are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
NOTES
NOTES
- The game against UMass in 2021 was previously scheduled to be played on October 2.
- Ball State will travel to Rentschler Field on September 20, 2025 to complete the two-game agreement.
- As was previously announced, NC State will travel to Rentschler Field on September 23, 2023 to complete the two-game agreement.
- UConn will travel to Boston College on October 28, 2023 to complete the series.
- The Huskies agreement with Army includes eight total games. UConn and Army will square-off in 2024, 2025, 2027, 2028 and 2029 in addition to the contests in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
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Interesting tweet from Matt below, on "the Alliance" between the PAC and the 2 other conferences regarding them working together on future scheduling. Since Uconn does have quite a few games with the ACC & B1G. I count 10 schools above, many are H & H plus a home vs. Indiana as of 2022 on.
ThisIsUConnCountry @UConnSN Aug 24
" Important note for #UConnFootball, who have a number of announced / unannounced ACC and Big Ten games on future schedules: “The alliance will honor all previously contracted games.”
Don't know if TIUC has any inside info on any unannounced series, but those I heard as possible future games according to past mentions were with Pitt & Virginia. So we shall see.
ThisIsUConnCountry @UConnSN Aug 24
" Important note for #UConnFootball, who have a number of announced / unannounced ACC and Big Ten games on future schedules: “The alliance will honor all previously contracted games.”
Don't know if TIUC has any inside info on any unannounced series, but those I heard as possible future games according to past mentions were with Pitt & Virginia. So we shall see.
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Elsewhere in CFB scheduling....ACC teams (who Uconn has a bunch of home and homes against - Uconn adds Michigan, Ohio St, UNC, Cuse, Maryland, Ole Miss, Wake Forest & more... ) are changing their FB format to and as Matt tweets:
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I've noticed Liberty ( who visits the RENT this year) no longer shows the previuosly scheduled Uconn home game in 2023. Liberty will move to C-USA beginning in 2023. I'm sure there will be alot of this for certain schools due to CR in the next few years.
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