(04-24-2015 01:32 PM)BE4neva Wrote: This is going to be a fun thread. While some Cuse fans are reasonable and fair, a wing section of the fanbase likes to claim that they have no reason to play UConn in basketball as they are beneath them. Ignore the trophies and past results. So they routinely claim that doing a home and home with UConn in basketball or even a N game in MSG is a no win for them.
I knew I was going to regret opening this thread. But now that I have...
The above is far from accurate. While there are still many SU fans who think we are on the same level as UConn in bb, I doubt only a few believe they are beneath us in that sport. What is mostly being said by some SU fans (which you are misinterpreting, imho) is that there is no reason to schedule them now that this powerhouse bb program is on the outside looking in. In other words, we only stand to lose by playing them because they are a tough bb opponent and that we should not help them in terms of basketball. Plus there is no recruiting reason to play them in bb like there is with St. John's, Villanova, and Georgetown.
Now in football, the attitude that UConn is "beneath" Syracuse is a correct assessment. Many SU fans also believe, like Noles fan poster Lou_C does, that the Orange "over-schedule" for their current talent level, which hurts the perception of the ACC.
So I don't expect much angst about signing a football series with the Huskies because it is a relatively easy road trip, we did once recruit the state of CT in football occasionally (not that it has much football talent) and it appears (at least on paper) as an "easy win".
While the truth of the latter part may be in question, it is how many SU fans perceive UConn football.
Thanks for playing the troll game but you need to run along now.
Cheers,
Neil