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UConn/UCF Rivalry?
Since it has been slow around here, I am posting this on the main board and not OT. Nothing in here about UC, but a ton of questions. The most obvious being, why can't this school (UC) find a consistent rival outside of XU basketball? We are no longer the school everyone wants to beat (in either sport). Obviously old Bob don't think much about a former school he coached at. Thinks UCF is the best team in the league and has the best coaching?? Naturally UCF considers a team in the same state as a rival. Diaco wants to pick a team 10 states away?? 01-wingedeagle

I guess UConn REALLY wants to distance themselves from us so they are the next school "picked".


UConn coach says he doesn't need UCF's consent for rivalry
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- UConn football coach Bob Diaco says he doesn't need UCF's permission to create a rivalry game with the Knights.

UConn last week posted a picture of a trophy Diaco had commissioned for the annual game between the American Athletic Conference schools, which he has dubbed "The Civil Conflict." Above the trophy was a countdown clock marking the time until the Oct. 10 game in Orlando.

"Why do I have to call their athletic department to say that we've got them targeted as our rival, period? What control over that would they have? What do I care what they think? If they don't want to be a part of the trophy, I don't care about that either," Diaco said Monday, according to the New Haven Register.

UConn spokesman Mike Enright said "Civil Conflict'' is a reference to UConn being the northernmost university in the conference and UCF being "one of the most southern.''

The "rivalry'' appeared to catch UCF by surprise. The school issued a statement saying it did not have any involvement in the creation of the trophy or an annual rivalry game with UConn. UCF coach George O'Leary told reporters prior to a speaking engagement in Orlando last week that he knew nothing about the "Civil Conflict.''

"I didn't know anything about that," O'Leary said last week, according to UCFSports.com. "I was asked about it [by our staff]. I didn't know anything about a trophy, a time thing or anything else. My experience is you're more likely to have a rivalry against a team closer to where you live. When I was at [Georgia] Tech, it was Georgia. I think it's UCF-USF here. When you go 10 states away, I think it's hard. North and South thing or whatever, I don't know."

Diaco said Monday that UConn considers UCF its football rival, whether that feeling is reciprocal or not.

"Whether [Central Florida] honors it, we will honor it. We don't have control over that, so who cares. They don't get to say whether they are our rival or not. We might not be their rival, but they don't get to say whether they are our rival -- that is for us to decide," he said, according to the Register.

UConn beat UCF 37-29 at Rentschler Field last season, the Huskies' only win over a Division I opponent and the Knights' lone conference loss.

The score of that game is so far the only one on the trophy, which has slots for nameplates commemorating future games. The teams have only played twice, with UCF winning 62-17 over the Huskies on Oct. 26, 2013. Diaco said that score isn't on the trophy because the game predates his arrival in Storrs.

"We got here and Central Florida is the best team in the league, and I think they are the best-coached team in the league. I have ultimate respect for Coach O'Leary, what he does and how he runs his program. They run a class program there, so what better team for us to target," Diaco said, according to the newspaper.

"In our locker room, they get a little extra work and they are going to get a little extra work. They are a target for us, it is a big game for us and they are going to get an extra heartbeat from us. Whether they want to give it back to us or not that is on them."

It's not clear what will happen to the trophy after the Oct. 10 game. UCF spokesman Brian Ormiston was asked if the Knights would take possession of the trophy should they win.

"That is something we can only answer if we were in discussions with UConn,'' he said.


http://espn.go.com/college-football/stor...nt-rivalry
 
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Do you really think this stunt is going to create a "consistent" rivalry between UConn and UCF? Most everyone is laughing about the "Civil Conflict." If anything, UC ought to be a bit pissed that UConn hasn't circled us, but clearly has UCF marked as the "team to beat" in the Conference...but I can't get all that worked up about it.

This move by UConn screams "Desperate Gimmick!" Watch for Diaco to start making his kids jump over the field boundary in practice or hiding mousetraps in their lockers to "keep them on their toes."
 
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I could heard the UCF people chuckling between the lines of that article.
 
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(06-08-2015 02:11 PM)Cat-Man Wrote:  I guess UConn REALLY wants to distance themselves from us so they are the next school "picked".

No, UConn is just stupid.
 
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RE: UConn/UCF Rivalry?
People were skeptical when UC and Pitt MUTUALLY agreed on a rivalry trophy game in the Big East . However the cities of Pittsburgh and Cincinnati have a built in rivalry on a pro football and baseball level not to mention geography. It actually made somewhat sense and gave birth to one of the most memorable games in UC history .

This thing ....I dont know what history or commonality Storrs Ct and Orlando can have. I hope it sells some tickets for them.

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(06-08-2015 02:46 PM)Bearcat2012 Wrote:  People were skeptical when UC and Pitt MUTUALLY agreed on a rivalry trophy game in the Big East . However the cities of Pittsburgh and Cincinnati have a built in rivalry on a pro football and baseball level not to mention geography. It actually made somewhat sense and gave birth to one of the most memorable games in UC history .

This thing ....I dont know what history or commonality Storrs Ct and Orlando can have. I hope it sells some tickets for them.

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The commonality of having to suffer through this sh*t conference.
 
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I like how they started off the trophy with their win before the rivalry was established.
 
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Disco Diaco is such a noob.
 
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If we keep beating the $h*t out of UConn every year, they won't be our rival, and it won't matter who is.
 
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RE: UConn/UCF Rivalry?
UConn only made that because it was their only FBS win last year. Notice that it doesn't have the score of the game they lost to UCF 2 years ago.
 
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(06-08-2015 03:04 PM)BearcatnKY Wrote:  I like how they started off the trophy with their win before the rivalry was established.

LOL yup...too funny
 
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I was never skeptical about the Pitt rivalry at all...

...but the ghastly trophy was completely another matter 03-lmfao

Echo Rath's comment... Glad Diaco is not our coach.
 
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RE: UConn/UCF Rivalry?
The Pitt rivalry trophy is currently in the trophy case on the main floor of the athletic center.
 
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Most would agree, it's impossible to manufacture rivalries where none exist. I'm not sure Pitt was enamored with the Riverboat Rivalry at the time either. Despite Pittsburgh's modest on field results for decades, their fans are decidedly elitist and considered UC below their dignity for a rivalry. That's just another reason those victories were so sweet for the Bearcats in the old BE.
 
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(06-09-2015 07:03 AM)indycat Wrote:  Most would agree, it's impossible to manufacture rivalries where none exist. I'm not sure Pitt was enamored with the Riverboat Rivalry at the time either. Despite Pittsburgh's modest on field results for decades, their fans are decidedly elitist and considered UC below their dignity for a rivalry. That's just another reason those victories were so sweet for the Bearcats in the old BE.
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This.

But at least the River-Cities Rivalry made some sort of sense. The whole "Civil Conflict" premise is just beyond ridiculous.
 
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Diaco is priceless.

This lame civil conflict thing is brought to you by the same guy who chest bumped on the sideline when down 30+ and UC's kicker mercifully missed a field goal attempt. The guy is a complete dork.
 
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(06-08-2015 07:39 PM)subflea Wrote:  UConn only made that because it was their only FBS win last year. Notice that it doesn't have the score of the game they lost to UCF 2 years ago.

This is by far the best part of this story. Made the trophy but left off their 62–17 2013 loss.
 
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