(10-16-2016 08:48 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote: UConn's football record against former Big East programs:
Boston College: 0-3
Cincinnati: 2-9
Louisville: 4-5
Pittsburgh: 5-4
Rutgers: 5-6
South Florida: 5-6
Syracuse: 6-3
West Virginia: 1-7
Total: 28-43
Something is very wrong in your numbers.
For one, UConn was never in the Big East with BC. I'msure some of those BC games were played when UConn was 1AA or transitioning with 50 scholarships.
But it is no secret that UConn did not play well against Cincy and West Virginia. Those were also the best 2 teams in the conference.
Regardless, in terms of talent, UConn had a lot of good players back then. There was also a decent amount of fan interest with 35k season ticket holders and frequent sellouts.
The combo of being in the AAC plus the horrid Paul Pasqualoni years has caused the program to go backwards.
But--that's the last 5 years. The previous poster referenced the Big East years.
And no matter the losing record overall, UConn fans were more than satisfied to see a former D1AA team jump into the BE, play in front of 35k-40k fans, win bowl games, beat P5 teams from other conferences, etc. The recent teams simply arent as good as those. Thee talent level is different too--they've gone from having several guys drafted to only a couple a year.