Last time UConn made a bowl they did it by spoiling UHs perfect season in 2015. Nevertheless, I'll be pulling for the Huskies to win at least one of their next two.

(11-05-2022 12:22 PM)Poster Wrote:  If there’s even one less bowl spot this year than there are bowl eligible teams, UConn won’t make a bowl.


They sold something like 15% of their alotted tickets for the Fiesta Bowl.

We sent 15,000 people to Arizona. Because of the way tickets were sold for the Fiesta Bowl that year the secondary market was flooded and we bought there. Sorry we didn’t overpay.

(11-05-2022 03:22 PM)Poster Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 02:36 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  Yes, the Frisco Football Classic was approved on December 2, 2021. Miami (OH) beat North Texas on December 23 in front of a crowd of 11,721.

Jesus Christ.

And people wonder why there's a movement to leave the NCAA.

All you do is whine about what non-SEC teams do. If you don’t want to watch it, then don’t.

It’s all for the tv time slots anyway. Most of those early bowl games have 3k in the stands. But you put it on your tv anyway.

I would like to see UConn become bowl eligible and play in a bowl.

(11-05-2022 03:31 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 03:22 PM)Poster Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 02:36 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  Yes, the Frisco Football Classic was approved on December 2, 2021. Miami (OH) beat North Texas on December 23 in front of a crowd of 11,721.

Jesus Christ.

And people wonder why there's a movement to leave the NCAA.

I get why it happened. They were left bowl-less, despite having the wins and ESPN was willing to air it.

Personally, I’d like to see the requirements for bowl games ratcheted up to 7-8 wins but that won’t ever happen.

The Frisco Classic happened because the San Francisco bowl was folded early in the season, leaving two open slots that everyone thought would be there in August. The last minute Frisco game allowed all 6-win teams to go bowling, including 6-7 Hawaii for the Hawaii Bowl (which ended up getting canceled for COVID). I won't complain, Miami would've probably been the team on the outside looking in if it didn't happen.

(11-05-2022 02:05 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 01:34 PM)Poster Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 12:36 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 12:22 PM)Poster Wrote:  If there’s even one less bowl spot this year than there are bowl eligible teams, UConn won’t make a bowl.


They sold something like 15% of their alotted tickets for the Fiesta Bowl.

It doesn’t really matter. Bowl games are made for TV. Last year, ESPN created a bowl game to fit in 2 teams. UConn doesn’t have any tie-ins, but could end up bowling if things fall in their favor.

That's why I said they'd only make a bowl game if there aren't enough other bowl eligible teams. UCONN would literally be the least attractive bowl eligible team in the country.

Since I'm pretty sure the NCAA rules only dictate that 6-6 teams have to be selected for bowls ahead of 5-7 teams (and don't say that 7-5 teams have to be picked above 6-6 teams), I think it's possible that UConn wouldn't get invited to a bowl even at 7-5.

UConn is far from the least attractive bowl eligible team in the country. Like I said previously, ESPN is likely to create another bowl if there’s 2 or more teams that are over the bowl pool. A 6-6 UConn is more attractive than many Sun Belt, MAC, and CUSA schools.

I am not so sure there is much of a difference TBH. There are many MAC and SBC schools that have better football fan bases and football brand recognition— Ohio, Toledo, Miami of Ohio, Central and Western Michigan, Louisiana, Appy State, Coastal, Marshall, Southern Miss…

(11-06-2022 12:56 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 02:05 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 01:34 PM)Poster Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 12:36 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 12:22 PM)Poster Wrote:  If there’s even one less bowl spot this year than there are bowl eligible teams, UConn won’t make a bowl.


They sold something like 15% of their alotted tickets for the Fiesta Bowl.

It doesn’t really matter. Bowl games are made for TV. Last year, ESPN created a bowl game to fit in 2 teams. UConn doesn’t have any tie-ins, but could end up bowling if things fall in their favor.

That's why I said they'd only make a bowl game if there aren't enough other bowl eligible teams. UCONN would literally be the least attractive bowl eligible team in the country.

Since I'm pretty sure the NCAA rules only dictate that 6-6 teams have to be selected for bowls ahead of 5-7 teams (and don't say that 7-5 teams have to be picked above 6-6 teams), I think it's possible that UConn wouldn't get invited to a bowl even at 7-5.

UConn is far from the least attractive bowl eligible team in the country. Like I said previously, ESPN is likely to create another bowl if there’s 2 or more teams that are over the bowl pool. A 6-6 UConn is more attractive than many Sun Belt, MAC, and CUSA schools.

I am not so sure there is much of a difference TBH. There are many MAC and SBC schools that have better football fan bases and football brand recognition— Ohio, Toledo, Miami of Ohio, Central and Western Michigan, Louisiana, Appy State, Coastal, Marshall, Southern Miss…

Obviously I am biased, but UConn has a larger football fanbase than anybody in the MAC, C-USA, or Sun Belt. They are a fair-weather fanbase but when the team is decent they show up. As far as brand recognition, due to the basketball program I would argue UConn has more fan recognition than anyone in those three leagues. UConn may have stunk for the past nine years, but most people knew that. Most college sport fans don't know if the Michigan directionals or Souther Miss have been good or bad.

UConn gets more pub for being bad (and now starting to turn it around) than the teams in those three leagues get for existing.

(11-06-2022 01:08 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  

(11-06-2022 12:56 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 02:05 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 01:34 PM)Poster Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 12:36 PM)DoubleRSU Wrote:  It doesn’t really matter. Bowl games are made for TV. Last year, ESPN created a bowl game to fit in 2 teams. UConn doesn’t have any tie-ins, but could end up bowling if things fall in their favor.

That's why I said they'd only make a bowl game if there aren't enough other bowl eligible teams. UCONN would literally be the least attractive bowl eligible team in the country.

Since I'm pretty sure the NCAA rules only dictate that 6-6 teams have to be selected for bowls ahead of 5-7 teams (and don't say that 7-5 teams have to be picked above 6-6 teams), I think it's possible that UConn wouldn't get invited to a bowl even at 7-5.

UConn is far from the least attractive bowl eligible team in the country. Like I said previously, ESPN is likely to create another bowl if there’s 2 or more teams that are over the bowl pool. A 6-6 UConn is more attractive than many Sun Belt, MAC, and CUSA schools.

I am not so sure there is much of a difference TBH. There are many MAC and SBC schools that have better football fan bases and football brand recognition— Ohio, Toledo, Miami of Ohio, Central and Western Michigan, Louisiana, Appy State, Coastal, Marshall, Southern Miss…

Obviously I am biased, but UConn has a larger football fanbase than anybody in the MAC, C-USA, or Sun Belt. They are a fair-weather fanbase but when the team is decent they show up. As far as brand recognition, due to the basketball program I would argue UConn has more fan recognition than anyone in those three leagues. UConn may have stunk for the past nine years, but most people knew that. Most college sport fans don't know if the Michigan directionals or Souther Miss have been good or bad.

UConn gets more pub for being bad (and now starting to turn it around) than the teams in those three leagues get for existing.

It’s your bias… Marshall, Appy State and Southern Miss for example have excellent G5 FB fan bases and they travel pretty well, even in down seasons. I think Appy State is averaging 33k in attendance this year which is 11k more a game than UConn

(11-05-2022 03:31 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 03:22 PM)Poster Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 02:36 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  Yes, the Frisco Football Classic was approved on December 2, 2021. Miami (OH) beat North Texas on December 23 in front of a crowd of 11,721.

Jesus Christ.

And people wonder why there's a movement to leave the NCAA.

I get why it happened. They were left bowl-less, despite having the wins and ESPN was willing to air it.

Personally, I’d like to see the requirements for bowl games ratcheted up to 7-8 wins but that won’t ever happen.

The hormel chili filled toilet bowl certainly passes the smell test.

Hopefully this season is something UConn can build upon. Maybe they can get their program back up to the quality it was from 2004-2012 in the Big East 2.0 era.

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2022/09/college...tate-uconn


UConn has fans. They will show up if the team shows up again.

(11-05-2022 03:37 PM)Hootyhoo Wrote:  If they keep making new post season exhibition games, exhibition games will lose all meaning!

Football is fun. The more random Tuesday afternoon games in December the better as far as I'm concerned.

LOL

Imagine getting angry about the creation of a bowl game as if there were mandatory viewing requirements

Or actually believing a castrated NCAA is to blame for adding the game as opposed to ESPN and the particular conferences themselves

(11-05-2022 04:12 PM)uconnwhaler Wrote:  

(11-05-2022 12:22 PM)Poster Wrote:  If there’s even one less bowl spot this year than there are bowl eligible teams, UConn won’t make a bowl.


They sold something like 15% of their alotted tickets for the Fiesta Bowl.

We sent 15,000 people to Arizona. Because of the way tickets were sold for the Fiesta Bowl that year the secondary market was flooded and we bought there. Sorry we didn’t overpay.

I’m generally a defender of UConn’s reasons for independence and often think it’s unfair that the Fiesta Bowl turnout gets brought up so much by people that want to take shots at the program. That being said, the “secondary market” justification for their Fiesta Bowl ticket sales that’s brought up by a lot of UConn fans simply isn’t a valid excuse. The fans of every school use the secondary market to buy tickets. There’s no evidence that any particular fan base uses the secondary market more than others. So, any direct ticket sales are going to strongly correlate with the number of fans buying on the secondary market, too.

(11-06-2022 01:08 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  As far as brand recognition, due to the basketball program I would argue UConn has more fan recognition than anyone in those three leagues.

Not even close, either.

UConn was a legitimate ACC expansion candidate a few years back and they'll be in the hunt for a spot if a third superconference of ~24 teams emerges at some point.

Nobody in the Belt, MAC or Judy USA is gonna be on that list

has anybody noticed what TV market their in.
Conn a lock for a bowl

Hope it goes well for them. The kids and coaches seem to be trying to get things turned around.

(11-06-2022 03:17 PM)templefootballfan Wrote:  has anybody noticed what TV market their in.
Conn a lock for a bowl

Only if there’s no 7-5 schools and conferences don’t fill their allotment. Far from a “lock”.

(11-06-2022 03:15 PM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  

(11-06-2022 01:08 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  As far as brand recognition, due to the basketball program I would argue UConn has more fan recognition than anyone in those three leagues.

Not even close, either.

UConn was a legitimate ACC expansion candidate a few years back and they'll be in the hunt for a spot if a third superconference of ~24 teams emerges at some point.

Nobody in the Belt, MAC or Judy USA is gonna be on that list

That was 2012 when they were in the battle for an ACC spot.


Would they seriously still be an ACC candidate? After how bad their football has been ever since they were forced into the AAC?


Heck, their basketball also took a nosedive in the AAC days.

(11-06-2022 04:16 PM)Poster Wrote:  

(11-06-2022 03:15 PM)PeteTheChop Wrote:  

(11-06-2022 01:08 PM)shizzle787 Wrote:  As far as brand recognition, due to the basketball program I would argue UConn has more fan recognition than anyone in those three leagues.

Not even close, either.

UConn was a legitimate ACC expansion candidate a few years back and they'll be in the hunt for a spot if a third superconference of ~24 teams emerges at some point.

Nobody in the Belt, MAC or Judy USA is gonna be on that list

That was 2012 when they were in the battle for an ACC spot.


Would they seriously still be an ACC candidate? After how bad their football has been ever since they were forced into the AAC?


Heck, their basketball also took a nosedive in the AAC days.

Realistically, UConn is the ACC's best option if it is raided. The league won't be able to raid the Big 12 or Pac-12.