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RE: [split] Football independence?
Historically, some Independent football teams chose to be because they prioritized their basketball program and were in a solid league which didn’t offer the sport (Cincinnati, Louisville, Memphis), or their Olympic sports conference didn’t play at the 1-A level (Army, Navy, ECU, Tulsa).

Then there were football programs like FSU, which had some solid runs in basketball before they were a football powerhouse and happened to be in a decent conference like the Metro.

UConn is similar to old school Cincinnati in a way. They are prioritizing basketball by re-joining the Big East and going Indy in football. Cincinnati could have re-joined the MAC in all-sports in the 80’s, but they were in the superior Metro Conference and kept football Indy.
01-10-2020 01:31 PM
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RE: [split] Football independence? - esayem - 01-10-2020 01:31 PM
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