(10-26-2019 08:27 AM)gosports1 Wrote: I think it would be beneficial for not just UConn but all involved if there was some kind of arrangement for FB/BB series (maybe even Olympic sports) between UConn Cuse, BC, Rutgers UMass. id even throw in Temple, Army, Pitt and maybe WVU. Renew some old BE BB rivalries while offering fans a regional opponent in FB
Curious though, Is there a reason why UConn cant/wont schedule OOC games against AAC members. Surely they must have holes in their schedules. Bitterness , holes filled by another AAC member? or is there more to it?
I don't think the answer is "bitterness", because UCF and UConn just signed for a 2021 UConn buy game.
It's a number of things.
1. It's early. UConn started scheduling as an indy less than 6 months ago. Schedules are set years in advance.
2. Most of the AAC schools are trying to schedule as many P5 games as they can, either to look "P6-er" or just to cash the checks. UConn can't help anybody there.
Let's look at who the AAC *does* schedule. Next 4 years OOC, from FBSchedules.com:
(I'm sure one or two of the "P5 one-and-dones" are part of home-and-home or 2-for-1 series where I don't see the return game)
Cincinnati:
2 FCS, 2 Open probably FCS,
Local G5 Rival: Miami-O, annual series
G5 Other: Western Michigan (part of home-and-home)
P5 home-and-home (Indiana, @Indiana, @NCSU, @Pitt)
P5 one-and-done (@Nebraska, @Notre Dame, @Arkansas)
East CArolina:
3 FCS, Open date in 2023 for FCS game
Local G5 Rival: Marshall (3 games), Appalachian State (2 games)
P5 home-and-home: South Carolina, @SC, @BYU
G5 other: Georgia State (part of home-and-home)
2022 FBS open date.
Houston:
FCS: None, Open date 2022
Local G5 Rival: Rice (annual series), UNT, UTSA, @UTSA
P5 home-and-home: @Wazzu, Texas Tech, @Tech, Kansas, @KU, BYU, @BYU
P5 one-and-done: @Vanderbilt
2022 open date
Memphis:
FCS: 3 games, open date 2023
Local G5 rival: Arky State annual series, USTA, @UTSA, UNT, @UNT
P5 home-and-home: Miss State, @Miss State,
P5 one-and-done: @Purdue, @Missouri
That's a third of the league, which I'm calling a decent sample. They want to schedule P5s, they want to schedule local G5s, plus one FCS game a year. UConn doesn't help them do any of that.