Kolek planning to go pro
That would be the expectation of what games are accounted for. 27 of the 31 allowable games are already accounted for most years. I expect we would rarely see any other high-major home and homes. If we did, it would certainly end the attempts to have a strong buy type game (Belmont, Fresno State, Vermont, Buffalo, yes I know Belmont was assigned).
The current incarnation of the Big East was formed by 10 like-minded basketball-only schools to eliminate the worry about conference swapping by football schools. Why now allow UConn to enter? We know they are going to leave again as soon as a P5 football conference invites them? If they Huskies come, where does their football team land? Independent? Staying in the AAC? More interestingly, where does their shining star, the women's team end up?
https://the-boneyard.com/threads/uconn-to-the-nbe.144423/
I recommend reading the thread for amusement. It is very much in the MU Scoop style of thinking.
UConn's fiscal problems go beyond football, which had an $8.7 million deficit in 2018.According to university reports, men's basketball lost about $5 million (with ticket sales at the lowest level since 2002) and women's basketball lost over $3 million. All told, those three sports account for less than half of the athletic department's $40 million shortfall.Even in the face of such dire circumstances, the school's administration seems to have little grasp on reality -- financial or otherwise.Spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said, "UConn is today a top-20 university with outstanding academics. And it is safe to say that we would not have gotten here without athletics. It is not a coincidence that the university saw skyrocketing applications and a greater appetite for investment in UConn on the part of the state at the same time as successful athletic programs were raising the university's profile statewide and nationally."Translation: The more you spend on athletics, the better. UConn has proven they're exceptionally good at that part of the equation. That is a very dangerous attitude for any institution, let alone a public one.https://www.theday.com/article/20190117/SPORT07/190119450
They may drop football altogether. I know that has been talked about for a few years now. As far as the Women's team, one would assume they'd come along. Even if they did keep football, no P5 conference is ever going to want UCONN football.
https://the-boneyard.com/threads/uconn-to-the-nbe.144423/From the post, "I know I'll get crucified for this thread, but just passing along something I heard today, because it came from a very credible source. Largest private donor at Providence, directly involved in their athletic department and knows Tranghese well (who he says UConn hired as a consultant at some point) says he's 95%+ sure that UConn will be joining the NBE in 2021..."...andhttps://247sports.com/college/saint-josephs/Board/105444/Contents/U-Conn-back-to-the-BE-132970558/"Rumors persist that they are finalizing a return to the BE to appease Fox sports. 20 game regular season round robin proposed.....The Zags were the first choice, but that proved unworkable."
Let them come, were not talking about Syracuses football team. Uconn's football serves no threat to the big east and never has. Which is why they are stuck in their current situation.