(10-04-2019 08:50 AM)stever20 Wrote:  

(10-04-2019 08:42 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(10-04-2019 08:33 AM)esayem Wrote:  

(10-04-2019 06:45 AM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(10-04-2019 06:03 AM)esayem Wrote:  I imagine their 2020 schedule will look more like a transitional FCS to FBS schedule than a program that is leaving a conference to become Independent. This is mainly because they are rushing to the Big East and have accepted this fate. I could see four FCS schools, which will essentially make them ineligible for a bowl, but they might actually have a good season and spark some interest.

They’re big boys, they’ll be fine.

The problem is that they need 5 home games, and only one of those can be against an FCS school. That's aside from the bowl eligibility rule. So they'd be paying FCS schools to come to their stadium for no reason (beyond the first), or they'd be going to FCS stadiums, which also has no point.

Or else what?

I think esayem is on the right track here. UConn needs to get a few wins to build their confidence up. They haven't been able to beat the teams in the AAC, who many on the College Sports & Realignment board seem to think is at best the 7th or 8th FBS conference in the country (not saying you are right, I am saying that is what many think). Might as well load up on the FCS and low-level G5/Indy school to get some momentum for the upcoming years to get themselves into maybe a bowl in 2021, 2022 and thereafter.

remember, only 1 FCS game counts towards bowl eligibility though. Only way you can be 6-6 with 2 FCS wins is if not enough teams are bowl eligible...

UConn has only won ~30 games total since 2011. Other than a trip to the St. Pete Bowl in 2015 in a 6-7 season, they haven't sniffed a bowl game since 2010. They should be focusing on long-term success instead, not whether they might make it to a bowl in 2020 (when the team will likely be coming off another 1-2 win season this year).