(10-24-2019 08:40 AM)bullet Wrote: (10-24-2019 07:17 AM)zibby Wrote: FB Schedules has Maine playing UConn on 9/19.
Ole Miss had Middle Tennessee on 10/24. I assume MTSU will now play UConn.
Liberty had a bye on 10/31. They already had 12 games scheduled. I assume they're dropping Virginia to play UConn.
San Jose State and Army were playing 11/14. Army had a bye week 11/28.
Hard to see why Liberty would drop UVA or MTSU would drop Ole Miss.
Have to have the game in another year and UConn paying a bunch.
DISCLAIMER: I was JUST superduper wrong about UConn being able to put together a 2020 FBS schedule. But you asked.
Liberty has a strong interest in keeping UConn viable as an FBS independent. Strength in numbers.
UVA is not sorry to see Liberty go, IMO. UConn is a perfectly adequate replacement, without Falwell cooties. Maybe an upgrade, because Liberty goes bowling if they get 2 wins out of Rutgers, UMass and NMSU, who are a combined 2-19. UConn can be relied upon for an easy win in 2020.
Middle Tennessee is keeping the check for the Ole Miss game. In addition, MTSU has a spot open now, UConn is likely looking for a 6th home game. So the Blue Raiders cash another check.
Why is Ole Miss helping UConn, that's a different question.
Army making moves to help UConn is a big plus for UConn, long-term. I thought "national schedule" and Army's ability to schedule P5s limited UConn's value to Army. But if Army is an annual opponent, Army and UMass alternate as home games.