you’re an obtuse idiot
Mr. Wright has demonstrated over and over the strange fascination with the idea that ESPN created UConn basketball success somehow.
Sir, CORRELATION IS NOT CAUSATION. Jesus, man, your points are so devoid of evidence or actual historical truth my head is spinning. UConn football, such as it was, was “UConn” (actually it used to be “UCONN” until the change to “UConn” last year) for many, many decades. To state otherwise is ridiculous - and is the strangest thing to hold on to as an argument as I’ve read in a long time. (A simple google search of “UConn 1965” will help you get past your error.)
I’ll agree, ESPN is in CT. 50 miles and a shitstorm of traffic jams and farmland away from Storrs. They did air Big East basketball games during the school’s rise from basketball obscurity. Fine.
But if you think that more than maybe 2 kids went to school in the polar vortex of nowheresville known as Storrs (I’m a proud alum) because a (really not all that huge in the 90’s) cable station that never owned rights to the NCAA tournament was HQ’s 50 miles away, you’re nuts. Hartford lost the Whalers when ESPN had NHL rights. UConn was royally screwed over - over and over- by conference realignments recently. ESPN sponsors nothing in Storrs and nothing in Hartford. NOTHING.
UConn was on ESPN just a few times this year.
I realize I”m late to the game here, but this conversation was annoying me. Sorry.