<p>Just watching the news, and it said that the Notre Dame's Fighting Irish refuses to play at UConn's stadium because it only seats 40k people, and says they will only play them if it is at the Giant's stadium?!? That's ridiculous! Asking a team to play a HOME game out of state, when they built a field with over 100 million dollars in CT taxpayer's dollars?? This is what the news just said, and I have a feeling there has to be a lot more to this story than reported. They showed that ND had played at smaller stadiums, so this can't be the only issue.</p>
<p>I searched the internet, but couldn't find anything. Anyone know what's up?</p>
<p>Notre</a> Dame Deal Gives UConn Fans The Boot -- Courant.com</p>
<p>this article is from a CT state rep claiming that this is ridiculous</p>
<p>It seems as if this would only help UConn. Much more revenue could be generated at Gillette Stadium, as no team in CFB fills the seats wherever they go quite like ND. I know they do the same thing with Navy at the Ravens' stadium. UConn should not be complaining; playing ND is a financial jackpot, especially for up-and-coming programs like UConn.</p>
<p>Btw, the guy that wrote that article is a moron. ND won 3 games (not 2) playing a schedule harder than UConn EVER will. BC is a historic rival, not some new kid on the block who has had success in the past couple years playing in a deceptively overrated conference (UConn in the Big East). Finally, ND's revenues will NEVER dry up. Why? Because we're Notre freaking Dame, that's why. This guy has absolutely no idea what he's talking about.</p>
<p>Well what about those students at UConn that, just like the students at ND, love to go to the games? It's not fair to them because let's face it, driving out of state to see your team play as a home game is a huge inconvenience in college life!</p>
<p>And also, I doubt ND's motives were to help UConn's revenue. I am still curious as to why they pushed for this so strongly.</p>
<p>Oh and PS l'm not biased in this case, I live in Connecticut but have never even been to UConn, and I'm going to be in ND class of 2012 (almost definitely). So it's not like this directly affects me, I'm just really confused as to why this is happening, and feel bad for those UConn students who religiously attend home football games.</p>
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<li><p>It is an inconvenience to drive out of state, but we are talking about 5 times in 10 years. It's not a huge drive either, just a couple of hours. I traveled this far twice for my high school's football games just in the last year. I am sure any student that wanted to go could find a way, especially since we are talking about ND. The drive could, in fact, turn this series into an even bigger event for students.</p></li>
<li><p>I am sure that ND has revenue for its opponent strongly in mind when scheduling these games. Why else would they support such great academic schools and service academies year after year (Stanford, Army, Navy, Air Force, UNC, Duke, BC, etc.)?</p></li>
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<p>Ok, I see what you mean. I just have lots of freshmen friends at UConn who would love nothing more than to see ND play at their home field, and probably won't be able to make it out to NY. So I guess I see your point, and also this rep's point (though he might have exaggerated a bit)</p>
<p>UCONN doesn't have to play Notre Dame if they don't want to leave their confines. Simple as that. Both schools will make more money if the game is in New Jersey or Foxborough. But they are non-conference opponents and if they can't agree they are free to walk no harm no foul.</p>
<p>I thought this was part of a deal with the Big East, in which case ND would seemingly have much less leverage. It seems unfair, but the deal might be just fine with the decision makers at UCONN.</p>
<p>mdpasnd - UCONN would have killed us last year. And the Big East is underrated. Note how West Virginia killed whichever team they played in their BCS game. The conference took a hit when Miami and VTech left, but Louisville was a big addition. They have certainly done better than Miami in the last few years. And teams like Rutgers and WVU (and UCONN) have improved dramatically.</p>