UCONN, Xavier and the Pioneer Football League

[nickgyp]

I brought this up on Xavier247 last week only as an idea given that the Huskies are looking for a place for its football team and Xavier, ostensibly, has non-scholarship football on a back burner. The Power 5 programs will continue to separate themselves from lesser programs. The latter will be left to play football, if at all, as their resources permit. Barring some sort of monetary miracle, UCONN?s football program will remain in the latter group.

Suffice it to say, it is a safe bet that UCONN hoops will remain king of its athletic program. And the Big East will want them to remain in the league. Since Villanova, Butler and Georgetown all play FCS level football and Xavier ?considering? it, how much of a stretch would it be to propose a PFL Big East eastern division? Perhaps, die-hard UCONN football fans could live with the Big East rivalries along with some games against FBS teams. (A fair number of FCS schools do this already.)

Just a thought. Basketball remains king; football survives for Huskies without breaking the bank. Xavier use to play Villanova in football years ago. Seems like it would be worth consideration particularly if Xavier has it on the back burner as a way to increase enrollment and if the Big East wants to keep UCONN in the fold.

[Bruce]

While I’d love to see football return to X, I just don’t see it happening any time soon. The school just isn’t going to devote much money to it.


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[nickgyp]

Bruce:

Per the Xavier Newswire, the school is looking at a $16 million dollar deficit. The enrollment has declined nearly 20 percent. Obviously, something needs to be done to attract more students. Perhaps, the economics of non-scholarship is what keeps it from being ruled out completely.