A Dramatic Jump

It’s not supposed to be this easy. Teams simply cannot make the jump from Division I-AA to D I-A and immediately be competitive. The talent, the depth, it just isn’t there. Division I-A has the SEC, the ACC, the PAC-10 and the Big 12. That’s where the athletes are. That’s where the good teams are. Not in Maine, Delaware... or Connecticut? The game is ‘a-changing.’ The once hip and fresh spread offense is not so hip and fresh anymore. Freshmen are increasingly making an impact. Black Bears from Maine are making an impact. And so is UConn. Some call it parity, but that’s an insult to the up-and-coming programs. Some call Randy Edsall’s Huskies competitive. That’s also an insult. UConn was competitive in it’s first eight games in Division I-A. Since then, the Huskies have been among the nation’s winningest teams. Only 10 Division I-A teams won more games than UConn