....that lamented that Connecticut is the once proud school that was left behind and decimated by the conference re-allignment. I beg to differ. USM had a proud history in football and was almost always competitive against the money laden power conference teams. Look at where we're at today. Teams we beat with regularity, Tulane, Memphis, Louisville, ULL etc., we can't touch today. We were the school left behind by the BCS and re-allignment. Our football and basketball programs are a disgrace. Sad to say, but with what we have to offer, I see no way out. Without the money to hire better coaching staffs, we are doomed.