B) HC can't afford to pay UD the guarantee they'd likely request,
C) New England/Central Mass. not in UD's recruiting base,
D) While UD fans travel well, this isn't the once attractive match-up it was/would have been in pre-Patriot days,
E) UD doesn't have a large alum base in Central Mass. and,
F) With Umass ( as well as UNH, Northeastern and URI ) an annual A-10 opponent, another trip to Mass./New England is unnecessary.
I suspect HC would get the same treatment from Richmond, William & Mary and James Madison on a return game. Sad, but such is the current state of affairs.
Let's be grateful that UD is willing to host us and is easily in position to cover our expenses and perhaps make us a profit - something the program is desparate for - on the trip to Newark.
BTW, for those who've never been there, UD has a very attractive campus in a Colonial motif.. It's athletic campus, about a mile from the main campus, is quite impressive. In addition to it's 23,000-seat, lighted Delaware Stadium, they have a 5,500-seat multi-purpose athletic center ( Carpenter Center ), a 1,000-seat baseball stadium, a 1,500-seat outdoor track & field complex as well as a 4,000-seat indoor facility, a lighted soccer stadium, softball stadium, 2 lighted football practice fields, 2 indoor ice hockey rinks and an outdoor Olympic size pool. Needless to say there are many D-1A programs that wish they had what Delaware has in facilities !
For those planning ahead, UD is easily accessed by car just off I-95 or by train via Amtrak or SEPTA via Philadelphia/Wilmington.
Great an outdoor olympic sized pool. What good is it? Not too many students swim outdoors while school is in session. It is usually a bit cold to do so.
