21st November Logistical issue - uh oh...

[pepband99]

Football vs Houston TBA
Mens BBall vs Furman TBA @ Gampel

This has the potential to either be AWESOME or REALLY SUCK, depending on timings. Thought it needs its own thread, for those who are going to the football game...

Obviously, this will settle itself in a few weeks, but let's map this out.

1) Rutgers@Army is already on CBSSN at noon. This is interesting, as it takes a likely time slot off of board.
2) SNY has already picked up the basketball game. In theory, this could change, but it seems to point to a noon tip (my opinion)
3) Any scenario that pushes football to a night game is baaaaaad that late in the year.

I honestly think best solution is a noon tip / 3:30 kick, though those holding both season tickets may disagree. Obviously, it's out of our hands, but what do you guys think?

 

[Vuce]

I am hoping for a Noon kickoff and a 7 or 7:30 tip off. Of course that is not what will happen.

 

[huskymedic]

It's Furman...

 

[pepband99]

I'm admittedly biased, but since we have TV at the tailgate, I want to put it to its best use.

Also - a noon kick/7 tip will be brutal for anyone trying to go to both, especially if they live west.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

If this is a tough choice for folks then we deserve all the realignment raping that we've endured.

 

[Dooley]

Football will possibly be playing for their bowl game lives. Basketball will be up by 30 at halftime. I think the basketball mojo gods will forgive everyone if they skip this 1 game to go to the football game.

 

[gwhuskyfan]

Leaving DC at 5 am to make sure I'm here for this game in case it's at noon.

 

[uconnflyer88]

So your question is:

Do we go to a football game versus a potentially top 15 opponent or a basketball game where the team will win by 75?

.....We're doomed

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

I've always been a basketball guy, but really....Furman? If there's a conflict and the football team is playing for something relevant, it's not much of a contest. If this were the Georgetown or Ohio State game, it's a different story.

 

[gioff23]

Mens and Womens XC as well as swimming that same day - what do we do?

 

[pepband99]

Well, this took an ugly turn. I'm a football-only ticketholder, but a huge basketball fan too.

I'm just harkening back to the day we played Maryland in Brooklyn and had a competing home game. This isn't competively similar at all, but just noting the logistical issue.

The fact UConn still has this as a TBA for the mens game should be enough to discuss it. Geez...

 

[pepband99]

I'm also glad everyone's RIF skills are checking in...

Thought it needs its own thread, for those who are going to the football game...

 

[SAMCRO]

fire everybody....

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Do something Warde!

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

I'm also glad everyone's RIF skills are checking in...

What the heck are "RIF" skills?

We can discuss any topic on this board. But what's to discuss here without knowing what times the games are on? My comment wasn't pointed at your OP either. It was a simple observation.

If the games are going simultaneously, or during tailgaiting hours, I'll check the score sporadically from the lot. Otherwise, it's a game against Furman. Not sure this is a big logistical problem for the folks going to the football game.

Good Lord this place is getting sensitive.

 

[huskymedic]

3) Any scenario that pushes football to a night game is baaaaaad that late in the year.

I'm hoping for a night game in the low 40's w/ gusty winds.

 

[pepband99]

What the heck are "RIF" skills?

We can discuss any topic on this board. But what's to discuss here without knowing what times the games are on? My comment wasn't pointed at your OP either. It was a simple observation.

If the games are going simultaneously, or during tailgaiting hours, I'll check the score sporadically from the lot. Otherwise, it's a game against Furman. Not sure this is a big logistical problem for the folks going to the football game.

Good Lord this place is getting sensitive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Is_Fundamental

 

[SAMCRO]

I'm hoping for a night game in the low 40's w/ gusty winds.

This. Noon tip off v Furman, and a 7pm kickoff v Houston. Hopefully everyone gets to the games and home safely with the cold winds and sleet/wintry mix conditions in store for the Coogs.

 

[uconnphil2016]

I'm hoping for a night game in the low 40's w/ gusty winds.

Seriously. We need to neutralize that aerial attack with some New England weather...perhaps some snow.

 

[pepband99]

I'm hoping for a night game in the low 40's w/ gusty winds.

I see your plan. I like your plan. Make it so!

 

[Waquoit]

Not a big deal. Nobody goes to Gampel for cupcakes.

 

[NYUConn]

Obviously the solution is to drop football and go to the Big East.

 

[NYUConn]

Obviously the solution is to drop football and go to the Big East.

And fire Warde.

 

[BlueDogs]

I hope it is a mix of icy cold rain and sleet with wind chill of about 15 when Houston comes to town.

 

[BoatShow]

This was actually an issue a couple years ago when hoops played Maryland in NYC at 5 and football played Louisville at 7 or 8 in East Hartford. The weather was atrocious so it's hard to tell what effect if any there was.

This should only really be an issue with student attendance. Because like others have said.Furman