Boneyard census results

[HuskyNan]

Census results

No more jokes about the teenagers on the women's board, please.

 

[Peacefrog]

My takeaway is we've got a bunch of old men obsessed with teenaged girls playing basketball. Creepy, no?

 

[80shusky]

Um yea yuck. I try to just stick to this board anyway. We're animals over here but we're predictable in that way at least.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I love that literally one person from this forum who responded is a fan of another team (Providence no less).

Here, it's UConn and absolutely nobody else. Maybe that has something to do with this forum being the only with a (slight) majority of posters who actually attended

 

[Kitaman]

Can we give an award to the two 90+ year olds who tolerate our behavior and language?

 

[Leebo]

Can we give an award to the two 90+ year olds who tolerate our behavior and language?

How bad is the behavior and language on the women's board?

 

[ctchamps]

My take away is you live longer being a fan of the women's team versus a fan of the men's team. Probably men's bb fans live longer than football fans.

 

[Dogdeacon]

My non-facetious takeaway is 74% of the people here have been a fan for 20+ years and almost 93% for at least 10. So we all need to stop getting into pi$$ing matches about other UConn fans not being "real fans". It is a very loyal, long-term committed group.

 

[Marat]

I guess its not surprising that 44% of the Boneyarders (men) did not attend UConn - majority of those were/are native CT residents - like myself.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Interesting distinctions between the men's and women's boards:

- Men's board tend to be much more well-rounded as fans: less than 14% of the men's board are only fans of the men, whereas on the women's board nearly 50% only follow the women; nearly 70% of the men's board are fans of UConn as a whole, vs. only 20% of the women's board

- Men's board are also much more likely to be UConn alums - 55%, vs. 20% for the women's board

- Perhaps relatedly, the men's board are also much more likely to have Connecticut ties -- more than 6 out of 7 are natives or residents; that's true for less than 2 out of 3 for the women's board

- Gender and age breakdowns are as you would expect, though the women's board is still almost 80% male


My interpretation is that the men's board has Connecticut/UConn in their veins and follow sports generally in a more traditional way, while the women's board tends to be attracted predominantly to that one team but otherwise don't identify as strongly with the rest of the teams/university/state.

 

[nycscooby]

My non-facetious takeaway is 74% of the people here have been a fan for 20+ years and almost 93% for at least 10. So we all need to stop getting into pi$$ing matches about other UConn fans not being "real fans". It is a very loyal, long-term committed group.

That's a great point. We all don't agree and it gets testy here at times but in the end, we are all just UConn lunatics through and through.

 

[Thunderbird]

I'm a little surprised that only 6.5% of Boneyarders are under the age of 22. I would've thought that more students would be on here.

 

[temery]

My takeaway is we've got a bunch of old men obsessed with teenaged girls playing basketball. Creepy, no?

As opposed to those here who are obsessed with teenage boys playing basketball?

 

[HuskyNan]

Interesting distinctions between the men's and women's boards:

- Men's board tend to be much more well-rounded as fans: less than 14% of the men's board are only fans of the men, whereas on the women's board nearly 50% only follow the women; nearly 70% of the men's board are fans of UConn as a whole, vs. only 20% of the women's board

- Men's board are also much more likely to be UConn alums - 55%, vs. 20% for the women's board

- Perhaps relatedly, the men's board are also much more likely to have Connecticut ties -- more than 6 out of 7 are natives or residents; that's true for less than 2 out of 3 for the women's board

- Gender and age breakdowns are as you would expect, though the women's board is still almost 80% male

My interpretation is that the men's board has Connecticut/UConn in their veins and follow sports generally in a more traditional way, while the women's board tends to be attracted predominantly to that one team but otherwise don't identify as strongly with the rest of the teams/university/state.

Well, cause and effect. If someone isn't from Connecticut and doesn't live here, why would they root for all of the University's teams?

Many of the women's board posters are former coaches, have daughters that play some kind of sport, or have some kind of link to a current or former recruit/player or their high school or AAU team.

 

[Marat]

I'm a little surprised that only 6.5% of Boneyarders are under the age of 22. I would've thought that more students would be on here.

I see the use of the Boneyard as a virtual gathering of alumni and fans that are scattered in various geographical locations, while current students don't necessarily need to use it as frequently due to them naturally being part of the UConn community.

 

[CL82]

Thanks for putting that together, Nan. It is interesting.

The absolutely stunning take away is that MBB has fewer fans of other teams on it. I mean we are so kind and welcoming to our guests....

There's probably more guests on Conference Realignment Board than on any other.

 

[Rocktheworld]

My non-facetious takeaway is 74% of the people here have been a fan for 20+ years and almost 93% for at least 10. So we all need to stop getting into pi$$ing matches about other UConn fans not being "real fans". It is a very loyal, long-term committed group.

There is far more to fandom than raw years ifentifying as such.

 

[ctchamps]

There is far more to fandom than raw years ifentifying as such.

And it can be said many fans in the Boneyard were fans during some raw years.

 

[SubbaBub]

Thanks for putting that together, Nan. It is interesting.

The absolutely stunning take away is that MBB has fewer fans of other teams on it. I mean we are so kind and welcoming to our guests....

There's probably more guests on Conference Realignment Board than on any other.

The universe of other WBB forums that have any regular activity is pretty small. Whereas there are a lot more MBB and FB boards. Their is a healthy number of other teams fans on the BB/FB and CR boards. The CR board in particular has a vast following.

 

[intlzncster]

I knew that seanmc guy was still hanging around in a corner somewhere.

 

[JMick]

I'm a little surprised that only 6.5% of Boneyarders are under the age of 22. I would've thought that more students would be on here.

I didn't even find this place until I was 23. I didn't realize how outnumbered my age group was, though. I thought there would be a lot more people under 30 here.

 

[raf46]

Census results

No more jokes about the teenagers on the women's board, please.

well done!

 

[raf46]

Census results

No more jokes about the teenagers on the women's board, please.

I am an old geezer. not too many of us over 70.

 

[champs99and04]

I have been posting here since age 15, have no ties to the state, and did not attend the University.

Something is seriously wrong with me.