SC vs. Vanderbilt

[mhshuskies]

I caught a few minutes of this game and found the announcers a bit humorous. Since the game was at SC, they were discussing how good the crowd was. The discussion was basically that UCONN beat SC because it was at UCONN and SC had to get through 6 feet of snow. Did UCONN leave that Gampel retractable roof open?

 

[EricLA]

I caught a few minutes of this game and found the announcers a bit humorous. Since the game was at SC, they were discussing how good the crowd was. The discussion was basically that UCONN beat SC because it was at UCONN and SC had to get through 6 feet of snow. Did UCONN leave that Gampel retractable roof open?

Yes. Did you not know? There was 6 feet of snow on the court but UCONN won because the boosters provided snow shoes.

 

[Ninjaneer]

Come on, we all know if not for that damn snow SC would have won easily. I think it was more a comment on how impressive the atmosphere and and fan support are to have over 17k at a woman's regular season game.

 

[Bestiarius]

Come on, we all know if not for that damn snow SC would have won easily. I think it was more a comment on how impressive the atmosphere and and fan support are to have over 17k at a woman's regular season game.

Glad to see a huge crowd supporting women's basketball. Just curious, how many do you think would have showed up if there was a freak 6 foot snowstorm?

 

[FairView]

I agree that it's great to see such large crowds for women's games. Good for South Carolina.
I hope the new higher season ticket prices of $30 to $60 don't affect attendance. With 15 home games, that comes to $2 to $4 per game. So an entire season can cost just $4 more than a single-game UConn ticket.
Regarding the announcers ... well, they're SEC homers, so I understand that. It's the misinformation that I can't get my head around.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

I agree that it's great to see such large crowds for women's games. Good for South Carolina.
I hope the new higher season ticket prices of $30 to $60 don't affect attendance. With 15 home games, that comes to $2 to $4 per game. So an entire season can cost just $4 more than a single-game UConn ticket.
Regarding the announcers ... well, they're SEC homers, so I understand that. It's the misinformation that I can't get my head around.

But South Carolina is such a poor state! We make our money on football tickets, Gamecock Club memberships and SEC TV money. I'm glad our WBB tickets are inexpensive so that I can afford to eat.

 

[EricLA]

Come on, we all know if not for that damn snow SC would have won easily. I think it was more a comment on how impressive the atmosphere and and fan support are to have over 17k at a woman's regular season game.

Good point. I don't mind seeing UCONN slip further down the 'attendance' list. Gampel is small but I think more games should be played there. Let students in about 5 minutes into the game and let them sit wherever they want. If the ticket holders show up, they can move...

I was very disappointed in the "pink out" game vs. Tulane. UCONN put a pink t-shirt on every single seat but less than half of the people actually put them over whatever it was they were wearing. Come on people - the old folks at the games in CT have zero style, so covering whatever sad frock they dressed up in won't suffer from a fashion perspective...

 

[Biff]

I caught a few minutes of this game and found the announcers a bit humorous. Since the game was at SC, they were discussing how good the crowd was. The discussion was basically that UCONN beat SC because it was at UCONN and SC had to get through 6 feet of snow. Did UCONN leave that Gampel retractable roof open?

Yes. Did you not know? There was 6 feet of snow on the court but UCONN won because the boosters provided snow shoes.

 

[CTyankee]

Glad to see a huge crowd supporting women's basketball. Just curious, how many do you think would have showed up if there was a freak 6 foot snowstorm?

Hahaha... That's a riot... There's not a plow in all of SC. At the sight of flurries, the state panics. Schools close. Businesses close. Nothing moves until the snow melts. Six feet of snow would definitely cause a major problem with SC basketball attendance.

 

[Goodgood]

I was very disappointed in the "pink out" game vs. Tulane. UCONN put a pink t-shirt on every single seat but less than half of the people actually put them over whatever it was they were wearing. Come on people - the old folks at the games in CT have zero style, so covering whatever sad frock they dressed up in won't suffer from a fashion perspective...

Could be a size problem. Not everyone fits in a M or L or XL...don't know what size UCONN put on the seat...

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Hahaha... That's a riot... There's not a plow in all of SC. At the sight of flurries, the state panics. Schools close. Businesses close. Nothing moves until the snow melts. Six feet of snow would definitely cause a major problem with SC basketball attendance.

Partially true; we do have a few plows in Columbia, but why spend money on something only used an average of once a year?

 

[FairView]

I was very disappointed in the "pink out" game vs. Tulane. UCONN put a pink t-shirt on every single seat but less than half of the people actually put them over whatever it was they were wearing. Come on people - the old folks at the games in CT have zero style, so covering whatever sad frock they dressed up in won't suffer from a fashion perspective...

There were no t-shirts given out at the game yesterday. There was a pink pom pom on each seat instead. So anyone with a pink shirt wore it to the game from home. You can turn down the disappointment.

 

[EricLA]

There were no t-shirts given out at the game yesterday. There was a pink pom pom on each seat instead. So anyone with a pink shirt wore it to the game from home. You can turn down the disappointment.

Oh. well from TV it looked like they draped a shirt over each seat.

 

[triaddukefan]

Could be a size problem. Not everyone fits in a M or L or XL...don't know what size UCONN put on the seat...

After years and years of going to the ACC Women's tourney..... last year I finally snagged one of the prizes/shirts they throw/fire out into the crowd. Unfortunately it was a size S. I havent worn a size S since probably elementary school...... early elementary school.

 

[cabbie191]

Yes. Did you not know? There was 6 feet of snow on the court but UCONN won because the boosters provided snow shoes.

Actually, it wasn't so much the snowfall as the raining of UConn's 3's and 2's.

More seriously, interesting to note that both teams shot substantially better percentage wise on their 3-pointers than their 2-pointers.

 

[Magy Cannon]

I absolutely LOVE that SC has lots of fans attending the women's games. Come on, ALL other schools, join them.

 

[gogiants1714]

Also during this game, one of the announcers said that, tomorrow, South Carolina may or may not remain number one. Yeah, right!

 

[Jim]

Also during this game, one of the announcers said that, tomorrow, South Carolina may or may not remain number one. Yeah, right!

With a snow job like that, it's got to be at least 6 feet deep!