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To make things worse, #20 UMass men's soccer also lost to Bryant yesterday. Last season UMass lost back-to-back men's hoop games to CCSU and UMass-Lowell.

CCSU reported 3,122 for their home opener vs. D-II AIC yesterday. The game was originally scheduled for 6:00 pm under the lights but was moved to Noon (announced Thursday afternoon) due to the weather forecast. About 60 miles north in Amherst, UMass announced 3,714 for their 5:30 pm start and...

Agreed. UConn is the without a doubt the State flagship and especially since the 1990s has really done well to draw non-alumni fans from inside Connecticut. I'd suggest most of that is still basketball-focused, but it bleeds into football and maybe hockey to an extent. UConn's biggest problem...

QU and SHU surely have more money, better facilities, and play in a better conference - but neither school has the fan support or history that CCSU has. QU Hockey may be the outlier, but even in a 1960's era gym, Central draws bigger basketball crowds than either school on a regular basis...

Yes, but it is tiny. A few very supportive donors, but nothing to move the needle.

As I've posted before, yes it is the lack of funding, but that's because CCSU operates with much less autonomy from the State and has never had the political support to enhance its academic or athletic infrastructure. They are unable to do anything and has been overlooked by State politicians...

Calf injury. Hopefully minor and be back soon. Supposedly coach said he was a little banged up in camp. Central hosts D-II AIC this Saturday, so that's another week he can rest, if needed.

Agreed! And to further the point West Virginia had 57K for its opener against Robert Morris of the NEC. Bobby Mo was blown out and that didn't impact attendance. I know for most UConn fans, it is a chicken-egg theory, but hard to say that Connecticut can ever support football at the ACC or...

I'd like to see UConn schedule CCSU across the board more often. Keeping more of UConn's non-conference games against Central instead of the Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac, and Stony Brooks of the region. Obviously, FB, MBB, and WBB are not going to be annually due to the dynamics of each school in...

So what are the estimates and feelings on the CCSU turnout yesterday (and 2022)? How does it compare to other FCS or FBS opponents? Holy Cross, Towson, Stony Brook, or UMass, Liberty, FIU, FAU, etc.? My take is, with few exceptions, the opponent isn't a huge driver of tickets sold for the away...

For the record, Pitt reported 50k for a game against fellow NEC member Duquesne today. Again, it isn't the opponent, weather, or day/time - UConn is never going to draw what other major college football programs do - it just isn't in Connecticut's DNA.

Since 1935, CCSU-UConn: A rivalry older than Yale. 😉

Series History This will be the 5th all-time meeting between CCSU and UConn in football and the Huskies lead the series 4-0. Central has played all of the games on the road, and only once have the schools competed in the same NCAA Division/Subdivision. The 1995 UConn team finished the season...

Simple, everyone is doing it for the $$$. Here are some other NEC Opening weekend games Duquesne at Pitt (also goes to Akron in week 4) Robert Morris at West Virginia CCSU at UConn Saint Francis at UL-Monroe (next week at Buffalo) LIU at #15 Florida (next week at Eastern Michigan) Wagner at...