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I was at the game and it is still the only time I've been in Gambel and the first time I watched a UConn game.

The outfit I worked for in Knoxville closed the office there and opened a new one in East Hartford. A lot of the employees relocated and while I wasn't from Tennessee most of my co-workers were. Having spend 7 years in Knoxville I was fully aware of Pat and her teams and followed them at least by checking out the box scores. So while I wasn't strictly a fan, some of my co-workers were UT grads and were fans.

So, a small group of my co-workers were getting tickets to the game and asked if I wanted to go. Sure, why not. We were in end zone seats, pretty high up but good visibility. Mostly surrounded by students. I had no rooting interest for UConn and pulled for UT in the first quarter. And then as I watched I began to root more and more for UConn. By games end I was hooked.  Some of the guys I was with were frankly pissed I was rooting against the Orange. Such is life. That was the first UConn game I watched - many hundreds have followed.

Oh, yeah Gampel was rocking during the game.
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