1999: 77-74

[CL82]

When I dropped my pen used for keeping score, I went down under the bleachers at halftime to retrieve the pen.

Dirt floor.

I was kind of surprised not to see it in the Karaban video that was posted, until I thought it through more.

I have no recollection of that and I was in that building a lot. I’m not disagreeing with you, especially with that vivid a memory, but it surprises me that I never noticed it.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I have no recollection of that and I was in that building a lot. I’m not disagreeing with you, especially with that vivid a memory, but it surprises me that I never noticed it.

My first visit to the Field House was during the Kennedy Administration, and the last would have been in 1971. I imagine that helps in explaining the mismatched experiences, but I have no details.

 

[Watchdog]

I have no recollection of that and I was in that building a lot. I’m not disagreeing with you, especially with that vivid a memory, but it surprises me that I never noticed it.

I think it was used for track and field so it was dirt under the basketball floor. Maybe........

 

[Watchdog]

A 36hr bus trip with my 14 year old daughter, buying tickets from scalpers in an alley ( the 50 people at our house for the championship game unaware that I wasn’t in Connecticut ). Some civil disobedience ( stole a 5 ft final 4 banner hanging 25ft off the ground on a lamp post which is tucked away in my safe) and 22 years later after my marriage and the birth of my 6 kids this still comes in as my favorite memory of all time.

One of my favorite memories is listening to ESPN radio while my friend and I were driving from Jacksonville (best deal on flights) to St. Pete.

All the chatter was about Duke. Hardly mentioned UConn, and one guy even said Duke's second team would probably win.

Got us fired up and then the Duke students mocking the "UCONN" cheer with USUCK, you suck, you suck, you suck, just added to the win. I couldn't help asking one of them after the game "who sucks?"

 

[CL82]

I think it was used for track and field so it was dirt under the basketball floor. Maybe........

Yeah there was definitely a track that surrounded at the basketball court. I’m pretty sure the bleachers pulled out over it, but not 100% sure. So there may have been that gravel surface, but that’s different than dirt. Hans may be right, maybe it was dirt sometime before 1978, which is possible but I wouldn’t think so give them the building construction.

 

[Scoe]

Can’t believe it’s been 22 years, there should be a documentary on this, you can get the stories from both sides on their pre game thoughts and their thoughts to this day.