2024 BY fan census

[Jaydumo20]

I think I remember a similar poll years ago but i feel like I've seen plenty of new fresh 'faces' in here and wanted to see the layout. What fan category do you fall in?

Clarifications:
1) choose alum or current student even if you were a fan before you enrolled.

2) choose nutmegger if the sole reason for your fandom is that you are or were once a Connecticut resident

3)choose 'proud parent' if you became a fan because you had/have a kid at the school. (Whether or not you are/were a ct resident)

4) choose out of state fan if you never went to uconn, have no fam connects, never lived in CT. But just love the program

 

[ctchamps]

I'm a homer and an alum. Grad school late 70s. But nutmegger since fifties.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Allow us to check off more than one!

- Class of '08 and life-long CT resident.

 

[Palatine]

Why is there no category for people who attended UConn but are not alums?

My mother-in-law went to UConn met her husband and became an alum of Quinnipiac in her 60s. She's not on the BY. But I imagine there are more than a few that just spent a year or two at UConn.

 

[NJHusky]

I interpreted 'parent' as close family member...since going to watch my nephew play football during the BE 'glory' days drew me in...plus that 04 Bball team was so much fun to watch when Mek was healthy.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Allow us to check off more than one!

- Class of '08 and life-long CT resident.

I almost did but really wanted to get a sense of how many true non-alum fans there are. I learned that polling tactic in McLaughlin's stats 101!!
(Plus, i think it's cool to clarify your status in the comments)

 

[BrysonDeMan]

Why is there no category for people who attended UConn but are not alums?

My mother-in-law went to UConn met her husband and became an alum of Quinnipiac in her 60s. She's not on the BY. But I imagine there are more than a few that just spent a year or two at UConn.

yeh!
i was there for 2.5 years before getting my ass booted
they didn't seem to like my 0.9 gpa my last semester ....
both my brothers finished UConn in fine standing though

 

[Jaydumo20]

Why is there no category for people who attended UConn but are not alums?

My mother-in-law went to UConn met her husband and became an alum of Quinnipiac in her 60s. She's not on the BY. But I imagine there are more than a few that just spent a year or two at UConn.

Never thought of that. I would consider that alum, since any Husky is a part of the fam. (My way of apologizing for not covering the bases)

P.S. I was friends with a few huge bball fans who flunked out because they partied too much. They count almost more than the ones who got their degree.

 

[tykurez]

Class of ‘05 and life long resident/fan

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Not sure I fit any of these. My dad grew up in Middletown and is UConn '68. I spent a huge chunk of my childhood there visiting relatives but grew up in NY. Been going to UConn games since before I remember being there.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Not sure I fit any of these. My dad grew up in Middletown and is UConn '68. I spent a huge chunk of my childhood there visiting relatives but grew up in NY. Been going to UConn games since before I remember being there.

Option 3 should be family connection. Clean it up @Jaydumo20 !

 

[Icehawk]

Nutmegger but my wife and my sister are both alums as well.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Class of ‘12

 

[Greedo]

Graduated in '12, have never lived in CT outside of my 4 years at UConn.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Why is there no category for people who attended UConn but are not alums?

My mother-in-law went to UConn met her husband and became an alum of Quinnipiac in her 60s. She's not on the BY. But I imagine there are more than a few that just spent a year or two at UConn.

Technically, she is an alum.

 

[REB1094]

Born CT, raised CT, went to UConn for 4 years, lived in CT for about 2 years after that, spent 4.5 years in NYC, now sitting in NJ

 

[HuskyCLT]

Born & raised in CT, parents went to UConn and I grew up a fan. Left CT for college and have been out of state since then.

 

[Castlevania]

My mother was born in New Haven, I was born in Waterbury and after my parents met in the Marine Corps in North Carolina, they moved back up to Connecticut and had my older sister and I. When I was 2 1/2 they moved down to North Carolina (Greensboro), where I grew up. I've been a UConn fan my whole life. Pops was born in NYC and grew up in NJ.

 

[QDOG5]

Born & raised in CT. Left for college and out of state since.

 

[CL82]

I'm a homer

 

[SoCalCanine]

I am a very proud UConn dropout who was a Husky fan as a kid growing up in CT, long before I enrolled.

 

[zyron]

Lifelong CT resident, started watching UConn in 6th grade and graduated from UConn in 01.

 

[BillRME0920]

Alumni - class of 81 - living in Maine since ‘95

 

[Kathy]

Grew up in NY but parents were from CT and dad graduated from UConn in '52.
Lived in CT after graduating in '80, my late husband graduated in '78 and immediately started buying season tickets. Now retired in DE, son in NJ, rest of family in NY. Go to as many games as I can - Philly, Jersey, NYC, DC. Was at Marquette in XL this year and going to BE Tournament. Went to Atlantis and plan on Maui in the fall.
One requirement when I retired was going somewhere that I could still watch all UConn games and still attend some in person.

 

[98Uconn]

Came from and back to Northeast Pennsylvania. Grad ‘98 pharmacy. Lived and partied 5 years New London 1st floor in Jungle. NL1MF!