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Our seats are in Sect. 119 (in the sun). Got so hot that at half-time we moved across the stadium in to the shade of the press box. I thought the crowd withstood the miserable offensive showing well and really made noise at critical moments.

I think I scared what looked like Asian tourists (international students?) seated in front of us as I yelled at the top of my lungs and slammed my hand against the aluminum bench on 3rd downs (theirs!). They kept looking back at me in horror. They did laugh when a large number of people from our section started leaving after the late fumble and I, upon our immediate interception, started yelling "Hey! Where're going?" In retrospect it was probably a little obnoxious, but it pi$$ed me off with something like 3 minutes left and the issue still in doubt they couldn't stick it out and show some support?

My wife got hit on by some creep in the concourse when she having a snack in the 2nd qtr. (kinda weird).

Maybe I was hallucinating but in the 4th when I looked across to the UConn side of the stadium it looked like the blue seats were 70% empty while the sections on either side were still packed. WTF?

If we could just put together a moderately competent and entertaining offense, I think the fan response would be huge. Anyway we had a great time and I'm really looking forward to another nail-biter, make-me-want-to-choke 'ol Red Pants win over the Fruit. Go Dogs!!!!
 
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I just don't get the people who watch 50 minutes of the game (these types arrive mid way through 1st quarter) but then leave with 3-4 minutes left in the game.. Do what you want I don't care but it makes very little sense to me.
 
coachcap said:
I no sooner sat down than another couple plopped down next to me "because they didn't like the view from row 7".
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Is the view from row 8 in Sec 103 any better? Because that's what I've got for Sat.
 
The Viking said:
I personally would never leave early even if we are down 50 but u can see why a student watching our highly offensive offense would be bored out of their skull and thinking about getting ready for Jell-O shots.
Tying into the Orlovsky tweet this mindset that there's no way we can be a productive offense unless we run first is laughable.
Our line can not take over on the ground. Spread the field and we are actually pretty good and then use that to open up a running game
The stubbornness by this coaching staff has to end.
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I'd be more likely to leave if we were up 49-10 than if we were tied in a low scoring game. But maybe that's me.
 
Honestly, if you didn't have a good time with that weather, the band, tailgate, etc. you probably need to consider doing something else with your Saturday.

Terrific time and the good guys won.

Bunch of drunks behind us for the second half who were yelling at an elderly couple with UVA shirts on. Was wondering if we were going to have to intervene. Thankfully the knuckleheads moved on after the game and left the couple alone. Very tough group of a**holes - couple had to be in their 70s.
 
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I don't know where this traffic thing keeps coming from. It was literally 8 minutes from my seat after the final whistle to the highway.

Then again, I probably see a lot of you commuting on 95.
 
Loudest I've heard in a good while, in the second half at least.

Student section represented again, was overflowing at first, but by the end of the game it was only about 2/3 full. Gotta get back on campus on a Saturday evening and rest up for the night out I guess.
 
SubbaBub said:
I don't know where this traffic thing keeps coming from. It was literally 8 minutes from my seat after the final whistle to the highway.

Then again, I probably see a lot of you commuting on 95.
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From my seat in the North Endzone, to my car in Gray Lot and from there to the intersection of Forbes and Silver (went out to dinner in Glastonbury after), it was 35 minutes.
 
pepband99 said:
The ending kick into a 1/3 full student section was great. They need to fix the early shuttles.
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...like eliminate them? Because that's what I'd do if I was Benedict.
 
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Dooley said:
I thought the 4Q crowd was good...for those who managed to slug their way through 3 quarters of unwatchable football. In a twist of irony, the game actually got pretty exciting after the early exits left the stadium. It wasn't a "good" game but it definitely had an exciting finish.
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Actually in the 4th quarter it was the Blue back seats and the student section that was 2/3 empty. Never will understand why someone pays the extra for those blue backs and then doesn't show or leaves early. Its the same at basketball.
 
Padutch5 said:
Actually in the 4th quarter it was the Blue back seats and the student section that was 2/3 empty. Never will understand why someone pays the extra for those blue backs and then doesn't show or leaves early. Its the same at basketball.
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Because to some people buying tickets is about supporting the university and not about value per ticket. I'm guilty of being a no-show at a lot of hoops games because I work in Manhattan. Odd thing is that most of the games I can't give my tickets away for free.
 
Devland said:
I thought the last quarter of the Houston game last year was pretty good too.
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Actually, the crowd was much more into it at the end of the Houston game than Saturday. But given the heat, the energy for 60 minutes against Houston and that the UVA game didn't have a team that will get near the rankings involved, it was nonetheless a good effort by the fans.
 
Definitely looked like a bigger crowd than what was announced, but maybe its just been so long since they filled the place up that it just felt bigger. Noise was good. The students were the same as always. Early season games with good weather they fill the place up. When things are good, they are the loudest. They are also the first to bail when things aren't looking good.

Hopefully coming off a win going up against Syracuse will be a great atmosphere next week.
 
J187Money said:
Because to some people buying tickets is about supporting the university and not about value per ticket. I'm guilty of being a no-show at a lot of hoops games because I work in Manhattan. Odd thing is that most of the games I can't give my tickets away for free.
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I will pay for your hoops tixs anytime.
 
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uconndogs said:
Honestly, if you didn't have a good time with that weather, the band, tailgate, etc. you probably need to consider doing something else with your Saturday.

Terrific time and the good guys won.

Bunch of drunks behind us for the second half who were yelling at an elderly couple with UVA shirts on. Was wondering if we were going to have to intervene. Thankfully the knuckleheads moved on after the game and left the couple alone. Very tough group of a**holes - couple had to be in their 70s.
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The minute that bs started I would speak up. The elderly should not have to put up with drunken bs. I have had many words with the nasty drunks by the video screen. I don't know why some guys get nasty when they drink while others just get mellow.
 
RioDog said:
Our seats are in Sect. 119 (in the sun). Got so hot that at half-time we moved across the stadium in to the shade of the press box. I thought the crowd withstood the miserable offensive showing well and really made noise at critical moments.

I think I scared what looked like Asian tourists (international students?) seated in front of us as I yelled at the top of my lungs and slammed my hand against the aluminum bench on 3rd downs (theirs!). They kept looking back at me in horror. They did laugh when a large number of people from our section started leaving after the late fumble and I, upon our immediate interception, started yelling "Hey! Where're going?" In retrospect it was probably a little obnoxious, but it pi$$ed me off with something like 3 minutes left and the issue still in doubt they couldn't stick it out and show some support?

My wife got hit on by some creep in the concourse when she having a snack in the 2nd qtr. (kinda weird).

Maybe I was hallucinating but in the 4th when I looked across to the UConn side of the stadium it looked like the blue seats were 70% empty while the sections on either side were still packed. WTF?

If we could just put together a moderately competent and entertaining offense, I think the fan response would be huge. Anyway we had a great time and I'm really looking forward to another nail-biter, make-me-want-to-choke 'ol Red Pants win over the Fruit. Go Dogs!!!!
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I was BAKING in 219. Still pink in the face.
 
I thought the stadium looked crowded, not sure how 9,000 more people could fit.

The crowd, and especially the student section, were really pumped to make noise but the team did nothing through the first 3 quarters. In fact the loudest it got during that time period was when the dj played "livin on a prayer" and the student section went nuts, singing well into the beginning of the next UVA play.

two random thoughts:

The videos of the four legged huskies on the big screen flashed occasionally were awesome!
The crowd in my section 200 were sober but the participants from the stands for the football throw, punt catching, and field goal kicking must have been really juiced, if sober they should all lose their man cards. pitiful.
 
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NEforceUConn said:
In fact the loudest it got during that time period was when the dj played "livin on a prayer" and the student section went nuts, singing well into the beginning of the next UVA play.
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I think UConn had the ball. I remember thinking to myself, great, keep all the fans singing past the time out while we're trying to get off the play. The stadium multimedia crew had an off day on several counts. Someone already mentioned the botched recognition of the Women's championship team.
 
UCPusky said:
I think UConn had the ball. I remember thinking to myself, great, keep all the fans singing past the time out while we're trying to get off the play. The stadium multimedia crew had an off day on several counts. Someone already mentioned the botched recognition of the Women's championship team.
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I think it was UVA ball and they were going towards the score board end of the field, but I will admit I was looking at the students rock.
 
husky8273 said:
went by the Fan Fest about 11:30pm, woefully empty. The blaring music volume makes it impossible for even a college aged fan to linger, could not hear the person next to me.
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11:30am
 
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uconndogs said:
Honestly, if you didn't have a good time with that weather, the band, tailgate, etc. you probably need to consider doing something else with your Saturday.

Terrific time and the good guys won.

Bunch of drunks behind us for the second half who were yelling at an elderly couple with UVA shirts on. Was wondering if we were going to have to intervene. Thankfully the knuckleheads moved on after the game and left the couple alone. Very tough group of a**holes - couple had to be in their 70s.
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I must say that is one thing I wont stand for, if other teams fans wanna come here and start stuff then by all means have at em but that is unacceptable. to harass opponents fans for just coming to cheer on their team while acting like absolute morons is not being a good ambassador for the university or the state that we represent. sometimes I truly despise the people that show up to UConn games that aren't actually fans.
 
Livin on a Prayer was used to take the crowd out of the Cincy hoop game. Zero situational awareness.
 
uconnell said:
The minute that bs started I would speak up. The elderly should not have to put up with drunken bs. I have had many words with the nasty drunks by the video screen. I don't know why some guys get nasty when they drink while others just get mellow.
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This sounds kinda crazy, becuase I am an adult and I enjoy drinking, especially when tailgating and watching our Huskies- but this is the kind of crap that makes we think sometimes we might be better off having no alcohol sales inside the stadium.
 
J187Money said:
Odd thing is that most of the games I can't give my tickets away for free.
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A few well placed calls or emails to Big Brothers/Sisters, East Hartford Bd of Ed, churches, or other charities may help. Over several years time, multiple people enjoyed games when relatives, friends, Bineyarders, or others couldn't use the tix. Then again, one Big Brother sold some tickets as he rarely appeared to know much about some games when asked "How'd your Little enjoy the game?" At least they were used when I was a day flight away overseas.
 
Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
A few well placed calls or emails to Big Brothers/Sisters, East Hartford Bd of Ed, churches, or other charities may help. Over several years time, multiple people enjoyed games when relatives, friends, Bineyarders, or others couldn't use the tix. Then again, one Big Brother sold some tickets as he rarely appeared to know much about some games when asked "How'd your Little enjoy the game?" At least they were used when I was a day flight away overseas.
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Not really my point. When you put a post up on FB days in advance and you have no takers...it says a lot about our fan base.
 
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