Attendance expectations! How should crowds look this year?

[KembaKek]

Getting bored of some of the threads and am hoping to get this discussion running--

With the new hype around the team, and less-loyal fans potentially coming back after some years of absence, how should we expect crowds to look in 2022?

Personally, I think that Roberson or Turner at Quarterback with an acceptable OL, decent defense, and exceptional receiving core, could help us stir a pretty kick-ass competitive team. With that, we play BC, and Syracuse at home. Both are local P5's

If this team is competitive, I think that the Syracuse and BC games could fill up the lower bowl pretty nicely, plus even more. What are you al expecting?

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Win and they will come.

 

[Jimdish255]

We have to impress people. A winning streak, an upset, going 3-2, 4-3 to start the season. Give people hope and they will come. I'll be at some home games plus FIU in October. Need wins to get a group back.

 

[F101Voodoo]

Getting bored of some of the threads and am hoping to get this discussion running--

With the new hype around the team, and less-loyal fans potentially coming back after some years of absence, how should we expect crowds to look in 2022?

Personally, I think that Roberson or Turner at Quarterback with an acceptable OL, decent defense, and exceptional receiving core, could help us stir a pretty kick-ass competitive team. With that, we play BC, and Syracuse at home. Both are local P5's

If this team is competitive, I think that the Syracuse and BC games could fill up the lower bowl pretty nicely, plus even more. What are you al expecting?

“We” in Connecticut are not a people who tolerate poor coaching, poor recruiting, backstabbing head coaches ( Edsel not flying home with team after Fiesta Bowl) , re-hiring of back stabbers, long term losing records, Diaco-ism, Pascaloni-itis is, an administration that back stabbed the football program , and just years of schist. Hopefully there is a core of fans that will give a rebuilding team a chance. That is as long as a recovering team shows progress along with hope.

That is a philosophical response.

Practically if this team shows progress ; some wins) and the administration does not back stab the football program again fans will slowly return. A upset or two per year by UConn will not hurt.

 

[F101Voodoo]

We have to impress people. A winning streak, an upset, going 3-2, 4-3 to start the season. Give people hope and they will come. I'll be at some home games plus FIU in October. Need wins to get a group back.

I wrote my rant before reading your nice concise post. I agree ,!

 

[Slasher]

It's not a one year fix. Typically you see better crowds the year after a successful and exciting season. So the short answer is continual progress. String together two better than expected years and the crowds will return. And the good news is the expectations are low so it's not exactly asking for perfection.

 

[F101Voodoo]

It's not a one year fix. Typically you see better crowds the year after a successful and exciting season. So the short answer is continual progress. String together two better than expected years and the crowds will return. And the good news is the expectations are low so it's not exactly asking for perfection.

For those of us who answered this thread most if not all of us are of a similar mind. Assuming that we still have one.

 

[noeynox]

Have to see something that resembles competency. They have fooled no one into believing they knew what they were doing the last few years. I went to the Purdue game and right away i was questioning my Saturday choice.

 

[Kolumbo]

The constant moves by Coach Mora this year and the revolution are enough to bring a good number back.
The 2020 year off and the 2021 snoozefest should add to people wanting to get back to watching a new brand of UCONN football.
CCSU, Syracuse, Fresno State, and BCU. That is a good home slate to bring the crowds.

 

[F101Voodoo]

The constant moves by Coach Mora this year and the revolution are enough to bring a good number back.
The 2020 year off and the 2021 snoozefest should add to people wanting to get back to watching a new brand of UCONN football.
CCSU, Syracuse, Fresno State, and BCU. That is a good home slate to bring the crowds.

True but even in year one progress and excitement needs to be offered. I have to believe that in the Mora reign there shall be progress.

PS I now resolve to try and never use the real names of the three former coaches.

 

[ZooCougar]

I think you will see a bump. If the team outperforms expectations then the bump might grow.

If by some miracle we’re fighting for bowl eligibility you will see something more than a bump.

 

[freescooter]

The constant moves by Coach Mora this year and the revolution are enough to bring a good number back.
The 2020 year off and the 2021 snoozefest should add to people wanting to get back to watching a new brand of UCONN football.
CCSU, Syracuse, Fresno State, and BCU. That is a good home slate to bring the crowds.

I’d say too that a win over Syracuse would have a tremendous boost. That and a competitive game at Michigan. Not 40,000 of course, but you would see a jump for the remaining home games. Both BC and UMass will draw reasonably well anyway.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Getting bored of some of the threads and am hoping to get this discussion running--

With the new hype around the team, and less-loyal fans potentially coming back after some years of absence, how should we expect crowds to look in 2022?

Personally, I think that Roberson or Turner at Quarterback with an acceptable OL, decent defense, and exceptional receiving core, could help us stir a pretty kick-ass competitive team. With that, we play BC, and Syracuse at home. Both are local P5's

If this team is competitive, I think that the Syracuse and BC games could fill up the lower bowl pretty nicely, plus even more. What are you al expecting?

A long drive to Hartford. Lol

 

[Jimdish255]

Have to see something that resembles competency. They have fooled no one into believing they knew what they were doing the last few years. I went to the Purdue game and right away i was questioning my Saturday choice.

And that's the issue. A close win or loss was still a worthwhile day out with friends, but an extended run of misery makes you question your sanity. You don't want to come home in a lousy mood every time. Life's too short for that. I chose HS sports and other UConn sports last year. Watched my CFB on TV.

 

[F101Voodoo]

I’d say too that a win over Syracuse would have a tremendous boost. That and a competitive game at Michigan. Not 40,000 of course, but you would see a jump for the remaining home games. Both BC and UMass will draw reasonably well anyway.

Yup, and Central will draw just because they are UConn’s ‘little brother’. I have a child who refused to go to UConn ( after we visited) wanting a smaller school so it was Central ..So I would watch UCONN play Central, just because

 

[freescooter]

Yup, and Central will draw just because they are UConn’s ‘little brother’. I have a child who refused to go to UConn ( after we visited) wanting a smaller school so it was Central ..So I would watch UCONN play Central, just because

I get that.

 

[metsfan2323]

I would love to see a throwback 30,000 + crowd for Syracuse. Not likely but possible if we win our first two.

Edit: Now that I think of it COVID likely makes 30,000 impossible unless it subsides. 25K for Cuse would be awesome.

 

[shizzle787]

I would love to see a throwback 30,000 + crowd for Syracuse. Not likely but possible if we win our first two.

Edit: Now that I think of it COVID likely makes 30,000 impossible unless it subsides. 25K for Cuse would be awesome.

By September, COVID could be severely down.

 

[businesslawyer]

It will depend entirely on how many people show up for games.

 

[Waquoit]

I'm gonna go with the serenity to accept the things I cannot change here.

 

[coachcap]

All know is that my tailgate crew of 12 will be rowdy in Section 103. That' a fact Jack. Go Huskies!

 

[HuskyDogArt]

Getting bored of some of the threads and am hoping to get this discussion running--

With the new hype around the team, and less-loyal fans potentially coming back after some years of absence, how should we expect crowds to look in 2022?

Personally, I think that Roberson or Turner at Quarterback with an acceptable OL, decent defense, and exceptional receiving core, could help us stir a pretty kick-ass competitive team. With that, we play BC, and Syracuse at home. Both are local P5's

If this team is competitive, I think that the Syracuse and BC games could fill up the lower bowl pretty nicely, plus even more. What are you al expecting?

If we go 4-8 with all losses under 10, I think people will come. If we go 8-4, we might average 28k. 2023 you might see people coming back.

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

Here's some old school algebra to answer the question:

A = # of Fans in Seats
W = # of Wins
P = If opponent is P5 value is 1, if not a P5 value is 0

A = 15,0000 + ( P * 5,000 ) + ( W * 2,000 )

 

[JohnFSilver]

Getting bored of some of the threads and am hoping to get this discussion running--

With the new hype around the team, and less-loyal fans potentially coming back after some years of absence, how should we expect crowds to look in 2022?

Personally, I think that Roberson or Turner at Quarterback with an acceptable OL, decent defense, and exceptional receiving core, could help us stir a pretty kick-ass competitive team. With that, we play BC, and Syracuse at home. Both are local P5's

If this team is competitive, I think that the Syracuse and BC games could fill up the lower bowl pretty nicely, plus even more. What are you al expecting?

If they can get 20,000 in there then they will do cart wheels .

That said, there will be massive obsession over the attendance. I never quite got why some colleagues used to get mad about attendance, and then do the tickets distributed vs. turn style count.

Like why even mention it?

 

[LBird33]

If they can get 20,000 in there then they will do cart wheels .

That said, there will be massive obsession over the attendance. I never quite got why some colleagues used to get mad about attendance, and then do the tickets distributed vs. turn style count.

Like why even mention it?

Because we’re in the dead ☠️ f winter, we are all kinda bored Lol