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Might not be a sellout. But it looks close. Lets go!
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Yeah way more full than I thought it would be.
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Official attendance: 16,116
Not bad at all. That's more than PBA holds. I think that's enough for UConn to look for another game in Boston next year.
Not bad at all. That's more than PBA holds. I think that's enough for UConn to look for another game in Boston next year.
There was a decent amount of buzz during the Celtics game against Memphis on NBC Sports Boston. It didn't dominate talk radio or the sports news, but even college hockey doesn't do that. College hockey, including the Beanpot gets some local news coverage, but not a whole lot . When the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins, or Patriots are in the playoffs or championship games, that really captivates Boston and you don't have to try hard to even know those teams are in the playoffs or finals-it is ubiquitous and thrown in your face.Surprising that there's not much buzz for this game up here in Boston. Figured a top 10 tilt in college basketball would move the needle some. Yeah I know, it's a pro sports town. So I don't think there are too many regular sports fans up here who will be going. I figured this week there might be an article in the Boston Globe about the game, maybe headlining that Dybantsa and Karaban were here for a homecoming, to drum up interest and drive some ticket sales. But there's been nothing except a short AP blurb in the "Sports Log (notes)" today (linked below) headlined with Davis being arrested for DUI. I'm just hoping the Garden will be packed with UConn fans. Sweet 16 and Elite 8 was fun in 2024. Of course that was more important than a November game.
Ahead of trip to Boston, starting guard for No. 7 BYU Kennard Davis Jr. arrested on suspicion of DUI - The Boston Globe
It was unclear if Davis traveled with the seventh-ranked Cougars to play No. 3 UConn at TD Garden on Saturday.www.bostonglobe.com
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Ahead of trip to Boston, starting guard for No. 7 BYU Kennard Davis Jr. arrested on suspicion of DUI
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Still though, if the Boston to NY footprint is a priority, you ideally don’t schedule a home football game to compete against it. I recognize multi variables are involved with scheduling and perfect outcomes are not always possible but we are not in a position to miss opportunities either. In this case, it appears to have marginally hurt both games, unfortunately we don’t have that margin of error.
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Chief we had 16k in the building. Relax.
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There would have been a sellout if the ticket prices were lower for the casual fan. The worst seats weren't selling at an attractive price to draw in local high school and college kids.
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Funny (or not) story: my mom in law is from Boston area and knows I love UConn so usually buys me something UConn for Xmas…
Last year I got a coffee mug with my other stuff and it was Northeastern, but it was just the logo and admittedly was tough to see that it was black and red rather than dark blue and red…
I noticed but didn’t say anything immediately, and then eventually let the cat outta the bag - different Huskies, but the thought was there!
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Football was at noon
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My daughter goes to Northeastern. On day one of freshman orientation 4 years ago they had a build a husky (like build a bear) and she made 5 stuffed huskies (it was free), including one for me. I planned to find a way to make it a UConn husky but she and my wife added a t shirt with the red and black one.
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There were a lot of people that attended both includingme. Attending both became a novelty. A fan badge of honor. I loved it.
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25k. The season ticket seats at midfield were 50% empty. I guess season ticket holders just didn't go or resell their seats.
Maybe it’s a turn on and good for you but not a UConn recipe for success.
That’s kickoff. Game was over around 4pm, navigate traffic out of parking lot then a 90 minute to 2 hr ride to downtown Boston, park and do the lone at TD. Yes, doable if everything goes smoothly but just 2 hiccup away
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Tim McKone, the 3rd guy on the show, is a huge UConn fan. He's from Worcester and went to Roger Williams so I'm not sure why. Zolak and Bertrand always laugh at him when he gets UConn into the Sports Flash updates. He did it on Friday mentioning the game.
Tim McKone Named Headline Anchor and Co-host of 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Zolak and Bertrand Show - Beasley Media Group, LLC
Beasley Media Group announces Tim McKone has been named the new Headline Anchor and Co-host on 98.5 the Sports Hub’s “Zolak & Bertrand” Show, effective
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Love the Worcester song they always play.Tim McKone, the 3rd guy on the show, is a huge UConn fan. He's from Worcester and went to Roger Williams so I'm not sure why. Zolak and Bertrand always laugh at him when he gets UConn into the Sports Flash updates. He did it on Friday mentioning the game.
Tim McKone Named Headline Anchor and Co-host of 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Zolak and Bertrand Show - Beasley Media Group, LLC
Beasley Media Group announces Tim McKone has been named the new Headline Anchor and Co-host on 98.5 the Sports Hub’s “Zolak & Bertrand” Show, effective
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You have it backwards. The Air Force game was scheduled in very early February 2025. The BYU game was scheduled in late May of this year.
The game was over around 3:00, not 4:00.
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There was definitely plenty of time to do both. Also fyi I know some people who went to the TD box office. They got lower level tickets for $100. Same price as an upper on ticketmaster. Something people can consider going forward for neutral site games (or even home games)
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FWIW, wasn’t the UConn-Air Force football game scheduled/ contracted before scheduling the Hall of Fame BYU game? For UConn Huskies’ fanatics, a home football game, BYU game, and #11 UConn men’s hockey versus #14 Northeastern was a lot.
Hockey swept NU for the weekend and played its last Matthews Arena game before its closed. Too bad the good versus lesser Huskies game couldn’t be switched to Sunday.
Hockey swept NU for the weekend and played its last Matthews Arena game before its closed. Too bad the good versus lesser Huskies game couldn’t be switched to Sunday.
How many folks y think did that… maybe a couple hundred?
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That’s the issue we have a population that ordinarily goes to both football and basketball games but it’s not very feasible for most people to do both given timeframe on same day hence maybe a couple less thousand people at both games because of logistics.