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Not much else to do in that neck of the woods. the Catfish must not have been biting.
 
APA said:
83,000 yesterday.
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It was also the last rolling of Toomer's Corner. More came for that tradition than for the actual game..

Incredibly passionate fans...


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Louisville had 33K at theirs last weekend. Plenty for them to cheer about lately.
 
BugsyCT said:
Louisville had 33K at theirs last weekend. Plenty for them to cheer about lately.
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Didn't Louisville have $1 beer? I'm sure that helped but dunno if we'd even come close to 10K if we had a similar promotion
 
ZooCougar said:
Not much else to do in that neck of the woods. the Catfish must not have been biting.
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What was there to do in CT that took away everyone from attending the Spring Game? Let's just face reality here....outside of people on this board and a few hundred others, no one really cares about UConn football. Students and recent alumni see it as a chance to drink openly in the parking lot and then they stumble into the game, sometimes. At this point, we're a 10 year old D-1A football program that needs to continue to win and garner support. Yesterday's promoting of the game and everything I've heard from the experiences people here had, doesn't make it sound like much was done to make that perception change....the marketing department needs to step it up and that's the bottom line.
 
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UCFBfan said:
Didn't Louisville have $1 beer? I'm sure that helped but dunno if we'd even come close to 10K if we had a similar promotion
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Cheap beer at a Rent spring game is a bit pointless. You can park 2 feet away and walk back and forth as much as you'd like for 'free beer' if the price is really an issue.
 
$1 beers would be a good promotion at the end of the year against Memphis, especially if the season is in the tank by then. get people in your ballpark.
 
whaler11 said:
Cheap beer at a Rent spring game is a bit pointless. You can park 2 feet away and walk back and forth as much as you'd like for 'free beer' if the price is really an issue.
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The issue is it shouldn't be that easy. If 10-15000 people show up. It would become to long of a walk
 
Srqhusky said:
The issue is it shouldn't be that easy. If 10-15000 people show up. It would become to long of a walk
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Our underrated aspect is parking. At 10k you barely notice.
 
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Sad to say, but even after a decade of football at the Rent, the majority of sports fans in CT probably aren't aware that UConn even has a spring football game, let alone attend.
 
BugsyCT said:
Sad to say, but even after a decade of football at the Rent, the majority of sports fans in CT probably aren't aware that UConn even has a spring football game, let alone attend.
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It's much sadder that 5 years ago spring game attendance was double yesterday.
 
UCFBfan said:
What was there to do in CT that took away everyone from attending the Spring Game? Let's just face reality here....outside of people on this board and a few hundred others, no one really cares about UConn football. Students and recent alumni see it as a chance to drink openly in the parking lot and then they stumble into the game, sometimes. At this point, we're a 10 year old D-1A football program that needs to continue to win and garner support. Yesterday's promoting of the game and everything I've heard from the experiences people here had, doesn't make it sound like much was done to make that perception change....the marketing department needs to step it up and that's the bottom line.
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I somewhat disagree. If they win 8 games or more every year and show some progress, people will develop an interest and start coming in larger numbers. Because here in CT we don't even have catfish fishing to fall back on like they do in Alabama.
 
Alot more to do than rural Alabama/Columbus, Ga.

UCFBfan said:
What was there to do in CT that took away everyone from attending the Spring Game? Let's just face reality here....outside of people on this board and a few hundred others, no one really cares about UConn football. Students and recent alumni see it as a chance to drink openly in the parking lot and then they stumble into the game, sometimes. At this point, we're a 10 year old D-1A football program that needs to continue to win and garner support. Yesterday's promoting of the game and everything I've heard from the experiences people here had, doesn't make it sound like much was done to make that perception change....the marketing department needs to step it up and that's the bottom line.
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hthusky74 said:
I somewhat disagree. If they win 8 games or more every year and show some progress, people will develop an interest and start coming in larger numbers. Because here in CT we don't even have catfish fishing to fall back on like they do in Alabama.
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I don't disagree that we can't get people to come. As Whaler said, a few years ago we had a decent turnout. My point was that at our current state of affairs, no one is turning out because there is disinterest in the program. It isn't because there were other things going on. If they start winning 8 games, or get a new exciting coach, or even change to a "Power" conference, I think the interest will return. However, right now we're stagnant and I really hope that changes. However, that doesn't mean that our PR department should be stagnant as well. If anything, they should be working their butts off.
 
uconnfan68 said:
that and drunk driving laws...
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Don't think the average BAC would be any less than it is for your average Rent home game. If that's a concern they shouldn't be selling beer in the first place (gag)
 
UCFBfan said:
I don't disagree that we can't get people to come. As Whaler said, a few years ago we had a decent turnout. My point was that at our current state of affairs, no one is turning out because there is disinterest in the program. It isn't because there were other things going on. If they start winning 8 games, or get a new exciting coach, or even change to a "Power" conference, I think the interest will return. However, right now we're stagnant and I really hope that changes. However, that doesn't mean that our PR department should be stagnant as well. If anything, they should be working their butts off.
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And do what? Change the logo again? You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
 
The Hartford Courant reported a similar attendance figure.
 
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