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2010 UConn beat WVU in football at the Rent, on Teggert's kick in OT. That was really loud and the fans rushing the field was cool. I sat in the middle of the WVU fan section (last minute ticket buy from some guy), and I wore my Kemba Walker jersey.

I told everyone Walker would be an All-American and win us a title before he leaves. The WVU fans said, "Who is Kimbe Walker? He's no Truck Bryant." I laughed and they proceeded to throw beer on my seat and tore my program apart. Gotta love appalachia.
 
Didn't go to my first UConn home game until 2011, but in the three years since I've been to some pretty memorable games. If I had to rank the best games I've been too (not necessarily happiest result), I'd rank them as follow:

1. 2012 Syracuse - Arch rival, 9:00 on a Saturday night, #2 team in the country, ESPN gameday...I don't think you could have stacked the deck in favor of an atmosphere of a lifetime any more...and it delivered. The comeback, and accompanying response from the crowd in the second half of the that game is something I won't forget despite the loss. We willed the team back into that game - one of the fondest memories of the 2012 season, because it was one of the first times they played with a purpose, even in defeat. The Providence game three nights later was the exact opposite.

2. 2013, G'Town - It was actually a pretty tty game until late in the second half when UConn mounted the furious comeback. The Markell Starks missed free throw and Omar Calhoun three was one of the most exhilerating sequences I've experienced as a UConn fan, and I don't think I've heard Gampel louder than it was when he tied that game. The fact that we basically had the game salted away in double overtime makes it the most heart-breaking game I've been to, but nonetheless it was a classic.

3. 2011, Louisville - Another double overtime game, and one UConn completely gave away after having a four point lead with less than a minute left. This was the first time we realized, "holy *, Peyton Siva really loves playing UConn". It was dis-heartening, but regardless, a classic.

4. 2011, Kentucky (Houston) - Probably the most satisfying win I've experienced as a UConn fan, even moreso than the two Duke final four wins. To watch kids like Lamb, Smith, and Napier, undeniably our backup options on the recruiting trail that year, outplay Knight and D. Lamb, two more heralded recruits who spurned us on national television, was priceless.

5. 2013, Syracuse - This goes without saying, the best game at the XL I've been to. The Boatright alley-oop in the second half was as loud as I've heard the XL.

6. 2011, Butler - Terrible game all around, but an immensely satisfying result.
 
Oxford Bob said:
I think it was 1990, G'town and Cuse back to back games at HCC. Both teams in the top 5 and both teams sent home losers. Might be the loudest I've ever heard the civic center.
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I agree, my Junior year and the HCC was absolutely rocking. It was really our defining moment where we showed that we arrived on the National scene. Who was it, Mourning that was making kissing gestures to Henefeld?
 
Loved the 1990 Cuse game. Most exciting game I've been to. It was euphoric.
 
YearoftheHusky said:
Probably not a crowd favorite on here, but the best I have been to was in South Florida when Austrie won it at the buzzer. I nearly fell down the stairs as I had an aisle seat and was going nuts.

I was also in Tampa for the Teggart game winner that put us in the BCS. Not basketball, but probably my best UConn moment live and in person.
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I was at that Austrie game as well. I was going to name that one as my dark horse runner up. Still cant believe when Adrien stepped on the baseline there.

With the UConn Duke Semifinal in San Antonio the best game I have ever been at.
 
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Those were the defining games.
watched those from a skybox will six UConn fans from the Valley and our host Nova fan
he was very quiet.
the defensively intensity we came out hasn't been duplicated


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that whole 99 final four weekend was the most craziest thing i ve ever been apart of. being in Gampel during the chip, being in the jungle court yard after we beat ohio st. ....some of the craziest things ive ever seen in my life..true story
 
It was a women's game - the 2001 Big East Championship. Shea Ralph blew out her ACL early in the game, giving it a really negative feel. Then Sue Bird drove the length of the court to sink the winning shot against Notre Dame right at the buzzer, as Gampel literally exploded. Amazing, electric ending. And we were right at the end of the court where she scored.

(The men's first championship against Duke was, without question, the best game I ever watched - at home. The sensation from feeling hopeful at the start, to becoming more and more confident that, damn, they can really win this, to the last seconds ticking down, was one of the best sports moments ever.)
 
1999 Regional Final against Gonzaga in PHX. I will never forget sitting in the arena crying tears of joy and chanting "final four, final four, final four" as we finally kicked down the door.

2011 NCAA championship game against Butler. My second Final Four but the first time we made it to the championship game. Detroit sucked balls

2005 Maui Invitational Final. Denham's bank shot with 1 second left was awesome

2011 Maui Invitation Final. Kentucky fans around us were absolute dickbags. It was great to run them out of the gym.

All other games in Maui because..........well, they were in Maui.
 
2011 Big East Championship vs Louisville. Thought I was going to have a heart attack in the last 2 mins of that game. I wanted them to win that game so bad and I had no voice until Sunday night because i was yelling so loud. Obviously the rest is history.

I also have to point out the Texas game in 2010. Loudest game/event in general ive ever been to. You could tell 20-30 mins before the game even started that the crowd was electric and it stayed that way until the final buzzer.
 
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Cheddie said:
It was a women's game - the 2001 Big East Championship. Shea Ralph blew out her ACL early in the game, giving it a really negative feel. Then Sue Bird drove the length of the court to sink the winning shot against Notre Dame right at the buzzer, as Gampel literally exploded. Amazing, electric ending. And we were right at the end of the court where she scored.

(The men's first championship against Duke was, without question, the best game I ever watched - at home. The sensation from feeling hopeful at the start, to becoming more and more confident that, damn, they can really win this, to the last seconds ticking down, was one of the best sports moments ever.)
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Really, the best you can come up with is a women's game? Cheddie Cheddie Cheddie.............:eek:
 
Few will admit because UConn lost but it was the Maryland game at the Carrier Dome.
 
I don't get to many games but the most fun I had at a game was the night in the Garden against St. John's when Donyell had something like 40 pts and 20 rbs. I believe he was 20-20 from he free throw line. UCONN fans dominated the stadium.
 
Football: @ND, @USF in 2010 and bowl game vs South Carolina.

Basketball: comebacks vs BC and UMass in 2002 (different seasons), BET Championship vs Pitt also in 2002, UNC in 2005 (loudest I ever heard HCC or Gampel). Beating UK in in the 2011 Semis in a stadium full of their fans was very satisfying.
 
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PRHusky said:
Beating UK in in the 2011 Semis in a stadium full of their fans was very satisfying.
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That was nothing. You should have seen the ky fans in Maui or Michigan St. fans in Detoit. KY fans in Houston were tame compared to those.
 
CAHUSKY said:
That was nothing. You should have seen the ky fans in Maui or Michigan St. fans in Detoit. KY fans in Houston were tame compared to those.
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Thread title is "Best UConn Game You've Been to.."

PRHusky shares his favorite and you try and you throw shade on him with "that was nothing", "you should have seen"?
 
formerlurker said:
Thread title is "Best UConn Game You've Been to.."

PRHusky shares his favorite and you try and you throw shade on him with "that was nothing", "you should have seen"?
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Throw shade? I'm 45 years old and not sure i even know what that means. That being said, I was at the game he referenced and the games in Maui and Detroit had crowd disparities that were far greater than Houston in 2011. I apologize if that's considered "throwing shade" or offended your sensibilities.
 
Basketball: West Virginia, XL Center 2011, great fun game, talked to a couple WVU fans as well, seemed very friendly, plus the ears were ringing tremendously, it was very loud

Wish I could've gone to: Nova 2006, before I was a poster here, I was a lurker, and from the sounds of it, this game was worth going to.

Football: Virginia 2008, Donald Brown running all over the place and Lorenzen redeeming himself, solid game

Wish I could've gone to: Cincy 2008, close throughout but we ended up blowing them out
 
Only been going to games for a few years now, but I'll chime in.

Game day vs. Cuse at Gampel in 2012: what a game. Loudest I've heard either venue. When Shabazz hit Drummond for the lay in to tie the game, it was so loud I couldn't hear the student section doing the UConn chant over all the noise from the rest of the crowd. Too bad we couldn't pull it out.

West Virginia, BET, 2012: Shabazz willed us to victory. He had those two late steals and layups to bring us back. Then Jeremy Lamb hit a huge 3 in OT, and we hung on. Clinched our spot in the NCAAs, and gave us a bright spot in an otherwise disappointing season.

G'Town, 2013: Gampel was rocking. Shabazz hurt his foot, sat for a couple minutes, then came back in and gutted out the rest of the game. Gampel went nuts when Omar hit that huge 3, and if Giffey had hit that shot at the end of regulation, we would have torn Gampel to the ground.
 
1) 3/29/99 The ultimate experience, and anyone who was there really should list this as #1
2) The regional final, 1999. Remembering that we had yet to reach a final four, this slugfest was absolutely painful to sit through, but at the end it was the most satisfying feeling I had ever had as a sports fan (until 8 days later).
3) The Kansas game after Kirk and Ricky's suspensions. Yes, we lost, but the building nearly fell apart from the noise in the first half.
4) Villanova at Gampel, 1996
5) The comeback against BC at the Civic Center in 2002


If I'm adding in football then the ND game goes in slot #3.
 
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1. UConn over Pitt, 2002 Big East Championship - Taliek with the 35-footer - MSG empties out and all the UConn fans move down for the trophy ceremony - crowd chants "One more year" to Caron

2. UConn over UW, 2006 Sweet 16 - bad memories from the next game but this one was awesome to watch - I moved down late in the game to center court, about 15 rows up - I watched with Georgetown fans, who afterward were like "our team never wins games like that" - little did I know how ugly the next game would be, but for that night it was awesome thinking, "Yeah, my team does win games like that..."

My buddy, a Cuse fan, asked me the day of the 6-OT game whether I wanted to go. I said no (I can't remember why), so neither of us went. About 3 OT's in, he texted me: "Yeah, good call. We didn't miss anything."
 
nomar said:
1. UConn over Pitt, 2002 Big East Championship - Taliek with the 35-footer - MSG empties out and all the UConn fans move down for the trophy ceremony - crowd chants "One more year" to Caron

2. UConn over UW, 2006 Sweet 16 - bad memories from the next game but this one was awesome to watch - I moved down late in the game to center court, about 15 rows up - I watched with Georgetown fans, who afterward were like "our team never wins games like that" - little did I know how ugly the next game would be, but for that night it was awesome thinking, "Yeah, my team does win games like that..."

My buddy, a Cuse fan, asked me the day of the 6-OT game whether I wanted to go. I said no (I can't remember why), so neither of us went. About 3 OT's in, he texted me: "Yeah, good call. We didn't miss anything."
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What'd he text you after the sixth?
 
1) 1999 Final 4
2) 1999 Final 4
oh and did I mention the 1999 Final 4?
 
surprised no one mentioned 2011 Pitt

I was't there but AZHuskie drove down to Tucson for the AZ game
we're Ben Gordon hit the big 3 pointer
the game was 100 to. 99
He was wearing a UConn Shirt
to win in on the road when your pretty much alone is special

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Excalibur said:
3) The Kansas game after Kirk and Ricky's suspensions. Yes, we lost, but the building nearly fell apart from the noise in the first half.
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You're not kidding - *that* game is my HCC noise benchmark. Ridiculous.
 
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