Blue-White Spring Football Game Set For Saturday, April 20

[huskymedic]

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032513aaa.html

UConn will wrapup its spring practice with spring game.

March 25, 2013
STORRS, Conn. - The University of Connecticut football team will holds it Blue-White Spring Football on Saturday, April 20, at Rentschler Field. The game starts at 12 noon.
Here are some basic details on the game with more to be announced shortly!
• Free and Open to the Public
• Free Parking and Tailgating
• Parking Lots open at 9:00 a.m.
• Gates open at 10:30 a.m.
• Visit FanFest located inside Gate E from 10:30 a.m. through halftime featuring inflatable games, music, food and fun.
• Postgame Autograph session with players and coaches

Good move for parents w/ younger kids...

 

[mattp]

Good move for parents w/ younger kids...

It's a great test run to see how your kids will hold up for a sporting event. Last year I couldn't get mine to sit down for more than a drive at a time, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed they've improved in the off season.

 

[PUPPY4]

YUUUPPP!!! Spring and football is in the air!
I can smell it thru the snow!

 

[huskypantz]

It's a great test run to see how your kids will hold up for a sporting event. Last year I couldn't get mine to sit down for more than a drive at a time, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed they've improved in the off season.

You brought it up so now I have to ask. My little one will be almost 18 months. Is she too little to enjoy fanfest? My bigger concern is the 100-mile drive down and the fact that naptime is around 11am, smack dab in the middle of fanfest-ivities.

 

[UConnDan97]

You brought it up so now I have to ask. My little one will be almost 18 months. Is she too little to enjoy fanfest? My bigger concern is the 100-mile drive down and the fact that naptime is around 11am, smack dab in the middle of fanfest-ivities.

My oldest was about that age when I brought him to his first Spring Game, and he had a good time. Granted, I didn't have the 100 mile drive like you will, so that might change the story a lot. But if you think your kid can hack the drive, give it a shot...

 

[mattp]

You brought it up so now I have to ask. My little one will be almost 18 months. Is she too little to enjoy fanfest? My bigger concern is the 100-mile drive down and the fact that naptime is around 11am, smack dab in the middle of fanfest-ivities.

last year my kids were about 2.5 and almost 1 and they had fun. they were a little shy to play in a bounce house with a bunch of strange bigger kids but they had fun tearing around the concourse area and it's relatively empty so you can let them run a little. we have about a 150 mile drive so we'll stay overnight and then hit either the children's museum in Hartford or Mystic aquarium sunday afternoon before heading back. it makes for a nice weekend if the weather's nice. if the weather stinks it's probably not worth going.

 

[UC990411]

I used to get excited for this thing, HCPP has sucked the life out of the program

 

[metsfan2323]

Any word on it being televised like last year?

 

[noeynox]

You brought it up so now I have to ask. My little one will be almost 18 months. Is she too little to enjoy fanfest? My bigger concern is the 100-mile drive down and the fact that naptime is around 11am, smack dab in the middle of fanfest-ivities.

I had a hard time with my son when he was that age. It was raining so I was trying to stay under concourse and he kept running all over the place. Going to try again now that he's three weather permitting. They have no attention span at that age so if you're alone it could be tough.

 

[ZooCougar]

I used to get excited for this thing, HCPP has sucked the life out of the program

Program vampire.

 

[Palatine]

Any word on it being televised like last year?

If you're interested in watching the game and scouting the players, the TV coverage stinks. They chat through the whole thing, they run sideline interviews during play, they treat the game as a sidelight.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

You brought it up so now I have to ask. My little one will be almost 18 months. Is she too little to enjoy fanfest? My bigger concern is the 100-mile drive down and the fact that naptime is around 11am, smack dab in the middle of fanfest-ivities.

Just my personal opinion......I waited until my kids were about 4 before bringing them in.

 

[NateDogg11]

Any word on if any practices/scrimmages will be open to the public? thanks