I am another who, though I don't post much, has been a hardcore lurker since the days the board was on the Courant site. I was a life-long CT resident and proud UCONN dropout when I moved to CA in 1991. While it was a little tough saying goodbye to friends and family, the hardest part of moving was losing touch with my beloved Huskies and Red Sox. Those first few years, I was starved for Husky info, it was a big deal when we cracked the rankings cause the LA Times, my main source of sports info in those days, only printed box scores from the Top 25. My dad, who still lives in CT, used to cut every Husky article, men and women, out of the Courant and every month he would send me a manila envelope full of articles and box scores and I would pore over them and then call him to discuss games that were weeks and weeks old. He always made like it was a major chore to do, but I know he kind of misses those days, it was a bonding thing for us and I know I kinda miss it in some ways. Then the internet became a bigger and bigger thing, I actually learned how to use a computer and one day I found the Husky Hardcore thing on the Courant site and have since followed the board through all its incarnations. Now I keep my Dad up to date on Husky inside info that I learn on The Boneyard! The Boneyard has become a huge part of my life, keeping me plugged into Husky Nation. And I understand the poster who mentions that years and years of just lurking can be a little creepy! I recently realized I know more about some of the posters here than I do about some of my friends and family, and yet most know little or nothing about me! I have been trying to post a little more often, mainly due to the urging of a couple of posters who seem to enjoy what I have to say. I have really enjoyed this nostalgic look back at the earlier days, as much as I love it here still, like many things in life, it doesn't compare to the fun of the earlier days anymore!!!!
