Casual Fan Reprimand

[Chief00]

Contrary to what some may post, Chief has always been a strong supporter of the Casual Fan. I have consistently said UConn needs them and UConn Nation welcomes them with open arms. If they are really there for the tailgate, marching band at halftime or because they like to socialize - that's ok.

Where Chief draws the line is when they don't show at all. According to The Courant, UConn has only sold 21,000 tickets and that includes the casual fans who get season tickets but did not appropriately plan their vacation.

Quite frankly, I have 2 in my group that fall in that category. As a program, we can NOT accomplish our goals with fans who lack a minimal threshold of awareness not to schedule vacation or other activity on the 6 home games of the year.

We need to do better! Casual Fans deserve our love and support but sometimes we just got to quite frankly tell them - get your act together! The coaches and players deserve better than that level of commitment.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

#hottake

 

[sportsart]

If you talk about yourself in the third person one more time, I will hunt you down and multiple "Fishy throat punches" are probable.

That would make Jimmy (me) very happy.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Stainmaster]

You don't have a recognizable third person.

I feel like it almost takes effort for one's comeback game to be this weak.

See you at 11:11 tomorrow morning!

 

[Chief00]

I feel like it almost takes effort for one's comeback game to be this weak.

See you at 11:11 tomorrow morning!

So are you attending the game? That's all that matters.

 

[mikedog10]

That would make Jimmy (me) very happy.

 

[BlueMAB]

my goD i dOn't think yoU Could be a bigger *ssHat if you triEd.

 

[HawkHusky]

Where did you get the 21,000 figure from? Is that season tickets sold or total tickets for the Holy Cross game?

 

[Exit 4]

Where did you get the 21,000 figure from? Is that season tickets sold or total tickets for the Holy Cross game?

The number in quoted from Mike Anthony's latest story on AD Dave Benedict.

 

[huskymedic]

Where did you get the 21,000 figure from? Is that season tickets sold or total tickets for the Holy Cross game?

"Distributed" not "sold".

 

[BlueMAB]

Where did you get the 21,000 figure from? Is that season tickets sold or total tickets for the Holy Cross game?

Stepping Up? AD David Benedict’s Fingerprints All Over UConn Football Program (Mike Anthony)

Anthony reported it.

Edit: I'm late to the party. Didn't mean to pile on.

 

[HawkHusky]

Thanks.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Okay, at some point he needs a warning or something. I've been given a warning for "drive by negativity," whatever that means. Yet this dude posts his own thread ripping on everyone, and has ruined too many threads to count with his other BS bunky/causal fan nonsense. I'm not for banning anyone, but someone should at least stop him from derailing future threads that aren't his own.

 

[Austin316]

Probly not selling because no one wants bring spend $15 and have to spend another $5 for processing fees and $2 for tax for the cheapest tickets in the house.... plus parking $10.

Cincinatti is paying $5 in their nosebleeds for a home opener. I say u try rolling the dice on the big games like USF, Missouri, or Memphis and see who bites. Then again what do I know I'm just another broke guy scrounging up his left over cash to catch a GOT-DANG GAME!

 

[sportsart]

Okay, at some point he needs a warning or something. I've been given a warning for "drive by negativity," whatever that means. Yet this dude posts his own thread ripping on everyone, and has ruined too many threads to count with his other BS bunky/causal fan nonsense. I'm not for banning anyone, but someone should at least stop him from derailing future threads that aren't his own.

The problem is he doesn't really exist. He is a bot program developed by Syracuse and PC grads to drive the BB board nuts.

Unfortunately he sometimes gets lost and wanders over here.

 

[blue93]

Probly not selling because no one wants bring spend $15 and have to spend another $5 for processing fees and $2 for tax for the cheapest tickets in the house.... plus parking $10.

Cincinatti is paying $5 in their nosebleeds for a home opener. I say u try rolling the dice on the big games like USF, Missouri, or Memphis and see who bites. Then again what do I know I'm just another broke guy scrounging up his left over cash to catch a GOT-DANG GAME!

That's pretty much the situation I'm in... Plus having to deal with the headache of getting out of work early to make the trek from Fairfield County. Got a 3-pack this year plus BC. If that makes me a bad fan then so be it.

 

[Exit 4]

That's pretty much the situation I'm in... Plus having to deal with the headache of getting out of work early to make the trek from Fairfield County. Got a 3-pack this year plus BC. If that makes me a bad fan then so be it.

I'm back on board after a two year hiatus. Will be trekking from the very bottom of FF County and it wont be fun. Leaving work a bit early - relying on my seniority and all those years of extra effort! What should be a 1:15 drive will probably be 2hrs.

 

[Chief00]

Where did you get the 21,000 figure from? Is that season tickets sold or total tickets for the Holy Cross game?

Cross game per Courant. Season tickets around 16k. Not pretty.

 

[Chief00]

"Distributed" not "sold".

I got two free tickets for season football tickets - also for hockey season tickets.

 

[Chief00]

Okay, at some point he needs a warning or something. I've been given a warning for "drive by negativity," whatever that means. Yet this dude posts his own thread ripping on everyone, and has ruined too many threads to count with his other BS bunky/causal fan nonsense. I'm not for banning anyone, but someone should at least stop him from derailing future threads that aren't his own.

Consider it a motivational post. It's not negative.

 

[Chief00]

If you talk about yourself in the third person one more time, I will hunt you down and multiple "Fishy throat punches" are probable.

That would make Jimmy (me) very happy.

I can be a bad dude - you probably don't want to try that.

 

[gioff23]

By definition, doesn't a casual fan NOT plan their vacation around a game? Esp holy cross on a thurs night before a holiday w/e? Isn't that what makes them casual in the first place?

Contrary to what some may post, Chief has always been a strong supporter of the Casual Fan. I have consistently said UConn needs them and UConn Nation welcomes them with open arms. If they are really there for the tailgate, marching band at halftime or because they like to socialize - that's ok.

Where Chief draws the line is when they don't show at all. According to The Courant, UConn has only sold 21,000 tickets and that includes the casual fans who get season tickets but did not appropriately plan their vacation.

Quite frankly, I have 2 in my group that fall in that category. As a program, we can NOT accomplish our goals with fans who lack a minimal threshold of awareness not to schedule vacation or other activity on the 6 home games of the year.

We need to do better! Casual Fans deserve our love and support but sometimes we just got to quite frankly tell them - get your act together! The coaches and players deserve better than that level of commitment.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Consider it a motivational post. It's not negative.

Honestly TLDR but my point stands. Please stop taking threads off the rails, even if you think it's contributing.

 

[Chief00]

By definition, doesn't a casual fan NOT plan their vacation around a game? Esp holy cross on a thurs night before a holiday w/e? Isn't that what makes them casual in the first place?

Fair question. The jest of my post is that I have cut the casual fans a lot of slack - been very supportive and welcoming - while holding them to fairly low expectations. But, given the situation - they need to step up and at least attend the games.