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you don't care how your degree is perceived and valued in the job market LOL?I don't care about UConn's academics anymore, I already graduated.
you don't care how your degree is perceived and valued in the job market LOL?I don't care about UConn's academics anymore, I already graduated.
Yet Duke manages an insane crowd every home game.I was at Storrs from 2014-2018. I've had season tickets my entire life with my family. I've seen the shift in real time from a party school atmosphere to one that puts sports and fun dead last. I'm sure the nerds who need to study on a Tuesday night are realll big sports fans
BuT tHe sIzEYet Duke manages an insane crowd every home game.
Because they are small private universities that can’t afford to build a 10,000 seat on-campus arena?Why don't Seton Hall, Providence, and St. John's play all of their games on campus?
Walsh and Alumni Hall seat 1,300-1,500, Alumni/Carnesecca seats 5,500 and they have the world's most famous arena at their disposal where they only play 4 or 5 games a year when Duke, Nova, UConn comes to town.It's generally clear who the UConn alum are and who aren't.
Many fans are UConn fans because they got to see the team in Hartford. I was able to go to Hartford games as a child. I didn't step foot in Gampel until I was an adult because tix were near impossible to get.
And it wasn't the drive, because we'd go to games at the Fieldhouse before Gampel, and we'd go to soccer games when Morrone was coaching.
this place greatly undervalues the impact playing in Hartford has had in helping UConn become the program it is.
Why doesn't Michigan play in Detroit? Culture for one. They are in an area of the country where people don't look down their noses at State U in favor of private schools. They take pride in their state school, and have a history of athletic excellence that predates the 80s and 90s. They weren't building a program in the 80s, they were already a major athletic department thanks to their football program and huge amount of alums. (Insert Auburn for Michigan and the argument is the same).
Put plainly, they never even had to consider doing that.
Why don't Seton Hall, Providence, and St. John's play all of their games on campus?
We’ve already started on our on-campus hockey arena, and although it is a little smaller than many of us would like, appears to be a pretty nice facility, although a little pricey for the seating capacity.So we all agree. Design and build a new on-campus arena which hosts both basketball and hockey. The design will allow close seating for basketball and will convert to hockey by retracting bleachers. It will be the best state of the art combo facility in North America.
Next subject.
Honestly, there's fans that aren't willing to drive an extra half hour to watch UConn games and that just sucks.This makeup of this thread gives a lot of insight into the question itself. Most posters here would be super enthusiastic about never seeing the inside of the xl center again. There are about 2 posters who are complaining about the implications if we nix the xl center but they’d probably still ending going to games in Gampel if that was the only option.
Would be interested to know the age demographic of those who are all in on the Hartford.
Think about this though, it isn't on campus and doesn't have a campus feel. UK is the state of Kentucky's team.If anyone wants to build us a 23,500 seat capacity brandy new arena within 10 minutes of campus, I’d be all in for renting that.
I work in management consulting, my resume speaks for itself at this point...with or without UConn.you don't care how your degree is perceived and valued in the job market LOL?
Rabid fan bases made up of 100 years of football tradition. We don't fit that mold. We don't have the luxury of converting hundreds of thousands (or millions in some cases) of football fans into basketball fans.Eh, your point would stand if you said "I'm retired." I care about UConn's academic reputation because it's on my resume. But, that being said, there are plenty of universities with better academics than UConn with rabid fan bases. Michigan and Notre Dame for example, and a big chunk of the B1G. I don't buy the "nerds in the library" don't care about basketball argument.
My man, John. This is a bad take.Think about this though, it isn't on campus and doesn't have a campus feel. UK is the state of Kentucky's team.
"at this point". Screw everyone else, right?I work in management consulting, my resume speaks for itself at this point...with or without UConn.
I guess they don't care about the on campus experience.Walsh and Alumni Hall seat 1,300-1,500, Alumni/Carnesecca seats 5,500 and they have the world's most famous arena at their disposal where they only play 4 or 5 games a year when Duke, Nova, UConn comes to town.
Or because they don't care about the on campus experience?Because they are small private universities that can’t afford to build a 10,000 seat on-campus arena?
People have different priorities, imagine such a novel concept! I care more about the basketball program than UConn academics. I donate to the basketball program."at this point". Screw everyone else, right?
Both chose to play off campus instead of their own gyms. Neither decided to build a new gym.Seton Hall and Providence don’t have Gampel and St John’s should play more games on campus
Doubling down on a stupid comment? Boneyard gotta Boneyard.Still the closest city where a bunch of alumni are.
Why do state lines matter? We have people in here who routinely call for UConn to play home games in Boston and New York.
Both chose to play off campus instead of their own gyms. Neither decided to build a new gym.
They don't care about the on campus experience.
Yeah, but as you point out it’s a 23,500 seat brand new arena within a 10 minute walk of campus. I’m not sure how relevant comparison that is to a 47-year-old 15,564 seat capacity arena that is a 35 minute drive from campus.Think about this though, it isn't on campus and doesn't have a campus feel. UK is the state of Kentucky's team.
hey, next time you're in Atlanta, make sure to stop by the Auburn Athletics HOF. It's impressive.Lol k
Well, I’m not sure many universities would make the decision to cash in their endowments to pay for most of a new arena. And to be honest I doubt many administrations would survive making that decision.Or because they don't care about the on campus experience?
$240+/-, $250+/-, and $700+/- million dollar endowments at each. They can afford it.
I guess they don't have donors, nor have they ever heard of financing. Strange.Well, I’m not sure many universities would make the decision to cash in their endowments to pay for most of a new arena. And to be honest I doubt many administrations would survive making that decision.
VillanovaName one other major basketball brand that splits home games between venues. College sports should be played on campus if there is a facility on campus. Duke has an Old and small gym, can you imagine if they decided to play half their games in Raleigh.
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