Not sure this would go away. The Ath dept would increase the seat donation in keeping with the number of additional games played at Gampel. There may however be a lot more season ticket holders in Hartford, which would be a loss of revenue for the people who did not also become season ticket holders at Gampel if all the games were played there.
I’m speculating, but I suspect the 50-50 arrangement will probably be strongly reevaluated after the planned addition of the exterior concourse to Gampel. That should allow the addition of more seats where the existing concourse is, which, in turn will narrow the potential upside of playing in Hartford.
Build a triangular-route high-speed/maglev rail connection between Hartford, Storrs, and Bradley...and allow cross-registration between campuses to increase access and educational opportunities...see if feeder spokes develop to meet demand for Worcester, Providence, and Springfield to tie in.
Even better that he was the one who posed the esoteric question.
Ha ha, I didn’t realize that.
While it's true that I did answer my own plea for computational assistance, I didn't come up with the experiment out of whole cloth. The conversation was already well under way, and I just wanted to bring it into the realm of objectivity, however flawed my first attempt at doing so may have been.
Build it at Depot Campus!
Probably because it's 1) in a different state, 2) in a different time zone, and 3) just under a 2 hour drive (without Atlanta traffic)
We played the first game in Hartford in "75. When I started buying season tickets in I think '82 we had games there and the field house. Not having all the games on campus did not deter me from from bleeding blue and white. Hartford actually gave me the opportunity to turn my nephews from St. John's fans to UConn fans - which they still are today. UConn grads settle all across the tri-state area. Although I personally preferred Gampel over Hartford I think the fan base would suffer if not given the opportunity to go to a game in Hartford - for kids and adults.
I don't care about UConn's academics anymore, I already graduated. I care about basketball. They already got my tuition money, now they get my donations for basketball. I want to see the university do more to support the program. I'm not saying they are doing a bad job, but they can be so much better.
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.
you don't care how your degree is perceived and valued in the job market LOL?
Yet Duke manages an insane crowd every home game.
BuT tHe sIzE
Because they are small private universities that can’t afford to build a 10,000 seat on-campus arena?
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.
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.
Honestly, there's fans that aren't willing to drive an extra half hour to watch UConn games and that just sucks.
Think about this though, it isn't on campus and doesn't have a campus feel. UK is the state of Kentucky's team.
I work in management consulting, my resume speaks for itself at this point...with or without UConn.
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.