Fight in Section 1

[nomar]

Anyone else see it?

Two drunk dirtbag Maryland fans couldn't keep their mouths shut or their hands to themselves.

 

[NYC_HUSKY22]

Yeah man I was a few sections over at the end of the court... Guys just started throwing fists at UCONN fans, like bad and malicious. Fists were being thrown and finally security and tossed those dirt bags out.

I'm sure the Maryland fan base as a whole are good people, but did anyone else have any experiences with them last night?

 

[mauconnfan]

http://www.heavy.com/news/2013/11/red-sox-parade-fight-brawl-video-boston/

Probably Terps and Red Sox fans........

 

[huskyniner]

Two idiots in my section (one UConn, one Maryland) threw beers at each other and security came to kick both of them out. The UConn fan walked out on his own accord but the Maryland fan refused to leave - until more security came and escorted him out like a child.

I was basically surrounded by Maryland fans and one particular guy sitting behind me called several times for the Terps to "take out Napier's knee". I turned around and gave him a few choice words that would probably get me banned from this site.

 

[mauconnfan]

Two idiots in my section (one UConn, one Maryland) threw beers at each other and security came to kick both of them out. The UConn fan walked out on his own accord but the Maryland fan refused to leave - until more security came and escorted him out like a child.

I was basically surrounded by Maryland fans and one particular guy sitting behind me called several times for the Terps to "take out Napier's knee". I turned around and gave him a few choice words that would probably get me banned from this site.

Fishy and jleves could car less niner let's hear them!!

I really have an issue with idiots who talk of physically hurting people! Nice job....

 

[uchusky32]

I heard the fight was started over a Maryland fan who was offended because he couldn't comprehend one of Dogmania's posts.

 

[huskiesnyc]

Anyone else see it?

Two drunk dirtbag Maryland fans couldn't keep their mouths shut or their hands to themselves.

Yep, I was right there. The UConn fan next to me said something jokingly about how awesome Ray Allen is and the 2 scumbag Maryland fans behind started throwing punches. It got pretty out of control, I was there with my dad and just trying to keep him out of the line of fire.

 

[Mots010]

If you watched under armor pump seemingly endless money into your program with the on field results they have you'd be angry and aggressive too.

 

[Jerry1714]

I was there, surrounded by Maryland fans, no fights in my section thankfully.

Where were all the UConn fans? Watching our 0-8 football team?

It was embarrassing being outnumbered like that when we are located a hell of a lot closer.

 

[upstater]

I was there, surrounded by Maryland fans, no fights in my section thankfully.

Where were all the UConn fans? Watching our 0-8 football team?

It was embarrassing being outnumbered like that when we are located a hell of a lot closer.

Does anyone even know how tix were controlled? If it's a MD home game, they control the tix. Someone also heard that they subsidized the ticket prices for alumni.

I am getting bombarded right now by the BU Alumni Group for the BU-Cornell hockey game at MSG soon, and those tix are subsidized as well. This might simply be part of Maryland's 3 year contract with Barclay's. If you want to really compare it, look at how MD did against Kentucky at th same venue last year. Maybe Kentucky overwhelmed them and MD was embarrassed. Who knows.

 

[Jerry1714]

Does anyone even know how tix were controlled? If it's a MD home game, they control the tix. Someone also heard that they subsidized the ticket prices for alumni.

I am getting bombarded right now by the BU Alumni Group for the BU-Cornell hockey game at MSG soon, and those tix are subsidized as well. This might simply be part of Maryland's 3 year contract with Barclay's. If you want to really compare it, look at how MD did against Kentucky at th same venue last year. Maybe Kentucky overwhelmed them and MD was embarrassed. Who knows.

From what I heard UK fans were there last year in huge numbers, many more than Maryland had, but UK fans travel ridiculously well for those who went to Maui or Houston know this.

My tickets were purchased through Barclays and the event was not sold out so as many uconn fans who wanted to go could. Barclays even released reduced price tickets before the event.

 

[upstater]

From what I heard UK fans were there last year in huge numbers, many more than Maryland had, but UK fans travel ridiculously well for those who went to Maui or Houston know this.

My tickets were purchased through Barclays and the event was not sold out so as many uconn fans who wanted to go could. Barclays even released reduced price tickets before the event.

The reason why people think it was a home game for them is that the arena scoreboards and ribbons were all Maryland oriented and the announcer was yelling for Maryland (arena announcer, not TV).

 

[jfuchs91]

I was surrounded by Maryland fans in Section 24, and wasn't hiding my Husky pride in either attire or how I was cheering. After a UConn fast break dunk, I stood up and loudly cheered and then a few Maryland fans started chanting "safety school" at me. I calmly turned to them and said that UConn is ranked better than Maryland in the college rankings (UConn #57, Maryland #62) and that if they wanted to see Maryland with a lower number than UConn, they could just look at the scoreboard.

I didn't hear much else from the Maryland fans after that.

 

[BoatShow]

I was there, surrounded by Maryland fans, no fights in my section thankfully.

Where were all the UConn fans? Watching our 0-8 football team?

It was embarrassing being outnumbered like that when we are located a hell of a lot closer.

Hell of a lot closer? A is College Park and B is Storrs.

Sure the state of CT is closer but the Gold Coasters I'm sure had some excuse not to go like they do with the grueling hour trip to Hartford or Storrs for games. Also, yes I was in East Hartford watching our 0-8 football team.

 

[caw]

Most of the Maryland fans were fine if stupid.

I meant the best chant I heard from them was something involving "sucks". Should have chanted B-1-G, or A-A-C etc

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Does anyone even know how tix were controlled? If it's a MD home game, they control the tix. Someone also heard that they subsidized the ticket prices for alumni.

I am getting bombarded right now by the BU Alumni Group for the BU-Cornell hockey game at MSG soon, and those tix are subsidized as well. This might simply be part of Maryland's 3 year contract with Barclay's. If you want to really compare it, look at how MD did against Kentucky at the same venue last year. Maybe Kentucky overwhelmed them and MD was embarrassed. Who knows.

Good to know I am not the only one…BU, Cornell, come on.
The two Maryland guys in front of me at Barclay’s (lower bowl, section 15, top rows) told me they go their tickets from $20 something. I paid $40 something on Barclay’s/Ticketmaster’s website. Definitely subsidized. Wonder how much that cost? Also noticed that there were a lot of UConn fans in the upper part of the arena and Barclay’s had curtained large sections of the upper section, too. Was Maryland trying to keep UConn fans from turning Barclay’s into another UConn home game at MSG versus St. John’s?

 

[DarthGrumpy]

The reason why people think it was a home game for them is that the arena scoreboards and ribbons were all Maryland oriented and the announcer was yelling for Maryland (arena announcer, not TV).

Maryland has a contract with Barclay’s. It was a home game for them. Even brought out that old NBA guy for a half-time award.

 

[nomar]

Yep, I was right there. The UConn fan next to me said something jokingly about how awesome Ray Allen is and the 2 scumbag Maryland fans behind started throwing punches. It got pretty out of control, I was there with my dad and just trying to keep him out of the line of fire.

Wait...I think maybe my wife and I were sitting next to you! Did your dad get doused with beer? Row 17, Seat 8-9?

 

[willie99]

I was sitting with several Twerp fans, all great guys.

 

[huskiesnyc]

Wait...I think maybe my wife and I were sitting next to you! Did your dad get doused with beer? Row 17, Seat 8-9?

Yep that was us! My dad was semi joking he said "I hope that couple next to us wasn't on a first date. She'll probably be too terrified to go out to a game with him again." Lol We were certainly in an entertaining section though, huh? We arrived a little early and it was clear those MD guys were looking for trouble.

 

[uconnfan68]

The reason why people think it was a home game for them is that the arena scoreboards and ribbons were all Maryland oriented and the announcer was yelling for Maryland (arena announcer, not TV).

TV was too... Len Elmore, Maryland grad. John Saunders, .

 

[Edward Sargent]

Anyone else see it?

Two drunk dirtbag Maryland fans couldn't keep their mouths shut or their hands to themselves.

I didn't see it but was sitting with a bunch of Maryland fans. They were all quite nice, with one telling me he thought UCONN was the sleeper team this year for a the Final 4! Of course I splurged on the best seats I have ever had in the 6th row. My biggest concern was calming my daughter down after seeing Jake Voskuhl.

 

[willie99]

I was surrounded by Maryland fans in Section 24, and wasn't hiding my Husky pride in either attire or how I was cheering. After a UConn fast break dunk, I stood up and loudly cheered and then a few Maryland fans started chanting "safety school" at me. I calmly turned to them and said that UConn is ranked better than Maryland in the college rankings (UConn #57, Maryland #62) and that if they wanted to see Maryland with a lower number than UConn, they could just look at the scoreboard.

I didn't hear much else from the Maryland fans after that.

NCST fans were saying the same thing in MSG last year, safety school. I'm like dude, UConn's a better school than NCST, try to sniff a clue someday. Of course that whole safety school chant is juvenile to begin with, and usually done by schools with inferior athletic programs. Just saying something like that is a reflection on their intelligence.