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God No!
This co-Ed bullcrap has got to go, it's a joke plain & simple. Last years scrimmage was laughable at best. The women have no place on the court with the men, what a let down, smh
 
Those teams kick major .

Recruits will see serious college hoops talent on one floor. And the comment above about being family...oh yeah.

No need for maugativity people. Please.


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CallMeBruce said:
Yeah, it's ruining the integrity of the fake exhibition scrimmage.
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Huh? Nah man, no integrity issues here, it's just hard making a boring exhibition even worse. But by all means Kaitlin, go ahead and tell me more about what I was thinking.
 
sammydabiz said:
Huh? Nah man, no integrity issues here, it's just hard making a boring exhibition even worse. But by all means Kaitlin, go ahead and tell me more about what I was thinking.
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Danzz said:
Any recruits at First Night?
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I'm assuming we'll see the Rivals guys (Makai ashton langford et al) and probably Mamadou and Hamidou.
 
This thread is cringe-worthy. Fair enough if it's simply not your cup of tea but for those saying the women don't "belong" on the same floor as the men in a meaningless scrimmage need to get a grip.

First Night is about school pride, the unity of the UCONN family, and getting the fans (mostly the students) hyped for the upcoming season. We should celebrate the fact we have the unique ability to hold such an event. It's mainly for the fans and recruits in attendance and students on campus. It's not billed as some television mega event. If you want more "entertainment" on First Night, go to Louisville for some cheap hookers and booze.
 
Eskapeesto said:
This thread is cringe-worthy. Fair enough if it's simply not your cup of tea but for those saying the women don't "belong" on the same floor as the men in a meaningless scrimmage need to get a grip.

First Night is about school pride, the unity of the UCONN family, and getting the fans (mostly the students) hyped for the upcoming season. We should celebrate the fact we have the unique ability to hold such an event. It's mainly for the fans and recruits in attendance and students on campus. It's not billed as some television mega event. If you want more "entertainment" on First Night, go to Louisville for some cheap hookers and booze.
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Nothing to get worked up about. It's a small handful of men's fans who have some weird antipathy towards the women's program. Maybe they want to be the only show in town and don't want anyone else getting attention? Gotta love the time-honored UConn tradition of only rooting for a certain sport and hating all others.
 
Stairmaster said:
Nothing to get worked up about. It's a small handful of men's fans who have some weird antipathy towards the women's program. Maybe they want to be the only show in town and don't want anyone else getting attention? Gotta love the time-honored UConn tradition of only rooting for a certain sport and hating all others.
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I'm sure there are no haters. I believe its more a matter of affinity and anxiously wanting to see competitive play. I would bet that every men's fan celebrated or at least were happy every time the women won the Championship and are proud of what they have accomplished. As for me I grew up in an age were women's sports were not that popular, and my daughters not playing competitive sports, so its been harder for me to adjust and appreciated (and watch for that matter).

Just saying I just can't wait to see this group of men play and will have just to wait till after first night (its all good).




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Kitaman said:
I'm sure there are no haters. I believe its more a matter of affinity and anxiously wanting to see competitive play. I would bet that every men's fan celebrated or at least were happy every time the women won the Championship and are proud of what they have accomplished. As for me I grew up in an age were women's sports were not that popular, and my daughters not playing competitive sports, so its been harder for me to adjust and appreciated (and watch for that matter).

Just saying I just can't wait to see this group of men play and will have just to wait till after first night (its all good).




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No disrespect Kita, but I do think that there are haters. There are MBB fans who are jealous every time Geno gets attention, who wish that it could be the men with 10 titles and the women with 4. For them, UConn athletics = men's basketball, and anything that gets in the way of that image upsets them.
 
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I love it...all the uconn greatness videos and all...we are the basketball capital 14 titles....just learn to accept it because it's never going to change
 
upstater said:
The UConn women's TV ratings were through the roof last year. That's obviously what I'm talking about.
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Problem was the discussion wasn't about their ratings but instead about how it will catch on everywhere else where they have no women ratings on TV. I know we have a special women's program and they love it here in CT, it's not the same anywhere else unless maybe a handful at best. Shared First Nights are going to start lighting up everywhere that's the point here.
 
Stairmaster said:
No disrespect Kita, but I do think that there are haters. There are MBB fans who are jealous every time Geno gets attention, who wish that it could be the men with 10 titles and the women with 4. For them, UConn athletics = men's basketball, and anything that gets in the way of that image upsets them.
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I think "haters" is the furthest thing from reality. I think there are some fans who really like the players, the team and even Geno. I think the fans who are out of touch with reality make some things difficult to adore from their end. There is a sense of entitlement, just not in Storrs mind you, but in their sport and world. I root like hell for them, admittedly watch the 6-7 games a year I know may be close. Other than that, it's just not the same thing to me, just me maybe but it's not. That's the separation, still are UCONN and hope they win but I'm not losing any sleep if they don't.
 
Stairmaster said:
No disrespect Kita, but I do think that there are haters. There are MBB fans who are jealous every time Geno gets attention, who wish that it could be the men with 10 titles and the women with 4. For them, UConn athletics = men's basketball, and anything that gets in the way of that image upsets them.
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I'm not a hater so much the women are obviously amazing, but I will absolutely cop to having the wish that the men had 10 titles and the women 4. And anyone else in their right mind wanting the best for the university would take that trade too. If the men's program had 10 titles, somehow I think we wouldn't have been left out in the CR frozen tundra.
 
A scrimmage between all men's players would likely assume the same form we see now with the co-ed scrimmage with a lot of dunks and little defense. Obviously, I would prefer a ten or fifteen minute blood bath where everybody plays at game speed but that's just not what happens at these sort of events so there is really no harm in combining the two.
 
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SellersElbow said:
While it would never have happened, it's fun to imagine how a co-ed game in the '90's w/ JC coaching against Geno would have gone down. That could have gotten interesting...
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Taurasi would have started a fight.
 
mauconnfan said:
I just hope nobody gets hurt, hate this game.
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Come on, this scrimmage is nothing compared to the hell that Ollie probably puts them through practice every day. They're D1 basketball players, they all play basketball everyday.
 
mauconnfan said:
Problem was the discussion wasn't about their ratings but instead about how it will catch on everywhere else where they have no women ratings on TV. I know we have a special women's program and they love it here in CT, it's not the same anywhere else unless maybe a handful at best. Shared First Nights are going to start lighting up everywhere that's the point here.
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LOL, I now realize we were somehow talking about totally different things. When I wrote this ("Mau, this event is going to catch on nationally, eventually. People will start wanting to tune in to see it") I meant that people will tune in to watch the UConn Men's/Women's mixed game!!! Not the U. Louisville mixed men/women!!!!
 
upstater said:
LOL, I now realize we were somehow talking about totally different things. When I wrote this ("Mau, this event is going to catch on nationally, eventually. People will start wanting to tune in to see it") I meant that people will tune in to watch the UConn Men's/Women's mixed game!!! Not the U. Louisville mixed men/women!!!!
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So, if you build it...they will come?
 
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I have no idea why men's and women's sports universally are talked about as separate entities across the spectrum, except when it comes to men and women's basketball.

I don't care for dunk contests, scrimmages etc., so whatever. And having a full house is better than two separate events, just don't like how they push the two sports as the same thing.

Not a big deal to me overall, just an observation.
 
The way I see it, is that its a glorfied pep-rally. They do a dunk contest and a 3-point contest. Co-ed scrimmage. Awesome. it's an excuse to go out get introduced to this years Huskies, drink a few beers and have a good time. If you're going to watch a competitive scrimmage you have the wrong idea.
 
KembaStepback said:
The way I see it, is that its a glorfied pep-rally. They do a dunk contest and a 3-point contest. Co-ed scrimmage. Awesome. it's an excuse to go out get introduced to this years Huskies, drink a few beers and have a good time. If you're going to watch a competitive scrimmage you have the wrong idea.
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Personally I think they should add a who can best guard a chair contest!
 
KembaStepback said:
The way I see it, is that its a glorfied pep-rally. They do a dunk contest and a 3-point contest. Co-ed scrimmage. Awesome. it's an excuse to go out get introduced to this years Huskies, drink a few beers and have a good time. If you're going to watch a competitive scrimmage you have the wrong idea.
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It would be tough to drink a few beers in Gampel;).
 
I hope Someone is going to record Uconn's first night. I need to be at UHART that night because my Daughter is on the Dance team for their first night.
 
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