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gampelcrazies said:
Because why would donors who give the schools thousands for the seats give them up?
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Because giving current students a way better fan experience will lead to more donors down the road. Current donors still would have a full other half of the court.
 
Cuse Socks said:
Because giving current students a way better fan experience will lead to more donors down the road. Current donors still would have a full other half of the court.
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I’m not disagreeing with you but it will never happen. Way to much money involved and also would turn away long time donors.
 
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tcf15 said:
IMO they gotta stop combining the two events. The novelty of MBB/WBB in one night has kinda worn off.

All you need is the following:
  • Player intros.
  • Three point contest.
  • Dunk contest.
  • Scrimmage between the current team and non-NBA former players.
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Didn't they combine them because attendance (regular season and their respective first nights) has been so off for both teams for a number of years?
 
Cuse Socks said:
Also what was with some center court sections being roped off and only having like 12 people sitting in them?

going of that, it’s been talked about before and shot down but uconn needs to put the students first and switch the student section to center court like Duke and UNC do.

Convince me otherwise.
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Influential families that build practice facilities usually sit in those spots.
 
intlzncster said:
Why? Damn near every school does it. Good recruiting tactic too.

UCONN just needs to do it better, but what's new?
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I hear you, it also just could be something for the students (including recruits) to enjoy and have fun participating. They go to classes and eat with the players, and know them simply as peers. The older farts (grads and up) are allowed in as spectators, and we have the benefit of past comparisons.

But the students are the ones to be entertained, and will be talking about and to players this weekend (with good/funny feedback). New generation of fans created last night. And for that reason, I'm sure that goal was met and the event 'succesful'.
 
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Psolo12 said:
Anyone else having problems with it?
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gampelcrazies said:
I’m in my early 20s. It’s not good for any age group. It’s horribly run and embarrassing.
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You should change your handle. You aren't a Gampel crazy. You missed Open Practice and First Night. And spent last night on your computer watching a weak stream complaining about the production of the event. So not a gampelcrazie.

The players had fun and the crowd seemed to, as well.
 
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Dove said:
You should change your handle. You aren't a Gampel crazy. You missed Open Practice and First Night. And spent last night on your computer watching a weak stream complaining about the production of the event. So not a gampelcrazie.

The players had fun and the crowd seemed to, as well.
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I ended up at the open practice.

But thanks to @Chief00 I learned that first night is for casual fans.
 
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I didnt think if was too bad but announcer did suck and the dunk portion was def unorganized and awkward bc bouknight was the only one really trying. Springs and sid did one each and Adam's tried twice maybe. Most of the time they all just stood around awkwardly. If it was organized better it would have been okay.
 
Husk04ies said:
I didnt think if was too bad but announcer did suck and the dunk portion was def unorganized and awkward bc bouknight was the only one really trying. Springs and sid did one each and Adam's tried twice maybe. Most of the time they all just stood around awkwardly. If it was organized better it would have been okay.
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I don't necessarily disagree but the event is designed to be experienced in person - for young people who are surrounded by their friends. If you're watching the stream, what feels like an awkward pause in the event might be completely imperceptible to someone actually in Gampel. It's really apples to oranges. Not saying it couldn't be improved, or that the way they executed it was perfect or anything, just that watching it on a computer tells you almost nothing about how the people the event was designed for actually experienced it.
 
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superjohn said:
No, it won't. Stopped being a cool thing a couple decades ago when it was no longer midnight madness.
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When was the last actual Midnight Madness? I feel like I remember as a freshman in 2003 trying to hold back my drunkenness for an insane amount of hours to be able to walk to Gampel for the event. Of course it could be that I started drinking at 9am and the event was at 6pm.
 
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