Yes, I believe that's most likely to happen. There are crews flying into the state. As permanent power is restored, the temporary generators can be relocated. And they'll have a couple extra days to move some of the operations if possible.
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If it was one of the conditions to getting the stadium built, and it helps people, is that a bad thing? For anyone involved?
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Oh bullshit, people around the country are mocking UConn and laughing at them for letting their stadium be used by soldiers to help the needy.
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I don't think they should just pack up and move the relief efforts and I also don't think a game against Fordham is more important than relief efforts. It just hurts because if there was ever a year when UConn football needed a tune up game, this is it.
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Oh, from a football perspective, it sucks. But I'm hopeful they can play it on Sat or Sun. QB carousel for game 1 on the road at an SEC team (Vandy, but still) is a pretty bad scenario.
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The irony here is that we should all make money off of this...
If UConn won't give you a refund for your tickets, that would be horrible PR. Take your refund and buy tickets for the likely $5 price.
I'd be shocked if any more than 15,000 show up for this game, IF it gets played. Which I don't think it will. In the interest of getting the game played such that it doesn't inconvenience the team, I'd be fine if they played at Memorial Stadium Thursday and only allowed students to attend. Would stink for me but at least it would keep us on schedule.
If UConn won't give you a refund for your tickets, that would be horrible PR. Take your refund and buy tickets for the likely $5 price.
I'd be shocked if any more than 15,000 show up for this game, IF it gets played. Which I don't think it will. In the interest of getting the game played such that it doesn't inconvenience the team, I'd be fine if they played at Memorial Stadium Thursday and only allowed students to attend. Would stink for me but at least it would keep us on schedule.
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Alright, we get it - you have perspective and nobody else does. Now - will you just SHUT UP and let people be a little upset? Geez...
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Since ZLS is using the other game cancelled thread as his personal soap box to make everyone feel bad about themselves, I have opened this thread where people with knowledge can post anything they hear about real updates on the new time of the game. Thank you.
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Everyone in this thread who used the challenges facing this state post-Irene to get self righteous and excuse this incompetence should be ashamed of themselves.
First of all, Central Connecticut was not hit that hard. The Southwest and the East were hammered. How does Rentschler help someone in Redding or Montville get their power back?
Secondly, within about 10 miles of the Rent there are about 8 large empty lots or vacant warehouses that would serve this purpose just as well. Or, better yet, why not set up a staging area a little closer to where people are actually in need? Hartford has less than 1% of its customers without power and East Hartford is at 3%.
Finally, we are facing a prolonged power outage, not widespread human suffering. This isn't New Orleans post-Katrina, and we aren't even Vermont or New Jersey post-Irene. There was probably stuff in the back of most fridges that needed to be thrown out for a long time now. Being without power sucks, we all get it. But we are not facing widespread starvation, and those people with special needs are not going to be helped by a bunch of pallets sitting in the Rentschler Field parking lot.
What happened here was someone pulled out a plan and never thought about a $4 million net revenue event that the state could desperately use right now. How do I know that? Because they didn't cancel the game until 6 pm two days before it was supposed to be played. It wasn't any one's decision to pick commodity storage at Rentschler over a very profitable night for the state university, it just happened. Any by the time anyone realized there was a conflict, it was too late to do anything about it.
First of all, Central Connecticut was not hit that hard. The Southwest and the East were hammered. How does Rentschler help someone in Redding or Montville get their power back?
Secondly, within about 10 miles of the Rent there are about 8 large empty lots or vacant warehouses that would serve this purpose just as well. Or, better yet, why not set up a staging area a little closer to where people are actually in need? Hartford has less than 1% of its customers without power and East Hartford is at 3%.
Finally, we are facing a prolonged power outage, not widespread human suffering. This isn't New Orleans post-Katrina, and we aren't even Vermont or New Jersey post-Irene. There was probably stuff in the back of most fridges that needed to be thrown out for a long time now. Being without power sucks, we all get it. But we are not facing widespread starvation, and those people with special needs are not going to be helped by a bunch of pallets sitting in the Rentschler Field parking lot.
What happened here was someone pulled out a plan and never thought about a $4 million net revenue event that the state could desperately use right now. How do I know that? Because they didn't cancel the game until 6 pm two days before it was supposed to be played. It wasn't any one's decision to pick commodity storage at Rentschler over a very profitable night for the state university, it just happened. Any by the time anyone realized there was a conflict, it was too late to do anything about it.
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This is funny
Why? If it gets played saturday, they are moving a game from a night that most people complain about, to a night/day that is normal for college football. I get that there's people who have already made plans for the weekend who won't be able to go now and that sucks, but I'm sure theres also a lot of people who can't make it on a thursday night who can go now. Maybe a slightly smaller crowd than we would have had, but I don't think it will be empty.
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You know its a Holiday weekend, right? And that its 4 days before Saturday and no one knows there is a game on Saturday?
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I think we are all hungry for some football. Our UConn football. Fans have been waiting for a long time since Glendale & we'll be fine. Casual fans that would come or go ... Plus or Minus ... is probably 20%. So, we might have gotten 35k on Thurs; and Maybe we'll get 32,000 on Sat.
The Point: I'm not convinced this is the optimal plan for the Rent. And POST Katrina ... Governors & Michael Bloomberg are trying to show that they are effective FEMA managers. It's a little much.
The Point: I'm not convinced this is the optimal plan for the Rent. And POST Katrina ... Governors & Michael Bloomberg are trying to show that they are effective FEMA managers. It's a little much.
We've sold out Thursday night games. That game didn't sellout because we played awful football leading up to it.
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Not going to keep this argument going, you think one thing and I think another...but if we come even close to having only 5000 empty seats Saturday I'd eat my hat.
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