Game Week 2025: UConn v. Duke University Blue Devils (Saturday 11/8/25 @3:30p). Game on CBSSN. Audio on UConn Varsity Network & FoxSports 97.9

[Stinger92860]

I want to see the effort on every play, keep their heads high, and tackle/hit on every play. A little pressure on the QB would be nice too.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Chin Diesel]

That’s so perfectly said.
How often do you see the lot and think ‘great turnout!’. Then you get into stadium and it’s sparsely crowded.

Don’t blame people. Tailgating > UConn Football for past decade. But that’s changed the past couple seasons. There’s an actual competitive game to see now.

Let’s go!

Tailgating at a game and not going in to see the game is normal for plenty of other schools too.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Waquoit]

Tailgating at a game and not going in to see the game is normal for plenty of other schools too.

Let's be real, it's part of UConn FB fan DNA. UConn used to have one tailgate of note per year, at Yale. Anyone going to UConn back then must have heard "I went to the Yale game but I never made it in" a 100 times.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Let's be real, it's part of UConn FB fan DNA. UConn used to have one tailgate of note per year, at Yale. Anyone going to UConn back then must have heard "I went to the Yale game but I never made it in" a 100 times.

Yep. And fans of many other schools too. Way back when Tebow and the Gators played at LSU a friend invited me to the game. He didn't have a ticket for me but we tailgated with his family all day and when he went to the game I watched it in his brother's motorhome. No complaints.

Earlier this year some friends who have three kids at FSU went to the Miami/FSU game. No game tix but they tailgated all day outside the stadium. When the game came on, they watched it on TV under a tent.

 

[cellocgg]

 

[JwittersPAC]

Yep. And fans of many other schools too. Way back when Tebow and the Gators played at LSU a friend invited me to the game. He didn't have a ticket for me but we tailgated with his family all day and when he went to the game I watched it in his brother's motorhome. No complaints.

Earlier this year some friends who have three kids at FSU went to the Miami/FSU game. No game tix but they tailgated all day outside the stadium. When the game came on, they watched it on TV under a tent.

But the schools you are listing have sold out venues and additional people tailgating outside the stadium.

 

[BlueWolf25]

Kirk Herbstreit just picked us as his super dog today. Crazy that we’re at a point now where we are being mentioned in a positive light on Gameday

 

[BugsyCT]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[snoopy]

the field today!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[uconnyankee]

Great day for football! Let’s go!

 

[NEforceUConn]

My fingers are crossed for us good guys. The thing that concerns me is last year at Duke I thought Duke’s DB’s were excellent. Hope they all graduated.

Bleed Blue! I believe!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

It’s all the way down to Duke -7.5

 

[RSTuthill]

Not sure how the giveaways work, but my entire row is full (section 200). Normally, it’s just me and my daughter and she can literally run from one side to the other. I’m glad it’s full, but I’m going to now have to pull out a bag of tricks to keep her entertained by something other than doing wind sprints in the stands so I can be entertained by football.

We are also in 200. Row 13. UConn hockey sweater.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[SwingDog]

I want to see the effort on every play, keep their heads high, and tackle/hit on every play. A little pressure on the QB would be nice too.

If they can do those things they may well notch, what I feel, may be their biggest victory in recent years. Even bigger than beating UNC in the Fenway Bowl.

 

[Scrutineer]

Reading these predictions made me conjure up some scenarios that are wildly diverse.
If our defense plays to a high level we win by more than a touchdown but if they don't we lose by way more than a touchdown.
I think we win 30-21 or lose 49-13.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Army vs Temple already in the 4th qtr. Bodes well for an on time start.

 

[NEforceUConn]

It’s all the way down to Duke -7.5

Well when you factor in the 3 point gift that the ACC refs will give, it’s really Duke -10.5.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

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