Gampel

[zls44]

Holy it was loud. My head hurts.

 

[champs99and04]

I'm proud of our fans...they really showed up tonigt. The atmosphere at Gampel was electric, from 10 in the morning to 11 at night.

It was at least ten times louder than the Marquette game last week, if not more. All 40 minutes the people in my section were standing up, yelling during every Cuse possesion, going crazy after UConn buckets, and refusing to let the team lose. It was one of those games where you were thinking, "man, Cuse might be the better team, but the crowd is going to will them to victory." As it turned out, they came up just short.

 

[Waquoit]

The crowd brought their A+ game. Nearly willed them on to victory.

 

[mauconnfan]

The crowd brought their A+ game. Nearly willed them on to victory.

Yep kudo's to the students........chilling noise, electric arena!!

 

[8893]

I've been to a lot of games at Gampel, more than I can count, including many of the biggest/most storied in our history. I don't think I've ever heard it louder in there than when we were climbing back and finally tied it at 63 apiece last night. A real shame that we didn't pull off the win, but it was certainly more of a game than I expected at halftime. Fans definitely did our part.

 

[TexanMark]

Reminded me of Manley Field House on old...it looked crazy. I'm going to miss these games. As I called it pregame this game would come down to the last minute...I know this rivalry too well. If you win a few games in NYC and get an 8/9 seed you'll be a nightmare for some #1.

 

[Mots010]

My voice is fried, and my ears are still ringing. Big props to the student section, they had some great coordinated cheers and even a flash mob thing in the first half.

 

[UConn76]

Reminded me of Manley Field House on old...it looked crazy. I'm going to miss these games. As I called it pregame this game would come down to the last minute...I know this rivalry too well. If you win a few games in NYC and get an 8/9 seed you'll be a nightmare for some #1.

It was an electric atmosphere on campus all day. Carried over into the game (not so much when UConn was down by 17.)

It amazes me that there are comments on the SU board where posters never want to play us again and relish our relegation to a supposed 'lesser league.'

I know they don't speak for all because this one of the best rivalries in all of college basketball.

 

[kobebeanbryant]

It amazes me that there are comments on the SU board where posters never want to play us again and relish our relegation to a supposed 'lesser league.'

of course fans of the lesser program are tired of playing their more dominant foes. sure they may beat us every now and again in the regular season, but i'm sure they're tired of seeing three banners hanging in our rafters.

i believe the saying goes, "if you can't beat 'em, join another conference."

 

[champs99and04]

Syracuse fans are pus*ies. They're over there on their board crying about everything, from the "hostile" environment at Gampel to the "unfair" double bye. While they have their share of good fans, I have found that Cuse fans are the most obnoxious after wins and the most whiney after losses.

They feel like they are a superior program to UConn, and it drives them crazy that UConn has 3 titles in the last 15 years. At the end of the day, they are like most programs, in that they simply want UConn to go away. They want to go on their merry way to the ACC and they want UConn to fall back into obscurity. Their fans really need to grow a pair.

 

[Ts5034]

Atmosphere was great in there. I watched the replay of the game and thought it was funny when Vitale said something to the effect of...i like the atmosphere in here tonight and i wish they played all their games here instead of having to split with Hartford because of the money.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I've been to nearly every game at Gampel the past 7 seasons and the only games that come even somewhat close in that time span are: Villanova 2006 and Texas 2010.

Last night was just electric. Really a shame we didn't win our else that would've been tied with my basketball best in-person moment as a UConn fan (Louisville at MSG 2011).

 

[UConnSean]

Atmosphere was great in there. I watched the replay of the game and thought it was funny when Vitale said something to the effect of...i like the atmosphere in here tonight and i wish they played all their games here instead of having to split with Hartford because of the money.

duck the xl center, that place never gets close to gampel. xl is a bunch of business men w their clients sitting the whole time. and the student section is lame cause the majority of it is so far from the court. uconn should only play depaul seton hall pc and non conf foes like holy cross in the xl center

 

[Ts5034]

I agree. And its times like last night when we are reminded how great an atmosphere it is at Gampel and how much better it is then Hartford.

 

[Rico444]

It was so loud I couldn't hear the big red uconn chants. Amazing atmosphere.

 

[UConnSean]

the players clearly feed off the crowd, and at xl we loose part of the home court advantage- id love for the men to play at Gampel and women at XL ... imagine that HA

 

[g_smith]

the crowd after we tied it up at 63 was so loud, the music playing was completely drowned out. simply amazing

 

[Waquoit]

I agree. And its times like last night when we are reminded how great an atmosphere it is at Gampel and how much better it is then Hartford.

Would like to see it happen for those games that aren't part of Gameday. No other Gampel game has been close to what happened on Saturday. In fact, the next 3 best crowds of the year were at the XL Center.

 

[champs99and04]

I've been to many UConn games with a small handful of fans having behavior that was completely out of control. They should have been thrown out at the very least. But this has been true for most games I have attended over the years - UConn-Syracuse; Springfield College-AIC; or UMass playing whatever team is kicking their asses.

Most people don't notice it when they are at a home game because they are far less likely to be sitting in the visitors' section. When they go to an away game, they are more likely to see the ugly side of a few fans.

One thing mentioned in the Syracuse thread you are referring to is difficult to disagree with - a child should not be afraid to go to a college hoops game because of a few obnoxious fans. I got four tickets for a friend several years ago to take her husband and two children to the UMass-UConn game. I was told a couple idiots yelling threats to the UMass fans who were cheering scared the hell out of their children. That's just wrong.

Every fanbase has their share of knuckleheads, no doubt about it, and yelling obscenities at children is over the line. For the most part though, I didn't see anything hostile about the environment at Gampel on Saturday night. Syracuse fans would get booed when they walked by the students section, but that seemed mostly good natured and didn't seem to bother people much. I'm sure there were other instances of bad behavior, but that's not at all unusual, especially with the late start time. I just think it's ridiculous to judge a fanbase because of one guy here, and one guy there that you didn't like.

 

[FeedTheDove]

Cant take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Little kids.

 

[Cassius Klaiber]

Would like to see it happen for those games that aren't part of Gameday. No other Gampel game has been close to what happened on Saturday. In fact, the next 3 best crowds of the year were at the XL Center.

Admittedly the Gampel crowds to this point haven't been great, but look at the Gampel schedule: AIC, Columbia, Wagner, Harvard, Cincinnati, & DePaul. Not as likely to get a crowd fired up as Marquette, Notre Dame, West Virginia, or even avenging a loss to Seton Hall. I think the crowd will bring it's A-game to welcome JC back for a must-win vs. Pitt.

 

[pepband99]

Admittedly the Gampel crowds to this point haven't been great, but look at the Gampel schedule: AIC, Columbia, Wagner, Harvard, Cincinnati, & DePaul. Not as likely to get a crowd fired up as Marquette, Notre Dame, West Virginia, or even avenging a loss to Seton Hall. I think the crowd will bring it's A-game to welcome JC back for a must-win vs. Pitt.

Bingo. Also just HUGE gaps in games on campus. It's ridiculous this year.

Nov 14 - Dec 8
Dec 8 - Jan 18
Jan 18 - Feb 15

 

[temery]

Cant take the heat, get out of the kitchen. Little kids.

Your opinion will change when you grow up.

 

[Ts5034]

I know im stating the obvious but only 7 games at Gampel this season is kind of sad.