Here In Hartford / What A Dud Of A Crowd

[UC Billy]

No wonder these kids do not want to play here. It is like we are at a prayer service. We were already asked 2 times to sit down while cheering. Next time the usher said we will be asked to leave.

Pathetic !!!!

 

[superjohn]

Crowd sounds pretty awesome on the boob tube.

 

[Tenspro2002]

They were dead at the beginning of the game, but have gotten into it better in the second half.

Still, there is nothing like a noon game in Hartford to nullify home-court advantage.

 

[Palatine]

WTF? The crowd was awesome. The announcers even commented on it.

 

[BoatShow]

Lol yeah a dud

 

[Henry]

What's wrong with playing at the Hartford Mausoleum?

 

[DOZE860]

thread = fail

 

[ConnHuskBask]

Oh shut the hell up.

I'm #TeamGampel but you're insane if you think today wasn't a great atmosphere.

 

[ASweet3781]

I'm a Gampel fan but this topic is so old and boring. The crowd was great. The 2 biggest games held at Gampel the last couple years were Syracuse and Louisville Game Day games and we lost.

Enough.

 

[Ha Who]

I'm a Gampel fan but this topic is so old and boring. The crowd was great. The 2 biggest games held at Gampel the last couple years were Syracuse and Louisville Game Day games and we lost.

Enough.

Agree. It was a good crowd. Even braved the blizzard to show up

 

[upstater]

No wonder these kids do not want to play here. It is like we are at a prayer service. We were already asked 2 times to sit down while cheering. Next time the usher said we will be asked to leave.

Pathetic !!!!

Write a letter letting UConn know that the usher told you to sit down or leave.

 

[Chief00]

Crowd was fine. Good opponent, not going against NFL, not a 9pm game- Warde needs to replicate what works and eliminate what doesn't.

 

[breezy]

No wonder these kids do not want to play here. It is like we are at a prayer service. We were already asked 2 times to sit down while cheering. Next time the usher said we will be asked to leave.

Pathetic !!!!

Is this true?

 

[DSquiz]

Ollie in his press conference "the crowd was absolutely great."

 

[Deepster]

Is this true?

I'm calling bullsht on it. It's one if these overused exaggerations like when someone says they laughed so hard they spit out their water/coffee/etc.

 

[UCHuskies08]

No wonder these kids do not want to play here. It is like we are at a prayer service. We were already asked 2 times to sit down while cheering. Next time the usher said we will be asked to leave.

Pathetic !!!!

That usher's name? Albert Einstein

 

[UC Billy]

I was there in 89 when we beat the Cuse and the Hoyas back to back. I was also there the year we beat Pitt to win the BE Regular season. I have also been to many great games in the XL Center. I have been attending games since 62, todays crowd could never compare to the above mentioned games as well as the old Field House.

I may be old but I do remember much and YES times have changed and the crowds are not what they used to be. And do you think Kevin Ollie is going to be critical of the crowds. Just ask the players, in general they HATE playing here. The crowds from the old days were comprised of real time fans but now its all about the money and you have old farts like me attending whom sit on there ass and knit, yes knit. But this old fart has no problem standing and screaming at the age of 69 and then being asked to sit and be quiet.

 

[BoatShow]

Trying to find attendance number. Anyone seen it?

 

[minidarren]

16294

 

[Greathusky]

No wonder these kids do not want to play here. It is like we are at a prayer service. We were already asked 2 times to sit down while cheering. Next time the usher said we will be asked to leave.

Pathetic !!!!

I was there! The crowd was loud. Even Boat thanked the crowd in the post game.

 

[formerlurker]

I was there in 89 when we beat the Cuse and the Hoyas back to back. I was also there the year we beat Pitt to win the BE Regular season. I have also been to many great games in the XL Center. I have been attending games since 62, todays crowd could never compare to the above mentioned games as well as the old Field House.

I may be old but I do remember much and YES times have changed and the crowds are not what they used to be. And do you think Kevin Ollie is going to be critical of the crowds. Just ask the players, in general they HATE playing here. The crowds from the old days were comprised of real time fans but now its all about the money and you have old farts like me attending whom sit on there ass and knit, yes knit. But this old fart has no problem standing and screaming at the age of 69 and then being asked to sit and be quiet.

Are you sure you weren't at the movies?

 

[mcs333]

I think W.Shea forgot to remove his ear plugs. Great crowd!

 

[JTLAW]

Was listening on the radio and the announcer said one of the best crowds he had seen in a while. Crowd standing since halftime through OT. Sounds like one person had a bad experience and wants to blame the whole crowd.

 

[CTBasketball]

I was in 104 and it was the loudest XL game in some time. Can't say that it was a dud crowd when my voice, along with many many others, are raspy. I stopped at a gas station on the way home to get some throat lozenges.

 

[BUHusky]

I was there at the XL today and while it was a really late arriving crowd (noon game before a snowstorm doesn't help), the energy was really high at the end of the 1st half, most of the 2nd half, and all the way through OT. Very good crowd for an XL game.

Though, I feel there is a need to call out the horde of people who left during the timeout when UConn was down 3 right before Bazz's and 1 to tie the game. And if that wasn't enough, then another horde of people left when the game went to OT. WTF! Why did they even bother going to the game in the first place if only to leave at the most critical junctures? I know there is the usual "gotta beat the traffic no matter what!" crowd, but that is taking it to an epic level of fail.