Here In Hartford / What A Dud Of A Crowd

[Excalibur]

C'mon man - you're becoming too predictable w/ these rants.

I do hope I have your passion @ 69 y/o though!

I'm guessing he's really 20 and figures that people will pay more attention to him if he says he's older . . .

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Today's crowd and atmosphere was a perfect example that the XL Center/Hartford games are not a total lost cause. Yeah, Gampel's great, but you can't get 16K+ in Gampel. I had a great time and thought the crowd did a damned good job.

 

[iam76]

what a bs thread.. was there... crowd was very good.

 

[Dove]

There was definitely a "buzz" today.

 

[Fairfield_1st]

I made my first men's BB game in a number of years. I generally put my money into football but got a freebie and I'm so glad I went. That crowd, at it's peak, was as loud as anything I've heard. I went to a lot of games during the dream season and this brought back echoes of those crowds. Great game, great crowd, shut up William. I will be seeing what I can do to squeeze a couple more bucks out to get to another game this year.

 

[uconnbill]

The only dud was the person who started this thread. The crowd was good for a noon start time

 

[junglehusky]

Sigh...

 

[Milo65]

Was there today with my son, the crowd was great. Loved the student who brought the Justin Bieber Mug Shot poster! My only complaint with the XL Center (small complaint), is that right behind both baskets is a stair case leading up to a tunnel. So opposing players don't shoot into a sea of hand waiving, poster slinging madness, instead they have a clear backboard.

 

[Waquoit]

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.

I feel for the real fans that got stuck behind this "hey look at me" pseudo-fan.

 

[Waquoit]

The student section is always louder at Gampel, I'll give you that, but the overall crowd noise at XL in these types of games is usually deafening.

True, the big waves of sound coming from XL crowds start organically by everyone. Gampel is all student-section driven.

 

[willie99]

c'mon man, the crowd was very very good

now the delay getting into the building $ucked, whoever manages that place has to be sacked

I know you can't make chicked salad from chicken , but at least be prepared to allow a large crowd to enter

 

[whaler11]

I feel for the real fans that got stuck behind this "hey look at me" pseudo-fan.

The people in front of me stood for random stretches. I get standing at key times, but standing over nothing is pretty annoying. They were in first row so because you feel like standing randomly the rest us have to?

 

[hthusky74]

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 !!!!

How much did you drink? That crowd was phenomenal!

 

[hthusky74]

I have said this before. If you walk 5 minutes toward the north end, there is a large and safe $5.00 lot. Traffic is never a major problem. I saw the people exiting and can't figure out the rush, especially a noon Saturday game.

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.

I didn't notice any horde of people leaving. Maybe it was your deodorant?