Home and Home with Florida

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Yeah, that's great news. Fun history with Florida.

I say we do home and home with Georgetown, then do one with Providence - stagger them. Even if PC wanted to do a 'neutral site' game at like Mohegan - then OK. I think there's too many ways to do a game vs. Providence that's good for both programs. I think it's flat-out stupid we haven't had them on the schedule. I get that they're irritating, but it's a big gate for both programs, an easy to travel to road game for both, some regional/recruiting implications and let's be honest - it beats having UMKC on the schedule and we just need a stronger schedule right now. It literally ticks all of the boxes.

Georgetown is a good rivalry with new coaches, and two teams rebuilding. It'd be a great measuring stick for both teams. Sign me up. Regardless of how they do it - it should mandatory that there's two old Big East games on the schedule every year.

The other team that we just GOTTA get on the schedule is Gonzaga. That one ing baffles me. They make more sense than literally anyone on the West Coast right now. I'd even kick tires on Nevada right now. Even if they're down for a year - again - it's better than UMass Lowell or UMKC.

I’d love a home and home with Gonzaga. The Pacific Northwest is on my bucket list and that’s a great excuse to get out there.

 

[EROCK CONN]

No Cuse next hear.? They are such pu$$ies.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

No Cuse next hear.? They are such pu$$ies.

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[BlueMAB]

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[UConnTrumbull]

I wouldn't mind a home and home with BC. They pushed Providence to OT and we would draw a crowd in Boston.

 

[Wordbomar]

I wouldn't mind a home and home with BC. They pushed Providence to OT and we would draw a crowd in Boston.

PC vs. BC yesterday was half full and a pro-PC crowd. BC just cannot draw

 

[Wordbomar]

I agree with @Towney007. Providence makes the most sense in the world. And Gonzaga vs. UConn would be a great H-MSG-H series!

 

[Waquoit]

I wouldn't mind a home and home with BC. They pushed Providence to OT and we would draw a crowd in Boston.

Whenever we willingly schedule a game with BCU, a husky puppy dies.

 

[BFieldHusky]

The talks with Providence revolved around a H/H, as well as a game at Mohegan and MSG. A 4 year series. The hold up is the order in which these are played.

 

[yukonfan4]

not to sound like a Syracuse fan, but what would we get out of playing BC? they are not a threat when it comes to new england recruits and while they would be better than the UMKCs and UMLowells of the world they arent helping our SOS much either.

after they refused us any shot at joining the ACC they can wither away in conference mediocrity forever i don't want anything to do with them. the only school i hate more than BC is Syracuse but at least beating Syracuse brings me joy.

 

[awfuldan]

The talks with Providence revolved around a H/H, as well as a game at Mohegan and MSG. A 4 year series. The hold up is the order in which these are played.

I know we need more marquee home opponents, but I wouldn't mind a game @ Providence next season. No true road games until conference play this year seems like a mistake.

 

[UconnU]

not to sound like a Syracuse fan, but what would we get out of playing BC? they are not a threat when it comes to new england recruits and while they would be better than the UMKCs and UMLowells of the world they arent helping our SOS much either.

after they refused us any shot at joining the ACC they can wither away in conference mediocrity forever i don't want anything to do with them. the only school i hate more than BC is Syracuse but at least beating Syracuse brings me joy.

We need at least one regional rivalry type game. It will draw lots of fans and prospects from the New England area.

 

[Towney007]

The talks with Providence revolved around a H/H, as well as a game at Mohegan and MSG. A 4 year series. The hold up is the order in which these are played.

I hate being a debbie downer, but us vs. Providence at MSG is... weird.

I get Mohegan and that's an option, but I'd much rather they play the games at home each and collect all the revenue from it. MSG seems kinda dumb. Providence isn't Syracuse or Villanova.

 

[Guapo]

The talks with Providence revolved around a H/H, as well as a game at Mohegan and MSG. A 4 year series. The hold up is the order in which these are played.

What is the point of playing PC at MSG?

 

[Guapo]

I hate being a debbie downer, but us vs. Providence at MSG is... weird.

I get Mohegan and that's an option, but I'd much rather they play the games at home each and collect all the revenue from it. MSG seems kinda dumb. Providence isn't Syracuse or Villanova.

What is the point of playing PC at MSG?

Jinx

 

[Towney007]

We need at least one regional rivalry type game. It will draw lots of fans and prospects from the New England area.

Call me old fashioned, but I have no desire to help BC do anything in any way, shape or form. I don't even like the fact that we scheduled them for football - and I could care less if our program was fired into the sun or not.

BC almost on their own caused so many issues in college sports sticking the knife in everyone's back - not just for the people in the BE, but the shift it started everywhere else. I want that whole school to just fall over.

 

[yukonfan4]

We need at least one regional rivalry type game. It will draw lots of fans and prospects from the New England area.

sure i totally agree but BC should be last on the list. as others have said gimme Syracuse or st. johns at MSG, or PC at Mohegan

 

[BFieldHusky]

I hate being a debbie downer, but us vs. Providence at MSG is... weird.

I get Mohegan and that's an option, but I'd much rather they play the games at home each and collect all the revenue from it. MSG seems kinda dumb. Providence isn't Syracuse or Villanova.

I agree. It would make more sense to play in Boston than in NYC for that game. Just telling you what I've heard.

 

[Towney007]

I agree. It would make more sense to play in Boston than in NYC for that game. Just telling you what I've heard.

Boston makes even less sense. Why would a team from Rhode Island and a team from Connecticut give Massachusetts that gate?

Honest to god - what's with the obsession with not making money? I mean I guess i'd go, but if I have to travel, i'd literally rather travel to DD Arena and pay Providence $25 a ticket to keep the rivalry going and enjoy the campus crowds more than I'd like going to Boston and sitting behind a bunch of 70 year olds and their walkers.

 

[Guapo]

Boston makes even less sense. Why would a team from Rhode Island and a team from Connecticut give Massachusetts that gate?

Honest to god - what's with the obsession with not making money? I mean I guess i'd go, but if I have to travel, i'd literally rather travel to DD Arena and pay Providence $25 a ticket to keep the rivalry going and enjoy the campus crowds more than I'd like going to Boston and sitting behind a bunch of 70 year olds and their walkers.

Boston makes more sense than New York but I agree, on principle, college sports should be played on campus

 

[Towney007]

And I like having the Garden on the schedule, but i'd much rather have those games as home and homes.

With all the travel we have in conference, it's crazy to not be swallowing up as many home and homes vs good, local programs as much as possible.

I could care less is Boston and NYC fell into the ocean.

 

[Towney007]

Boston makes more sense than New York but I agree, on principle, college sports should be played on campys

It's not even on principle lol. I don't know the dollars and cents of how they make MSG work - but we're in the AAC, making less revenue w/ BE money drying up and people being generally disinterested in your conference foes so your attendance is down... and a huge travel budget to boot. So expenses are way up and revenues are down.

So you take all that into account and you're telling me we need to pay more games in the Garden or in Boston and leave revenue on the table in Hartford or on-campus? So WHO can go again?

So to me it's not a 'principle' thing, it's a dollars and cents, basic common sense thing.

 

[Waquoit]

Boston makes more sense than New York but I agree, on principle, college sports should be played on campys

But big regular season college basketball games have been played off-campus forever.

 

[Scrutineer]

Confirmed

Do you mean to say that if we're in the same tournament it's possible we might play any of the other 7 teams?

 

[BFieldHusky]

Do you mean to say that if we're in the same tournament it's possible we might play any of the other 7 teams?

I would guess that UConn, Miami, Xavier and Florida will not play each other in the 1st round. They will all play one of the other teams: Penn St, St. Joe's, Towson or Missouri State.

 

[Scrutineer]

According to PC fans on Twitter UConn is afraid to schedule them because they beat us in a charity exhibition game last year. Not kidding, this is actually what one of them is trying to explain to me right now.

Don't get too cocky. Have you watched them this year? Lots of big guards and forwards and no seniors. And, the guard many here lamented flipping to PC hardly plays as a sophomore.

 

[HuskyHawk]

not to sound like a Syracuse fan, but what would we get out of playing BC? they are not a threat when it comes to new england recruits and while they would be better than the UMKCs and UMLowells of the world they arent helping our SOS much either.

after they refused us any shot at joining the ACC they can wither away in conference mediocrity forever i don't want anything to do with them. the only school i hate more than BC is Syracuse but at least beating Syracuse brings me joy.

We get a lot. We get a drivable road game for our fans, especially fans like me in the Boston area. We get a potentially decent RPI team, and at least somebody who's name looks better than UMKC. Plus there is good will. They didn't help up get in the ACC last time. Do you think we might want as many friends in the ACC as possible for the next time? Forget the past. Look forward and let that determine our actions.

Side note: love the Florida games. Great idea.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Boston makes even less sense. Why would a team from Rhode Island and a team from Connecticut give Massachusetts that gate?

Honest to god - what's with the obsession with not making money? I mean I guess i'd go, but if I have to travel, i'd literally rather travel to DD Arena and pay Providence $25 a ticket to keep the rivalry going and enjoy the campus crowds more than I'd like going to Boston and sitting behind a bunch of 70 year olds and their walkers.

Pretty sure Boston Garden holds more people than the Dunk or XL. If we want neutral site, Boston will be better than MSG by far with those two teams. Me, I'd rather 4 games in our normal arenas. The Dunk is easy for me.

 

[Scrutineer]

PC vs. BC yesterday was half full and a pro-PC crowd. BC just cannot draw

5453 fans crowded into the 8,000+ seat Conte Forum. All of New England's finest basketball fans North and East of Connecticut.

 

[Guapo]

But big regular season college basketball games have been played off-campus forever.

I don’t really want to get into the on campus vs off campus debate; I will take issue with any game involving PC being labeled as “big”