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As we await the schedule release...want to start a conversation on predictions for the home schedule for 2024-2025 season...

NOTES
  • Providence to be permanently hosted at Gampel
    • if not, simply swap Providence with Xavier
  • Gampel to be host venue for seasons with a single premier out of conference opponent (note that I am an XL season ticket holder)
  • Venue balance for old Big East teams
  • Venue balance for strength of schedule
  • Besides Providence, each BE team will play at each venue at least once in a 4-year period
thoughts?

GAMPEL
OOC1
OOC2
Baylor
Butler
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St John's

XL
OOC1
OOC2
OOC3
Creighton
DePaul
Seton Hall
Villanova
Xavier
 

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More than anything we need smarter XL scheduling. It's been said plenty but over the students' winter break, all games should be at XL (for as long as we are forced to play at XL). That's usually 5-6 weeks of games. Also think it could be could be cool to open every season at XL with a CT opponent, preferably CCSU or Yale (though we'll probably never play them now that they're good). That probably preserves the split everyone is looking for more or less and is most efficient in terms of fan distribution.
 
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WrenchFan69 said:
So with this our currently released schedule is:

11/6 - Sacred Heart (Gampel)
11/9 - New Hampshire (home)
11/25 - Maui
11/26 - Maui
11/27 - Maui
12/4 - Baylor (home)
12/8 - Texas (away)
12/14 at 8pm - Gonzaga (MSG)
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Is 8 pm for Gonzaga game confirmed? Haven’t seen that before now.
 
Isn't this the first time in quite some time that we're not playing on Opening Day?! Was expecting a Monday, Nov 4 opening.
 
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SoFla Steve said:
Isn't this the first time in quite some time that we're not playing on Opening Day?! Was expecting a Monday, Nov 4 opening.
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It means for the first time in 5 years their opening game will be broadcast in full on television and not be part of the Big East marathon whip around garbage they try to foist on us every year so I’m happy.
 
Storrs South said:
It means for the first time in 5 years their opening game will be broadcast in full on television and not be part of the Big East marathon whip around garbage they try to foist on us every year so I’m happy.
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Didn't all of us just watch the game on the Foxsports app and not have to deal with the whip around coverage?
 
HooperScooper said:
Didn't all of us just watch the game on the Foxsports app and not have to deal with the whip around coverage?
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Yea that’s what I mean, I should have been more clear. You could always watch the game in full on the app but it hasn’t been broadcast in full on cable since pre COVID.

That being said, could easily see Peacock picking up this game the more I think about it.
 
Love that we open with SHU I'll forever be in the camp that if we play 5 non premier games they should either be SHU, Fairfield, Central, Yale , QU or UMass URI Vermont UNH Maine
 
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CTBasketball said:
I feel like Baylor might be at XL. It’s been like over 6 years since a true OOC game has been played there.

At some point the XL season ticket holders need to be thrown a bone.
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Might mean nothing but on stubhub the Baylor game is listed at Gampel
 
Hey Adrien! said:
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This article from Borges says it's not a done deal yet. Maybe UConn is looking for another buy game for November 4? One day between games, even against cupcakes, isn't ideal though.

Nothing is official yet, but it appears the UConn men's basketball team will unfold its latest national championship banners prior to a home opener against Sacred Heart.

The Huskies' season-opener will likely be on Nov. 6 against the Pioneers, two days after the men's college basketball season officially begins. UConn wanted to open its season on Nov. 4, but Sacred Heart is already scheduled to play at Temple that night.


Alternate access:
UConn men's basketball team may open 2024-25 season against Sacred Heart University
 
HooperScooper said:
This article from Borges says it's not a done deal yet. Maybe UConn is looking for another buy game for November 4? One day between games, even against cupcakes, isn't ideal though.

Nothing is official yet, but it appears the UConn men's basketball team will unfold its latest national championship banners prior to a home opener against Sacred Heart.

The Huskies' season-opener will likely be on Nov. 6 against the Pioneers, two days after the men's college basketball season officially begins. UConn wanted to open its season on Nov. 4, but Sacred Heart is already scheduled to play at Temple that night.


Alternate access:
UConn men's basketball team may open 2024-25 season against Sacred Heart University
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I may not be very intelligent but what does "Nothing is official yet, but it appears the UConn men's basketball team will unfold its latest national championship banners prior to a home opener against Sacred Heart" mean exactly?

We could only have a home opener on either Nov. 4 or Nov. 6, not both...unless he means XL opener versus Gampel opener?
 
UConnTrumbull said:
I may not be very intelligent but what does "Nothing is official yet, but it appears the UConn men's basketball team will unfold its latest national championship banners prior to a home opener against Sacred Heart" mean exactly?

We could only have a home opener on either Nov. 4 or Nov. 6, not both...unless he means XL opener versus Gampel opener?
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“Prior” meaning a few minutes before the Sacred Heart game, not days before.
 
Check out this little Easter egg from the open practice today. Looks like Baylor game will be at Gampel.
 
UConnTrumbull said:
Check out this little Easter egg from the open practice today. Looks like Baylor game will be at Gampel.
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It's just a photo of the campus. It would be weird if they showed the XL center of the Hartford skyline to promote a UConn game, even if the game were to be played at XL.
 
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I’d be pretty shocked if the Baylor game wasn’t on campus. XL will just get the best Big East game
 
In terms of fan interest I’d break it out like this;

Tier 1: Baylor, Creighton, Marquette, Providence, St John’s

Tier 2: Villanova, Xavier

Tier 3: Butler, DePaul, Georgetown, Seton Hall

Tier 4: all the buy games

Could do in the way of fairness…

Gampel: Baylor, Providence, Xavier, Butler, Georgetown

XL: Marquette, SJU, Creighton, Villanova, DePaul, Seton Hall

But you can just as easily split half and half in each tier and get to a decent answer
 


UMES now has Willimantic native Trey Hall on their team.

It'll be their first season under Cleo Hill Jr., who won two conference championships at Winston-Salem State (D2) since 2020, so they're a HBCU on the rise.
 
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