Snow would be good. I bet there isn't one Houston player that's ever played in snow.Calling for rain now.
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Stop by the ticket office for $10 student and friends & family tix. Seniors are free with your ID! #bleedblue
Win, pretty much. That and the common fan around CT really doesn't give two craps about Houston. Being so terrible over the past few years in addition to playing no-name AAC teams is what kills attendance for us.23,000 tix sold so far per Des.
http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn...ouston-game-ticket-offers-20151116-story.html
23,000-gd-tickets. Are you kidding me?
This is atrocious. I know we have a full week to go, but this is seriously pathetic.
The school has been promoting the hell out of this game. Not sure what else can be done.
Win, pretty much. That and the common fan around CT really doesn't give two craps about Houston. Being so terrible over the past few years in addition to playing no-name AAC teams is what kills attendance for us.
Win, pretty much. That and the common fan around CT really doesn't give two craps about Houston. Being so terrible over the past few years in addition to playing no-name AAC teams is what kills attendance for us.
That's not the argument I'm making. The argument is, no one here cares about Houston. Top 15/20 is meaningless to casual sports fans around here. You're right that it is on the listlessness of the fans here, but it is what it is - no one in CT cares about nearly every AAC team. A game against 5-5 Syracuse, WVU, or Pittsburgh will outdraw 10-0 Houston every single time.No-name AAC team argument doesn't carry weight here. This is a top 15/20 team coming to the Rent in late November and we're 5-5. This is solely on the fans, UConn sports marketing has done an amazing job for this game and I NEVER say that about our marketing department.
That's not the argument I'm making. The argument is, no one here cares about Houston. Top 15/20 is meaningless to casual sports fans around here. You're right that it is on the listlessness of the fans here, but it is what it is - no one in CT cares about nearly every AAC team. A game against 5-5 Syracuse, WVU, or Pittsburgh will outdraw 10-0 Houston every single time.
You're right. But I have difficulty believing the casual fans of CT are going to continue to stay excited for UConn football games against Houston, Tulane, Temple, ECU, etc. It's sad, but the support is not there for the program, and you could argue the athletic department as a whole, in and of itself at that level.I agree with that, but that's not our reality anymore. Those teams - at least for the foreseeable future - aren't coming to the Rent this late in the season.
It's not that we are asking people to get excited about playing Houston on Nov. 21st, we're looking for people to simply stay excited for UConn football.
At 5-5 with a shot at bowl eligibility on the line, you would hope our fans would be plugged in enough to recognize how big this game is regardless of the opponent.
You're right. But I have difficulty believing the casual fans of CT are going to continue to stay excited for UConn football games against Houston, Tulane, Temple, ECU, etc. It's sad, but the support is not there for the program, and you could argue the athletic department as a whole, in and of itself at that level.