How was the crowd tonight?

[Scoe]

It was definetly rocking last night, I don’t discriminate about games being played in the Civic Center, but Gampel is always louder because you are closer to the court.

Your in the nose bleeds in the CC your kind of away from the action, nose bleeds in Gampel it feels like your on top of the court.

 

[willie99]

I was at Gampel for GTown and tonight sounded quieter besides a couple moments

I've been in both buildings for 32 years, they're both loud. I'm going to suggest 15k screaming people make more noise than 10k, but GP has it's own vibe

 

[BlueMAB]

Again, the crowd made no effort to generate the Joey C type of run. Up 8 several times and Nova in possession, the crowd was quiet. The team could have used a spark to knock them out.

I was standing several times but it was In reaction to the team doing something.

You're complaining that most people did what you did. Very odd.

 

[Kenny11]

The crowd was very good. It was just a slow game. Nova just doesn't play a fun style whatsoever. If they aren't a top team, we should be able to win most recruiting battles against them.

 

[Rico444]

Why is the focus always on student experience for the games?

I swear it's a genuinely, not snarky (rare for me) question.

Students aren't buying season tickets or donating to the athletic department. Kids get excited when you win games--I'm not sure whether they win at Gampel or XL really matters.

I am probably wrong for some reason I can't foresee. But I really think undergrads on the whole are the biggest bunch of morons on the planet, so here we are.

In my opinion, the main reason the student experience is a focus is for a couple of reasons. First, the student section is generally the most engaged and loudest section in the building, at least from start to finish, so when they're bringing the energy it motivates the rest of the crowd to be more engaged as well. Secondly, the players connect much more easily with the students than the rest of us old farts in the crowd. You see the players all the time point to the student section after a big play, or after a win they'll go pump them up or even go into the student section sometimes. For those reasons I think it's important to prioritize the student experience.

 

[husky429]

In my opinion, the main reason the student experience is a focus is for a couple of reasons. First, the student section is generally the most engaged and loudest section in the building, at least from start to finish, so when they're bringing the energy it motivates the rest of the crowd to be more engaged as well. Secondly, the players connect much more easily with the students than the rest of us old farts in the crowd. You see the players all the time point to the student section after a big play, or after a win they'll go pump them up or even go into the student section sometimes. For those reasons I think it's important to prioritize the student experience.

Makes sense. I think it probably helps with recruiting to have an engaged student section as well

 

[Rocktheworld]

I've been in both buildings for 32 years, they're both loud. I'm going to suggest 15k screaming people make more noise than 10k, but GP has it's own vibe

Pretty irrelevant but thanks for sharing

 

[gampelcrazies]

Off topic but the biggest problem with comparing Gampel and XL is that 90% of the great matchups over the years have happen at XL.

For example I think Syracuse only played at Gampel 3-4 times over a 20+ year stretch.

 

[willie99]

Pretty irrelevant but thanks for sharing

Priceless, doubt this one sees the irony

 

[August_West]

This. For me, at least, playing at the XL becomes more palatable if the CDRA isn’t price gouging us. Even if they just charged us, the fair market lease rate for an unaffiliated team, that would be a major improvement. But given that it’s our home court, you would think they would, and should, do better than that for us. Having the state pay the university so that the university can pay the CDRA above market lease fees, only benefits the CDRA, not the University, not the ticket holders, and certainly not Connecticut taxpayers.

And theyve made the XL WORSE to get around theyve narrowed the concourses.

 

[August_West]

And donating nothing, until they become alumni. Money matters

As far as the crowd noise goes, I'll just let Hurley and the players do the talking. They know better than anyone

So Hurley is on record that he would prefer no games in XL. All at Gampel. Is that the talking you are referencing?

 

[HooperScooper]

Yikes. What did I do? I was just trying to see why the players and the coach mentioned how the crowd helped and to see if people who were at the game thought the same. I wasn't expecting this mess. Then again........ Lol

 

[Rocktheworld]

Priceless, doubt this one sees the irony

Please enlighten us

 

[CL82]

And theyve made the XL WORSE to get around theyve narrowed the concourses.

“… Because, um, we think people will want to come here to bet on sports.” Was any kind of legitimate study done on the potential ROI of renovating the arena to add a bricks and mortar place to gamble?

I’m not a big fan of bureaucratic ineptitude in general, but bureaucratic ineptitude that impacts something I care about, University of Connecticut athletics, just pisses me off. Maybe more than it should.

 

[willie99]

So Hurley is on record that he would prefer no games in XL. All at Gampel. Is that the talking you are referencing?

Actually, I'm just talking about is post game quotes, how did you miss them?

 

[willie99]

Please enlighten us

You think some two game experience is more relevant than 32 years of experience

Consider yourself enlightened.

 

[August_West]

Actually, I'm just talking about is post game quotes, how did you miss them?

I didnt.
That is Dan toeing the company line. It's fine. He has to. He's accepted (like all of us), and probably has been directed to say after his past comments , which brought him a bit of trouble, that we HAVE to play games in Hartford. But it doesn't mean he likes it.

Villanova, who has 2 titles and other FF appearnces in last 6 years plays 4 games a year at Wells Fargo in Philly.


Sign me up for four XL games every year. Im good. NOT HALF!

 

[John]

watching halftime basketball scrimmages of 10 year olds is for the cupcake games, Big East games are for the plate-spinning unicycle lady. Not sure what happened last night.

 

[August_West]

watching halftime basketball scrimmages of 10 year olds is for the cupcake games, Big East games are for the plate-spinning unicycle lady. Not sure what happened last night.

There is gonna be another at Marquette game. 2/7. Some of those kids may or may not be related to Adub.

 

[CTBasketball]

watching halftime basketball scrimmages of 10 year olds is for the cupcake games, Big East games are for the plate-spinning unicycle lady. Not sure what happened last night.

Red Panda*

 

[CL82]

And donating nothing, until they become alumni. Money matters

I donated considerable money to the schools my kids attended. Granted, most of those “donations” were compulsory.

 

[CTBasketball]

There is gonna be another at Marquette game. 2/7. Some of those kids may or may not be related to Adub.

15 weeks old and already dribbling? Wow I’m impressed.

 

[August_West]

15 weeks old and already dribbling? Wow I’m impressed.

11 weeks today and she can dunk!

 

[CTBasketball]

We should’ve re-built and improved Gampel instead of building a new hockey arena.

 

[Rocktheworld]

You think some two game experience is more relevant than 32 years of experience

Consider yourself enlightened.

I forgot you’re one of the village idiots

32 years has no bearing on individual games. We were talking about which night was louder. Prior games are irrelevant to the judgment of which between individual games were louder. Every game and every crowd could be different. Do you understand that? This is critical thinking 101.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

You're complaining that most people did what you did. Very odd.

The phrase, "Very odd" and a needle pinned on "HYPOCRISY" similarly look like a mismatch.

 

[cohenzone]

Isnt this school break? How many current students were there? The XL even with sell outs is rarely spontaneously noisy. Team often needs to spark the crowd.

 

[BlueMAB]

The phrase, "Very odd" and a needle pinned on "HYPOCRISY" similarly look like a mismatch.

Okay.

I don’t think “odd” and “hypocrisy” are antonyms.

Their post was very clearly a complaint about others not doing what they weren’t also doing.

 

[willie99]

I forgot you’re one of the village idiots

32 years has no bearing on individual games. We were talking about which night was louder. Prior games are irrelevant to the judgment of which between individual games were louder. Every game and every crowd could be different. Do you understand that? This is critical thinking 101.

Haha, love he hate

 

[BlueMAB]

Isnt this school break? How many current students were there? The XL even with sell outs is rarely spontaneously noisy. Team often needs to spark the crowd.

Plenty. Both student sections were 95% full.