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NHUConnfan said:
Yeah seriously, anyone know where the UConn fans are supposed to be? Also why are so many sections already greyed out?
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I'm assuming everyone will be on the first base side for TV and the fact that the field is shifted to that side. Marshall has the outfield side of the 50 yd line. We likely have the infield side. Section 122 and under.
 
SubbaBub said:
I'm assuming everyone will be on the first base side for TV and the fact that the field is shifted to that side. Marshall has the outfield side of the 50 yd line. We likely have the infield side. Section 122 and under.
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I mean, I am sure, but I'll wait until UConn comes out with some information on Tuesday.
 
UConnFootball 8:35pm via TweetDeck
Here are Tuesday's call-in hours for purchasing tickets and travel pacakges for the @StPeteBowl
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NHUConnfan said:
How is this responsible when Marshall already has their info up? It wasn't like it was a mystery that we were heading to St. Pete...we've known this for the better part of 24 hours.
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Different offerings:

Marshall just tells you how to fly there and provides a link to the hotel.

UCONN is actually arranging a charter trip.
 
CAHUSKY said:
Weren't they even more expensive than that? I was a good Husky and bought my tix through the university and thought we paid more. I could be thinking of final four Tix so I guess that's a good problem to have.
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I bought and donated 2 Fiesta Bowl tix through UConn and the charge was $222.
 
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huskymedic said:
Chase Litton leads Marshall to St. Petersburg Bowl
http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/chase-litton-leads-marshall-to-st-petersburg-bowl/2256710

>>A consolation prize of sorts was awarded Sunday to the St. Petersburg Bowl. Instead of showcasing the local program that has resurrected itself, the contest gets a local player who has done the same.

Marshall (9-3), led by 6-foot-6 true freshman quarterback — and Wharton High alumnus — Chase Litton, will face resurgent Connecticut (6-6) in the Dec. 26 contest. The formal announcement was made Sunday afternoon on ESPN, which owns and operates the game<<
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Hold up....how many bowl games does ESPN own and operate??? To me that sounds like a losing cause. I don't know the exact money stats but I'd wager they lose more by running a bowl then they make. Why do this? Why not scrap the damn bowl? There are so many bowl games and while I'm glad for that now, I think the fact that they needed to allow for 5-7 teams to make three bowls speaks volumes for the need to reduce the amount of bowl games.
 
husky210 said:
Fiesta bowl pic.....lots of blue there?
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Yes, yes indeed, there absolutely was a LOT of Connecticut National Flag Blue and White witnessed in person by MANY Huskies' fans at our Fiesta Bowl game. Go UCONN!
 
Padutch5 said:
Nice ad. Unfortunately After tring to find links to more information, it doesn't tell me the cost of the charter nor the times it flies.
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UConnHuskies8:03pm via Twitter Web Client
Bowl ticket and travel packages will be available for purchase beginning Tuesday AM. Timeline and details will be available soon. #BleedBlue

I was told the packages are currently being put together w/ the University's travel partner.
 
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husky8273 said:
I bought and donated 2 Fiesta Bowl tix through UConn and the charge was $222.
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I did that for the Birmingham Bowl against South Carolina. The tickets went to local military personnel from what I was told.

I'll do it again for St. Pete.
 
husky8273 said:
I bought and donated 2 Fiesta Bowl tix through UConn and the charge was $222.
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. The Fiesta Bowl distributed 17,500 tickets to UConn, and the school is responsible to sell them all. The cheapest of those tickets cost $111 (in the lower end zone) and can cost as much as $268 for club level. I guess we bought great seats.
 
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Is there information on donating bowl tickets? Only thing I can find is donating to the program.
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
Is there information on donating bowl tickets? Only thing I can find is donating to the program.
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Nothing I've seen yet... I was told it would be released tonight/tomorrow on uconnbowl.com and direct email.
 
businesslawyer said:
Please don't make a bigger deal of this than it is. You want to compare this to the Big Boys? Tell me how many Michigan or "Bama fans got on a plane the last time they had to play a Marshall level team on the day after Christmas? Yes, more fans are obviously better than fewer fans, but we --- no one -- is getting a "big boy" crowd for a bowl like this.

Real grown ups know there is a difference between traveling to the Orange Bowl and travelling to St. Petes. And school Presidents, ADs and network executives are all grown ups. People care too much about what nobodies say in social media.
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That's the ole cynical CT spirit we need. Excuse, excuse after excuse to not do instead of do. Stay home, one less person in line I'll have to wait for.
 
Well, my dad talked me into going. We're leaving Christmas in the evening from BOS and taking a flight to Orlando and driving to St. Pete from there. Flights were much less expensive than flying to Tampa.
 
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Ok, there is a problem here that the AD needs to address and that problem is the travel company that they are using has zero juice in the bowl travel game. Thus is why we don't have the packages available and why I'll bet anything they will be more expensive than comparable packages for other schools.

There are two big athletic travel companies in the bowl game space. Primesports and Anthony Travel. Pick one. Using the same local firm you use for academic and team travel isn't getting it done. We locked up a bowl bid three weeks ago and had a pretty good idea on which two/three spots we'd land in a week ago. As of yesterday you had 20 days until the game which means you have about 14 days max to sell packages. You just blew 2 of the most important sales days.

Houston had there package up almost immediately and it follows the very successful blueprint for these trips. They used Prime.

We are dicking around with charter packages that can hold a couple hundred max.
 
SubbaBub said:
Ok, there is a problem here that the AD needs to address and that problem is the travel company that they are using has zero juice in the bowl travel game. Thus is why we don't have the packages available and why I'll bet anything they will be more expensive than comparable packages for other schools.

There are two big athletic travel companies in the bowl game space. Primesports and Anthony Travel. Pick one. Using the same local firm you use for academic and team travel isn't getting it done. We locked up a bowl bid three weeks ago and had a pretty good idea on which two/three spots we'd land in a week ago. As of yesterday you had 20 days until the game which means you have about 14 days max to sell packages. You just blew 2 of the most important sales days.

Houston had there package up almost immediately and it follows the very successful blueprint for these trips. They used Prime.

We are dicking around with charter packages that can hold a couple hundred max.
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A million times, this. Small time thinking strikes again!
 
I will also throw out that yesterday's lack of response had to do with lower level state employees not being allowed to work on a Sunday. Yesterday was a huge day in the athletic department calendar from a business and fan engagement perspective.

UConn came up small because of state procurement policies and the unwillingness to wade through that process to provide a better outcome. It's a real thing that needs to be addressed.

The conference also deserves some blame here. It's not difficult to build packages for each bowl tie in ahead of time for the schools to sell. They can add on air charters if they wish.
 
I booked hotels and flights that I can cancel in the next 24 hours ... waiting to see what UCONN comes up with. It also would be very helpful if I knew where the band was staying so I can try to book close to my favorite sax player!
 
Kgun7 said:
I booked hotels and flights that I can cancel in the next 24 hours ... waiting to see what UCONN comes up with. It also would be very helpful if I knew where the band was staying so I can try to book close to my favorite sax player!
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My experience is the band stays at the cheapest hotel affiliated with the bowl committee. The travel parties are staying within sight of the stadium. You can check the bowl website for the assignments.
 
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Horrible date and horrible time...I will be supporting from the sofa even though two hours from my brothers house.
 
We are debating leaving at 6am from Jacksonville and heading down there. Most likely will go, but my god what a terrible time for a game. It wouldn't have even been that bad of a starting time except for also being the day after Christmas. Brutal.

Also, thinking of waiting til last minute to get tickets as I am sure good cheap tickets will be available.
 
NHRJimFuller 4:28pm via TweetDeck
QB Bryant Shirreffs has been cleared to practice without restriction according to #UConn coach Bob Diaco

Rumor has it that Sherriffs' practice 'red jersey' will be augmented by this:
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Kendavis55 4:39pm via Twitter Web Client
#UConn and Marshall expected to receive payout of $537,500 per team for playing in St. Petersburg Bowl on Dec. 26

I'm looking forward to the "UConn loses money on bowl game" articles.
 
Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled for this team and the seniors that they get to go to a bowl game. But from the standpoint of our fan base traveling, this could only have been worse if it was Hawaii. I consider myself to be a huge fan and supporter, having missed about 5 home games since the Rent opened, gone to three bowl games, ND and Michigan, but there is no way I can pull this off at 11 am the day after xmas. Had this been any other bowl I could have put together a group of at least 6, but no one can go. So I am hugely disappointed but will donate tix.
 
I am with you on this point. I have been a season ticket holder since 2002 and been to every bowl game. Just waiting for 5 years to finally go again. Then this is what we get, St Pete at 11am on the 26th. I heard the rantings of some of the people on this board for people whom are not going to attend, but the timing is absolutely horrible, especially if you have your own family. If I was single the tickets would have been already purchased, just the wife sure, but with kids no go. Its a shame, I was going to bring my oldest if it was Cure or Boca Raton. Just disappointed in the timing as well as the huge jump in the flight cost compared to what the cure or boca raton would have been.
 
For me, it just kind of worked out OK. We were driving to Florida on the 26th anyway. So we are starting our vacation 3 days earlier to be there in time for the game. Wife and daughter don't mind spending a few extra days there. Got lucky. Full disclosure, I would have left Florida to go to Birmingham and left them in the lurch, so I'm not all *that* great of a guy.
 
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