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So I live in Waterbury Vt and after the game I go the gas station and as I am pumping there is a guy in the island next to me wearing a UConn hat, I yell over "how about them Huskies" and he responds with "oh yeah". Turns out he watched the game as well and was pretty darn excited. This is 250 miles away from Storrs and 15 minutes after the game. I know Dan Hurley loves the fans but he has not seen anything yet. Man I wish I could go to the conference tournament, we would dominate the place.
 
Was he in his mid to late 60's? Someone I know lives in Waterbury, went to UConn and is a huge UConn fan.
 
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ucp990411 said:
So I live in Waterbury Vt and after the game I go the gas station and as I am pumping there is a guy in the island next to me wearing a UConn hat, I yell over "how about them Huskies" and he responds with "oh yeah". Turns out he watched the game as well and was pretty darn excited. This is 250 miles away from Storrs and 15 minutes after the game. I know Dan Hurley loves the fans but he has not seen anything yet. Man I wish I could go to the conference tournament, we would dominate the place.
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I'm also in Waterbury VT at the moment, but I am not that other guy haha.
 
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Palatine said:
If he was in his late 60's he would be a women's basketball fan.
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It's crazy, I had an elderly patient the other day come in decked out in UConn gear. I was fitting him for diabetic shoes and I said something like, man that Dan Hurley is building a monster in Storrs, and he defiantly and proudly boasted "I watch the women JUST THE WOMEN."
 
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Palatine said:
If he was in his late 60's he would be a women's basketball fan.
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ucp990411 said:
2010 grad was the guy at the pump. I am 64 and would love to meet your friend. And just to let everyone to know I am not a women's fan.
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Misogynist. Nothing to be that proud of. And my 9 year old granddaughter dominated her game today with 6 of her team’s 9 points. Athletic competition at its finest. All UConn all the time.
 
TheRealKBuks said:
It's crazy, I had an elderly patient the other day come in decked out in UConn gear. I was fitting him for diabetic shoes and I said something like, man that Dan Hurley is building a monster in Storrs, and he defiantly and proudly boasted "I watch the women JUST THE WOMEN."
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Who the heck are just women's fans? I watch women's games when they are playing opponents that present a challenge but watching endless noncompetitive blowouts is strange in my opinion. So the old guy does not like dunking the ball?
 
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jdb50 said:
Who the heck are just women's fans? I watch women's games when they are playing opponents that present a challenge but watching endless noncompetitive blowouts is strange in my opinion. So the old guy does not like dunking the ball?
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hes just a casual fan
 
jdb50 said:
Who the heck are just women's fans? I watch women's games when they are playing opponents that present a challenge but watching endless noncompetitive blowouts is strange in my opinion. So the old guy does not like dunking the ball?
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When one loves UConn, it is easy to watch those games with satisfaction and no "agita".
 
Men are by far and away the team my wife and I most enjoy watching. But we’ve been fans of the women’s team since 1994.

I don’t feel threatened or jealous by their success and the national recognition they have. As a UConn alum I’m proud to hear people from other regions express their interest in the team. It’s great PR for the university. A great example was Kobe.

Not threatened by age jokes. This old geaser loved Palatine’s joke. And yes there are fans of the women’s team who don’t watch the men’s game who try to save face by dissing the men’s type of play. It’s just as weak as the men’s fans who diss the women’s game because they hate the attention it gets.
 
cohenzone said:
Misogynist. Nothing to be that proud of. And my 9 year old granddaughter dominated her game today with 6 of her team’s 9 points. Athletic competition at its finest. All UConn all the time.
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I respect what they have accomplished but I got sick of 60 point wins and the fans complaining about calls when they are up 60. And contrary to popular belief I don't think their fundamentals are very good.
 
I am a "mens fan" but watch the women also. Not many these past years as the AAC for them is ridiculously bad so usually tourney time. But there are certainly many "womens fans" who have no respect for the mens team that's for sure.

It is what it is. Not a big deal either way no one has to be both.
 
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mauconnfan said:
I am a "mens fan" but watch the women also. Not many these past years as the AAC for them is ridiculously bad so usually tourney time. But there are certainly many "womens fans" who have no respect for the mens team that's for sure.

It is what it is. Not a big deal either way no one has to be both.
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When I lived in CT., the impression I got was many of the women's fans I came across were old men who were strictly women's fans and didn't really support the men's team or watch basketball outside of the UConn women. I remember during one of the undefeated women's team historic runs and a year where the men's team was down I got a really bad taste in my mouth from many of the women's fans I encountered...

I stopped going to my barber because he would talk about how the women's team would beat the men's team and that the men's team was a bunch of criminal (insert racist name here.) One night I heard a bar full of old guys talk about how the men didn't know how to play the game and the women could beat them, this conversation was also tinged with racism.

I''m sure this is a fairly small element of the fanbase but it sadly was an element.
 
superjohn said:
When I lived in CT., the impression I got was many of the women's fans I came across were old men who were strictly women's fans and didn't really support the men's team or watch basketball outside of the UConn women. I remember during one of the undefeated women's team historic runs and a year where the men's team was down I got a really bad taste in my mouth from many of the women's fans I encountered...

I stopped going to my barber because he would talk about how the women's team would beat the men's team and that the men's team was a bunch of criminal (insert racist name here.) One night I heard a bar full of old guys talk about how the men didn't know how to play the game and the women could beat them, this conversation was also tinged with racism.

I''m sure this is a fairly small element of the fanbase but it sadly was an element.
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It’s a very small element. Most UConn people I know who have been around the block a few times were UConn men’s fans before there was a women’s team. And pretty much supported all the sports teams even if they had no idea how the polo team was doing (they were among the best for a while). Yeah, 30 plus point wins aren’t that exciting, but the way they tend to execute to get those big totals can be pretty impressive.

Anyone who thinks our best woman’s team on its best day could beat our worst men’s team on its worst day is clueless. Im pretty sure they would have a tough time against a big number of men’s hs teams. But UConn’s women are darn good at what they do and they’ve had a few players who would fit in okay at some level of men’s college ball. I don’t know that their fundamentals are better our worse, but the self congratulatory part isn’t a huge part of what they do.
 
Is this a form of coronavirus? Does it require wearing a mask?
 
To generalize the behavior of all members of a category whether it be gender, race, nationality or age is the definition of discrimination. I feel it's important to resist falling into the trap of our emotional biases and reflect and attempt to change if we have.

There are people who genuinely can't deal with losing. That applies to men's as well as women's fans. Very few in that group will ever admit to it. It's not perceived as an admirable trait. However there are multiple alternative explanations for this behavior, some of which are indeed admirable. We can guess at people's underlying motivation, and even probe it. But in the end grace is the most noble thing any of us can employ.
 
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