Hypothetical

[Kenny11]

NCAA and conferences cancel all games but say teams can have a season only against teams in their own state with limited capacity of fans (season ticket holders for uconn can attend):

UConn
Yale
Central Connecticut
Sacred Heart
University of Hartford
Fairfield

play each team twice. Top 4 seeds play in a tournament.

1. would we win it all and go 12-0?
2. If we don’t win it all, would it be a huge embarrassment for the program or just a product of the crazy covid era?
3. Would you keep your season tickets at a prorated price or accept a full refund?
4. If the women had the same schedule, could they hold one of these schools to single digits in a game?

 

[Palatine]

This should go well.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Some of y’all got too much free time

 

[Kenny11]

Nah. Wrote it in my driveway in 3 minutes when I arrived home. So I’m guessing you wouldn’t want the real ConnfliCT trophy ?

 

[KingAG]

That would be semi entertaining

 

[UCfor3]

Not worth the health risk and would not be financially lucrative enough for all involved. It would be essentially be playing meaningless exhibitions during a pandemic. No chance.

 

[Kenny11]

That would be semi entertaining

the amount of pressure on uconn to not lose would be incredible.

 

[KingAG]

Not worth the health risk and would not be financially lucrative enough for all involved. It would be essentially be playing meaningless exhibitions during a pandemic. No chance.

They wouldn’t be meaningless imo. These guys missing an entire calendar year of basketball would be a disaster. Of course take every safety precaution. But if it passes the “safety test” why not

 

[glastonbury50]

Missed quinnipiac.

 

[Kenny11]

Missed quinnipiac.

damn, I knew I missed one.
let’s add them in and give a division 2 team like southern the 8th spot

 

[MDHuskFan]

I will say, if they cancel non conference, I’m interested in how mid majors and others are impacted

 

[WrenchFan69]

If this is what it takes to play basketball this year I am for it.

 

[Valley542]

I've always thought we should play some in state games. This would be alot of fun

 

[Stinger92860]

This would be great for Hockey.

 

[Mister P]

NCAA and conferences cancel all games but say teams can have a season only against teams in their own state with limited capacity of fans (season ticket holders for uconn can attend):

UConn
Yale
Central Connecticut
Sacred Heart
University of Hartford
Fairfield

play each team twice. Top 4 seeds play in a tournament.

1. would we win it all and go 12-0?
2. If we don’t win it all, would it be a huge embarrassment for the program or just a product of the crazy covid era?
3. Would you keep your season tickets at a prorated price or accept a full refund?
4. If the women had the same schedule, could they hold one of these schools to single digits in a game?

I'll play...
1.Yes
2.embarrassment
3.keep tickets
4. No

 

[XLCenterFan]

We would have to be giving points every game to make it fair.

1- we would go undefeated
2- huge embarrassment
3- full refund, as I’m not going into any crowds
4- they could if they tried, but they wouldn’t

 

[XLCenterFan]

@Kenny11 we could play with 4 guys to make it fair

 

[XLCenterFan]

It won't happen this year, but it needs to be planned. We need a regional classic at Mohegan. Us with the likes of URI, Providence, BC, Umass, UVM, Yale. Teams could rotate yearly. They did a classic there last year with no close teams - maybe St. John's?

On a similar note, anyone remember the Connecticut Mutual Classic? I was like 8/9/10, but that was similar and fun.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Kidding aside, I'd watch Livestream pick-up games in Gampel if it meant seeing this year's team on the court.

 

[bluedevil]

NCAA and conferences cancel all games but say teams can have a season only against teams in their own state with limited capacity of fans (season ticket holders for uconn can attend):

UConn
Yale
Central Connecticut
Sacred Heart
University of Hartford
Fairfield

play each team twice. Top 4 seeds play in a tournament.

1. would we win it all and go 12-0?
2. If we don’t win it all, would it be a huge embarrassment for the program or just a product of the crazy covid era?
3. Would you keep your season tickets at a prorated price or accept a full refund?
4. If the women had the same schedule, could they hold one of these schools to single digits in a game?

It would work if they played 5 vs 4 players in the games.

 

[gampelcrazies]

If there was no real season I would settle for anything. And I would 100% attend if they offered season ticket holders.

 

[glastonbury50]

If this hypothetical situation counted towards eligibility. I would not be for it.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

damn, I knew I missed one.
let’s add them in and give a division 2 team like southern the 8th spot

Add the WBB team in the 8th spot, just to annoy those here who would hate the idea, and to 'prove out' (in whatever way) what has been speculated over the years.

Thanks for the thread. Good off-season fare, especially this off-season.

 

[TheChamps990411]

the amount of pressure on uconn to not lose would be incredible.

They wouldn't. Win those games by an average of 20 points.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

This would be great for Hockey.

They had a round robin tourney with UConn, Sacred Heart, QU and Yale this year and SHU won. Investing a lot into their hockey program. Building a barn that makes what UConn is doing look like Bolton Ice Palace.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

One creative alternative: completely reframing the 20/21 schedule to keep all games regional.

There's 32 D-1 conferences, maybe have like eight groups of four conferences competing all of their games together to limit travel...like a Big East/MAAC/MAC/NEC grouping and a A-10/Conference USA/AAC/Patriot grouping...somehow try to even out the playing fields while keeping things as regional as possible.

 

[GHSWolverines]

damn, I knew I missed one.
let’s add them in and give a division 2 team like southern the 8th spot

Put in St. Joe's

 

[Improviser]

NCAA and conferences cancel all games but say teams can have a season only against teams in their own state with limited capacity of fans (season ticket holders for uconn can attend):

UConn
Yale
Central Connecticut
Sacred Heart
University of Hartford
Fairfield

play each team twice. Top 4 seeds play in a tournament.

1. would we win it all and go 12-0?
2. If we don’t win it all, would it be a huge embarrassment for the program or just a product of the crazy covid era?
3. Would you keep your season tickets at a prorated price or accept a full refund?
4. If the women had the same schedule, could they hold one of these schools to single digits in a game?

In response, maybe a different hypothetical with more competitive teams, could be based on a 100-150 mile radius. The distance would be commutable by bus, and would avoid the Covid risks of air travel and airports.

Who additional could you get with these parameters? URI, Providence, BC, St. John's, Seton Hall, Stony Brook, Albany, Vermont. Not all bad teams. Yale is a very good team now, and has been for a while. I have not personally checked out the miles these schools are from Storrs. Every team on every schedule has its cupcakes so no problem with the other in state schools.

For the better schools, you could do a home and away.

Just my take.

 

[Huskyforlife]

Not destroying them would be a huge concern.

 

[LIuconn]

If this is the best option given travel restrictions let’s set it up. Play it over winter break, maybe can include the Rhode Island and Vermont schools too