I got an email from UConn basketball.

[Palatine]

It had graphics and the following message. I am Not a basketball season ticket holder, I am an athletic donor, so the mailing list went beyond basketball. The Athletic Department is headed in the right direction.

Here's the text.


ESPN College GameDay comes to Gampel Pavilion this Saturday! The event is FREE, open
to the public and all UConn students. Seating will be general admission on a first-come,
first-served basis. We hope to fill all 10,000+ seats and show why Storrs, Connecticut is
the Mecca of College Basketball. Fans are encouraged to create and bring signs that
represent UConn in a positive manner.

Saturday, February 25th - Gampel Pavilion

8:00 AM: Gampel Doors Open
10:00 AM: Live on ESPNU
11:00 AM: Live on ESPN

All general fans are encouraged to enter through the South Doors of Gampel Pavilion.
At 12:00 PM when the show ends all fans must exit Gampel Pavilion.

RSVP for the event on Facebook

Jonathan's Ready, Are You?

UConn vs. Syracuse Game Information - SOLD OUT

6:00 PM - Gampel Doors Open
9:00 PM - Gametime - UConn vs. Syracuse

 

[UConnSwag11]

so pumped!!

 

[CL82]

I wish I could be there but I'm looking forward to watching it on tv.

 

[UConn77]

Now all these slacker college students need to be convinced to avoid the Friday night party so they can all wake up early on a Saturday.

 

[Huskies0514]

Now all these slacker college students need to be convinced to avoid the Friday night party so they can all wake up early on a Saturday.

Oh don't worry, there will be dozens of tents set up outside of Gampel on Friday night... although I can't tell you that TENT CITY won't become a party itself!

 

[UChusky916]

Does anyone know how the seat saving will work out? Can you save your seats at 8am and then leave gampel and get back in?

 

[spoop]

I was pretty amazed by the amount of pumped up students in Gampel at 8AM for the last game day, and that was "just" a women's game. It's gonna crazy.

 

[GavinEdreamy]

Does anyone know how the seat saving will work out? Can you save your seats at 8am and then leave gampel and get back in?

Good luck with that. If you want to keep the seat you have for game day in the student section, you better just turn around and start waiting as soon as you exit the doors at noon. No way you'll be able to actually save any seats. The other students will just throw your stuff on the ground.

 

[UChusky916]

Good luck with that. If you want to keep the seat you have for game day in the student section, you better just turn around and start waiting as soon as you exit the doors at noon. No way you'll be able to actually save any seats. The other students will just throw your stuff on the ground.

I meant like saving my own seat, not for others. Like if I'm there at 8am but I wanna do other stuff and come back... can I do that?

 

[AJC88]

I honestly doubt with the amount of people that are going to be at this game that anyone would allow you to save a seat.