I'm still in....it's all I know

[uconndogs]

Between this new coaching staff, post season ban and conference realignment it's not easy being a die hard Husky fan. In fact, it's miserable.

But, I started on that campus watching Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullen regularly embarrassing Don Perno's crew (we called him Dumb Porno). Soccer games drew bigger crowds than football games back then. I would have guessed I would end up on the moon before I ever saw UCONN in the Fiesta Bowl. It's all been a blast. I remember that assh*le Leatner breaking my heart keeping that magical team out of a Final Four. I remember dancing around the house at 1:00 in the morning with my wife and kids when Coach K yelled "take him!" to Trajan Langdon and Ricky Moore shut him down. I remember tears running down my face when Edsall looked up to the sky at Notre Dame and said "that one's for you Jazz".

I spent four wonderful years in Storrs. Was the first member of my family to get a college degree because the good people of Connecticut made it an affordable place for a family of our means to send their kids. Met my lovely wife. It's a big part of who I am.

So I'm too old, too stupid and to blue and white to be anything other than a Husky.

Wonderful Holidays Boneyarders.

 

[noeynox]

May not be the best of times right at this time, but its always Great being a Husky fan. Go Huskies.

Merry Christmas!!! And Happy Holidays to all yarders.

 

[mcs333]

2012 was just a horrible year for the huskies. The hit list of all the things that went wrong is long and all Husky fans know what they are. I can't wait for the calendar year to end. 2013 just has to be better. I hope and pray good fortunes are headed our way. I for one believe good things are headed our way. There is to 2013!!!

 

[Dann]

hope everyone enjoys the holidays(cept for warde). seems we are going to be hearing some byu/uconn to the b12 rumors this week. enjoy.

 

[Hoophound]

hope everyone enjoys the holidays(cept for warde). seems we are going to be hearing some byu/uconn to the b12 rumors this week. enjoy.

BYU/Cincy makes more sense, unless we are playing a couple home football games per year in NYC.

 

[The Funster]

Hey, I'll take an invite to the Pac with two home games in Timbuktu at this point.

 

[Dooley]

UConn's proximity and draw in NYC will land them in a better conference at some point. B12 would be interesting: a great football conference and decent hoops too. Even if it doesn't happen, I'd just be happy to see UConn's name thrown around out there in relation to a conference other than the ACC.

 

[Hoophound]

HFD, where are u seeing these rumors?

 

[mets1090]

hope everyone enjoys the holidays(cept for warde). seems we are going to be hearing some byu/uconn to the b12 rumors this week. enjoy.

I was really hoping I would have to hold up my promise to buy drinks for you and the others from the gameday chat room.

 

[jdb50]

If that is the USS Connecticut HfD we are in big trouble, I only see two guns on that ship, we need more firepower. Ready to put 2012 to bed, let's go with Lucky 2013 for UConn Huskies fortunes in the future.

 

[UconnMICK]

At least it looks a little more impressive than the USS Monitor that Warde is piloting. So at least we got that going for us... which is nice...

 

[The Funster]

HFD, where are u seeing these rumors?

At the bottom of a shot glass

 

[geordi]

Between this new coaching staff, post season ban and conference realignment it's not easy being a die hard Husky fan. In fact, it's miserable.

But, I started on that campus watching Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullen regularly embarrassing Don Perno's crew (we called him Dumb Porno). Soccer games drew bigger crowds than football games back then. I would have guessed I would end up on the moon before I ever saw UCONN in the Fiesta Bowl. It's all been a blast. I remember that assh*le Leatner breaking my heart keeping that magical team out of a Final Four. I remember dancing around the house at 1:00 in the morning with my wife and kids when Coach K yelled "take him!" to Trajan Langdon and Ricky Moore shut him down. I remember tears running down my face when Edsall looked up to the sky at Notre Dame and said "that one's for you Jazz".

I spent four wonderful years in Storrs. Was the first member of my family to get a college degree because the good people of Connecticut made it an affordable place for a family of our means to send their kids. Met my lovely wife. It's a big part of who I am.

So I'm too old, too stupid and to blue and white to be anything other than a Husky.

Wonderful Holidays Boneyarders.

Man, I could've written that. Thanks for the perspective.

 

[RioDog]

Great post.
The worst of times make the best of times all the sweeter (just ask Giants fans).

In my lifetime (I`m 49 and reasonably healthy) I:

• Fully expect UConn to be playing in ~Big Boy~ conference
• Fully expect we will kick the bajeezus out of a marquis program in a BCS (or whatever the future equivalent will be) bowl
• Fully expect we will be a consistent top 25 football team
• Fully expect we will regularly challenge for conference championships
• Fully expect the stadium will be expanded to 50k+
• Have a reasonable expectation that we will play for a national championship (this probability could increase alot with a well-developed playoff system)
• Have an outside expectation that we will have a Heisman trophy winner
• Have an outside expectation that a 60k+ stadium will be built on campus

I have casual interest in other sports (World Cup Soccer, Brazilian pro soccer), I really like UConn hoops and ND football (its a family thing) but for me the sun rises and sets on UConn football. To borrow a phrase from Queen:` Only (UConn) football gives us thrills. Rock and Roll just pays the bills. Only our team is the REAL team .`
GO DOGS!