Is the BYU/UConn game sold out?

[UConnKev]

My tailgate went from 5 people to over 20 with some perseverance and of course $20 tickets.

 

[Dooley]

Tank McNamara had a series of strips a while back that stuck with me. They were talking about support for women's sports in particular but the punchline is applicable here. Is UConn football a pasttime or a cause? Because if it is a cause, count me out. There are many more and better causes. When I try to sell UConn FB, I'm selling the fun of the game and the tailgate. Selling tickets like their are some kind of obligation is a loser. The "casual" fan isn't swayed by hand wringing about stuff like revenue streams. Saying that "we ARE in a desperate time" is an insult to those that are really in desperate times.

C'mon man, you're reaching here. We all know that there are other causes in the world more important that UCONN football, basketball, hockey, baseball, whatever sport of choice. But we don't come over to the Boneyard to discuss those...we come here to discuss UCONN athletics (unless the Cesspool thread suddenly becomes a magnet for global problems). So when we say things like we are in a desperate CR situation, you have to take those comments in context. If I, or anyone, said that on an ABC News forum or CNN forum, then I would expect to be greeted with this kind of an answer. But here, all I read is bemoaning and complaining about our AAC conference affiliation. If we all want out, the only thing we can do as a fanbase is support the school and its athletic programs. Yes, we all go for fun and good times. But how would a fan who has never been to a football game know about just how much fun the tailgate and game are until they go? Until then, they'll be content to watch the game from home or, worse yet, not watch the game at all.

 

[BlueMAB]

If anyone can help out with 2 tickets, please PM me. My girl just moved to Connecticut and would love to go. We are on a super tight budget for now.

AAA had a special with half price tickets. $40 for a pair (not including fees). Top of the Rent.

 

[cttxus]

C'mon man, you're reaching here. We all know that there are other causes in the world more important that UCONN football, basketball, hockey, baseball, whatever sport of choice. But we don't come over to the Boneyard to discuss those...we come here to discuss UCONN athletics (unless the Cesspool thread suddenly becomes a magnet for global problems). So when we say things like we are in a desperate CR situation, you have to take those comments in context. If I, or anyone, said that on an ABC News forum or CNN forum, then I would expect to be greeted with this kind of an answer. But here, all I read is bemoaning and complaining about our AAC conference affiliation. If we all want out, the only thing we can do as a fanbase is support the school and its athletic programs. Yes, we all go for fun and good times. But how would a fan who has never been to a football game know about just how much fun the tailgate and game are until they go? Until then, they'll be content to watch the game from home or, worse yet, not watch the game at all.

Well said.

 

[Adios]

AAA had a special with half price tickets. $40 for a pair (not including fees). Top of the Rent.

I have no cash to my name for another week. Besides some quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies.

 

[J187Money]

I have no cash to my name for another week. Besides some quarters, nickels, dimes and pennies.

Butch - I just bought you 2 tickets to the game. They are being emailed to me. PM me so I can send you the email. #FILLTHERENT

 

[Dooley]

Butch - I just bought you 2 tickets to the game. They are being emailed to me. PM me so I can send you the email. #FILLTHERENT

Nicely done J187Money.

 

[Kgun7]

Butch - I just bought you 2 tickets to the game. They are being emailed to me. PM me so I can send you the email. #FILLTHERENT

The Power of The Boneyard at work again ...

 

[WestHartHusk]

Butch - I just bought you 2 tickets to the game. They are being emailed to me. PM me so I can send you the email. #FILLTHERENT

You are the man.

 

[junglehusky]

MVP! MVP!

 

[huskypantz]

Butch - I just bought you 2 tickets to the game. They are being emailed to me. PM me so I can send you the email. #FILLTHERENT

Dude that's too cool.

 

[J187Money]

Butch will officially be #inthehouse. #huskyup

I have been inspired by some of the other donations.

#spreadlove

 

[Ldandy]

I'm a nevada fan and BYU fans always say that before games in Reno. Reality is that less than 25% of the fans are ever BYU fans and that's in a town with a huge Mormon population and a reasonable drive/short flight from Provo. In Connecticut the BYU contingent will be minimal.

Not true. No less than BYU Dad said they will fill your place. They will all be coming to get their super secret/awesome Y Box Prizes LOL. I hope you guys smack them in the mouth on Friday and prove the skeptics wrong this season. If the national media doesn't want to give your school any respect, then you'll just have to take it.

 

[cttxus]

Waiting for the sump pump to empty my pool so I thought I'd come in and count the green dots. I was getting a little cross-eyed towards the end but it looks like there are still about 1,296 seats unsold. Is that be possible?

 

[UConnDan97]

Butch - I just bought you 2 tickets to the game. They are being emailed to me. PM me so I can send you the email. #FILLTHERENT

Big time move, brotha! Very nice, indeed. With Butch in the house, there's no way we can lose. 13-0 has just been sealed, ladies and gents!!!

 

[UconnFamily]

Butch - I just bought you 2 tickets to the game. They are being emailed to me. PM me so I can send you the email. #FILLTHERENT

Amazing!

 

[Fishy]

Butch - I just bought you 2 tickets to the game. They are being emailed to me. PM me so I can send you the email. #FILLTHERENT

Step aside - we have a man of action amongst us. Nicely done.

Okay, crazy person time....I took last night's green dot count that our little one did for us (1,248) and went back through some of the sections.

Some of the high availability sections have become low availability.

204 went from 100+ tickets to about half of that.
230 went from about 100 to 35.
221 went from 47 to 3.

Most sections sold seats today, but those were the standouts. Section 239 should be turned into a beer garden or a koi pond or a mini-mart.....no one wants to sit there.

And I've decided to call this insanity the Dooley Ticket Ticker® in honor of the poster most likely to be caught on camera Friday trying to sit in as many seats in 239 as is humanly possible.

 

[Adios]

Big time move, brotha! Very nice, indeed. With Butch in the house, there's no way we can lose. 13-0 has just been sealed, ladies and gents!!!

Don't jinx us!

 

[Sky ball]

Butch - I just bought you 2 tickets to the game. They are being emailed to me. PM me so I can send you the email. #FILLTHERENT

J187Money for President!

 

[Dooley]

And I've decided to call this insanity the Dooley Ticket Ticker® in honor of the poster most likely to be caught on camera Friday trying to sit in as many seats in 239 as is humanly possible.

Truth be told, I am working to broker a deal with the ticket office to scoop up whatever remaining tickets there are so I can bring them all to the gate with me to have scanned. So far, they've declined my "interesting trade" offer of Jon Voigt's undershirt.

If the gates won't scan unoccupied tickets, then I am also working on assembling an army of life-sized dolls to take with me to the games. One issue: I can't find any said dolls that don't have mouths and legs open wide. I suppose there is a silver lining to this - I have PLENTY of booze smuggling opportunities. Security may confiscate the oral contraband, but the crotch is way off limits.

 

[UConnDan97]

Don't jinx us!

You just get there. I'll take care of the "winning" part...

(along with the players and coaches, of course....so it's me, the players, and the coaches...)

 

[Jerry27]

Truth be told, I am working to broker a deal with the ticket office to scoop up whatever remaining tickets there are so I can bring them all to the gate with me to have scanned. So far, they've declined my "interesting trade" offer of Jon Voigt's undershirt.

If the gates won't scan unoccupied tickets, then I am also working on assembling an army of life-sized dolls to take with me to the games. One issue: I can't find any said dolls that don't have mouths and legs open wide. I suppose there is a silver lining to this - I have PLENTY of booze smuggling opportunities. Security may confiscate the oral contraband, but the crotch is way off limits.

Picture it, headlines in thenext days paper;
Man escorted from Rentschler Field
A man was removed from the UConn home opener when he was caught on the jumbotron fondling several other spectators. As it turned out he was only retreiving the booze from between the legs of several blowup dolls he brought in to fill empty seats. Charges were not filed as the embarassment of the incident was deemed to be punishment enough.

In related news he was later issued a citation from new Head Coach Bob Diaco and Athletic Director Warde Manuel for going above and beyong the expectations of #FILLTHERENT.

 

[LIUCHusky]

Step aside - we have a man of action amongst us. Nicely done.

Okay, crazy person time....I took last night's green dot count that our little one did for us (1,248) and went back through some of the sections.

Some of the high availability sections have become low availability.

204 went from 100+ tickets to about half of that.
230 went from about 100 to 35.
221 went from 47 to 3.

Most sections sold seats today, but those were the standouts. Section 239 should be turned into a beer garden or a koi pond or a mini-mart.....no one wants to sit there.

And I've decided to call this insanity the Dooley Ticket Ticker® in honor of the poster most likely to be caught on camera Friday trying to sit in as many seats in 239 as is humanly possible.

Just wondering, did your daughter count the chair back seats as well. If you use the code (filltherent) they show up as sold because they are not part of the $20.00 promo. There are at least 150 of those left.

 

[Dooley]

Picture it, headlines in thenext days paper;
Man escorted from Rentschler Field
A man was removed from the UConn home opener when he was caught on the jumbotron fondling several other spectators. As it turned out he was only retreiving the booze from between the legs of several blowup dolls he brought in to fill empty seats. Charges were not filed as the embarassment of the incident was deemed to be punishment enough.

In related news he was later issued a citation from new Head Coach Bob Diaco and Athletic Director Warde Manuel for going above and beyong the expectations of #FILLTHERENT.

Embarrassed?!?!? Who would be embarrassed to retrieve a bottle of Jim Beam from the loving plastic embrace of a s e x doll's crotch?

This thread is going down hill fast and I completely blame myself. I'm going to punch myself in the throat.

 

[BlueMAB]

I've taken care of Butch's parking.

Who's going to buy him and his girlfriend a beer?