Jeff Jacobs Conveying our sentiments...

[Chief00]

Down by 7? I still remember the technical he got in Chestnut Hill in a huge game to end the regular season in (I think) '03 while we were opening the game with a 14-0 run.

In Jim’s World just don’t call BC a rival - how could they be a rival? - we beat them 22 times in a row!

 

[Chief00]

I like Jacobs as he was the only writer with the balls to challenge Calhoun. JC, like most coaches was a control freak and Jacobs provided a contrarian point of view.

Jacobs would throw a hissy fit. He wasn’t even remotely on JC’s level to seriously challenge him on anything.

 

[Marty Jackson]

Jeff Jacobs: Empty Seats, Full Anger From UConn Fans

"While it is impossible to canvas every UConn fan, social media certainly does send some loud messages. And Twitter and message boards have been very, very loud and nasty in recent days with dissatisfaction about Kevin Ollie and the UConn basketball program. You know what sends an even louder message? Hundreds and hundreds of empty seats. "

"Well, Jim Calhoun isn't walking through that door. In fact, the former coach left during the second half. One fewer seat filled."

Very fair article. I usually disagree with him, but unless I parse or dig deep, I can’t this time.

Yes, empty seats speak volumes. Yes, the offense has looked flat. Yes, the Oregon loss looked good, the MSU game showed where we were against a top team, and Arkansas was a stink bomb.

And now 3800 (or was it 6800? Article mentions two numbers), show up to see a gritty win against a team that has no business thinking they could win.

It is 7 games in, one bad loss, a weak and predictable offense, and injuries galore. It’s early for sure.

But, our thoughts aren’t ‘Ollie needs to keep this up’... it’s ‘ollie Needs to right the course’. Wins for Uconn count. But winning with swagger against top teams are the expectation. Anything less doesn’t warrant my attendance.

Good article.

 

[Chief00]

Very fair article. I usually disagree with him, but unless I parse or dig deep, I can’t this time.

Yes, empty seats speak volumes. Yes, the offense has looked flat. Yes, the Oregon loss looked good, the MSU game showed where we were against a top team, and Arkansas was a stink bomb.

And now 3800 (or was it 6800? Article mentions two numbers), show up to see a gritty win against a team that has no business thinking they could win.

It is 7 games in, one bad loss, a weak and predictable offense, and injuries galore. It’s early for sure.

But, our thoughts aren’t ‘Ollie needs to keep this up’... it’s ‘ollie Needs to right the course’. Wins for Uconn count. But winning with swagger against top teams are the expectation. Anything less doesn’t warrant my attendance.

Good article.

I hear you but as a fan you don’t get a pass either - showing up only if we get a win against an elite team - sounds pretty entitled. You need to step up a little.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Very fair article. I usually disagree with him, but unless I parse or dig deep, I can’t this time.

Yes, empty seats speak volumes. Yes, the offense has looked flat. Yes, the Oregon loss looked good, the MSU game showed where we were against a top team, and Arkansas was a stink bomb.

And now 3800 (or was it 6800? Article mentions two numbers), show up to see a gritty win against a team that has no business thinking they could win.

It is 7 games in, one bad loss, a weak and predictable offense, and injuries galore. It’s early for sure.

But, our thoughts aren’t ‘Ollie needs to keep this up’... it’s ‘ollie Needs to right the course’. Wins for Uconn count. But winning with swagger against top teams are the expectation. Anything less doesn’t warrant my attendance.

Good article.

3,800 fans, 6,800 empty seats

 

[HadleysHope]

I hear you but as a fan you don’t get a pass either - showing up only if we get a win against an elite team - sounds pretty entitled. You need to step up a little.

Talk about entitlement, a team who plays "I'm gonna be in the NBA someday" offense and matador defense isn't entitled to fans in the seats.

This isn't the rec, it's big time cbb, the coach is over 3m per year, his special agent in charge of recruiting is raking a 6 figure salary.
You want to pine for the good ol days when you and 250 of your closest friends sat in the field house and cheered on the campus studs be my guest, I'm currently supporting the next head coach

 

[Chief00]

Talk about entitlement, a team who plays "I'm gonna be in the NBA someday" offense and matador defense isn't entitled to fans in the seats.

This isn't the rec, it's big time cbb, the coach is over 3m per year, his special agent in charge of recruiting is raking a 6 figure salary.
You want to pine for the good ol days when you and 250 of your closest friends sat in the field house and cheered on the campus studs be my guest, I'm currently supporting the next head coach

It’s a college team, cheer on your school. If you were better informed you would know I collaborated on the Blaze principles that address some of the recruiting issues we faced. But, I agree things are interconnected and other issues need to be addressed as well. But, unlike you, I have actually done something.

 

[HadleysHope]

It’s a college team, cheer on your school. If you were better informed you would know I collaborated on the Blaze principles that address some of the recruiting issues we faced. But, I agree things are interconnected and other issues need to be addressed as well. But, unlike you, I have actually done something.

Aren't you one of the guys who thought adding Chillious to the staff from Washington would improve the team somehow? How's that game preparation looking to you these days?

 

[Chief00]

Aren't you one of the guys who thought adding Chillious to the staff from Washington would improve the team somehow? How's that game preparation looking to you these days?

He has helped a great deal with recruiting in a short time. That was where I thought he would help the most. Also, I think he has improved team morale. It has not quite frankly manifested it to team play on the court. I know these are nuances to new fans but keep asking questions. Best Regards, Chief

 

[Bonk]

Jeff Jacobs being mad at UConn fans for not showing up to watch a poor product on the court is like being mad at businesses for leaving this dying state. Make a change, improve the current situation and people will come to the games. Not everyone is a die hard loyal fan, you have to make people want to come to the games.

 

[sammydabiz]

Bull. JC did it out of his own anger and frustration. There was no love involved.

What?!? If that was the case the 20+ past players wouldnt have showed up at his HOF ceremony. They all love JC.

Go peddle your fake news somewhere else bro, I hear syracusefan.com has some openings

 

[Marty Jackson]

I hear you but as a fan you don’t get a pass either - showing up only if we get a win against an elite team - sounds pretty entitled. You need to step up a little.

I go to games. I am not going to lie. I don't have much interest in going to see UConn play Columbia. Throw Yale, BU, and Quinnipiac in that group as well.

I didn't go to those games 20 years ago, and I'm not going now. If that makes me less of a fan, so be it. I don't owe UConn anything. If I'm driving to CT and buying tickets, it's gonna be a game I want to be at. And right now, there aren't many games I want to be at. Sorry to say.

 

[Marty Jackson]

It’s a college team, cheer on your school. If you were better informed you would know I collaborated on the Blaze principles that address some of the recruiting issues we faced. But, I agree things are interconnected and other issues need to be addressed as well. But, unlike you, I have actually done something.

I'm really sorry, but UConn isn't my school. I grew up in CT, followed the program and have been a fan since.
I really don't think fans need to justify their fanhood, nor do we need to be lectured about what you've done.
Get over yourself.

 

[Chief00]

I go to games. I am not going to lie. I don't have much interest in going to see UConn play Columbia. Throw Yale, BU, and Quinnipiac in that group as well.

I didn't go to those games 20 years ago, and I'm not going now. If that makes me less of a fan, so be it. I don't owe UConn anything. If I'm driving to CT and buying tickets, it's gonna be a game I want to be at. And right now, there aren't many games I want to be at. Sorry to say.

I think you have revealed yourself. There is nothing further that needs to be said.

 

[Danzz]

What?!? If that was the case the 20+ past players wouldnt have showed up at his HOF ceremony. They all love JC.

Go peddle your fake news somewhere else bro, I hear syracusefan.com has some openings

You have a reading disability. I was talking about the moment JC would go off not how he felt about his players overall but you are too dumb to get it. I never said JC's players didn't love him, in fact I said just the opposite.You obviously didn't read the entire post. Either that or you are just stupid.

 

[T-Squared]

The only thing I take away from that article is Jacobs giving the finger to the Boneyard for trashing him, he doesn't give a hoot about UConn basketball and doesn't speak for the fans.

LOL - get over yourself. I didn't see The Boneyard mentioned once in that article. Nobody gives a crap about what gets said on this site - except the self-entitled whiners that bitch about every little thing that they think is wrong with the program.

 

[HadleysHope]

He has helped a great deal with recruiting in a short time. That was where I thought he would help the most. Also, I think he has improved team morale. It has not quite frankly manifested it to team play on the court. I know these are nuances to new fans but keep asking questions. Best Regards, Chief

So he's helped with recruiting and moral, which doesn't translate to the court, makes sense.

I think the moral issue (if there is one) has something to do with putting mid major level players in Uconn gear, but I guess it could be coming from Chillious.

 

[tennmike]

So he's helped with recruiting and moral, which doesn't translate to the court, makes sense.

I think the moral issue (if there is one) has something to do with putting mid major level players in Uconn gear, but I guess it could be coming from Chillious.

I'll add that if the coaches are taking recruiting advise from this blowhard underpants guy, they should be fired.

 

[August_West]

Face it. Fans are just as much a problem as the product they criticize

Bingo.