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I do not see why the St. Pete bowl date would be a big issue. You can fly to either Tampa or Orlando (1.5 hr drive at most) late on the 25th, which would allow you to spend most of Christmas day with your family, and then be ready for the game the next day. With an 11AM kickoff, you could even return home the day of the game and only spend a day away.
 
freescooter said:
We were 6-6 with 1 win over a team wth better than a .500 record. There are lots of things that I think Warde has screwed up where his defenders argue "out of his control" but in this case it really is. I hope he is lobbying Aresco and the assorted bowl bigwigs to get the best available but in this case the only screwup would be if we were somehow left out. If 6-6 gets you an 11 am kick off on December 26 that's what it gets you. And while I get why folks would love the Pinstripe, if I were a player and offered Boca or the Bronx at the end of December I'm on the first plane south.
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Exactly. UConn is not in the drivers seat. Freescooter is "right on". In as much as UConn fans want a "good" opponent in a "good" bowl, there probably just as many fans bases on the other side of a bowl equation that don't want to play UConn. Our 6-6 record and performance is what it is, wins came primarily at the expense of sub .500 teams, and UConn does not pack a lot of offensive punch.
 
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tduconn said:
Exactly. UConn is not in the drivers seat. Freescooter is "right on". In as much as UConn fans want a "good" opponent in a "good" bowl, there probably just as many fans bases on the other side of a bowl equation that don't want to play UConn. Our 6-6 record and performance is what it is, wins came primarily at the expense of sub .500 teams, and UConn does not pack a lot of offensive punch.
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If you say Freescooter is "right on" one more time, Fishy will throat punch you. :eek:
 
We are 6-6 and our attendance this past season was putrid. Bowls aren't going to do any backflips in trying to invite us - even if it's a 5-7 P5 program. If we are invited to Hawaii, we happily say "Aloha, b1tches!" and donate tickets through the school.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Just saw this:

Boca Raton Bowl
FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Florida
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Schlabach: Memphis vs. Toledo
McMurphy: UConn vs. Toledo
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I would hate for McMurphy to be right about this.

First of all, Toledo is having a heck of a year. Until they lost to Western Michigan, they were looking to sneak into the G5 top spot. But if you beat them, people around the nation will say, "So what? It's Toledo." I hate being in lose-lose situations, so I'd rather go up against a "household name" program that gets more credit than they deserve...
 
If the AAC is smart they will try to set up as many 'wins' as they can. That means USF gets a better team and UConn/Tulsa get the Sun Beasts of the world. They could also use the 'ticket' strategy and put teams where they are more likely to bring the most fans. The lightest traveling team gets Hawaii. If they adopt a 'Ryder Cup' strategy then they lock up as many wins by sacrificing a team or two to the strongest opponents and go for a 6-2 record.

I think they ask the host committees which teams they want and the ones paying more get preference after you account for the academic schedules.
 
My opinion is that this bowl game is MUCH bigger than the quality of our team or our opponent. This is a huge opportunity to show that there is, in fact, a following -- and we need to get as many butts in the seats as possible! When those cameras pan across the crowds, I'd much rather see a sea of 20000 UConn fans in New York than a few hundred die-hards in St. Pete.
As much as I'd like to be traveling somewhere warm in a few weeks, I think that the Toilet Bowl at Yankee Stadium will have the greatest impact on the perception of the program.
Winning at the box office is just as important as winning on the field if we want to start talking about that P5 invite.
 
Secondbace said:
My opinion is that this bowl game is MUCH bigger than the quality of our team or our opponent. This is a huge opportunity to show that there is, in fact, a following -- and we need to get as many butts in the seats as possible! When those cameras pan across the crowds, I'd much rather see a sea of 20000 UConn fans in New York than a few hundred die-hards in St. Pete.
As much as I'd like to be traveling somewhere warm in a few weeks, I think that the Toilet Bowl at Yankee Stadium will have the greatest impact on the perception of the program.
Winning at the box office is just as important as winning on the field if we want to start talking about that P5 invite.
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20,000 UCONN fans at Yankee Stadium? That's basically the whole season ticket base.
 
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NavinRJohnson said:
20,000 UCONN fans at Yankee Stadium? That's basically the whole season ticket base.
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Just threw out a number... I'm guessing we had 12k at the army game last year. I think that a bowl game at Yankee Stadium would draw significantly higher. Maybe?
 
Secondbace said:
Just threw out a number... I'm guessing we had 12k at the army game last year. I think that a bowl game at Yankee Stadium would draw significantly higher. Maybe?
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3-5K tops and that's being generous. Nebraska travels between 20-30K and they are on the high end. They pack the place for the Holiday Bowl in San Diego.
 
Secondbace said:
Just threw out a number... I'm guessing we had 12k at the army game last year. I think that a bowl game at Yankee Stadium would draw significantly higher. Maybe?
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It doesn't matter because the Pinstripe is a pipe dream. Maybe if we won against Temple.
 
NavinRJohnson said:
3-5K tops and that's being generous. Nebraska travels between 20-30K and they are on the high end. They pack the place for the Holiday Bowl in San Diego.
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You think we only had 3-5k at the Army game? And then you expect us to pay attention to anything else you say?
 
NavinRJohnson said:
3-5K tops and that's being generous. Nebraska travels between 20-30K and they are on the high end. They pack the place for the Holiday Bowl in San Diego.
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3-5K UConn fans at Yankee stadium if we make the Pinstripe Bowl? I'll take the over and lay big time odds. I think we'd be in the 10-15K ballpark for that game. Now, maybe only 3-5K buy tickets thru the school's bowl package (depending on pricing and what is on the market, similar to Fiesta Bowl), but the eye ball test will prove it's 10K+. It's a train ride, day trip for the majority of the season ticket holders. Enough days after Christmas and before NYE. You'll get at least half your season ticket base going, plus a fair amount of non season ticket holders.
 
HuskyHawk said:
It doesn't matter because the Pinstripe is a pipe dream. Maybe if we won against Temple.
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Not as much as one would think.
Have been seeing everyone from UConn to Cal being touted for the Pinstripe Bowl. They could very well sneak into this game.
 
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31GuardTrap said:
Not as much as one would think.
Have been seeing everyone from UConn to Cal being touted for the Pinstripe Bowl. They could very well sneak into this game.
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It's pretty unlikely given who controls it.
 
It's all going to depend on how they hand out the 5-7 invites. I would bet the farm that Nebraska would get this as a "B1G rep" over an at large, if given the chance.
 
Excalibur said:
You think we only had 3-5k at the Army game? And then you expect us to pay attention to anything else you say?
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I didn't say 3-5K at the Army game. I have no idea what was there against Army. I said that is what I would think there would be for the Pinstripe Bowl if it happens.
 
If the Pinstripe has the chance to get a 5-7 Nebraska team to come, they're taking them. Their fans travel better than almost anyone and they are a big name draw nationally.
 
SAMCRO said:
3-5K UConn fans at Yankee stadium if we make the Pinstripe Bowl? I'll take the over and lay big time odds. I think we'd be in the 10-15K ballpark for that game. Now, maybe only 3-5K buy tickets thru the school's bowl package (depending on pricing and what is on the market, similar to Fiesta Bowl), but the eye ball test will prove it's 10K+. It's a train ride, day trip for the majority of the season ticket holders. Enough days after Christmas and before NYE. You'll get at least half your season ticket base going, plus a fair amount of non season ticket holders.
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Pinstripe is the day after Christmas. I just don't see 10K plus. Hope I'm wrong if ever invited to Yakee Stadium.
 
NavinRJohnson said:
20,000 UCONN fans at Yankee Stadium? That's basically the whole season ticket base.
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Closer to that than 3-5.

Pinstripe would attract UConn fans living in New York, and in Fairfield County. Different crowd than the season ticket base.

Not that we're going.
 
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NavinRJohnson said:
Pinstripe is the day after Christmas. I just don't see 10K plus. Hope I'm wrong if ever invited to Yakee Stadium.
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UConn would do fine the day after Christmas. It'd be against a P5 school. Heck 7k went to go watch Boston College beat the crap out of the hockey team. 22K showed up to sit through the SMU game last year. I couldn't even do that. We're probably the Pinstripes best bet at filling the place... Temple fans don't even travel to their own stadium let alone to a bowl game...

I still don't think we'll get it. It's a baseball stadium in Florida for us.
 
Waquoit said:
FWIW, UConn played one of their Top 5 games in Birmingham.
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The big plus of the Birmingham is that it looks like it will probably have an SEC team. That being said if Auburn goes to there I'm not sure I want that bowl game at all. I'd line up against a Sun Belt team.
 
IMind said:
UConn would do fine the day after Christmas. It'd be against a P5 school. Heck 7k went to go watch Boston College beat the crap out of the hockey team. 22K showed up to sit through the SMU game last year. I couldn't even do that. We're probably the Pinstripes best bet at filling the place... Temple fans don't even travel to their own stadium let alone to a bowl game...

I still don't think we'll get it. It's a baseball stadium in Florida for us.
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About 3K sat through SMU last year. I was one of them. It was awful. The only comical thing about the game was when SMU got flagged 3-4 times when trying to take a knee in victory formation. They got flagged for illegal formation.
 
sportsart said:
If you say Freescooter is "right on" one more time, Fishy will throat punch you. :eek:
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NavinRJohnson said:
20,000 UCONN fans at Yankee Stadium? That's basically the whole season ticket base.
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Honestly, with all the alumn in the area, don't think 20k UCONN fans in da Bronx would be a stretch.
 
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