You don't get anything extra from TV for playing Duke at home. That's not how the TV contracts work. Hopefully, the AD thinks of a potential Duke game as a benefit for season ticket holders, students, and UConn fans.
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Yeah that name is a long story. But nice comment.
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How long have you been on the Boneyard? Lol
How do they treat TV money for out of conference games? I'd have to imagine the schools get more for big games like this than they do for conference games, which are dictated by the conference contract with TV. Are a certain amount of out of conference home games part of that Big East contract?
I won’t be there but will buy the first 2000 beers. Tell me who to contact
So how long did it take the Red Sox to get over the curse of the Bambino. When I was growing up the Yankees beating the Red Sox was a given. Jester believed it. I know baseball players tend to be the most superstitious since it is a game of failure, but they think about it. And that was 50 years after the curse. I get the players will say that it has no impact but is that really true. Just say this year we play Duke in the final four. How many times do you think the media will bring up the track record. How many times will the players read it. Biggest upset in championship history when it happened in 1999. And scared is not the word I used. What did Yogi say 90% of this game is mental the other half is physical. I am guessing you are not a fan of the sage burning ritual. Because on that one we could have some fun. Of course they(the players) would not care if they were not even born when we last beat them. But they will read about it. Sometimes that can be motivation but more often than not, doubt is never something to visualize before a game. I understand fans would like to see this series happen but I just don’t think it is the right thing especially if it’s a Cameron and XL thing. That is kind of a lose/lose imo.
Actually lost to them on December 18, 2014 in East Rutherford - the duke fans were super obnoxious and way too many of them.
Yes, it's really true. That curse was something fans cared about and didn't remotely affect the players mindset of whether they could win a series against the Yankees
They might bring it up a bunch, but the track record is not nearly as one sided as you imply. We don't even have a winning record all time against Duke
No, the players won't read about it. They won't even care about the hypothetical articles being written. You come across as scared to play Duke, you shouldn't be. We're UConn
No, the Big East media contract controls all home games hosted by a Big East school. So, it doesn't matter if UConn plays Duke or Stonehill at home in a given year. Over the long run, the media partners want a conference to schedule good out of conference games to enhance the schedule.
I was lucky I did not get a ride that night. All props to my wife. I maybe had a few too many beers before and during. But once we left and I had attitude adjustment assistance, we had a great time bar hopping that night. That game I think was the Friday after Thanksgiving. We had just gotten married the year before there is nothing like New York during Christmas. Everything about that weekend was great except the game. And I just went back and looked Scheyer was a starting guard on that team. I really don’t like Dook…..
Why don’t we play it early season at the Rent & draw 50k?
Assumes price inelasticity.
Yes and i think it exists, are you an economics professor?
If you went back 25 years instead of 20, UConn beat Duke in 1999 and they were supposedly the best team ever.
