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Message: [QUOTE="Chief00, post: 5119495, member: 11108"] Agree with Alex that games should be sold out, even cupcakes. But, the fans are like fourth or fifth down the list on who to blame: 1) CRDA has to take some responsibility for their poor game day management of XL and their focus on the elite Premium Suite type corporate fans at the expense of long time season ticket holders experience at the games. Long restroom lines, crowded concourses, etc. Yet, 95% of the fans’ experience are ignored in the $145 million in XL upgrades. 2) The very real conflict between the UConn President and state politicians. While to secure funding she agreed to play Hartford games, UConn shamefully deep sixed the caliber of the XL opponents, played most meaningful weekend games at Gampel and stuck XL with a mid week schedule. 3) The National Champions were also screwed by the incompetent or hating UConn Big East Commissioner's office. Seven away Big East weekend games to four at home. That includes a Friday night Gampel game. What a reward for making tournament money for all conference schools to split. 4) A poor job by the Athletic Dept scheduling games. The last Fall exam is 12/15 and classes start for the spring on 1/21. Yet, Providence and Creighton games are at Gampel during this period. Yet, the 1/21 Butler game is at XL. Even the cupcake schedule could have had more familar named schools for the Casual Fans. I could go on but they need a guy like Chief to actually focus on the majority of fans experience and customer service. The fans have zero knowledgeable advocates in the power structures chain of commands. Fixing very fixable problems would make games a better experience for both fans and players. The players deserve sellouts and everyone has failed them. [/QUOTE]

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