'With all this manure, there must be a pony in here somewhere!'”I would like a pony.
'With all this manure, there must be a pony in here somewhere!'”I would like a pony.
Mora is telling people what they NEED to hear. We need a real on campus stadium, a conference and more financial support to be taken seriously as a football program.
Great idea! And horses! Fits UConn more so than generic concrete stands on abandoned contaminated runways.Will everyone get a pony too?
Sure, I enjoy going to the Rent too. It's very easy to get to, awesome for tailgating, and caters to everyone off campus who finds it too difficult to get to Storrs. It will never be power material though, and it sucks for students. But until we get that invite, use the cheapest band-aids.Everyone I have brought to the Rent have been impressed by the experience, especially tailgating. There are not many college stadiums that are as easy to get to with almost unlimited parking for tailgating for the home fans as well as the visitors. The seating is terrific with no bad seats and plenty of leg room, especially when compared to older stadiums. Compared to other stadiums, there are enough restrooms at The Rent as well.
Since UConn has been bad, it sucks for students (and for many fans), but when UConn was good, people showed up including students. Sure, an on campus stadium would be great, but let's start winning first.Sure, I enjoy going to the Rent too. It's very easy to get to, awesome for tailgating, and caters to everyone off campus who finds it too difficult to get to Storrs. It will never be power material though, and it sucks for students. But until we get that invite, use the cheapest band-aids.
Since UConn has been bad, it sucks for students (and for many fans), but when UConn was good, people showed up including students. Sure, an on campus stadium would be great, but let's start winning first.
What other stadiums have these people experienced a college football game yet?Everyone I have brought to the Rent have been impressed by the experience, especially tailgating. There are not many college stadiums that are as easy to get to with almost unlimited parking for tailgating for the home fans as well as the visitors. The seating is terrific with no bad seats and plenty of leg room, especially when compared to older stadiums. Compared to other stadiums, there are enough restrooms at The Rent as well.
Point being, they don't even see the football stadium when they visit campus, and it's not worth driving to East Hartford.
Wait a minute. The football recruiting trip may not be so bad after all. They can visit Cabella's and the new Lowe's and Wayfair warehouses next door.
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Syracuse, BC, Notre Dame, Army, Rutgers, Wake Forest, Miami, UMass, Buffalo, WVU, Pitt, Penn State, ECU, NC State, UNC, Clemson ... The Rent is incredibly convenient to get to and the tailgating is among the best. That said, nobody is saying The Rent beats ND and Clemson, but it does beat a lot of stadiums.What other stadiums have these people experienced a college football game yet?
Thank you for the clarification.Syracuse, BC, Notre Dame, Army, Rutgers, Wake Forest, Miami, UMass, Buffalo, WVU, Pitt, Penn State, ECU, NC State, UNC, Clemson ... The Rent is incredibly convenient to get to and the tailgating is among the best. That said, nobody is saying The Rent beats ND and Clemson, but it does beat a lot of stadiums.
This man speaks the truthEveryone I have brought to the Rent have been impressed by the experience, especially tailgating. There are not many college stadiums that are as easy to get to with almost unlimited parking for tailgating for the home fans as well as the visitors. The seating is terrific with no bad seats and plenty of leg room, especially when compared to older stadiums. Compared to other stadiums, there are enough restrooms at The Rent as well.
Not just Max, the TNT portion is TNT, TBS, TruTV and Max. Which is interesting.Interesting details. Max is involved on the TNT part of the package. Peacock starts up with 25 games this year including tournament games and some quarterfinal matchups.
I don't see the $20 offer for one year of Peacock. I only see $59.99 for the year, or $5.99 per month, and that's with ads. Guess I'll be piecemealing yet another subscription service, this time from January through March.I’m surprised Peacock (NBC) is able to start a year early. Glad I got the annual subscription for 20 bucks a few weeks ago. I have a feeling UConn will have a few games on Peacock as the biggest attraction.
“Peacock will launch its coverage of BIG EAST men’s basketball in 2024-25 with a package of 25 regular season games and five early round and quarterfinal conference tournament games. Beginning with the 2025-26 season, Peacock and NBC Sports will present more than 60 men’s and women’s regular season and BIG EAST Tournament games.”
$20 was an introductory rate through Roku.I don't see the $20 offer for one year of Peacock. I only see $59.99 for the year, or $5.99 per month, and that's with ads. Guess I'll be piecemealing yet another subscription service, this time from January through March.
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Pretty much all of the folks badmouthing The Rent don't go to games.Everyone I have brought to the Rent have been impressed by the experience, especially tailgating.
That's not true at all. Especially considering that the students who go to games would much rather walk than take a bus.Pretty much all of the folks badmouthing The Rent don't go to games.
Please point out the students who have been badmouthing the Rent on this board.That's not true at all. Especially considering that the students who go to games would much rather walk than take a bus.
Why would students be on the board. They actually have important things to do like go to class. The last thing they would talk about is going to a UConn football game. That is important for perhaps 5,000 people in the whole state of CT who really want to attend UConn football games. I think British and European schools have it right on athletics who treat it as club sports. Americans values are so backwards.Please point out the students who have been badmouthing the Rent on this board.
Very weak. You disagree with me citing students then you say you don't know any. The students were there when we were in a decent league.I don't know any students but I do remember reading a few posts by students who said it's awful.
I don't know any students but I do remember reading a few posts by students who said it's awful and going to East Hartford is the problem. Is it your contention that students in Storrs would rather waste a couple hours getting to and from East Hartford than enjoy a football game on campus? I don't think any student would agree with that. That is just a given.Please point out the students who have been badmouthing the Rent on this board.
The Rent was pretty awesome at it's peak from 2007-2011 and that's coming from someone that was making the bus trip. The atmosphere in and outside the stadium was fantastic for students, alums, and fans.
The only negatives were 1) the bus ride itself was a time suck for students, but the student section was still full anyway so hardly a negative other than people's time, but 2) because of the bus, students left after the 3rd quarter most of the time to get back to campus and beat the bus line.
The problems are obvious and have already been stated here: the team needs to win, and not just win, but be good, which hasn't been the case in 13 years, and beat recognizable opponents (separate discussion that's been litigated 1,000x).
Secondarily, though, student habits around sports are not the same as they were a decade ago or even 5 years ago. Even if the team was just pretty good, I question how likely they'd actually go into the stadium.
I'm not going to act like I know the modern student that well, but anecdotally it feels like today's class of students at UConn are more studious and choosy of how to spend their time. "Why spend 6 hours in East Hartford to watch a 7-5 football team, when I can just spend 3 hours in a parking lot partying then go home." Then the supposed shutting down of much student tailgating post COVID doesn't help the situation either and further dissuades students from making the trip at all.
Anyway this is much ado about nothing in my opinion since I do not see a world where a stadium is built on campus unless something dramatically shifts and I'd give it like a <5% chance.
It took UConn Men's Basketball winning not 1, but 2 national championships back to back for the State and Athletic Department to get serious about renovating Gampel and I'm still unsure how substantial the changes will be. That's the type of mountain you are talking about climbing here.
I can second that. The entire experience felt disconnected from the college atmosphere. The setup seemed geared more toward the general public than the student body, especially now that students are crammed into the far reaches of the red lot.
I'm not saying it wasn't exciting at times, but overall, it lacked the campus experience. Even in victory, the excitement never carried over to the campus community. Getting off the bus or parking back on campus always felt very anticlimactic.
I was at UConn at the height of football success. I completely agree about losing the college atmosphere. It felt like I was off to watch a AAA baseball game or something. The bus ride is just too long. By the time you get there a lot of the hype is lost.
A college sports event should first and foremost cater to the college students. It's for them first and the community second.