We also don't have any rivalries. 15 years ago, UConn v Rutgers or Cuse or Pitt was enough to get fans excited. Playing different and seemingly random schools each year will not excite young fans. Hell, it doesn't excite young players.
But young people will do things older folks won't. In your 20 you'll do things just for the experience or to say you did it or you were there. In you 30s and 40s with a family, not so much. In your 50s and beyond...forget it.
Nobody is afraid of an on-campus stadium. They're irate at a large, empty section of our current stadium for people who get tickets for free...
So just curious, why is it an hour to East Hartford to Storrs, but only a half hour in the other direction? I'm guessing headwinds?
And oblivious to the fact that building a college stadium a half hour away from the college has consequences?
And doesn’t deter basketball fans. Maybe if they put a roof on they can use it for everything.
Everytime someone complains about the FB stadium situation I like to point out how the XL is even further from campus lmao
Yet it did prior to back to back championships. I feel pretty confident if we win a national championship in football, our stadium will be filled.
If we can’t fill it, we’ll never get there.
wait what?!! Wrong on both points.
My estimate of the traffic to amd from 84. I would be wrong.
every time somebody brings up basketball I point out that the student section is smaller for basketball
The Ga St. game got a lot more attention by CFB fans than it would've if it aired Saturday at 12
Is that good thing? Pushed the “UConn has no fans” agenda
I know that I'm not wrong because I'm a season ticket holder and have been for years.
You missed the point. Going to a game in East Hartford is nothing at all like going to a game on campus. Nevetheless, you are still wrong. The Blue lot starts filling up way before 30 minutes before game time. Maybe you should try getting there earlier.
Less than 29?
I can't tell if you're being thick on purpose or accidentally.
Crystal
Not that I really want to get involved in this, but I don't think it actually does mean that. It just means that there is a line for people who don't tailgate and arrive within 30 minutes of the game.
Of course they wouldn't have a problem if they got there 3 hours ahead of time. But the whole discussion started with the analysis of Rt 195 being a one-lane entry and how that would look at the high point of the car entry. So... for that 40 - 60 minute period, they would be overwhelmed...
Nope. You can't say well traffic problems can be avoided by intelligent tailgating, but what if no one does that? It's just dumb. Darwinism will come in to play in the same way it does now. If you're an idiot and arrive at the stadium shortly before kick off, you may have to wait for a little while. if you tailgate before the game, you won't have any issues. Again, that would be as true in Storrs as it is in East Hartford.
If you think an hour before kickoff is "shortly", then you need to redefine your idea of "just dumb". Especially when we have the occasional Friday night game, where 1 hour is the best most people can do after work.
Lol, I've been saying it's pointless to discuss this until we face a decision. That said I'll always point out the contradictions in the mythology that it is impossible to put a stadium in Storrs. As I've pointed out, that's not correct.
You seem to think they won't? You know the difference between a 15 minute walk and a 15 minute walk to a 20 minute wait to a 40 minute bus ride?
We're always going to be good. What would my life be without Conspiracy Kitty to bring me the hope I need...
