Legitimate Problem: Hockey Home Opener or First Night?

[champs99and04]

Quite frankly, this is a lay-up decision - go to the hockey game. I am old school about First Night - I have basketball season tickets but have never gone to First Night. Now that First Night is combined with the Woman's celebration there is even less reason to go from a basketball perspective.

For the casual fan this activity is fine - bring the whole family and it's free. However, from a basketball perspective it's worthless and the spectacle of it can be annoying. Again, if you enjoy this type of thing - please go and have fun. I know Calhoun tolerated First Night as opposed to liking it - some of the players and recruits do seem to enjoy it. But, it's no longer even appropriately named - since practice has been going on since early this month.

As opposed to all the other topics you bring a new school perspective to?

In all seriousness, this might be the most chief post of all-time.

1. Bragging about not going to first night, as if that somehow validates you as a die-hard, no-nonsense hoops fan.

2. Belittling of the women's program.

3. "For the casual fan this activity is fine" - that's just so perfect and so chief that I can't do it justice with words.

4. Invoking Calhoun's name like you often do when you're looking for an authority figure to justify your views.

Maybe I'm in the minority but whether this is an act or your real personality, I find it awesome.

 

[Leebo]

I'm looking forward to seeing The Woman and her celebration.

 

[FriarJ]

Should just do what PC does, they always schedule the Hockey game early then all the students go from the Hockey game to Late Night Madness. The Friar's LNM is only open to students anyway so it's not a big impact on the non student hockey fans. They have even done it the other way with the Hockey game starting after LNM, that turned out to be fairly crazy. This year PC moved LNM back a day so as to not interfere at all with the Hockey teams NC celebration.

 

[mauconnfan]

I have a tough one too. Go with my wife and friends on this event with 50 different beers to taste or go the the UConn hockey game?

 

[Penfield]

As opposed to all the other topics you bring a new school perspective to?

In all seriousness, this might be the most chief post of all-time.

1. Bragging about not going to first night, as if that somehow validates you as a die-hard, no-nonsense hoops fan.

2. Belittling of the women's program.

3. "For the casual fan this activity is fine" - that's just so perfect and so chief that I can't do it justice with words.

4. Invoking Calhoun's name like you often do when you're looking for an authority figure to justify your views.

Maybe I'm in the minority but whether this is an act or your real personality, I find it awesome.

If he said he was skipping First Night to have a night out on the town w/ AD and some fine ladies... then it would have been the most chief post of all time.

 

[OkaForPrez]

I have a tough one too. Go with my wife and friends on this event with 50 different beers to taste or go the the UConn hockey game?

Judging by your Atlantis posts I assume you would have that place Dry by puck drop anyway.

 

[mauconnfan]

Judging by your Atlantis posts I assume you would have that place Dry by puck drop anyway.

I think those who have met me or played golf with me would tell you that's all talk and a huge exaggeration on my part.

 

[mauconnfan]

So is the hockey game your final answer?

 

[tcf15]

I'm looking forward to seeing The Woman and her celebration.

 

[OkaForPrez]

So is the hockey game your final answer?

Yup, I expect a full report from anyone who goes to first night.

 

[BoatShow]

This was a tough choice. Going hockey.

 

[BoatShow]

Arizona State has a hockey team?

They're joining the B1G in hockey and we're partnering them but in all sports haven't you heard?

 

[CL82]

I did not realize @OkaForPrez was in charge of the video equipment for UConn. Can I change my vote?

 

[Penfield]

Gampel Pavilion has reached capacity. Crisis averted