I don't know how many billionaires graduated from or have ties to UConn.
This is why big time college football might not be for us. Our little area wise state can't support a football team on
I'm not gonna argue with you, since I've never been to the Grove. But I won't lie... years ago I would have been the one to hit the trees. We always work out a DD now. Yet, we have these things called "pop-up canopies" that provide shade. Google it. (Sorry....go to www.google.com and type in " pop-up gazebo.")
This is such an awful take. Hartford groupies are becoming increasingly unhinged lol.
Yeah I'm gonna disagree with you there. Memorial held 16,000 and the vast majority of people there were students, with even more on the hill.
The two sections on the left side of Memorial were the student sections and were never totally full. The other 4 sections and the visitor's side were non-students. The people on the hill were there to drink. The fact that they were on the hill shows how much they cared about football.
Don't remember that break down but we had some weird swings of home attendance game by game. End of year you can get as little as 3-4k. Same with going to UMass and URI for a UConn game. Want to say the student attendance was more affected by weather conditions even though they lived there. This was before any upgrade announcement. I think there was more student passion for soccer over a long period of time than football.
Sections A and B. We held seats atop C. Section A was smaller and not usually well filled.
Yeah, I was there and went to those games. You are wrong, at least in the late 70s early 80s. The team wasn't particularly good, but the turnout was. The stadium was full and so was the hill. The hill was effectively a third side to the stadium. You could see the game well from there.
Just curious, what years are you talking about?
Ever try to run a business? Generally, it’s a good strategy to figure out how you work with your customers to produce good results for you and them, rather than just blame them for not seeing the world through your eyes.
What’s wrong with you? You think people should actually have facts available to make what is meant to seem like a factual statement? Do you not watch the news in 2023?
For that to be true, you would have to set forth a reason why big time football can’t be for us UNLESS we play on campus. And then please tell the Big Ten they obviously goofed in inviting UCLA.
It's probably not a good idea to try to be a 5 star steak house if your target customers are only willing to buy drive-through cheeseburgers.
From 1972 to the upgrade announcement
You obviously spent way too much time on the hill.
Actually, my group sat right on the 50 yard line, and, yes, we did have a keg up there with us.
Likewise, it's wise not to base your strategy on an outspoken and virulent minority. As a rule of thumb, following the established practices of successful competitors is a useful strategy.
Having games on campus against Northeastern or Richmond versus a P5 is very different circumstance but yeah, I remember games 11-13k and then 4k at the end of a same 8-3 year, it was just weird. UMass was a good football program for that level, seemed to draw pretty well too. Think the biggest crowd I remember was when Navy came in for the first time? For the record, I would love a stadium on campus. I very much enjoyed going to games there.
