LOUDEST crowd ever...

[#1 PA Husky Fan]

1990 Dream Team. Back to back "Big Monday" wins over GTown and Cuse. Both were #1 coming into HCC. 2 huge wins that started an unbelievable 20+ year run. Never sat down, and couldn't even hear my wife who was sitting next to me.

 

[alexd]

Wasn't the SU and SJU games at HCC that year? Those crowds were great as well.


Cuse, yes, was only a few days apart from Georgetown game.

St Johns, no, that was opening night of Gampel Pavilion, with Harry A., himself, introduced at halftime.

The Cuse game at the HCC in Jan of 1990 was a Monday night ESPN game. Beating them and the Hoyas back to back was like a dream back then. Then the tesam did it again in the BET which had never been done by any BE team.

 

[Vuce]

Alonzo Mourning was yapping at Henefeld while lining up for a foul shot. Dove just ignored him and was preparing to try to box him out. A minute or two later Henefeld hit a 3 from the top of the key to help secure the win. An amazing night. Gtown was #2 but #1 had just lost and the Hoyas were poised to take over the top spot. John Thompson with his towel was pacing the sidelines. JC was still in his 40's and coaching his brains out. Uconn won the 88 NIT, then had a step backwards in 89. In 89-90 they lost their first two Big East games (including a 30 point loss to St Johns)and it looked like it was more of the same. Syracuse came in on a Wednesday and Gtown came to town on Saturday. Wish I could relive that game.

 

[Chin Diesel]

How has Jan. 22, 2005 - #17 Pittsburgh Panthers at #13 UConn Huskies - not been brought up yet?

It was the first College Gameday for basketball EVER, there was a blizzard outside and 75% of Gampel was made up of students who bought back season seats from people who couldn't make it.

I know we lost that game but it was hands down the loudest game I've ever been at. Oh Freshman year....

I was under the impression we were discussing games at the HCC.

Gampel games should have their own category.

 

[alexd]

Alonzo Mourning was yapping at Henefeld while lining up for a foul shot. Dove just ignored him and was preparing to try to box him out. A minute or two later Henefeld hit a 3 from the top of the key to help secure the win. An amazing night. Gtown was #2 but #1 had just lost and the Hoyas were poised to take over the top spot. John Thompson with his towel was pacing the sidelines. JC was still in his 40's and coaching his brains out. Uconn won the 88 NIT, then had a step backwards in 89. In 89-90 they lost their first two Big East games (including a 30 point loss to St Johns)and it looked like it was more of the same. Syracuse came in on a Wednesday and Gtown came to town on Saturday. Wish I could relive that game.

I was just checking out the boxscores for the 89/90 season. In the Cuse game at the HCC, UConn had an amazing 18 assists on 23 FG. The Cuse game WAS on a Monday night. We also got outrebounded by double digits in both those games.

 

[RoderickSpode]

I was a young kid during the dream season but growing up my parents would constantly tell me tales of "The Georgetown Game." The closest HCC experience I had was one a few others mentioned, UConn vs Kansas in 1997. When our young team (minus King and Moore) went up by double figures the whole place was just roaring.

Aside from being loud as hell, that was easily the best UConn loss (if there's such a thing) that I've attended. Looking back you could argue it was Rip's breakout game -- his first really great performance against a tough opponent on national television.

 

[Waquoit]

One thing is for sure, it was one of the most proacive crowds I've been a part of. You could feel that the crowd wanted the team to know that they were behind them.

 

[selles]

Syracuse came in on a Wednesday and Gtown came to town on Saturday. Wish I could relive that game.

I was at that Cuse game. God, it was beautiful. I will always remember JC accosting the refs at halftime. We got jobbed in the first half, not so much in the second. For pure decibel level though, I haven't experienced anything topping the 2 NCAA games that year when we put a run on BU in the second half and then opened the Cal game with a huge run.

In general Gampel is a far better venue. But nothing matches the primal energy of the Civic Center when the crowd is really, really jacked.

 

[husky8273]

Wasn't the SU and SJU games at HCC that year? Those crowds were great as well.


Cuse, yes, was only a few days apart from Georgetown game.

St Johns, no, that was opening night of Gampel Pavilion, with Harry A., himself, introduced at halftime.

interesting historical perspective - the Syracuse games on 1/15/90 and Georgetown on 1/20/90 were followed by the last game at the Field House vs. Central on 1/24/90 and the opening of Gampel vs. SJU on 1/27/90.

 

[FluxTZ]

I was under the impression we were discussing games at the HCC.

Gampel games should have their own category.

If that's the case then, yes, my comment doesn't belong in this thread. I welcome all memories of HCC games. Now if we turn to Gampel.....

 

[alexd]

interesting historical perspective - the Syracuse games on 1/15/90 and Georgetown on 1/20/90 were followed by the last game at the Field House vs. Central on 1/24/90 and the opening of Gampel vs. SJU on 1/27/90.

1/17/90 opening of Gampel = Dan Cyrulik's career game....BTW, the first basket scored at Gampel was by SJU's Robert Werdann.

 

[mauconnfan]

That game is pretty much the standard against which all others are judged. Twenty-two years later, it's still the loudest.

I was at both and while the Kansas game was great with Rip at the point, there will never be a match to the GTown 1990 game..........when GTown/JT called the 2nd TO at 14-0 the place was out of control loud................and it hardly ever decreased that night. Both games were great and being at the WVU game Monday also allows me to say this was impressive too but not as consistent. Best one in along time though.

 

[mauconnfan]

1/17/90 opening of Gampel = Dan Cyrulik's career game....BTW, the first basket scored at Gampel was by SJU's Robert Werdann.

alex good to see you at Russian Lady.......mad dash to get our appetizers and check before we missed a lot of the game so didn't get a chance to talk much........catch you there next game when not entertaining customers!! May see you at your employers next time I'm out with Jimmy......have a good one

 

[willie99]

Monday's crowd was great, and I too started losing my voice

some dream season crowds were exceptional. I don't remember the crowd at the Hoya game, I just remember we won. Cuse however, I remember well. We had a couple of calls go against us late in the first half, when the refs walked off the court they were boo'd and jeered as loudly as anything I ever heard including some of Red's best cheers.

It's like we told the officials we're not going to take that anymore. The 2nd half was a different story, and it hasn't stopped for 22 years now

 

[alexd]

alex good to see you at Russian Lady.......mad dash to get our appetizers and check before we missed a lot of the game so didn't get a chance to talk much........catch you there next game when not entertaining customers!! May see you at your employers next time I'm out with Jimmy......have a good one

Mau -

Yep...our late arrivers at the Russian lady ended up cancelling their orders and we still got into the XL late....it was 9-4 already....of course stopping to buy a $9 beer didn't help. Let me know when you're around....

 

[Waquoit]

Maybe the most consistently loud UConn crowd I ever heard was that NIT game in the Field House against VCU. Jeff King killed 'em. It was the one time where they filled all the open space between the stands and the court with folding chairs. You couldn't stuff one more person in there. VCU had no idea what they were getting into. They didn't stand a chance.

 

[huskyhal]

Mau -

Yep...our late arrivers at the Russian lady ended up cancelling their orders and we still got into the XL late....it was 9-4 already....of course stopping to buy a $9 beer didn't help. Let me know when you're around....

My daughter is a bartender/waitress at the Russian Lady, so please tip well, especially if you're served by a tall, beautiful brunette!!

 

[alexd]

My daughter is a bartender/waitress at the Russian Lady, so please tip well, especially if you're served by a tall, beautiful brunette!!

Great place, as it always was in the past. But they were totally unprepared for a pregame crowd that was there to eat, have a few beers and go to the game. I realize their kitchen is about the size of my kitchen at home, but we had to hunt down our waitress at 7:50 to cancel the salads that were ordered at 7:00 (figuring it would be the quickest meal for them to prepare).

 

[mauconnfan]

i will and always do huskyhal....as alex said totally unprepared for the rush....we ordred apps well before 6 and had to ask for them at 6:45....and quite honestly they were awful....cheese wizz on the nachos and skins and the quesadillas had little or no chicken or texture....but the place is still a very cool "drinking" establishment.

 

[rw005]

Great way to send WVU packing

my ears are still hurting, but it's a good hurt!

 

[#1 PA Husky Fan]

Was at VCU game at field house. Not only loud but must have been about 90 degrees in the building with all the energy in the building. '90 Cuse and GTown still the loudest games that I ever attended.

 

[mauconnfan]

Was at VCU game at field house. Not only loud but must have been about 90 degrees in the building with all the energy in the building. '90 Cuse and GTown still the loudest games that I ever attended.

Fortunately I was at that one too and you are correct crazy and fun. 5K people rocking the Field House and dust coming from the ceiling. I was in the front row under the hoop and in many TV highlights too!! Fun night...............

 

[August_West]

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[UC_Pappy]

the michigan state game at gampel when they had mateen cleaves and michael buffer did the "lets get ready to rumble" live. Think it was during the 98 season

 

[pepband99]

the michigan state game at gampel when they had mateen cleaves and michael buffer did the "lets get ready to rumble" live. Think it was during the 98 season

Nova 96 (the blizzard game) >>>> the 98 MSU game. It's not even close.