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HooperScooper said:
I read this today and thought about the OP here from last month. This is coming from a guy who lives no where near NYC (he lives in Memphis) but covers college basketball nationally. This is why MSG is special. No other conference tournament gets this buzz.

Purdue-Michigan State will get things underway at noon. Colorado State-New Mexico won't end until about 14 hours later. In between, it'll be one thrill after another. But nothing, and I mean nothing, will compare to the scene inside Madison Square Garden, just before the sun sets over the Hudson River, when UConn and St. John's take the court for the first of two Big East Tournament semifinals. Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer Rick Pitino will be on one side, future Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer Dan Hurley on the other. In the secondary market, it's the most expensive ticket in American sports on Friday by far.

www.cbssports.com

College basketball rankings: Rick Pitino leads resurgent St. John's into Big East Tournament semifinals

The Red Storm must defy the odds against UConn, the reigning national champions, on Friday
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LOVE THIS!!!!!!
 
This thread came about from a post I made in the thread "OT: The Future of FOX and the Big East'

I wrote this in that thread responding to @freescooter :

An Argument for remaining in the BE

He was incredulous that MSG could be a factor, never mind a strong factor, for remaining in the BE. free is a UConn sports fan and supports mens bb with season tickets. Unlike the majority of posters in this forum he is a football first fan. I remember the posts where he expressed animosity that UConn is perceived as a basketball university. He trolls this forum because it's the epitome of that perception. It's a ridiculous activity imo. But not uncommon. Many posters in this forum do variations of trolling to make themselves feel better. When things are going well he accomplishes nothing. When we're struggling he succeeds. In the past he only posted when things were going poorly. This is new for him.

What free has inadvertently done in creating this thread is validate my assumption. I want to thank everyone here that expressed the value of MSG. The best sports experience I had was being behind the basket when Taliek made that three point shot in the win over Pittsburgh at MSG. I wrote an IOU to a Nova fan to get those tickets for my son and myself. Robbed that morning, I begged a group of fans and this guy decided to take a chance. Gave me his address and I sent him a check the moment I got home. Best father and son event ever.
 
if not posted elsewhere

Date set for UConn men to play Gonzaga in Hall of Fame Series at Madison Square Garden​

The date has been set for the return game between UConn men’s basketball and Gonzaga next season.

It was announced Friday that the game will be played at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 14, 2024, as part of the Hall of Fame Series.

UConn recently made the trip to Seattle for a semi-road game against the Bulldogs on Dec. 15 for what was, at the time, a top-10 matchup. The Huskies established an early lead and never trailed, winning the game 76-63 behind 21 points and eight rebounds from sophomore center Donovan Clingan.
 
Some Syracuse envy. The video below is from that thread

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HooperScooper said:
I read this today and thought about the OP here from last month. This is coming from a guy who lives no where near NYC (he lives in Memphis) but covers college basketball nationally. This is why MSG is special. No other conference tournament gets this buzz.

Purdue-Michigan State will get things underway at noon. Colorado State-New Mexico won't end until about 14 hours later. In between, it'll be one thrill after another. But nothing, and I mean nothing, will compare to the scene inside Madison Square Garden, just before the sun sets over the Hudson River, when UConn and St. John's take the court for the first of two Big East Tournament semifinals. Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer Rick Pitino will be on one side, future Naismith Memorial Hall of Famer Dan Hurley on the other. In the secondary market, it's the most expensive ticket in American sports on Friday by far.

www.cbssports.com

College basketball rankings: Rick Pitino leads resurgent St. John's into Big East Tournament semifinals

The Red Storm must defy the odds against UConn, the reigning national champions, on Friday
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
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I’m gonna be LOUD there. My voice will be lost by halftime
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
It'll be at the Cap One Center in DC this year. Unless he's in NYC at MSG, Ed Cooley can check out what it looks like with fans in it .


This muddled bundle of disingenuity hints that you could be asking, answering, waffling, guessing, explaining, spitballing, trolling, or something else.

My only confidence is that your continued use of the pronoun "we" is an affront any poster who has offered you a sincere response. I don't trust you to regret such wormy behavior, but it wouldn't be out of line for a decent human being.
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ACC is at the Cap Center? I live 16 miles from it in VA and didn't know. With *Maryland so close you think it would be all abuze around here? Crickets in the local pubs.

*I know.
 
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For me the love of MSG goes back to 1988 when I was in my early 20's and made the trip into NYC for both the semi finals and finals of the NIT from home in Connecticut. It wasn't the NCAA Final Four, but it was the first time we won like that. MSG was electric and I was so proud to be a Husky - I think I was smiling for a month!!
 
After this week, especially Saturday, everyone should know why MSG is so big to UConn fans. If they don't, that's on them, don't try to reach / teach them

Shaka and Marquette fans know this, Pitino knows this, St John's fans hate us for it, even Izzo & Michigan State fans know this. We are sensational in the Garden, and I'm talking about the fans.

Thank you UConn Nation, how much fun was that?
 
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JB75 said:
You could feel the electricity in msg last night even while watching it on tv. Great atmosphere. What a great run this has been so far.
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At one media timeout, the big screen alternated between showing Husky and Marquette fans. The arena erupted in a chorus of cheers everytime a UConn supporter was shown, and boos everytime a Marquette fan was shown. This went on for probably 2 minutes and it was high comedy.

And yes, it was absolutely electric in there.
 
Mike Honcho said:
At one media timeout, the big screen alternated between showing Husky and Marquette fans. The arena erupted in a chorus of cheers everytime a UConn supporter was shown, and boos everytime a Marquette fan was shown. This went on for probably 2 minutes and it was high comedy.

And yes, it was absolutely electric in there.
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I was wondering what that was on television lol

There was one respectable “We are - Marquette” chant for a second
 
BTW: UConn at MSG this year

7-0
6-1 ATS
 
Marat said:
Doesn't UConn have more wins at MSG this season then St Johns ?
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Well, St John's did cover in the semifinals. so there's that
 
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OrlandoFan said:
For me the love of MSG goes back to 1988 when I was in my early 20's and made the trip into NYC for both the semi finals and finals of the NIT from home in Connecticut. It wasn't the NCAA Final Four, but it was the first time we won like that. MSG was electric and I was so proud to be a Husky - I think I was smiling for a month!!
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Re: UConn NIT.

I remember (maybe I still have the paper clip somewhere), reading an article that quoted a MSG usher as saying they had not seen the garden that loud and electric since the NY Knick's Willis Reed injury entrance, or something to that affect. The NIT win was a big, big thing, and foreshadowed the inevitable love story with the Garden.
 
Did anyone notice that MSG is not "Square" and it's not a Garden?

From the outside it is actually round and there are no plants anywhere. See what I mean?
 
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housekeys said:
Re: UConn NIT.

I remember (maybe I still have the paper clip somewhere), reading an article that quoted a MSG usher as saying they had not seen the garden that loud and electric since the NY Knick's Willis Reed injury entrance, or something to that affect. The NIT win was a big, big thing, and foreshadowed the inevitable love story with the Garden.
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Bartender told me they love when UConn wins. I asked why, are we good tippers, he said no it's because we come in droves.
 
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