Mention of renewed B12 interest

[CL82]

Our resident BCU troll gives us the opportunity to point out that Rentschler field sold out 31 times in its first 10 years:

Date	Opponent	Result	Seats
September 13, 2003	Boston College	L 14–24	40,000
November 8, 2003	Rutgers	W 38–31	40,000
September 11, 2004	Duke	W 22–20	40,000
September 25, 2004	Army	W 40–3	40,000
September 30, 2004	Pittsburgh	W 29–17	40,000
October 13, 2004	#17 West Virginia	L 19–31	40,000
October 23, 2004	Temple	W 45–31	40,000
November 20, 2004	Buffalo	W 29–0	40,000
September 1, 2005	Buffalo	W 38–0	40,000
September 10, 2005	Liberty	W 59–0	40,000
October 7, 2005	Syracuse	W 26–7	40,000
October 22, 2005	Rutgers	L 24–26	40,000
November 26, 2005	South Florida	W 15–10	40,000
December 3, 2005	#16 Louisville	L 20–30	40,000
September 16, 2006	Wake Forest	L 13–24	40,000
September 30, 2006	Navy	L 17–41	40,000
October 20, 2006	#4 West Virginia	L 11–37	40,000
November 11, 2006	Pittsburgh	W 46–453OT	40,000
October 19, 2007	Louisville	W 21–17	40,000
October 27, 2007	#11 South Florida	W 22–15	40,000
November 3, 2007	Rutgers	W 38–19	40,000
November 17, 2007	Syracuse	W 30–7	40,000
September 13, 2008	Virginia	W 45–10	40,000
October 25, 2008	Cincinnati	W 40–16	40,000
November 1, 2008	West Virginia	L 35–13	40,000
October 17, 2009	Louisville	W 38–25	40,000
November 28, 2009	Syracuse	W 56–31	40,000
October 2, 2010	Vanderbilt	W 40–21	40,000
October 29, 2010	West Virginia	W 16–13OT	40,000
November 27, 2010	Cincinnati	W 38–17	40,000
September 21, 2013	#15 Michigan	L 24–21	42,704

Connecticut will support winning football.

 

[Hoophound]

We sold out about half our games but more importanly, we nearly sold out most of them. 35,000 was routine.

 

[ZooCougar]

Did UConn average 36,000+ per game over a season, or simply have a crowd of 36,000+ when North Carolina came to the Rent? There's a difference. When N=1 there is no average.

You realize you lost to us badly two years ago when we started the season in the bottom ten.

You lost badly to a team that Michigan scored at will on.

You cannot legally talk smack. I confirmed this with a notary public.

 

[uconndogs]

On a level playing field UCONN overtakes BC very quickly in attendance and on field performance.

 

[AllHusky]

The hated Gene DeFlippo was an evil genius for BC. He knew BC didn't stand a snowballs chance in hell of holding off UConn, so he started the BE destruction, and was able to engineer our exclusion from the ACC.

I was at a couple of meetings with Defillipo when he was at Villanova, that SOB left a trail of slime wherever he walked. He also must have cast a spell on Hathaway, as those 2 have more to do with our current plight than anyone else, including Paul P.

 

[hank970]

You realize you lost to us badly two years ago when we started the season in the bottom ten.

You lost badly to a team that Michigan scored at will on.

You cannot legally talk smack. I confirmed this with a notary public.

Your assumption about the identity of you is flawed. And questioning whether a poster's claim about game-attendance relates to one game or an average of several is not adversarial. Neither is it smack-talk. It's just a question.

 

[Kolumbo]

More precisely, UConn has a basketball brand, and deservedly so. In the world of college football, UConn's brand rivals that of Ipana toothpaste, Oldsmobile, and Sears and Roebuck -- also deservedly so.

UConn Football was never a brand as big as Oldsmobile or Sears Roebuck. Sears Roebuck was a mega brand. On a side note, the history of Sears is interesting as it was into just about everything.

UConn Football around here is more like Columbia Sportswear. Became very popular, then not quite as much, but still a solid investment.

 

[KryHavok]

UConn Football around here is more like Columbia Sportswear. Became very popular, then not quite as much, but still a solid investment.

I would've likened UConn to Starter, ya know, more of a CT homegrown and helluva cool company (I miss the tent sales, some of my 20+ year old Starter gear is still in great shape).

 

[kibblesnbits]

County might be stretching it; maybe community.

I believe the correct geographical description is BC Block. Maybe it's two blocks since BC bailed out the Archdiocese of Boston a decade or so back by buying the Cardinal's complex across the street so it could settle court judgments.

 

[hank970]

Sir. Did you ever letter anything? I don’t think so.

You lost to us badly when we were in the Bottom 10. That was what we were.

I’m not the one who is confused about football identity.

As regards the identity of my alma mater or whether we lost to UConn when UConn football was in the bottom ten, I'm afraid you're barking up the wrong tree.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Our resident BCU troll gives us the opportunity to point out that Rentschler field sold out 31 times in its first 10 years:

Date	Opponent	Result	Seats
September 13, 2003	Boston College	L 14–24	40,000
November 8, 2003	Rutgers	W 38–31	40,000
September 11, 2004	Duke	W 22–20	40,000
September 25, 2004	Army	W 40–3	40,000
September 30, 2004	Pittsburgh	W 29–17	40,000
October 13, 2004	#17 West Virginia	L 19–31	40,000
October 23, 2004	Temple	W 45–31	40,000
November 20, 2004	Buffalo	W 29–0	40,000
September 1, 2005	Buffalo	W 38–0	40,000
September 10, 2005	Liberty	W 59–0	40,000
October 7, 2005	Syracuse	W 26–7	40,000
October 22, 2005	Rutgers	L 24–26	40,000
November 26, 2005	South Florida	W 15–10	40,000
December 3, 2005	#16 Louisville	L 20–30	40,000
September 16, 2006	Wake Forest	L 13–24	40,000
September 30, 2006	Navy	L 17–41	40,000
October 20, 2006	#4 West Virginia	L 11–37	40,000
November 11, 2006	Pittsburgh	W 46–453OT	40,000
October 19, 2007	Louisville	W 21–17	40,000
October 27, 2007	#11 South Florida	W 22–15	40,000
November 3, 2007	Rutgers	W 38–19	40,000
November 17, 2007	Syracuse	W 30–7	40,000
September 13, 2008	Virginia	W 45–10	40,000
October 25, 2008	Cincinnati	W 40–16	40,000
November 1, 2008	West Virginia	L 35–13	40,000
October 17, 2009	Louisville	W 38–25	40,000
November 28, 2009	Syracuse	W 56–31	40,000
October 2, 2010	Vanderbilt	W 40–21	40,000
October 29, 2010	West Virginia	W 16–13OT	40,000
November 27, 2010	Cincinnati	W 38–17	40,000
September 21, 2013	#15 Michigan	L 24–21	42,704

Connecticut will support winning football.

And a 22-9 record in those games to boot! Sure do yearn to get those days back again!!

 

[Redding Husky]

We’ve seen this rodeo before. If UConn is mentioned, some other school is about to get promoted.

 

[AllHusky]

For openers, we have a brand that massively exceeds each of theirs. That is one aspect where they each realize they can lose further ground more easily than they can close the gap.

A second issue is that as a state flagship, we do have an advantage is we succeed due to the fact that many (residents of the state where we are the flagship) will align themselves with us even if they have no direct affiliation with the school. We can end up with far more non-alumni fans than they can.

Finally, I believe it shook them to the core a little more than twenty years ago (especially BC) when we nearly beat BC in what was expected to be a cupcake game (bakery is closed) and in our initial games as a member of the BE we split (won the home games, lost the road games) against Cuse and Pitt in our first two seasons as a member of the same conference. We caught up with them far more quickly than anyone would havce anticipated, leaving each to worry that not only were we in a position where we could pass them shortly, but also that our ceiling could be far above each of theirs.

I'm not sure how many from the initial eight years of the Rent are still engaged with the program but anyone who was there at that time did have the belief that we could become a serious player in the world of big time college football. I still believe that it is a possibility.

Skipped over this when you posted. While many alums have succumbed to the whole Charley Brown FB identity, you(and I for another) have not. I've posted numerous times as an unapolgetic cheerleader for the potential that we have, and belief that we will get to wherever the promised land is. What is going on in FB right now is all positive. We are doing some(not all) of the things we need to do to play bigtime FB. This year is about the number SEVEN(wins in FB, National Champs in Hoops).

Get to SEVEN and keep spending on FB. Mens and Womens Hoops will get what they need, gotta outspend the opposition to have a chance.