NC State Attendance

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

If we do get 30K, which seems unlikely, that would be highest attended game since when?

I’d say BYU to open Diaco year 1 it was about 35,000? I’m pretty sure that was our last 30,000 game. Maybe Boise that same year?

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Almost 32k vs Cuse in 2016 was the last time

 

[huskymedic]

EZPass<<

-> A UConn spokesperson said this week that the season-ticket base for this season is at about 14,000, the highest since 2017 when it was about 16,000. <-

-> Mora added, "It's our job to bring fans into the stadium by the way we play. I mean, you spend your hard earned money. It needs to be worth it. You know, and I always appreciate and value the people that were in the stadium."

… "I want it freaking packed, because that means we're having success and that means people are excited about the program," Mora said. "But I just appreciate the people that are there." <-

 

[Devland]

I'll jinx it for y'all right now. Weather is looking perfect for a football game.

Perfect football weather? 30 degrees and snowing??

 

[TMB4405]

I hope we see some push in local media/advertising. That distributed number is highly inflated for this one. Need more actual sales last few days to get to 25k in stands which for me still kind of sucks but would at least be respectable. Keep saying it but a good showing by the boys is just huge for the future. A win would be an off the charts moment in my mind.

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[CL82]

If I wasn't 3000 miles away i'd be there.

I question your commitment.

 

[Bongo Fury]

I’ll be there Thursday. What I’ve noticed in previous seasons is there have been some poor weather or threat of poor weather for some games. Also seems like sometimes there has been another UConn event scheduled on same day. I think it was the issue when UConn beat Houston?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I question your commitment.

I question his as well, but there are a few who live quite a bit closer than 3,000 miles away who need to be called into question as well.

 

[Redding Husky]

I had season tickets at SMU for many years. The best non-Texas schools to travel were NC State and Marshall.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Why doesn’t Conard, Hall and Northwest have a student/parent challenge as to whom buys/shows up for game?

Winning school could have HCJM speak to them at assembly for 20 minutes.

Maybe Paige/Azzi do a TikTok with winner. I mention WBB instead of MBB because we know parents can’t say No to their teenage daughters. Hell if I were a senior male student I would be pretty pumped up to meet Paige/Azzi.

 

[NE Football]

No excuse not to sell out a home opener against an ACC opponent on a Thursday. If we truly have a large fan base from NYC throughout New England, they will show up. If we want to get a P4 invite we need an SRO crowd. No excuses!

 

[KembaKek]

Why doesn’t Conard, Hall and Northwest have a student/parent challenge as to whom buys/shows up for game?

because WeHa families would rather just donate money directly to their football teams or whatever than participate in a fundraiser

 

[uconnbill]

I say 22k with 27K announced

 

[WestCoastHusky]

No excuse not to sell out a home opener against an ACC opponent on a Thursday. If we truly have a large fan base from NYC throughout New England, they will show up. If we want to get a P4 invite we need an SRO crowd. No excuses!

UConn fans are truly show me fans. If they think we will have a winning team, fans will show. I truly believe they will show if we beat NCST.

 

[Palatine]

I want to be wrong but just based on the amount of tickets left I’m not seeing it.

Have you seen any players or coaches on local news or any stories on the opener on anywhere? Or is all basically Courant and Register?

 

[Wildgopher]

Have you seen any players or coaches on local news or any stories on the opener on anywhere? Or is all basically Courant and Register?

I was actually watching a "How To" video on You Tube yesterday when a UConn football ad popped up. A few seconds of football highlights followed by the website to buy tickets from.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[gampelcrazies]

Have you seen any players or coaches on local news or any stories on the opener on anywhere? Or is all basically Courant and Register?

I see all the reports. They have distributed tons of tickets but that doesn’t always translate to a big crowd. But it’s promising. Again want to be wrong. But I feel like in the last ten years every time we think we are getting a big crowd we are disappointed.

 

[Huskydog45]

TO ALL SEASON TICKET HOLDERS/ BONEYARDERS

We need to get to at least 32,500 for a respectful crowd. So 5,000 more.

Our tailgate should be between 35 and 40. Our season ticket group is 6. It took a lot of recruiting and coordination over several weeks.

The challenge out the for all Season ticket holders/Boneyarders. With 4 days to go, everyone should try to recruit at least 2 more people to join your tailgate. Friends, neighbors, relatives. Make some calls….and some texts!!

Just need 2 more each and we can get there!!!!

LETS DO IT!!!!!!

Report back when you expand your group!

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Huskyforlife]

Sorta wish he’d just be honest and say this should be a sellout. Good ACC team, opening day, perfect weather, enough time for people to leave work. Let’s stop making excuses and actually pack the Rent.

 

[Hoophound]

Sorta wish he’d just be honest and say this should be a sellout. Good ACC team, opening day, perfect weather, enough time for people to leave work. Let’s stop making excuses and actually pack the Rent.

The school let the program crater. I appreciate that coach understands that and is diplomatic about it. The fan base needs to be partially rebuilt. A lot of the glory days fan base has either died or retired to the south. We’ve gotta win and and replace them with young blood.

I have a lot of respect for how well Mora communicates and shows sensitivity to a fan base that has been tortured by bad hires and conference realignment. He’s just a solid, stable and thoughtful guy. He isn’t going to blame us for not being there until he earns it.

 

[CTBasketball]

I question your commitment.

The one home game I’ll be missing, and am super disappointed. Will be watching from the Linq Sportsbook in Las Vegas.

 

[TMB4405]

TO ALL SEASON TICKET HOLDERS/ BONEYARDERS

We need to get to at least 32,500 for a respectful crowd. So 5,000 more.

Our tailgate should be between 35 and 40. Our season ticket group is 6. It took a lot of recruiting and coordination over several weeks.

The challenge out the for all Season ticket holders/Boneyarders. With 4 days to go, everyone should try to recruit at least 2 more people to join your tailgate. Friends, neighbors, relatives. Make some calls….and some texts!!

Just need 2 more each and we can get there!!!!

LETS DO IT!!!!!!

Report back when you expand your group!

I like this. I have done same thing recruiting hard for this game. Going back 10 years we consistently had 20 people going to games. In the dog days it was me and a couple others. Last year we were back in the 12-15 per game. Thursday i am expecting about 30 in my group. Excited and continuing to recruit. If we get people in stands and play well we can start to earn more fans.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Driving from PA on Thursday early. Going to Storrs, then Willington pizza on way to the game. Pumped for the game!

God bless you. Wish we had more fans like you who don’t mind an extra 25 or 30 minutes.

 

[KembaKek]

Would it help to buy tickets, even if I can't attend?

if you’d like to, you could give them away. someone will be looking for free tickets

 

[Woof 101]

Have you seen any players or coaches on local news or any stories on the opener on anywhere? Or is all basically Courant and Register?

There is this... WFSB announces proud partnership with UConn Preview show was OK, they have been following UConn football more than in the past. Obviously the weather and tragic news gets the lions share of nightly news.