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gtcam said:
FfldCntyFan said: Please elaborate.

I wouldn't say DB is everything wrong with college sports but he is ineffective in many areas and gets credit for success he may not deserve.

DB would probably have been fired at most any other school for the way he wormed around proper protocol in handling the KO firing.
He did very well in getting Mora - 100%
Everything else in terms of soccer, baseball, hockey etc was/is handled in a 2nd rate or worse level. I tried to have a conversation with him at a donors function a few years back about soccer and the diminishing presence of Friends of Soccer at UConn. He was embarrassingly uneducated about the sport and what it means to UConn - past and present. No interest/no care. All he did was brag about the new hockey rink which is a waste of space and money and lacks sufficient seating. He told me to speak to HCCG about the soccer team.
Recently I had an email conversation about our season tickets and seating for basketball since 1965 and he suggested that I gave x. Not unexpected TBH, but the tenor was void of any empathy and read like a template.
I Love UConn and all it's athletics but the school deserves better than DB. I'm sure I'm in the minority - especially among those mens basketball folks who believe that DB is responsible for bringing Dan Hurley to UConn - nothing could be further from the truth.
I will spend money and invest in UConn but will be sure to earmark the funds towards soccer, baseball and academics. Basketball and football will get the lion's share of revenue from the athletic department, as expected.
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  • Softball made first NCAA tournament in 24 years this year.
  • Baseball reached Super Regional last year for first time in almost 15 years.
  • A rebirth, so to speak, for football after a couple of dismal coaching hirings. (Edsall #2 wasn't great but it was a stopgap attempt to energize fan base).
  • 3 basketball championships, including rebuilding a program that hadn't been so bad since 1985.
  • First ever Hockey Frozen Four appearance
  • Nationally ranked women's hockey team
  • Two 2nd team All-Americans in track and field this year.
  • New facilities for baseball, softball, volleyball, hockey. The complaints about Toscano size were the same complaints about Gampel in 1991. When Gampel was approved, basketball was in shambles and Gampel was appropriately sized for the state of the program. I don't think anyone could have envisioned hockey being nationally relevant, just as no one expected basketball to be the most dominant program of this century.

I wasn't thrilled with Benedict when we went to seat donation model. My costs more than doubled just to keep my same seats. At least he took decisive and impactful steps to better monetize the UConn brand, something his predecessors did not do.

This is business, not personal Sonny!
 
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gtcam said:
FfldCntyFan said: Please elaborate.

I wouldn't say DB is everything wrong with college sports but he is ineffective in many areas and gets credit for success he may not deserve.

DB would probably have been fired at most any other school for the way he wormed around proper protocol in handling the KO firing.
He did very well in getting Mora - 100%
Everything else in terms of soccer, baseball, hockey etc was/is handled in a 2nd rate or worse level. I tried to have a conversation with him at a donors function a few years back about soccer and the diminishing presence of Friends of Soccer at UConn. He was embarrassingly uneducated about the sport and what it means to UConn - past and present. No interest/no care. All he did was brag about the new hockey rink which is a waste of space and money and lacks sufficient seating. He told me to speak to HCCG about the soccer team.
Recently I had an email conversation about our season tickets and seating for basketball since 1965 and he suggested that I gave x. Not unexpected TBH, but the tenor was void of any empathy and read like a template.
I Love UConn and all it's athletics but the school deserves better than DB. I'm sure I'm in the minority - especially among those mens basketball folks who believe that DB is responsible for bringing Dan Hurley to UConn - nothing could be further from the truth.
I will spend money and invest in UConn but will be sure to earmark the funds towards soccer, baseball and academics. Basketball and football will get the lion's share of revenue from the athletic department, as expected.
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DB knew he was putting his job at risk when he took the steps to dismiss Ollie and hire Hurley but he was so convinced that it was the right move, he was willing to do what was needed.

He did try to go through the proper channels (prior to the end of that season) and was told no. He tried a second time when he found out Hurley was speaking with Pitt (who had just canned Stallings) and again was told no as they did not want to pay the buyout.

From my perspective, the move was needed and the contract dictated that a buyout was necessary. The school tried to get cute and ended up paying more than they would have if they just followed the terms of the contract.

Anyone that blames DB for not following protocol for that transaction needs to blame DB for the current state of out basketball program.
 
OFAN said:
Forget priority points having any value. Despite 35 years of season ticket loyalty,I was never so
Disappointed and Upset at the seat selection process. Having worked my way down to very good seats ((4th row in Gampel and 8th row at XL both between mid- court and foul line. Now with new distribution of seats at my selection time(244 out of 2864) there were not any seats available in the 16 lower courtside sections( 8@Gampel and 8@ XL). My donations only totaled
$34,500 from 2019-2025, what a fool I was to believe there was a tiny bit of value in long term
loyalty,trust in forever seats and integrity at UConn athletics. No way to treat the fans who assisted in building the program. The seats were distributed based solely on $$ donations to
many new people or organizations!

Disgusted UConn fan!
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The truth is we have not been given a logical explanation about how the seats were distributed. When seat selection starts with 40% to 50% of the lower level gone, there’s something else going on besides the usual rationale explanations and Priority Points.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
Do you post under two handles? Perhaps you can read Champ's mind.

For the record, you are dead wrong on the first statement. DB defied the school's trustees in order to move to secure landing Hurley before he landed at Pitt.

His presentation to fans can be called into question (forever seats being a major issue) but in his defense on overall fan issues, there is a very large part of our fan base that expects P2 results while providing a G5 level of commitment. Believe it or not, the athletic department needs money to operate.
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Hurley was basically a Calhoun endorsed hire.
 
ItsNotSo said:
I was in the boat lower to upper and I considered bailing. However, I took 2 in a low row balcony which aren’t the worst seats and at $27 each isn’t all that bad.
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As I am paying my charge card this month, that number has a lot of appeal.
 
Waquoit said:
Because he nailed the first one?
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Because he didn't, and he knew it

Ollie seemingly changed after his divorce, and he couldn't retain any of his own recruits
 
does anyone have access to the XL/PB situation as of today? Would love to see a screenshot. I lost access to the seat picker app as soon as I bought my seats.
 
My seats were gone for at least a week before I picked. Went from 216 to 219, but couple of rows lower. Looking forward to a different view.
 
Storrs South said:
Incredible how much of the arena is taken up by STHs. I wonder if there is anything even left at Gampel considering.
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and this is still existing season ticket holders picking their seats? Or are season ticket seat choices available to anyone now, including people that bought STs for the first time?
 
Does anyone know the lots for season parking at Gampel? Last year was the garage but it sounded like there might be multiple this year based on how it was stated. I rather walk than park in that garage. If I could get a season pass to park in the lot by Toscano I would be all in on that
 
mjmoney23 said:
Does anyone know the lots for season parking at Gampel? Last year was the garage but it sounded like there might be multiple this year based on how it was stated. I rather walk than park in that garage. If I could get a season pass to park in the lot by Toscano I would be all in on that
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I believe if you get the Gampel garage pass you can use it at other lots from what I've seen written on Boneyard.
 
mjmoney23 said:
Does anyone know the lots for season parking at Gampel? Last year was the garage but it sounded like there might be multiple this year based on how it was stated. I rather walk than park in that garage. If I could get a season pass to park in the lot by Toscano I would be all in on that
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There are a few lots. It all depends on your priority and donor level
 
Waquoit said:
Yeah, they lose money playing in Hartford.
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When “fans” (fair weather) show up to Hartford and The Rent, the Gampel/Storrs arguments hold a lot less water.
 
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