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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.
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.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.
That’s a sign that people whose only option was to move from lower to upper level bailed.Seems like XL 2nd tier people were happy with their reassignments.
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.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!
Hurley was basically a Calhoun endorsed hire.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.
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.That’s a sign that people whose only option was to move from lower to upper level bailed.
As I am paying my charge card this month, that number has a lot of appeal.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.
Because he nailed the first one?Hurley was basically a Calhoun endorsed hire.
Because he nailed the first one?
Lost my seats in 224 (front row there bummer) and am now in 238 row K. Not too bad I guess.
Civic Center as of 11:26does 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.
Incredible how much of the arena is taken up by STHs. I wonder if there is anything even left at Gampel considering.Civic Center as of 11:26
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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?Incredible how much of the arena is taken up by STHs. I wonder if there is anything even left at Gampel considering.
Today is the last day for existing peopleand 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?
wow, that's very impressive then.Today is the last day for existing people
I believe if you get the Gampel garage pass you can use it at other lots from what I've seen written on Boneyard.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
There are a few lots. It all depends on your priority and donor levelDoes 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
Yeah, they lose money playing in Hartford.Civic Center as of 11:26
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When “fans” (fair weather) show up to Hartford and The Rent, the Gampel/Storrs arguments hold a lot less water.Yeah, they lose money playing in Hartford.