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[MASSconn]

You've got to be the laziest troll I've ever seen around here.

Bravo.

That's why its not insane to think (even though I do not trust these twitter sources) that B12 schools could like Cinci's stadium proposal more. Would love for an actual constructive counter-argument that the immediate tears.

 

[sportsart]

A troll who is a season ticket holder and a donor. I despise the Rent for a myriad of reasons. Nippert is dead in the middle of Cinci's campus and actually holds some history.

My statement has merit, and have no issue stating it will always be better than Rentschler, even if fanboys disagree without even a shout of a counter-argument. Expansion to 70k and B1G games would be fantastic, and I'd be at many of them, but East Hartford will always be a killer for me.

Despise? Really? Harsh words from a so called fan.

I have so many great memories from the Rent I couldn't even fathom using despise as word to describe it.

 

[CL82]

You've got to be the laziest troll I've ever seen around here.

Bravo.

 

[Waquoit]

I despise the Rent for a myriad of reasons.

Let's hear a couple.

 

[whaler11]

That's why its not insane to think (even though I do not trust these twitter sources) that B12 schools could like Cinci's stadium proposal more. Would love for an actual constructive counter-argument that the immediate tears.

Here is one: stadium proposals don't generate television money.

Why would a conference choose new partners based on stadium expansion proposals?

In about 10 years all these giant stadiums are going to seem silly when most schools can't fill them.

 

[CTMike]

No matter what it's better than Rentschler

This? This is the statement that has merit, despite backing it up with nothing?

Move along people, this guy is a hater nothing more. No sense trying to use reason against someone who doesn't care to see it.

 

[wethyhusky]

Yeah, just awful. Great sight lines wherever you sit. Tons of great parking for tailgating. Reasonable pricing. Has the infrastructure to expand easily. Central location in our state with easy highway access. Let's hear your reasons why it's awful.

 

[HuskyBandDad]

Yeah, just awful. Great sight lines wherever you sit. Tons of great parking for tailgating. Reasonable pricing. Has the infrastructure to expand easily. Central location in our state with easy highway access. Let's hear your reasons why it's awful.

Uh. You get wet when it rains??? That's all I got.

 

[pj]

Uh. You get wet when it rains??? That's all I got.

Either it's not sunny enough, or the sun gets in your eyes.

 

[pj]

Uh. You get wet when it rains??? That's all I got.

The visiting team sometimes wins.

 

[huskypantz]

The visiting team sometimes wins.

No climate control in the stadium.

 

[HuskyHawk]

No climate control in the stadium.

No complimentary lap dances from the cheerleaders

 

[MilliniumPrince]

No complimentary lap dances from the cheerleaders

Damn, I was going to say "I can't see the stripper poles from my seats"...but you had to beat me to it.

The Rent isn't aesthetically beautiful, but it is pretty close to perfection when it comes to function.

 

[HuskyBandDad]

No complimentary lap dances from the cheerleaders

Damn, I was going to say "I can't see the stripper poles from my seats"...but you had to beat me to it.

The Rent isn't aesthetically beautiful, but it is pretty close to perfection when it comes to function.

This will all change if we go to the B12

 

[SAMCRO]

No complimentary lap dances from the cheerleaders

That's in the club level seats, next to the full assortment bar with wait service! They're not complimentary, but they are competitively priced.

 

[HuskyHawk]

This will all change if we go to the B12

As a former student at a Big XII (well, Big 8) school, the girls are pretty darned spectacular I must say.

My first semester in law school, my grad student apartment looked directly at the Pi Beta Phi house in Lawrence. There are hundreds of pictures on that facebook page. I moved to a better space, but I really missed the view.

 

[huskymedic]

In about 10 years all these giant stadiums are going to seem silly when most schools can't fill them.

^^^ This ^^^

 

[Husky25]

There are only two things wrong with Rentschler Field. One can't be helped. It was built in East Hartford. I think students would be far more engaged and for longer if the stadium were on or adjacent to campus. The other is concession prices. Rentschler (and the XL Center for that matter) charges Major League prices for refreshments at "amateur" and minor league events.

Other than that, I think Rentschler's low profile is what gives it part of it's charm. It's wide open and there is not a bad seat in the house as far as sight lines. At a non-luxury seat capacity of about 36,000, Rentschler is basically the lower bowl of a pro stadium (Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, for example).

 

[Dooley]

I'd rather the Rent be expanded and renovated to the 55-60K range and then cap it. Focus on gameday experience things like in-stadium bar lounge areas, food/dining services, covered seating, leg room, and maybe down the road, replacing bleacher seating with actual chairs. If they add a 3rd deck behind the UConn sideline and use a partial covering similar to many EPL stadiums overseas, that would go a long way towards improving fan gameday experiences. Seems like bad weather causes havoc around here. I am not a fan of domes but would be willing to meet the bad weather willies half-way with a partial covering. I like football in the elements and think that a cold gameday provides us with a definite advantage over some of our southern based competition so I would want to preserve that as much as possible. However, if a bad weather game means 10K less fans in the stadium, plans need to include how to protect against that too.

 

[Stinger92860]

Cap it, I wish. 20K plus for certain men's and women's basketball.

 

[Waquoit]

Why waste time on something that is unnecessary and will never happen?

 

[mavblues]

Cap it, I wish. 20K plus for certain men's and women's basketball.

I can see it now: women's basketball at the Rent:

Coin flip...

Geno: "we'll take the wind..."

 

[31GuardTrap]

No complimentary lap dances from the cheerleaders

Speak for yourself.

 

[coachcap]

No complimentary lap dances from the cheerleaders

Except that 1 time when they accompanied Jonathan into the stands & got pushed by some lout running up the aisle to go to the john while Jonny was shaking my son's hand.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

I'd rather the Rent be expanded and renovated to the 55-60K range and then cap it. Focus on gameday experience things like in-stadium bar lounge areas, food/dining services, covered seating, leg room, and maybe down the road, replacing bleacher seating with actual chairs. If they add a 3rd deck behind the UConn sideline and use a partial covering similar to many EPL stadiums overseas, that would go a long way towards improving fan gameday experiences. Seems like bad weather causes havoc around here. I am not a fan of domes but would be willing to meet the bad weather willies half-way with a partial covering. I like football in the elements and think that a cold gameday provides us with a definite advantage over some of our southern based competition so I would want to preserve that as much as possible. However, if a bad weather game means 10K less fans in the stadium, plans need to include how to protect against that too.

I have UConn friends that now live in Seattle and went to football games hosted by those Huskies. Seattle deals with a lot of cold, rainy days and that's exactly what they did when Husky Stadium was renovated. It's bigger than what UConn needs right now (70K); but, putting a roof of the sidelines helped a lot.

Its also a unique experience in that people tailgate via boats at that stadium.