Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Storrs South, post: 4771842, member: 7275"] Ah yes blame the fans the football team is bad. Not the administrations over the years for making bad hires (partly at the behest of the few mega donors we do have), or the coaches themselves (including the man currently in the role) for being unable to beat low end G5s and then not taking accountability. The fans will turn out when the team isn't an embarrassment. There's ample evidence to support this. In Connecticut, it's a show me something type of audience and outside a brief window late last season, there hasn't been much to be seen. You can't get crushed by P5s by 40 points and lose to FIU at home and expect everyone to show up and spend 4-5 hours on a Saturday enduring that. People value their time. I don't mean to use this post as an example, but the more folks continue to use the term "BB centric fan base" and so forth, the more you are alienating yourself from the fan base at large. Fans want to win, basketball wins (a lot). Football doesn't win much and hasn't had a winning season in over a decade. Win and people will be there to celebrate and support. This isn't rocket science. Not everyone is going to be 110% on every single UConn team all time. It's an unrealistic and unfair expectation. Understand people prefer one sport or team over another, but by and large the support will come as long as a program can just be normal good or normal bad...not always really bad. Learn to play nice with all fans and alumni, even if they don't match your dedication and passion for things you prioritize 1:1. End rant. [/QUOTE]

Verification: First name of men's bb coach