OT: Operation 351 continues .....

[mussels]

How do you address schools that regularly play two venues like Nova, St John’s (or UConn)? Do you need to go to both, just the campus one, or does going either one count and let you cross the school off the list?

 

[NJHusky]

Looking at it, it would be nearly impossible to do it in less than two months

Rent an RV....travel the coast, go to wineries in Or & Ca...visit a few national parks, and a 20 probably terrible/meaningless basketball games...seems like a good gig for 2 months if you are retired!

 

[ConnZag3]

How do you address schools that regularly play two venues like Nova, St John’s (or UConn)? Do you need to go to both, just the campus one, or does going either one count and let you cross the school off the list?

For me, it's 1 home venue per school. I'd always prefer it to be the on campus one, but either counts to me. Personally, I've been to Gampel twice, but never to PBA for example. I've been to Finneran at Nova, but have never been to Wells Fargo or whatever it's called now too.

Replacement venues don't have to be redone in my opinion either. For instance, Baylor and Liberty have built new arenas since I've visited their facilities, but the previous visits still count for the total.

Obviously there's no official written rules for these journeys, but that's how I choose to put parameters around the project at least.

 

[Greathusky]

How do you address schools that regularly play two venues like Nova, St John’s (or UConn)? Do you need to go to both, just the campus one, or does going either one count and let you cross the school off the list?

No, I always try to go to the one where the campus is. Georgetown is an exception where they really don’t have a campus arena. I remember waiting for Villanova to finish their campus arena for renovations before visiting there.

 

[Greathusky]

For me, it's 1 home venue per school. I'd always prefer it to be the on campus one, but either counts to me. Personally, I've been to Gampel twice, but never to PBA for example. I've been to Finneran at Nova, but have never been to Wells Fargo or whatever it's called now too.

Replacement venues don't have to be redone in my opinion either. For instance, Baylor and Liberty have built new arenas since I've visited their facilities, but the previous visits still count for the total.

Obviously there's no official written rules for these journeys, but that's how I choose to put parameters around the project at least.

I have the same rules. I do not go back and revisit if there’s a new arena.

 

[Greathusky]

Some have moved down as well in the last few years like UHartford and St. Francis-Brooklyn, for example, which messes with the count too. St. Francis-Pennsylvania is moving down after this season also. U New Haven moved up to D1 for this year so the count is 365 for the 2025-26 season.

Fortunately I did not visit St. Francis PA yet so my count is at 364 for this year. I am not going to waste a visit there if they are dropping out.It is a little disheartening when you have visited D1 school and then they drop down meaning a wasted visit.