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Think it’s gonna be loud! And Packed! And casuals will leave early.
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Mike Anthony seems to think so: UConn men's basketball tickets are in high demand and prices have grown expensive
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I won't be able to make it due to Christmas weekend outside CT. A ton of friends hit me up for my ticket so anecdotally the demand is there
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Thanks for posting this article. I posted it yesterday in its own thread but somebody deleted the thread. No idea why but it's a very interesting article to hear Hurley's and Benedict's thoughts on scheduling and the extra revenue being generated by the program. If you win, they will come. It's always been this way in every sport.
Plus this which will make the season ticket holders happy. Wish that thread was still up so we could discuss.
“You have schools starting to look at, do we really want to play as many games as we do off campus and these neutral site games?” Benedict said. “The value of the MTE’s [multiple-team events] and neutral site games is it’s just been easier to negotiate or find really good games. But we’ve got to find a way in college basketball to bring more of these games back to campus and do home-and-homes. It’s good for the game. It’s good for fan bases. You want to do it with the right teams, as well, based on whatever your scheduling philosophy is and where you are as an opponent. It’s a lot easier to get those high-profile games now, based on what happened last season and where the program has been elevated to than it was three or four years ago. Why was North Carolina to come play us at home? Or Duke or Purdue or whoever it might be.”
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Threads like this were my job last year. Except I was more hyping the game and getting us ready to let it rip - not simply inquiring. The game will be well attended and loud. We need to bring it. The boys need us on Saturday. The one minus is the students are on break. If you’re a casual fan or a fairweather you better be there on time and stay for the whole game or I will ridicule you as you leave early.
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Why would any sane person think otherwise?
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There may be more students at the XL Center than during when school is in session. No school work to worry about and closer to many of their homes than campus is.