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I’ve been to all three games:

  • Illinois: best UConn crowd of the three but not close to our best
  • Florida: 50/50, arguably outnumbered which surprised me
  • St. John’s: 20/80

We better show up for the BET
 
If an SJU fan was telling you it was 60/40, it was because he wants to make the win seem more impressive. I was impressed when we went on some mini runs but I can assure you, the place was packed with Johnnies. For those of us who did attend, we brought what we had but we were outnumbered. We still gave them some jabs
 
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The lower bowl was all SJU with some very sparse UConn sprinkled in. Idk what up top was like, but from where I was sitting, it seemed very close to 80/20 SJ. Even when Silas had that poster dunk. It seemed like the only cheers were coming from &f section behind our bench
 
Probably 70/30 but I knew we’d struggle to bring people on a Friday night. Saturday and Sundays are easier.
 
Both Hurley and P said the crowd was heavy SJU. I think P said he thought it was 70/30 pregame but might have been 90/10. I believe Hurley was suggesting disappointment in the UConn turnout.
 
jpeakin said:
If an SJU fan was telling you it was 60/40, it was because he wants to make the win seem more impressive. I was impressed when we went on some mini runs but I can assure you, the place was packed with Johnnies. For those of us who did attend, we brought what we had but we were outnumbered. We still gave them some jabs
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I was sorrounded by a sea of red. It felt 90/10 for me at the start of the game. When we ran the UCONN chant it felt like 80/20 at best.

I guess SJU did a good job this year selling the tickets to their fan base early on. Also placing the game on a friday night

Didnt feel like Storrs South tonight.
 
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navery12 said:
I for one am shocked that a top 25 conference rival didn't let us buy the majority of the tickets to their home arena
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You should be because they typically have in the past. That raises an interesting point that our crowds in MSG I have not only been due to Connecticut fans unwavering interest, but also opposing teams lack of fan support.

Said differently, it's easier for Connecticut fans to get tickets when opposing teams fans are staying home
 
Class of 09 said:
The lower bowl was all SJU with some very sparse UConn sprinkled in. Idk what up top was like, but from where I was sitting, it seemed very close to 80/20 SJ. Even when Silas had that poster dunk. It seemed like the only cheers were coming from &f section behind our bench
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Isn’t the lower bowl mostly SJU season ticket holders? The SJU fans all around me said they are season ticket holders. So tough for UConn fans to get their hands on those tickets if those season ticket holders don’t sell them. When SJU wasn’t good they would sell them. They weren’t selling for this game.
 
CL82 said:
You should be because they typically have in the past. That raises an interesting point that our crowds in MSG I have not only been due to Connecticut fans unwavering interest, but also opposing teams lack of fan support.

Said differently, it's easier for Connecticut fans to get tickets when opposing teams fans are staying home
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For St John's games definitely, there's a reason why as soon as St John's became good UConn fans "stopped" showing up. For neutral site games I think UConn fans have actually been good though
 
Not that it stops me ever, but it’s also expensive as hell and a ton of time. It’s quite the commitment.

I went to Illinois and Florida. It being my dad’s bday and tickets being 75-100% more than what I paid for those 2 games combined made it a very easy decision to stay home and watch with him.
 
navery12 said:
For St John's games definitely, there's a reason why as soon as St John's became good UConn fans "stopped" showing up. For neutral site games I think UConn fans have actually been good though
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The demand is still there. It's just ticket availability.

Though it pains me to say this this morning, Pitino's resurrection of St. John's is a good thing, though inconvenient and decidedly annoying. We need to adapt and beat the crap out of them in our place.
 
When Pitino retires or gets a better P4 job those seats will open up again. Once every quarter century the Jawnnies are contenders and their fans awaken from their dormant state and fill MSG. Pitino's a slimeball but he's a great basketball coach who knows how to build teams that neutralize our strengths and expose our weaknesses.
 
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huskdogs said:
I’ve been to all three games:

  • Illinois: best UConn crowd of the three but not close to our best
  • Florida: 50/50, arguably outnumbered which surprised me
  • St. John’s: 20/80

We better show up for the BET
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Couldn't make the Florida game, but otherwise did BYU and Seton Hall. We will figure this out. We need to get better at setting screens for shooters, not just ball handlers.
 
BugsyCT said:
When Pitino retires or gets a better P4 job those seats will open up again. Once every quarter century the Jawnnies are contenders and their fans awaken from their dormant state and fill MSG. Pitino's a slimeball but he's a great basketball coach who knows how to build teams that neutralize our strengths and expose our weaknesses.
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Does Pitino take another P4 job? The biggest attraction of the St. John's job was that it didn't require him to move. I'm not convinced that he'll be up for the disruption again for a new start up.

I said the same thing in the chat. Pitino is a scummy human, but a very good basketball coach. This last run at St. John's confirms that and rehabilitate his reputation, somewhat.
 
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CTBasketball said:
Probably 70/30 but I knew we’d struggle to bring people on a Friday night. Saturday and Sundays are easier.
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If we can only fill the building on Saturdays is it really Storrs south? Think the fan base has had a bad showing all year except for the Arizona game
 
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