Strange night in section 110.

[BigErnMcCracken]

The biggest sign for me in the decline of our interest has been the Reddit college basketball community. Half of UConn's games don't even get game threads anymore and in the rare chance they do, it will have maybe 30 comments. Meanwhile a random unranked Cuse vs Wake Forest game will have over 300-400 comments. It just seems like non-UConn fans don't really watch UConn games anymore, whereas back in the BE it was the opposite.

Connecticut basketball has basically no profile these days. It is depressing but that's life in the mid-majors when you're not winning your few high profile opportunities. I'm hopeful that the influx of talent next year will put them back on the map.

 

[LIUCHusky]

Connecticut basketball has basically no profile these days. It is depressing but that's life in the mid-majors when you're not winning your few high profile opportunities. I'm hopeful that the influx of talent next year will put them back on the map.

Wouldn't you consider Michigan, Ohio State and Texas high profile opportunities?

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Wouldn't you consider Michigan, Ohio State and Texas high profile opportunities?

Check the ratings on those games, boss.

 

[BUConn10]

Wouldn't you consider Michigan, Ohio State and Texas high profile opportunities?

Not this year, in fact this is bball, so not most years. Unless those teams you listed are Top 15, they don't move the national needle much.

 

[BigEast]

Not this year, in fact this is bball, so not most years. Unless those teams you listed are Top 15, they don't move the national needle much.

Agreed, top-15 competition is where it's at.

Scheduling is difficult. You often cant predict what a team will be, would have thought Georgetown would have been a needle mover and while their name will sell tickets in reality they are a bottom tier Big East team that UCONN should beat at home in a battle of two teams trying to stay in the top 100 RPI.

 

[guyergym]

if you buy a ticket you can stand....if you say those who were sitting paid for a ticket so did the person who was standing

Not necessarily. I went to the Temple game last week with my nephew and brother. My brother, who's 60, has Parkinson's disease, and his medication works well some days, OK on others and not at all on others. On days when it doesn't work well, last last week, he can still walk short distances, but can't stand very long.

Last week we didn't have people standing in front of us (and if we had there were tons of empty seats in the XL to move to), but just because someone doesn't need the wheelchair seating area, doesn't mean they can stand the whole game.

By the way, he was able to stand at the start of each half until we scored, and for the last couple of minutes.

 

[RedStickHusky]

Had the same thing at MSG versus MD. He stood in front of a man who had both knees replaced and was partially blocking our view. If you are in the student section I get it. We tried talking to him, but he said no. Was quite the jerk. When 100 people want to kick you , then you should know it's not cool. I am wondering if it could be the same kid, very disrespectful. He was finally removed by security right before the end of the first half.

was he eating mac & cheese?