The biggest college basketball game of the entire regular season

[superjohn]

UConn the reigning national champs playing against another pre season top 5 team and ESPN has no interest doing a game day for it or at any UConn game this season. Is that just because fox has media rights to big east?

Yes

 

[Scoe]

Who actually calls it the XL center it will always be the Civic Center.

 

[Waquoit]

Damn, I wish the noise from the old Fieldhouse could be duplicated.

But the dirty little secret about the Field House was that the noise was somewhat dampened from the crowd sitting so far from the edge of court. Except for that VCU game where the space was all filled in with seats. That's when the rafters shook so hard it "loosened decades old dust".

 

[Scoe]

I’ll be in Florida any good ideas for a good spot to watch, Sarasota area.

 

[firstnline]

I was at the VCU game and yes the building shaked and quaked all night. The game that rivaled that one was the slowdown game against Rhody.

 

[AdamaNation]

If DC can avoid foul trouble, I'm not worried about Marquette.

That and Sampson. This has clearly become our biggest issue.

 

[Waquoit]

I’ll be in Florida any good ideas for a good spot to watch, Sarasota area.

There has to be a tiki bar with a TV. I love the tiki bar.

How about Sniki Tiki Bar At Captain Curt’s Village, Siesta Key?

 

[FfldCntyFan]

You're going to be pretty damn drunk if you start at like 5 tonight and go until the 3pm game tomorrow.

You make it sound like it's a bad thing.

 

[DGRU]

There has to be a tiki bar with a TV. I love the tiki bar.

How about Sniki Tiki Bar At Captain Curt’s Village, Siesta Key?

Sietsa key Oyster Bar

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Well, I should probably tell my wife I'll be home after work. Lol. Had 8pm tonight on my calendar... no idea why.

You'd have arrived in time for the second half of the WBB game against Georgetown...if it weren't being played in Storrs.

 

[GlastonTim]

Big deal - its all about the noise/atmosphere - Do you think Dook cares if it doesn't lead the ACC in attendance? The HOME court has built in positives vs the home away from home

F Duke

 

[AllHusky]

If DC can avoid foul trouble, I'm not worried about Marquette.

Has Donovan ever taken a charge? Can’t say I’ve ever seen that

 

[navery12]

Has Donovan ever taken a charge? Can’t say I’ve ever seen that

Probably not, and at 7'2" I hope he never tries to either

 

[uconnblueinky]

Our newest UConn fan ( daughter) anxiously awaiting tomorrow's game

 

[XLCenterFan]

This should be a Gampel game - all UConn home games (except Christmas holiday period) need to be Gampel games

No way. Some of these games should be in Gampel and some should be in Hartford. It’s gonna be wild regardless of the venue.

 

[JB75]

I think it’s perfect the way it is half the games at XL and half at Gampel. Love Gampel but tomorrow’s a Hartford XL game for sure. Saturday 3pm start long holiday weekend. Bars in the city will be hopping. Tomorrow is not a Gampel game . It’s better in Hartford tmrw. Sportsbook, restaurants , more spots to move around , places to bring the kids etc…. No brainer

 

[XLCenterFan]

Trying to remember , when was last time 2 top 5 teams played each other at XL?

I think it was Pittsburgh a loooong time ago. Semi-big snowfall the night before if I remember. When Coach’s restaurant was still open. That’s where I was prior to that one.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Probably not, and at 7'2" I hope he never tries to either

True. The knee level of a driving guard could be....ummm....."problematic" for Senhor.

 

[XLCenterFan]

I think it’s perfect the way it is half the games at XL and half at Gampel. Love Gampel but tomorrow’s a Hartford XL game for sure. Saturday 3pm start long holiday weekend. Bars in the city will be hopping. Tomorrow is not a Gampel game . It’s better in Hartford tmrw. Sportsbook, restaurants , more spots to move around , places to bring the kids etc…. No brainer

I agree. Both venues have good things about them. Love that this is an XL game. Get as many people as possible yelling at Shaka. Very glad it’s not a noon game. Give us some time to drink in Hartford.

 

[UConnSwag11]

Really hoping no one is told to sit down during the game

 

[nomar]

This reads like a long-form Jon Rothstein tweet

Not enough "The Carpenter" references!

 

[businesslawyer]

Obviously Maker's Muppet wore it better, but it's a good effort.
Yep, we're getting that feeling back again of big time games at the XL.
Games with national implications in-season.

If that was a Maker's Muppet imitation, the imitations of Christopher Walken during the DePaul game were much more on point.

But it is obviously a huge, huge game, reminiscent of earlier days. And knowing a win all but wraps up the regular season championship.

 

[husky429]

Don’t stop drinking. Friday 5p to Saturday 9p.

My neighbor is an uber-bougie bartender at a place with those 18$ cocktails I never buy. He's having me try some new menu ideas.

I can't feel my toes, so I think it's going well.

I'll see you all in 24 hours

 

[kobe]

fellas this one's gonna be a rout.

marquette has played 1 ncaa tournament team since december and they split 1-1 with them. complete fraud.

uconn wins this by 15 minimum

 

[Dogdeacon]

I see this as Tristan and Cam time. With AK dropping death knells. Cam vs Kolek could be fire if they let that happen. Cam might kick him. Kolek can’t stop either/any of our guards

Unless freescooter gets his way & hires Shaka to coach UConn, Kolek is going to see un-scalable Castle walls everywhere he goes when he is not trying to get Diarra out from inside his shirt.