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The Road Game Against St. John's Moved to MSG.

Who is paying for that? Or, is it part of something bigger? ESPN?
 
ec33 said:
Didn't see this anywhere. A large UConn contingent could bode well for future neutral site games there.


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If it wasn't the night before a workday I'd be tempted to go.
 
RockyMTblue2 said:
Who is paying for that? Or, is it part of something bigger? ESPN?
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I would suspect part of something bigger (like the men's Jimmy V game last night) until there is more assurance that people would actually show up for a big women's basketball game at a neutral site.

Either way, it is nice to see this one St. John's women's game make it to MSG. The game on the men's side is played at that site because it is the one St. John's game they can always count on getting a large turnout. Obviously the hope is to get a lot of UConn fans to turn up.
 
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What a great venue for a basketball game. Imagine being a college kid and playing at MSG for the first time. I mean, you grow up watching great players playing on that court on television. Then WHAMMO, there you are on that court playing for your college team. Got to be a treasured moment for those kids.
 
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I’ve sent my form in! Helen (member of the Boneyard) previously, generously got Boneyard members GREAT seats for the Maggie Dixon Classic tournaments held at MSG through a contact she had. Many years ago, but well worth the train ride down from the Hartford area to the City. Always think of her whenever I see her posting.
 
Somewhat off topic, Georgetown also sent out a "presale" web link for the game at the Carefirst Arena in DC.
 
I’ll be back in town from my long European excursion`.
The Garden’s right down the block (figuratively).
Looking forward.
 
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oldude said:
FYI, UConn WBB is 6-0 all time at MSG. Not really surprising……
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The last time was December 28th, 2015 against Maryland. I think it's overdue but really great. The Garden is the cradle of college basketball in America and it is noteworthy that a stand alone women's game will be there on a weekend night. I attribute a lot of this to the ascension of women's basketball's popularity in the last few years and of course to our team at UCONN and our rabid, go anywhere, fans.

I hope that soon the game at Seton Hall will get played at The Rock in Newark as well. Meanwhile, I also hope that great seats are available at MSG because our team is just so much better to watch up close. This will also be in March so by that time the Sorcerer of Storrs will have cast his spell of rebirth on the team.
 
BBallF said:
The last time was December 28th, 2015 against Maryland. I think it's overdue but really great. The Garden is the cradle of college basketball in America and it is noteworthy that a stand alone women's game will be there on a weekend night. I attribute a lot of this to the ascension of women's basketball's popularity in the last few years and of course to our team at UCONN and our rabid, go anywhere, fans.

I hope that soon the game at Seton Hall will get played at The Rock in Newark as well. Meanwhile, I also hope that great seats are available at MSG because our team is just so much better to watch up close. This will also be in March so by that time the Sorcerer of Storrs will have cast his spell of rebirth on the team.
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Back in the Dark ages I spent 8 years in NYC, going to college and working for a few years after. I loved watching college basketball at the old MSG. It was just the men back then. It’s been awhile, but I’ve signed up to get a notice once tix are available and my wife and I are thinking about making the trip.

In order to entice my better half, I’m selling the trip to the Big Apple as a package deal, to include dinner at Gallagher’s Steakhouse and a Broadway show…. 😉
 
oldude said:
Back in the Dark ages I spent 8 years in NYC, going to college and working for a few years after. I loved watching college basketball at the old MSG. It was just the men back then. It’s been awhile, but I’ve signed up to get a notice once tix are available and my wife and I are thinking about making the trip.

In order to entice my better half, I’m selling the trip to the Big Apple as a package deal, to include dinner at Gallagher’s Steakhouse and a Broadway show…. 😉
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Can the human mind even conceive of a better weekend than that? For the UCONN men's game on Tuesday, as part of the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader, we started at Keen's Chophouse, home of the mutton chop, before going to MSG. The topic of conversation at dinner turned to the Saturday afternoon doubleheaders at the old Garden and of course the Holiday Festival there. They were great days. You couldn't get a free pay phone if your life depended on it.
 
BBallF said:
The topic of conversation at dinner turned to the Saturday afternoon doubleheaders at the old Garden and of course the Holiday Festival there.
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My father went to NYU in the 50's and remembers tripleheaders at the old MSG and UConn playing occasionally
 
BBallF said:
The last time was December 28th, 2015 against Maryland. I think it's overdue but really great. The Garden is the cradle of college basketball in America and it is noteworthy that a stand alone women's game will be there on a weekend night. I attribute a lot of this to the ascension of women's basketball's popularity in the last few years and of course to our team at UCONN and our rabid, go anywhere, fans.

I hope that soon the game at Seton Hall will get played at The Rock in Newark as well. Meanwhile, I also hope that great seats are available at MSG because our team is just so much better to watch up close. This will also be in March so by that time the Sorcerer of Storrs will have cast his spell of rebirth on the team.
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Hmm, the Tigris and Euphrates of basketball starts in Springfield and ends in Storrs. Gampel it's temple.
 
dvegas said:
My father went to NYU in the 50's and remembers tripleheaders at the old MSG and UConn playing occasionally
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Yes, you are right, tripleheaders. The New York teams were really good back then- CCNY (the only team to win the NIT and NCAA in the same year), Fordham, Manhattan, NYU, St. John's, Iona etc. and the games were wars. Smoking was allowed in MSG. It's hard to even imagine that now. I remember going there as a kid and especially the hot chestnuts and pretzels. Honestly, the only hot pretzels that even come close to that taste I still have in my head are at Gampel. They rarely make it back to the seat. I think one of the reasons why I am such a fan of our women's team is because they play the team basketball I grew up on, played, and always loved.
 
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Skeets said:
Hmm, the Tigris and Euphrates of basketball starts in Springfield and ends in Storrs. Gampel it's temple.
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Basketball may have started in Springfield as a newborn but college basketball became an institution in the Garden. Everyone wanted to play there. We all know where the Capital of Basketball is now but the fascination with and popularity of the game didn't start in 1995. It began a long time before that. It just has been living its best adult life in Storrs and happily it doesn't look like it will be relocating anytime soon.
 
BBallF said:
I think one of the reasons why I am such a fan of our women's team is because they play the team basketball I grew up on, played, and always loved.
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Why towards the end of his life, John Wooden's favorite basketball team was the UConn women!
 
MSG has tickets available for the St Johns game. Don't look if you're faint of heart.
Go to the ESPN UConn page and click on the St.Johns game. You will " tickets available" through Vivid Seats. They start at $199.
 
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BBallF said:
Basketball may have started in Springfield as a newborn but college basketball became an institution in the Garden. Everyone wanted to play there. We all know where the Capital of Basketball is now but the fascination with and popularity of the game didn't start in 1995. It began a long time before that. It just has been living its best adult life in Storrs and happily it doesn't look like it will be relocating anytime soon.
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I was commenting on the "cradle". MSG has a storied history, but the beginning was Springfield. The end is now the basketball capital of the world. Hence the Tigris and Euphrates reference.
 
BBallF said:
The last time was December 28th, 2015 against Maryland. I think it's overdue but really great. The Garden is the cradle of college basketball in America and it is noteworthy that a stand alone women's game will be there on a weekend night. I attribute a lot of this to the ascension of women's basketball's popularity in the last few years and of course to our team at UCONN and our rabid, go anywhere, fans.

I hope that soon the game at Seton Hall will get played at The Rock in Newark as well. Meanwhile, I also hope that great seats are available at MSG because our team is just so much better to watch up close. This will also be in March so by that time the Sorcerer of Storrs will have cast his spell of rebirth on the team.
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I like going to see games in Walsh. Small courts like that have their own charm. It reminds me of the era where teams all had their own small little band boxes.

That said, it has become increasingly more difficult to get tickets. The Prudential center is nice, but definitely a different experience. FYI, if the games ever do get moved to the Rock, building the time to go and eat in Newark Ironbound section. It's a short, reasonably safe, walk from the arena and the food is amazing, albeit a little bit pricey, depending on which place you go to.
 
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Already seeing tickets for this game on some of the reseller sites at some pretty lofty numbers.......I wonder whether the St Johns ticket people will get back to us UConn fans....
 
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