Tickets for SMU

[Letsgohuskies11]

are going for $7 on stubhub... am i missing something?

Cant remember tickets being this cheap for a game that wasnt preseason. Has demand to go to Uconn games dropped off that significantly?

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Very puzzling. And tickets were going for $15 through the UConn athletics website. Kind of strange considering it's one of few ranked teams we see at home. Also a Saturday at noon is pretty good for tip off.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Very puzzling. And tickets were going for $15 through the UConn athletics website. Kind of strange considering it's one of few ranked teams we see at home. Also a Saturday at noon is pretty good for tip off.

and a day that is supposed to rain

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

The men's basketball team fan base has dwindled to only the most die hard of fans. This game is meaningless to you unless you're one of the poor souls like me who have become addicted to the rush of watching UConn achieve the impossible.

I prefer the men because they provide that high grade mind blowing rush that is so very rare in sports. The Dream Season. The '96 BE Tourney. Shock the World. The Duke Comeback in '04, Kemba, and on and on. The women are good too, but the relative lack of drama on that highest, most potent level is the difference. You need to teeter on the precipice to really get that bang for your buck.

Come on guys. Just one more hit...

 

[gampelcrazies]

It's because the causal fans are off the bandwagon right now. If it wasn't an off year, this would be a hard ticket. Also it's Hartford so a lot of seats people don't want to sit in

 

[Brad Palmer]

Didn't the game end up drawing over 13k?

 

[gampelcrazies]

Didn't the game end up drawing over 13k?

Yes

 

[willie99]

good crowd

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

it wasnt that packed, there were huge areas around me that were open

 

[Hungryhusky99]

it wasnt that packed, there were huge areas around me that were open

Maybe above the baskets .

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Maybe above the baskets .

90% of the arena is above the baskets

 

[Hungryhusky99]

90% of the arena is above the baskets

Ok behind the basket, that better for ya?

 

[Waquoit]

There were more people in the upper level behind both baskets than there were for the rest of the year.

 

[Ts5034]

13,000 people just shows that the fanbase will show up for games vs good teams. That is the largest crowd all year and it was pretty lively during the second half when they cut it to 5. I know 13,000 is relatively low for a season high compared to always having 15,000-16,000 on a regular basis in Hartford.

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

The men's basketball team fan base has dwindled to only the most die hard of fans. This game is meaningless to you unless you're one of the poor souls like me who have become addicted to the rush of watching UConn achieve the impossible.

I prefer the men because they provide that high grade mind blowing rush that is so very rare in sports. The Dream Season. The '96 BE Tourney. Shock the World. The Duke Comeback in '04, Kemba, and on and on. The women are good too, but the relative lack of drama on that highest, most potent level is the difference. You need to teeter on the precipice to really get that bang for your buck.

Come on guys. Just one more hit...

You echo my sentiments to a tee.

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

Personally I hate watching games in the XL center unless I am sitting in the lower level. I bought tourney tickets a few rows back from the scores' table so that is worth it to me. Otherwise I would sit anywhere in Gampel, hense why I got season tickets for Gampel. Gampel doesn't have a bad seat in the house and the atmosphere is way better.

 

[gampelcrazies]

Personally I hate watching games in the XL center unless I am sitting in the lower level. I bought tourney tickets a few rows back from the scores' table so that is worth it to me. Otherwise I would sit anywhere in Gampel, hense why I got season tickets for Gampel. Gampel doesn't have a bad seat in the house and the atmosphere is way better.

Exactly. I'm lucky and have lower level season tickets for XL but if not I wouldn't buy them.

 

[ct06111]

Jeff Jacobs: Huskies Struggle With High Expectations Of Ollie, And Fans

If UConn doesn't sell out on Sunday, it will be the 1st time we haven't sold out a home game at XL or Gampel since Jan 1990.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

There's no way Sunday doesn't sell out.

 

[gampelcrazies]

There's no way Sunday doesn't sell out.

Lot's of tickets available on uconnhuskies.com

http://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncomm...ext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=MBBS&cgc=

 

[UConn_Top_Dog]

I'll be there Sunday! Loud and proud! Let's take these Bearkittens down!

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Lot's of tickets available on uconnhuskies.com

http://ev9.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:UCONN:BB16:MB08:&linkID=uconn&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=MBBS&cgc=

Well at least I'll hopefully be able to get mine cheap.

 

[champs99and04]

I was there on Saturday. It was as good of a crowd as you could have expected given the circumstances. We live in a bit of a college basketball bubble so things can get a bit distorted - it's hard to sell out a college basketball game, even when you're in a bandbox arena like the Ryan Center or Conte. The fact that we drew 13,000 for our worst team in a quarter century against a good but forgettable opponent when the game meant virtually nothing is not a knock on the program or fan base. If we make it to Saturday or Sunday of the AAC tournament and it isn't sold out, then I'll be disappointed.