UCONN-Army in the Bronx on sale March 11-NOTE DATE

[thatguyed]

Not sure if that was generally known. Lotsa drunks on the train that day...

 

[Waquoit]

Lotsa drunks on the train that day...

The sequel to Snakes on a Plane, perhaps?

 

[Palatine]

Where does one tailgate at Yankee Stadium?

 

[Uconnalliance]

Flyin Ryan Phaelan must be doin a trip no? they are always kick ass! drink up and getcha pull!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[huskymedic]

Where does one tailgate at Yankee Stadium?

It's gotten harder and harder over the years. No open flames in parking garages (try to get up to top depending on weather) and the Harlem River lots can be tough @ times depending on spacing but not impossible. Think sangwiches out of the trunk as the best bet and the NYPD frown heavily @ open containers and aren't shy about dropping a ticket on ya if being a jerk about it. Bring blue solo cups!

 

[huskyjawz]

Where does one tailgate at Yankee Stadium?

I go to ten games a year, and tailgate with no issues. True that open flames were banned several years ago, so propane is a must, and cups, as well.

Adhere to those two, and you will have no problems.

 

[Dooley]

It's gotten harder and harder over the years. No open flames in parking garages (try to get up to top depending on weather) and the Harlem River lots can be tough @ times depending on spacing but not impossible. Think sangwiches out of the trunk as the best bet and the NYPD frown heavily @ open containers and aren't shy about dropping a ticket on ya if being a jerk about it. Bring blue solo cups!

Speaking from experience, I can vouch for the importance of bringing cups. A friend of mine and I got slapped with summons a few years ago for drinking out of a bottle in the parking garage at our car. Got written up by a crew of NYPD Junior Patrol officers too. You either pay the fine or go back to the Bronx courthouse to defend your case. From that point on, I pound a couple of brews in the car then head over to the Vega for some tequila and CL Smooths.

 

[Husky25]

Bagged containers are allowed on MetroNorth. Not so on the subway or platforms. I went down to Yankee Stadium a few years ago and a couple plain clothes police issued 2 of buddies a ticket (A couple others and I ot rid of our can before getting caught). This was during the days of Yankee Stadium II and MetroNorth did not have a train directly to the ballpark.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Bagged containers are allowed on MetroNorth. Not so on the subway or platforms. I went down to Yankee Stadium a few years ago and a couple plain clothes police issued 2 of buddies a ticket (A couple others and I ot rid of our can before getting caught). This was during the days of Yankee Stadium II and MetroNorth did not have a train directly to the ballpark.

All containers are allowed on the Metro North. No need to brown bag it.

Exceptions are generally made in Christmas or certain religious holidays, I believe.

 

[Husky25]

All containers are allowed on the Metro North. No need to brown bag it.

Exceptions are generally made in Christmas or certain religious holidays, I believe.

Not Christmas, per se, but SantaCon. I just read a story on it. MetroNorth has a bar car. Subways do not.

 

[J187Money]

Metro-North does NOT have a bar car on the way in, and mostly phasing them out on the way out. New trains don't have them. I think I may come in early and pregame in the city and take the subway up.

 

[EdgewoodNHV]

Metro-North does NOT have a bar car on the way in, and mostly phasing them out on the way out. New trains don't have them. I think I may come in early and pregame in the city and take the subway up.

Why pay bar car prices anyway? Bring a six pack and enjoy it on the way up.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

We should get a group of BYers together to take the train all in together (at a specific time from New Haven maybe?) or select a place to all park/tailgate down in the Bronx.

 

[BoatShow]

I was talking to a buddy who grew up just outside the city today and he said Army football is a huge deal and the most closely followed college football team in NYC (sorry Cuse and RU.) With both of our fanbases this will sell out.

 

[huskyjawz]

I was talking to a buddy who grew up just outside the city today and he said Army football is a huge deal and the most closely followed college football team in NYC (sorry Cuse and RU.) With both of our fanbases this will sell out.

Doubt it.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Terrible place to watch a football game. Can't wait to buy my tickets!!

I tailgated at the old (REAL) Yankee Stadium several times...east river lots were the easiest. Haven't bothered at the new place. I will be riding Metro North from New Haven.

 

[huskymedic]

“@desmondconner: Press Conference at #YankeeStadium Thursday with #UConn #Army officials to talk about upcoming game at the stadium Nov.8”

 

[ZooCougar]

I was talking to a buddy who grew up just outside the city today and he said Army football is a huge deal and the most closely followed college football team in NYC (sorry Cuse and RU.) With both of our fanbases this will sell out.

I would take that with a heavy dose of salt. Being the most popular college football team in NYC is like being the most popular NHL team in Somalia.

 

[Milo65]

East River Lots...You can tailgate, bring cups and nobody will give you a hard time. You can expect little to no Port-O-Lets in the lot. Usually one or two for the entire lot.

 

[jostar1]

Rick Rausch ‏@rick7rozay 5h
#Yankees will hold press conf w/ #UConn Football coach Bob Diaco & AD Warde Manuel, Thurs 3/6 11AM @YankeeStadium to announce game with Army

 

[huskymedic]

From today's media event:

@desmondconner: #CBS will carry #UConnFootball vs #Army Nov.8 Nationally-televised game time to be determined

 

[Srqhusky]

From today's media event:

@desmondconner: #CBS will carry #UConnFootball vs #Army Nov.8 Nationally-televised game time to be determined

Also. Ward and diaco both big Yankee fans.

 

[junglehusky]

Silver blog post

UConn Director of Athletics Warde Manuel likes the idea of playing games at Yankee Stadium, and said there are discussions about possibly future games, though he was quick to add that playing games at Rentschler Field is a priority, as is the home field advantage.

“I am open to many different discussions,” Manuel said. “But Mark (Holtzman) knows that playing in the home base is important. We will continue to look at …I want to make sure our team and fans have a great opportunity at home. I am open to discussions moving forward. Mark is very talented and very persistent.”

John Silver ‏@JohnFSilver 35m
Diaco, of course was at Yankee Stadium for UConn-Army game. Yankees apear to want UConn more. Manuel had to toe line with politics...

John Silver ‏@JohnFSilver 34m
...of non-rent home games. Interesting moving forward. Huskies want to make Rent a place to go, but hard to turn down NYC.

 

[Waquoit]

Part of a master plan, making Yankee Stadium our home-away-from-home? Can you say NY market? I like that much better than New Jersey or Foxboro.

 

[jostar1]

UConn head coach Bob Diaco was the defensive coordinator for the Notre Dame team that beat Army, 27-3, in 2010.
"I've seen the glimmer in the student-athletes' eyes as they enter the stadium, are in the locker room, are on the field," Diaco said. "It's a life moment."
Diaco, the first-year head coach at Connecticut, grew up a Yankees fan about 30 minutes from the Stadium in Cedar Grove, N.J.
"My family has had Yankees tickets forever and ever and ever," Diaco said, "and they still do."
Connecticut athletic director Warde Manuel, a New Orleans native, became a Yankees fan by watching Ron Guidry, or "Louisiana Lightning," growing up.
Holtzman said the Yankees long sought an opportunity to host UConn for a football game, and Corrigan suggested the idea to Manuel while the athletic directors negotiated a home-and-home series for the two programs. Army will travel to UConn's Rentschler Field in 2015.
While Manuel joked he would cut off half of UConn's fanbase, split between Boston and New York, by admitting to his Yankees leanings, he did not hide his respect for Army.
"As a proud son of an Army sergeant, it's a team that you root for when you're not playing against them," Manuel said.
And both teams expressed a shared excitement to join the Yankee Stadium tradition.
"When you talk about pride and talk about passion, you're talking about the Yankees," Diaco said. "To be in the stadium, it's a little surreal. To join the three brands -- the Yankee brand, the UConn brand and the West Point brand -- it's a great, great, competitive, classy, high-character venue."

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