UConn Athletics and SUBOG Announce First Night x Fall Concert (Friday 10/18)

[huskymedic]

>>The performing artist will be revealed next Wednesday, September 25.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS
5:30 p.m. – Doors Open
6 p.m. – Show Begins
7 p.m. – Introduction of Men's & Women's Basketball teams
7:30 p.m. – Basketball Skills Competitions

Concert will begin shortly after the skill competitions.<<

 

[CL82]

In before @Chief00 says he won't be attending...

 

[ctchamps]

In before @Chief00 says he won't be attending...

Urinal these in Befores!

 

[Chief00]

Chief won’t be attending the basketball theatrics but may be attending the concert - standby????

 

[AntG168]

The concert afterwards is a great idea......depending on who’s performing

 

[HuskyHawk]

The concert afterwards is a great idea.depending on who’s performing

I'm thinking it will be Paul Anka. Just to fire up the crowd.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Will it be watkins glen band?

 

[Waquoit]

When I first read it quickly, I thought the act was SUBOGat, another hip-hop guy I never heard of.

 

[CL82]

I'm thinking it will be Paul Anka. Just to fire up the crowd.

Nothing fires up a crowd like a good Destiny singalong.

 

[GoDAWGS]

Chief won’t be attending the basketball theatrics but may be attending the concert - standby????

Chief I never took you as a mid tier rapper type

 

[sledog]

I take it Megadeath is not playing? So why bother?

 

[WrenchFan69]

This is what URI did last year or the year before. Lil Baby performed and then they introduced the teams. The team liked it, idk how the fans felt about it. Combining the two, keeping it free for students and the public, and putting it on homecoming Friday all sounds like a pretty great idea.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

For those who attended from '04-'08, you'll understand what I mean when my money is on FloRida performing.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Word is it will be Jock Jams Live.

 

[Kembacity]

Is Black Box still performing? Could get them to play Strike it Up live, I'm assuming for the royalties we've paid using it as our game opener for the last 2 decades they might show the school some loyalty and offer a discount

 

[soxfan23]

The concert afterwards is a great idea.depending on who’s performing

Hopefully they get somebody with a little more notoriety and talent than the carnival act they had last year.

 

[gtcam]

I guess this is great for the students, but for me, I say, pan the whole 1st night thing
Let's get down to playing ball!!!

 

[AntG168]

I guess this is great for the students, but for me, I say, pan the whole 1st night thing
Let's get down to playing ball!!!

That’d be a bad, shortsighted move. Other schools have turned “first night” into a major recruiting tool. We’d be wise to continue to attempt to do the same

 

[Vuce]

I guess this is great for the students, but for me, I say, pan the whole 1st night thing
Let's get down to playing ball!!!

Yeah! Get em in Guyer Gym, lock the doors, cover the windows with paper Calhoun style and lets get this started the right way

 

[Chief00]

I guess this is great for the students, but for me, I say, pan the whole 1st night thing
Let's get down to playing ball!!!

Agreed, while great for the Casual Fan, First Night has really nothing to do with competitive basketball and that’s Chief’s thing.

 

[Chief00]

Yeah! Get em in Guyer Gym, lock the doors, cover the windows with paper Calhoun style and lets get this started the right way

Calhoun hated First Night but did it for recruiting and fan engagement. You're right, he couldn’t wait to flip the page to Guyer gym.

 

[Chief00]

Word is it will be Jock Jams Live.

If true, it just drives home the point that they did not consult Chief. With some flexibility and some cash Chief likely could have landed Meek.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[kansashusky]

Lol last time T-Pain was relevant we were in the OBE. I guess we really are trying to get back to the glory days.

 

[BackAftaThis]

Lol last time T-Pain was relevant we were in the OBE. I guess we really are trying to get back to the glory days.

Maybe because TPain won the masked singer competition the school thinks he’s somehow relevant now.

And Gampel doesn’t service alcohol so no one can Buy U A Drank or be a Bartender.