UConn, Duke to play at the Meadowlands

[DarthGrumpy]

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this, but one distinct advantage of Izod over MSG/Barclay's: Tailgating.

Downside, it will be cold in the vast expanse of wasteland known as the Meadowlands in November/December and there is thing else there. At least there are a few bars around the Rock.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Has it occurred to anyone who is knocking the venue that the Meadowlands, knowing that they do need marquee events, may have approached both schools on this?

It may not have been an absolute that this game would happen and the two schools merely needed to agree on a location. It could well have been that without the location coming first, this game would never have been considered.

 

[mjmoney23]

Hey at least its not at the Nassau Coliseum!

 

[Marat]

Hey at least its not at the Nassau Coliseum!

Nassau Coliseum is gonna be lonely now with the Islanders moving to Barclays Center.

 

[storrsroars]

Downside, it will be cold in the vast expanse of wasteland known as the Meadowlands in November/December and there is thing else there. At least there are a few bars around the Rock.

So now we have the real reason our football games aren't well attended: It's too cold to tailgate in November.

 

[huskyharry]

Wow, 5 pages of thread and no one talking about the game itself?
Should be quite a challenge. Dook has the #1 recruiting class including the top PG and a wide-body center who has dominated against high school competition.
However, Cook, Matt Jones and Sulaiman return & Coach K has seldom given playing time to freshmen over upperclassmen ...so will Tyus Jones play a full-time or part-time role?
Okafor has very good footwork, but dominates at the High School level by often knocking his opponents out of the way...an experienced defender who knows how to draw charges and another big who recovers and blocks the shots that his teammates are guarding could cause him to struggle.
One this is certain, we are doomed, DOOMED for sure!

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Wow, 5 pages of thread and no one talking about the game itself?
Should be quite a challenge. Dook has the #1 recruiting class including the top PG and a wide-body center who has dominated against high school competition.
However, Cook, Matt Jones and Sulaiman return & Coach K has seldom given playing time to freshmen over upperclassmen ...so will Tyus Jones play a full-time or part-time role?
Okafor has very good footwork, but dominates at the High School level by often knocking his opponents out of the way...an experienced defender who knows how to draw charges and another big who recovers and blocks the shots that his teammates are guarding could cause him to struggle.
One this is certain, we are doomed, DOOMED for sure!

You do know who Okafor is playing for, right? Coach K is already calling the refs and crying about the fouls that may come his way. By time the season starts, Okafor will be able to smash the defender's nose, knock him down, kick him a few times and will still go to the line to shoot two.

 

[uconNYC]

Nassau Coliseum is gonna be lonely now with the Islanders moving to Barclays Center.

Wasn't there a massive bidding war the right to manage the Nassau Coliseum. Seem sports teams is not essential to the biz model.