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UConn fans….you should be ashamed!!!!

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ConnHuskBask said:
What in the world is this "big time" standard you are holding us to in your mind?

Again, a Big Ten program who's been far better off than us, ranked, against a traditional opponent, and playing for a division title had crummy attendance comparatively.

This fanbase has been dumped on enough by realignment, on field performance, the media, to avoid taking shots by fans who on occasion jump over from the hoop board.
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If you are claiming I'm just a UConn Basketball fan you are mistaken. And I will gladly call out poor attendance for basketball games. Which they had plenty of last year.
 
Check out the attendance % at places like Virginia, Georgia Tech, or Duke today. Playing traditional conference P5 opponents, with varying levels of success the last few years. Who are these 'big time' P5 programs were supposed to be sizing ourselves up to?

For those who have sat through the abomination of a decade, this win was meant everything.

For the casual fan, who used to show up at the Rent this was a 5-5 team playing a program most fans in the state could care less about.

People are beginning to notice, it will take some time, but I think UConn can carry this momentum on to next season, well begin to see bigger crowds.
 
I could not make the game today. My 83 year old legs just couldn´t make the trip. But, I intend to send a ¨Thank You¨ note to coach Mora and the staff at the football office. I can not imagine the time and effort they have put in to turn the program around. I appreciate reading the messages from those of you supporting the program. Thanks for making an OLD UConn grad really, really happy. Go Huskies!
 
Calling out the fans who don’t go when they hear a forecast 4 days early that there is going to be rain and don’t buy tickets or decide not to go because of the…..forecast….you look into the weather and find out more detail….NBC said 3 days ago that rain would pass by 9am and that it would be 70 and sunny and they were absolutely right!!!! Some fans will go whatever the weather while others are both literally and figuratively “fair weather” fans. It is just crazy that fans didn’t go due to the weather forecast and I hope are kicking themselves saying “what were we thinking and why didn’t we do listen a little more closely to the weather detail.”
 
Everyone on this message board is a huge supporter of UConn athletics. The other 99% of the state is not following UConn football yet. This win will be huge for the program. Back in the news winning. The people will return. It’s not gonna get fixed in one season. Everyone have some patience. The rowdy rent shall return!
 
An entire generation of UConn fans is gone. They found other things to do the last dozen years.

Right now we are Andy Dufresne emerging from a tunnel of shïte. The first few drops of rain feel wonderful but do not wash off the stink.
 
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fleaflicker said:
I could not make the game today. My 83 year old legs just couldn´t make the trip. But, I intend to send a ¨Thank You¨ note to coach Mora and the staff at the football office. I can not imagine the time and effort they have put in to turn the program around. I appreciate reading the messages from those of you supporting the program. Thanks for making an OLD UConn grad really, really happy. Go Huskies!
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Love this! You're a great fan.
 
I watched in Atlanta and forced some friends and family to watch with me. My brother who lives in Connecticut used my tickets. He was very grateful.

Given the product on the field for the past decade, I am sincerely appreciate the fans who showed up thinking their tailgates would be held in a monsoon. They deserve to be applauded.
 
zmart said:
I've been going to UConn football games for 60 years. The students NEVER showed up when they played on campus! There would to 8 or 9 thousand people there and maybe 500 students . Year after year, after year.
The idea that we should build a new stadium on campus so the students will go to the games is lunacy.
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And back in the day the students would party on Thursday night because they went home for the weekend.
 
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gampelcrazies said:
I love people who continue to make excuses for fans/students. There's enough of both to fill that place up every week. Especially going up against a top 25 team with a bowl game on the line.
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The students are 30 miles away and anyway, how many students do you see at Civic Center basketball games?
 
The people saying “I missed the game for “legitimate reason X” are missing the point. Obviously some people are gonna miss each game for various reasons, that’s why the 25k of us who don’t have an excuse should be there. The goal is to make it sellouts after consistent success.

Thankfully the hype going into next year will be enormous. Don’t think this will be an issue for much longer.
 
gampelcrazies said:
Not enough. Don’t look at my user name and think I’m bashing football. I’m excited about UConn football. Just think the crowd size was awful.
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There are always more students at a womens basketball game at Gampel than there were at the Rent today. Why do you think that is?
 
gampelcrazies said:
In the last 10-12 years I've probably missed 3 or 4 football games in person.
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OK, thanks. We're going to be much, much better next year. People love football and will support good, honest, winning football. What we've been getting lately wasn't near that, games became a chore. A poster recently called it like going to a funeral and I agreed but it was really like going to a funeral while receivng dentistry. Going to games is a habit. We need to get folks back in to the habit and this program is doing that. Don't let one game bother you too much.
 
UConnDan97 said:
I was disappointed with the number that turned out for this game. Especially with the way this team has turned around and what a story they've been.

But I'll say this: the ones that were there were loud as hell and made themselves a proper 12th man. To the folks that were there - well done!!!
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I was in Hartford supporting the hockey team. I had to make a choice. Maybe these games could be scheduled better, although I don’t know if UConn really has a choice as to how and when separate sports are scheduled. Going to both and being able to see the entire hockey game was just not possible.
 
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Bomber36 said:
I was in Hartford supporting the hockey team. I had to make a choice. Maybe these games could be scheduled better, although I don’t know if UConn really has a choice as to how and when separate sports are scheduled. Going to both and being able to see the entire hockey game was just not possible.
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I was thinking about that.

Gotta support the IceBus too!! We've got a top 10 team rolling in hockey. Now, BC really has nothing left...
 
Bomber36 said:
I was in Hartford supporting the hockey team. I had to make a choice. Maybe these games could be scheduled better, although I don’t know if UConn really has a choice as to how and when separate sports are scheduled. Going to both and being able to see the entire hockey game was just not possible.
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I went to both. I’m also heavily intoxicated right now.
 
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The weather reports all week were awful, like literally it was going to be a monsoon. Poured early.

I was stunned at the smaller size. Maybe should have played it at 3 or 7.
 
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