Uconn First Night 2022

[Uconn77Duke74]

Has any information been released on this yet other than the 10/14 date?

 

[huskymedic]

-> For the second straight year, First Night will be limited only to students and season ticket-holders, who will be able to claim a select number of tickets to the event. First Night will stream free through FloSports. <-

Backdoor pass to article <<

 

[aburks41]

FloSports...ugh. We really couldn't even get FS2 to pick it up?

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Inyatkin]

Details have been flying on the Casual Fans board. You should check it out

 

[k-walk]

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Seems like casuals aren't allowed if you have to be a season ticket holder

 

[August_West]

Seems like casuals aren't allowed if you have to be a season ticket holder

OP should change just one letter of the thread title to "No Casuals!"

 

[Vancat]

I'm a Season ticket holders and a proud casual.

 

[Vancat]

Just one of the thousands of fantastic benefits of being a Season ticket holders.

 

[Vancat]

 

[MexicoHusky]

The Boneyard consists of casuals and the deranged.... I like to consider myself as a casual

 

[olehead]

Deranged is really offensive, we prefer slightly unbalanced.

 

[Vancat]

The Boneyard consists of casuals and the deranged.... I like to consider myself as a casual

Don't forget though, we are beloved.

 

[Chief00]

There is something inherently wrong with this approach. This may be the only UConn basketball “game” or “event” some families with kids can afford to go to - it has historically been free/open admission. What a shame to turn it into a fringe benefit for season ticket holders. How about a marque OOC game for that purpose? In fact, Season Ticket holders should stand last in line for this event and I am a season ticket holder.

 

[Huskyforlife]

It’s amazing that UConn fumbles this in some way every year. Truly remarkable on their part.

 

[jibsey]

So they will have thousands of empty seats?

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Based on last year, I expect it will be packed with students...possibly even a sell-out. As it should be. Should be first and foremost about the students attending & getting ready for hoop season.

I have no overt problem with their plan...only tweak might be in the announcement/plan, they should allow for anyone to get a ticket to the event starting say ~4h before it starts (if there are still unclaimed student/season ticket holder seats open). No reason why this isn't doable with e-ticket purchasing methods.

Let's hope the stanchions will stay up this year so they can put on a show and have some fun!

 

[AntG168]

That sucks. I’ve been taking kids to first night for years. Now it’s an exclusive event. Not a great way to build the fan base imo

 

[k-walk]

Wish we would just copy what every other high major program does for their “first night”.

 

[NJHoops]

Has UConn ever done the “rapper popular with students“ thing? Or has it always just been about basketball?

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

If it's so popular, then maybe it should be held in Hartford. I kid, I kid. Kinda.

 

[How Sway?!]

Don't mind them making it exclusive to Season ticket holders and students. Just need to make sure the stream works this time.

 

[JustbrewitMan]

Don't mind them making it exclusive to Season ticket holders and students. Just need to make sure the stream works this time.

One would think that they could find a way to simply stream it live on a UConn associated YouTube channel… This shouldn’t be that difficult to stream on an easily accessible platform

 

[Huskyforlife]

One would think that they could find a way to simply stream it live on a UConn associated YouTube channel… This shouldn’t be that difficult to stream on an easily accessible platform

i think they have to use Flo for this type of stuff per their contract.

 

[navery12]

Do we know for sure it's only for season ticket holders? I saw that graphic and just assumed season ticket holders got first dibs before they opened it up to everyone just like everything else