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UConn is going Bowling > Wasabi Fenway Bowl v. Army (Saturday 12/27/25 @2:15 on ESPN)

SU1968 said:
Army players can't sit out. They are on active duty and are all paid. They will be there unless there are medical or disciplinary reasons to keep them out.
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That brings up a very interesting question; do the Army players actually get paid? I would think that Army opted out of pay for play given their culture.
 
With a new coach coming in, UConn can make a statement by bringing a huge crowd. UConn has to publicize this game to the max. Holiday weekend 2 days after Christmas.

Let's go!!!
 
It’s rare that a bowl game takes the same team two years in a row. I think this is the best level of bowl games we can hope for being an independent.
 
Viet Vet said:
I’m not saying it will be David vs Goliath. It will be a no “juice” matchup against, at best, a 7-5 team (6-6 if losing to Navy), from a non P-4 conference.

Meh.
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UConn should treat it seriously and get what they came for. Leave nothing on the table. A businesslike 10th win. If some of the stars sit out, they could easily get beaten.
 
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ScottVib said:
They (and all cadets) have always been paid as members of the armed forces. They get 35% of the base pay for a second lieutenant, less expenses.
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This must be new. My brother went to the Air Force Academy and was not paid. He wasn’t commissioned until he graduated either
 
HuskyNan said:
You seem to feel UConn deserves a more prestigious bowl and opponent. Why?
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That's not even it. It just feels like going to the same bowl two years in a row (one...mind you...that all of the bowl projections never had us returning to) is a bad thing...for the players, for the fans, for the program.

The Fenway Bowl is easily near the bottom of bowl games I've been to (and I've been twice!) It's a bad product and I think too many folks ignore that fact.

And selfishly, I was looking forward to taking a big trip with my son. A trip down 93 doesn't hit the same. Sorry!
 
I'm going to have to do some driving that day. I just realized I have tickets for Men Without Hats that night at Foxwoods.
 
NE Football said:
That brings up a very interesting question; do the Army players actually get paid? I would think that Army opted out of pay for play given their culture.
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All cadets receive 35% of a 2nd Lt. pay. about $1400/month. I don't know if football players get any extra.
 
NHUConnfan said:
That's not even it. It just feels like going to the same bowl two years in a row (one...mind you...that all of the bowl projections never had us returning to) is a bad thing...for the players, for the fans, for the program.

The Fenway Bowl is easily near the bottom of bowl games I've been to (and I've been twice!) It's a bad product and I think too many folks ignore that fact.

And selfishly, I was looking forward to taking a big trip with my son. A trip down 93 doesn't hit the same. Sorry!
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I’m disappointed the Huskies aren’t playing in Florida for selfish reasons but at this point in the team’s growth, Boston vs Army is good for the team. Army and UConn will both bring a lot of fans and make a great bowl atmosphere. Playing in a half empty stadium in Tampa with a Civic Center crowd of, um, mature fans would not be a good experience for the team
 
Okay, here's the deal: for last year's Bowl I tried to get tix thru UConn for 20 members of my group. I was told to get tix thru the Red Sox. The Sox ticket office accommodated me with a bloc at the goal line at field level.
Because I ordered tix thru the Sox office, I got an e-mail 10 days ago asking if I wanted to renew tix for this year's Bowl game & I got a followup e-mail on Thursday. When I heard the announcement of UConn defending its Wasabi Bowl Championship, I reached out to my crew to see who's in for the game on the 27th.
Still waiting on one couple. Hope to buy tickets on Tuesday at the latest with improved seating over last year... So far the coachcap crew is at 12 & counting...
 
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HuskyNan said:
This must be new. My brother went to the Air Force Academy and was not paid. He wasn’t commissioned until he graduated either
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After expenses there isn't a lot of money left over, I'd assume most football players at P4 schools are making exponentially more than what the academy students have left-over after the deductions for expenses
 
king conn said:
People need to get a grip. This is one of the best paying and prominent bowls a g5 can get into. And the date/ time is more in line with all the important bowls, on the espn flagship for lots of eyes

Army is renowned nationally no matter what, and this years version gives us a good chance at 10 wins and maybe even close to a top 25 finish. We were lucky to get it last year, and yes we are lucky to get it this year. Most years we would be in Myrtle Beach playing Coastal Carolina or Marshall making 500,000 and spending it all on travel and logistics.
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What's the payout on the Fenway bowl?
 
NHUConnfan said:
That's not even it. It just feels like going to the same bowl two years in a row (one...mind you...that all of the bowl projections never had us returning to) is a bad thing...for the players, for the fans, for the program.

The Fenway Bowl is easily near the bottom of bowl games I've been to (and I've been twice!) It's a bad product and I think too many folks ignore that fact.

And selfishly, I was looking forward to taking a big trip with my son. A trip down 93 doesn't hit the same. Sorry!
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There are any number of bowl games you and your son can go to. Please, go to the Birmingham Bowl and enjoy App State vs Georgia Southern.

The Fenway Bowl is awesome because it's football at Fenway Park. And you know why else? Because we're in it and going for win number 10.

We packed Fenway last year and we'll pack it again this year. It's wild that you think a bowl game wanting us because we show up and show out is bad for the program.
 
ScottVib said:
They (and all cadets) have always been paid as members of the armed forces. They get 35% of the base pay for a second lieutenant, less expenses.
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HuskyNan said:
This must be new. My brother went to the Air Force Academy and was not paid. He wasn’t commissioned until he graduated either
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OK, so this is going back to the early 70s, however my husband said he was "paid" every month at USNA (half of an Ensign's base pay), however most of the $$$$ was taken for uniforms, books, haircuts, etc, etc. They only saw $$$ if there was anything left at the end of First Class year.
 
businesslawyer said:
Damn. It’s too bad we didn’t play a triple option team four weeks ago and hold them to one of their lower offensive outputs of the season. Because then it would really be hard to understand all this pessimism.
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I think you are way overstating the actual case. was operating without a key component of their offense with their QB, Szarka, who taken out in the second quarter. It was 9-7 at half. Army and Navy are masters of the triple option. Point being this is not going to be any auto W.
 
Army will be a much tougher opponent than North Carolina was last year. I don't understand the disappointment. Is it the fear of getting blown out by Army?

I like that we will again be playing in BC's backyard. Heck, we will be playing in their front yard while they just sit and watch from their window.
 
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Purple Stein said:
There are any number of bowl games you and your son can go to. Please, go to the Birmingham Bowl and enjoy App State vs Georgia Southern.

The Fenway Bowl is awesome because it's football at Fenway Park. And you know why else? Because we're in it and going for win number 10.

We packed Fenway last year and we'll pack it again this year. It's wild that you think a bowl game wanting us because we show up and show out is bad for the program.
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I may very well go take him to Memphis to see my Bearcats play. I'd much rather watch UConn but I am also not very interested in going to Fenway a third time in 4 years. (It was also not "packed" unless you consider <70% capacity packed. I certainly don't...and especially not for events at Fenway.)
 
my biggest problem with the fenway bowl... other than getting home at 2am, was I bought what I thought were going to be great tickets only to sit in slush
 
NHUConnfan said:
I may very well go take him to Memphis to see my Bearcats play. I'd much rather watch UConn but I am also not very interested in going to Fenway a third time in 4 years. (It was also not "packed" unless you consider <70% capacity packed. I certainly don't...and especially not for events at Fenway.)
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Going bowling with your son...no bad option
 
CashewCrew said:
Disgusting outcome. 9-3 season and we get a (most likely) 6-6 Army, who finished 6th in the AAC. On top of that, there’s no novelty in playing the same bowl 2 years in a row - when does that ever happen? Just gross.
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We have no time ins so this or the Pinstripe bowl make the most sense because it's going to sell a lot of tickets for both schools and the stadoum will be packed again
 
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giddyup said:
I think you are way overstating the actual case. was operating without a key component of their offense with their QB, Szarka, who taken out in the second quarter. It was 9-7 at half. Army and Navy are masters of the triple option. Point being this is not going to be any auto W.
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I don’t think it will be an auto win. Just that the way we were lit up on D by Delaware and FAU running non-option offenses, and the way we played against Air Force, I am not panicked about facing an option team. I am panicked whenever we’re on D.
 
Patman said:
my biggest problem with the fenway bowl... other than getting home at 2am, was I bought what I thought were going to be great tickets only to sit in slush
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CL82 said:
What's the payout on the Fenway bowl?
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When the bowl was originally formed, it was announced as 2.5 million for each league participant.

Shortly after, the aac was hit by the Big 12 raid. Reports at the time said some aac bowls were going to renegotiate their payouts with the league or look for other tie ins, as the replacements were certainly no match for the departed members.

From that point, The fenway payout has been mysteriously classified as unknown. My thought has always been that the AAC half was chopped in half, and the AAC accepted with the request to keep it private whether from embarrassment or not wanting to appear to be a weaker league than before.

It also wouldn't surprise me if they gave that half from the AAC to the ACC. The ACC could argue we signed up to play up north and compete against bigger names, they are gone and now you need to pay us more. So their payout could even be over 3 ml
 
HuskyNan said:
This must be new. My brother went to the Air Force Academy and was not paid. He wasn’t commissioned until he graduated either
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I'm too lazy to look how long it has been going on but they receive money each month.

They are considered active duty but still don't get commissioned until they graduate.


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ATLDYKA said:
I do know Chadwick and Doumande are in the portal, hopefully Doumande comes back and for Chadwick not sure missing a CB would be a big deal against Army.
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What I observed against Air Force is that it took all hands on deck to stop the run. Corners too sometimes.
 
Here's a little piece of the bigger picture, we are the preferred program for this venue. Our attendance exceeded the local, more established program (who happened to be facing a top 20 opponent) by 175%. The best thing that could happen to our athletic department would be to be the preferred program, in all sports, in Boston and NYC.

We already own NYC in men's basketball and between the '24 tournament and the recent BYU game, we are making serious progress in Boston with men's basketball. This bowl game will help reinforce our football presence in Boston, and having a bowl game in a major city where we have a reasonable alumni base and is somewhat local to our core alumni base wanting us whenever they can get us is in no way, shape or form a bad thing.
 
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