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

[ZooCougar]

I did. The fact that I'm willing to support the program with information being withheld doesn't mean that someone selling tickets doesn't owe it to those buying to let them know of possible issues.

He didn’t know. And it sounds like there is quite a bit of bogus information going around.

You have nothing to complain about.

 

[ZooCougar]

Yes - Bowl location is limiting participation. This comes from a parent that has a player on the team. Truth hurts.

Never listen to that person again.

 

[businesslawyer]

He didn’t know. And it sounds like there is quite a bit of bogus information going around.

You have nothing to complain about.

That's great. I'm the one who said I'm not assuming we have mass defections unless the players are saying it in their social media or we're hearing it from a reporter or some other legitimate source. If DB didn't KNOW that players were boycotting the game, then of course he shouldn't have said they were.

But the rumors should have been addressed a week ago, even if all Benedict had to say to the fanbase is "I've seen rumors that there are a large number of players not willing to play in the bowl game. My office and the staff (and other than Mora the entire staff is here working on the bowl game) have been talking to the team and as of today we only know of __ players who have told us that they are definitively not playing." That's all that needed to be said.

 

[uconndogs]

Let ME be clear. The players boycott this bowl and this longtime UCONN football fan is out. !

I sure as hell hope it has not degenerated into that.

 

[HuskyNan]

Sorry if this is a repeat

 

[HuskyNan]

 

[BeatNavy]

Jez, can I count this towards my CLE requirements?

A stark difference exists between the teams re: opt outs. Army does not accommodate opt outs (can't opt out for the NFL.), so we're going to see all first teamers. (Thus, the point spread has been widening...)

In a hypothetical world where Army has significant contributors among the freshman (plebe) or sophomore (yearling) classes, they could opt out.

We don't have any of those this year, except at K, which isn't exactly a high portal potential position.

Last year 1000-yard rusher RB Kanye Udoh entered the portal after the Army-Navy game and did not play in the Independence Bowl. He went to Arizona State.

LB Elo Modozie played in the bowl game and entered the portal later. He is now at Georgia.

Both Udoh and Modozie were yearlings last year.

 

[BlueWolf25]

I hope Bell goes out with one last incredible performance. We are really lucky to have had a guy like him these last two seasons, he is the perfect example for potential P4 transfers that you can make a name for yourself here at UConn

 

[huskymedic]

-> UConn hasn’t allowed media into practice and Gordon Sammis, the offensive coordinator named interim head coach after Mora left for Colorado State, who later accepted the OC position at TCU, did not speak on Friday. From speaking with four different players, it seems most are following Bell’s lead and doesn’t appear that there will be mass defections as was feared.

Edwards, the star running back from Norwalk who is in the portal, was at practice. So was “pretty much” the whole defense, according to defensive back Cam Chadwick, and the whole coaching staff, aside from Mora. The only confirmed opt-outs a week ahead of the game are quarterback Joe Fagnano and offensive linemen Ben Murawski and Carsten Casady. <-

 

[psilotic]

did anyone broach the topic of who the QB might be?

 

[Waquoit]

Wow, I did not see that coming. He was awesome in Fenway last year.

 

[Nostical]

My contact at Fenway Park told me today about 20,000 tix have been sold--so far. Last year it was 28,000.

 

[HCCForever]

My contact at Fenway Park told me today about 20,000 tix have been sold--so far. Last year it was 28,000.

Hopefully, sales will increase with Bell’s status. 20K is still higher than all the bowl games that I have watched this year

 

[UConnJim]

My contact at Fenway Park told me today about 20,000 tix have been sold--so far. Last year it was 28,000.

If you go on the web site, there aren't any good seats left.

 

[ATLDYKA]

Let ME be clear. The players boycott this bowl and this longtime UCONN football fan is out. !

I sure as hell hope it has not degenerated into that.

Some of you so called fans are over the top ridiculous. So you are no longer a fan going forward because a few of the current players opt-out. Hmm, doesn't make much sense. The more I read some of these posts, the more I truly believe that we feel like we are an entitled fan base.

 

[uconndogs]

Some of you so called fans are over the top ridiculous. So you are no longer a fan going forward because a few of the current players opt-out. Hmm, doesn't make much sense. The more I read some of these posts, the more I truly believe that we feel like we are an entitled fan base.

I was referring to the speculation that there might be a broad boycott by a lot of the players.

 

[huskymedic]

Assisted <<

 

[Bongo Fury]

I wouldn’t describe them as entitled but rather soft.

 

[Alum86]

We have no state media religiously following football, so we're left hanging for social media scraps. And AD Dave could have gotten out front on this with a comment. He's great at cobbling together schedules, but communicating with Husky Nation, not so much.

 

[Bomber36]

Then there is this.

Darian Mensah's millions give college football players leverage over NFL

We now have quarterbacks staying in college for more money than they’d earn in the NFL. Welcome to the new reality.

www.usatoday.com

 

[Griggs]

Not improbable that Farrar is better than Evers.

Saw Farrar play HS in Virginia Beach. Strong arm and good speed.

 

[ArtTheFan]

There is no law against fraud? Knowingly or recklessly misstating a material fact or failing to disclose a fact necessary to not make disclosed information materially misleading? And the point isn't even whether it's legal. It's about trying to pull $200 bucks one time from people like me at the risk of losing the $1k or so it's cost me annually for 25 years. Doing one's job is not pulling pennies out of supporters at the risk of blowing dollars.

So businesslawyer, you think DB is committing fraud? If I buy a ticket to a Lightning - Hurricane game, and Andrei Vasileskiy is injured, you mean I could sue?

Is that you are saying? Or am I reading your reply wrong?

 

[businesslawyer]

So businesslawyer, you think DB is committing fraud? If I buy a ticket to a Lightning - Hurricane game, and Andrei Vasileskiy is injured, you mean I could sue?

Is that you are saying? Or am I reading your reply wrong?

Did I mention Benedict in the comment you quoted?

 

[Woof 101]

The more I read some of these posts, the more I truly believe that we feel like we are an entitled fan base.

We are and should be entitled as season ticket holders and donors. This to expect the players we supported all season to finish the season on the field with the team that got them status. Then to sit out. Actually not an entitled fan base but rather one that feels a kick in the footballs and wallet.
Was all in on Fenway tickets until the exodus of key players. I hope many attend the game to make up for my groups absence.
Forever bleeding UConn Blue but have to keep things real and financially... GO DOGS !!!!

 

[AllHusky]

We are and should be entitled as season ticket holders and donors. This to expect the players we supported all season to finish the season on the field with the team that got them status. Then to sit out. Actually not an entitled fan base but rather one that feels a kick in the footballs and wallet.
Was all in on Fenway tickets until the exodus of key players. I hope many attend the game to make up for my groups absence.
Forever bleeding UConn Blue but have to keep things real and financially... GO DOGS !!!!

So Skyler Bell not good enough for you?