UConn Men going overseas

[HooperScooper]

ISTR the team went to Israel in the summer of 97 or 98, but at my age, memory is always suspect.

They went to England in 2003 I believe. I remember the stories about Ben Gordon seeing Big Ben in London.

I can't remember one of these overseas trips to play some games since though. Must have been another one.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I wonder if they will be televised. Seems like good content for SNY

Lol SNY setting up an international broadcast

how easy/cheap do you think that is?

and for exhibition games in October? Think, man, lol

 

[gampelcrazies]

Lol SNY setting up an international broadcast

how easy/cheap do you think that is?

and for exhibition games in October? Think, man, lol

It wouldn’t be cheap but I don’t think it would be outrageous. I’m sure the game(s) would get great ratings.

 

[uconnbill]

I am going to ask my wife if this is something she wants to do, this summer as I got the invite email this morning.

I would love to go, but we are planning to head south and north this summer so not sure we can swing it without postponing one of the trips.

 

[Rocktheworld]

It wouldn’t be cheap but I don’t think it would be outrageous. I’m sure the game(s) would get great ratings.

Sorry but no they won’t. Haven’t we talked about games being hosted and how the schools pay hundreds of thousands to produce games? And we were talking about domestic games. Shipping the production overseas adds all kinds of moving parts. It’s really not worth it for anyone.

 

[Watchdog]

Can anyone book this or for donors only? I’m a season ticket holder idk if that counts.

And what if you choose to book your own flights and go off on your own itinerary...could you still attend games and go to team meet&greet/dinner?

Check it out at the link below. My understanding is there are a couple events, like the meet and greet and the dinner with the team, that are exclusive to those that buy the tour packages, but it would seem anyone would be able to buy tickets to the games.

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[Storrs South]

I imagine UConn will have a stream for the games like Syracuse did last summer when they went to Italy. The games were aired on FloHoops for them.

How to watch SU basketball vs. All-Stars Varese

How to watch SU vs. Virtus Roma in Italy: Stream, tip time

 

[gampelcrazies]

Sorry but no they won’t. Haven’t we talked about games being hosted and how the schools pay hundreds of thousands to produce games? And we were talking about domestic games. Shipping the production overseas adds all kinds of moving parts. It’s really not worth it for anyone.

I know it’s not Italy but Georgetown games in the Bahamas last year were broadcasted online via FloSports.

 

[Rocktheworld]

I know it’s not Italy but Georgetown games in the Bahamas last year were broadcasted online via FloSports.

Oh the bahamas, the islands which are directly affiliated with the US and who already have the infrastructure for broadcast based on preseason tournaments

this is a different continent we are talking about

 

[gampelcrazies]

Oh the bahamas, the islands which are directly affiliated with the US and who already have the infrastructure for broadcast based on preseason tournaments

this is a different continent we are talking about

So you’re going to ignore the post above mine saying Cuse played in Italy and it was streamed by the same company?

 

[Rocktheworld]

So you’re going to ignore the post above mine saying Cuse played in Italy and it was streamed by the same company?

Lol ignore, please.

if they do it, great

 

[huskymedic]

That darn virus is in Italy now. This could get cancelled.

 

[Travelman6]

Florence and Siena are beautiful, I enjoyed my time there back in early 2009. Hopefully they will have some free time thrown in to check out the city as, I found, wandering around some of the side streets and kind of getting lost was one of the best experiences of my time in Italy. Plus, nowadays, there are all sorts of apps (offline maps, etc.) that are user friendly and will get you right back on track as soon as you have become fed up wandering. Any way, I digress, sounds like an awesome trip. I have not been to Athens yet but I have heard it is fantastic!

 

[ClifSpliffy]

puh-leez. basketball? that's just the cover story for the real reason - pizza. it seems that there is much discussion over the merits of neapolitan versus greek 'za. we're just sending our crack team of covert pizza experts there to get the scoop. prolly weigh in on that neapolitan ice cream thing, too. the press conference at the end will have an epic audience. I trust coach dan to do the right thing and bring extra napkins.

 

[Fishy]

It wouldn’t be cheap but I don’t think it would be outrageous. I’m sure the game(s) would get great ratings.

It would be prohibitively expensive, not sure who would televise it and the ratings would be dreadful.

 

[gampelcrazies]

It would be prohibitively expensive, not sure who would televise it and the ratings would be dreadful.

You guys make it sound like they would put on a full production. If they do stream it or televise it it would be bare basic and not as costly as a regular broadcast.

And I guarantee you it would get good ratings.

 

[CL82]

Lol SNY setting up an international broadcast

how easy/cheap do you think that is?

and for exhibition games in October? Think, man, lol

Gary Apple could record it on his phone. How much could it be?

 

[Waquoit]

...not sure who would televise it

I was thinking Boneyard+

 

[ClifSpliffy]

It would be prohibitively expensive, not sure who would televise it and the ratings would be dreadful.

go pro. you tube. the only messy part is the lawyers. sigh.

 

[imno1]

This is a great perk but I thought the AD was broke

 

[LIuconn]

Let's see what happens with Coronavirus

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Yeah man no one is going to Italy

 

[jdb50]

At present the covid 19 virus is 20 times more deadly than the seasonal flu. The acting Homeland security director did not know this appearing before a Senate committee today. The Olympics are at risk and this trip may be as well unfortunately. It looks like it would be an unreal life experience for those that go if it happens.

 

[Watchdog]

At present the covid 19 virus is 20 times more deadly than the seasonal flu. The acting Homeland security director did not know this appearing before a Senate committee today. The Olympics are at risk and this trip may be as well unfortunately. It looks like it would be an unreal life experience for those that go if it happens.

It's a bit premature to start predicting morbidity and mortality rates when the virus has only been identified and tracked for less than 3 months. The Scientific American article that follows has estimates of how rates of transmission differ for flu and the Coronavirus (flu spreads to 1.3 people from a single infected person while Coronavirus spreads to 2.2, or about 70% more) and also estimates mortality rates of 0.05% for the flu and 2% for the Coronavirus (about 40 times more).

However, the newness of any virus also effects morbidity and mortality rates: "Still, officials note that in the beginning of an outbreak, the initial cases that are identified “skew to the severe,” which may make the mortality rate seem higher than it is, Alex Azar, U.S. secretary of the Health and Human Services, said during a news briefing on Jan. 28. The mortality rate may drop as more mild cases are identified, Azar said.

How Does the New Coronavirus Compare with the Flu?

The flu has already caused about 10,000 deaths this season in the U.S. alone

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[NJHoops]

Rhode Island took two of these trips in Hurley’s six years there, so it’s likely to become a regular (every 4 years) thing. Their trip in the summer of 2017 was supposed to be to Europe (London and Paris). Some of the players and their families expressed some reservations about going due to some things going on there, and the trip was changed to the Bahamas. If something does happen to change this specific trip, they’ll still look to go somewhere and will also have gotten the extra summer practice time, but hopefully all will be well.

 

[Hankster]

Check it out at the link below. My understanding is there are a couple events, like the meet and greet and the dinner with the team, that are exclusive to those that buy the tour packages, but it would seem anyone would be able to buy tickets to the games.

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Thanks for the itinerary link. Been to all those places. Spent 5 years in Europe. A tour to the beach in Glyfada is great. That is where everyone hangs out. A couple of miles down the road. Get Bat called Bobbys. I forget if it was Bobbys 1 or two. I am thinking of doing this.

 

[Chief00]

This is huge.

Not good though for a player, who doesn’t like to spend the summer in Storrs.

 

[Chief00]

European travel might be very limited this summer if the flu crisis doesn't abate. Was thinking of a soccer related trip but decided against it

I agree, very unfortunate timing.

 

[Vuce]

One thing - I checked into the trip a bit and the trans Atlantic flights are not included in the package. You'd need to spend extra for that. The flight from Italy to Greece is included

 

[Kitaman]

Forget basketball and chemistry, I just want to know if they'll be savoring any Pizza over there.