UConn officially in Fenway Bowl v UNC

[Jimdish255]

This whole thing with Belichick has me ticked off. In a year that 1) we have our best record since our Fiesta Bowl appearance, 2) we get a bid to a decent late December bowl (at least we should have a good number of fans in attendance), and 3) we've only "lost" 1 major weapon to the portal so far, we have to be upstaged by the blasted ACC again with UNC's head coach hire. That conference can't ever let us have nice things! >_< I hope they get frostbite turf burns playing our boys and we finally get our victory over a P4 this year.

Just win. Problem solved.

 

[Waquoit]

Not in terms of total number. But UConn has had to request additional allotment of tixs due to selling out the first and second wave.

I'm guessing that 3K per wave based on nothing but a hunch. Any other stabs?

 

[rich1122]

Spread now +3

 

[DoctorWho85]

Spread now +3

That's essentially a toss up

 

[tiger8mush]

picked up 8 tix for $30 ea today via Fenway site. Wanted to purchase via UConn link but haven't seen any $30 tix

side note: noticed stubhub and ticketmaster have a lot of $30 tix on resale for a higher price. Will never support a reseller selling over face value for any event.

 

[TMB4405]

Not sure why but there were not great options on the Uconn bowl site when my group was looking. I ended up paying 100 each for 8 tickets through fenway bowl site because Uconn site was not selling what I needed. In fact when I tried buying it was crappy sections and I could not buy more than 4. My group hoping Uconn gets credit for our purchase but either wat we will be going nuts supporting the team.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[BugsyCT]

Hopefully we will have the word “CHAMPIONS” under this one. We’ve lost our last 3 bowl appearances…. we’re due.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Hometown connection helping Central Connecticut men’s basketball; a UConn holiday in Boston and more

CCSU coach Patrick Sellers found a gem in unexpected place: his hometown. How UConn landed Fenway bid, Rocky road to Hall. Your Sunday Read.

www.courant.com

-> So the American was agreeable to Fenway folk inviting a viable New England independent, and it’s paying off. Tickets sales, as of Friday, were said to be nearing 18,000, already exceeding the previous Fenway Bowls, played in 2022, when Louisville and Cincinnati drew 15,000, and ’23, when BC and SMU drew 16,200.

One drawback? Christmas becomes a working holiday. UConn will travel to Boston on Dec. 24, with “media day” at Fenway the 27th, the day before the game, which is a departure from a usual game-week routine.

“It lays out well for us, actually,” Huskies coach Jim Mora said. “What we will do is make it make it as family friendly as possible. Morning practice (on Christmas Eve), have a meal, have some meetings, have a chapel and a mass, a social with the parents.

“Then on Christmas day, we’ll practice in the morning, some community events, and then a holiday celebration dinner. We’re going to make it special for these kids and their families. My concern is for these kids having a great experience at the bowl, and the families still feeling like they can celebrate the holidays together.” <-

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Hometown connection helping Central Connecticut men’s basketball; a UConn holiday in Boston and more

CCSU coach Patrick Sellers found a gem in unexpected place: his hometown. How UConn landed Fenway bid, Rocky road to Hall. Your Sunday Read.

www.courant.com

-> So the American was agreeable to Fenway folk inviting a viable New England independent, and it’s paying off. Tickets sales, as of Friday, were said to be nearing 18,000, already exceeding the previous Fenway Bowls, played in 2022, when Louisville and Cincinnati drew 15,000, and ’23, when BC and SMU drew 16,200.

Can’t help but think we were one year too late. Would we be in the Big 12 if we went 8-4 last year and filling up Fenway Park? Along with basketball back-to-back?

 

[WrenchFan69]

Can’t help but think we were one year too late. Would we be in the Big 12 if we went 8-4 last year and filling up Fenway Park? Along with basketball back-to-back?

Just win the Fenway Bowl and 3 peat in men's basketball then

 

[maple]

Just win the Fenway Bowl and 3 peat in men's basketball then

We can throw in WBB getting #12 as a freebie.

 

[rich1122]

Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: Hometown connection helping Central Connecticut men’s basketball; a UConn holiday in Boston and more

CCSU coach Patrick Sellers found a gem in unexpected place: his hometown. How UConn landed Fenway bid, Rocky road to Hall. Your Sunday Read.

www.courant.com

-> So the American was agreeable to Fenway folk inviting a viable New England independent, and it’s paying off. Tickets sales, as of Friday, were said to be nearing 18,000, already exceeding the previous Fenway Bowls, played in 2022, when Louisville and Cincinnati drew 15,000, and ’23, when BC and SMU drew 16,200.

One drawback? Christmas becomes a working holiday. UConn will travel to Boston on Dec. 24, with “media day” at Fenway the 27th, the day before the game, which is a departure from a usual game-week routine.

“It lays out well for us, actually,” Huskies coach Jim Mora said. “What we will do is make it make it as family friendly as possible. Morning practice (on Christmas Eve), have a meal, have some meetings, have a chapel and a mass, a social with the parents.

“Then on Christmas day, we’ll practice in the morning, some community events, and then a holiday celebration dinner. We’re going to make it special for these kids and their families. My concern is for these kids having a great experience at the bowl, and the families still feeling like they can celebrate the holidays together.” <-

Thank you coach Mora for having Mass and Chapel.

 

[RSTuthill]

I am out of free stories. How DID UConn land the Fenway bid?

 

[huskymedic]

I am out of free stories. How DID UConn land the Fenway bid?

From Dom Amore @ Courant today:

-> There was some wheeling and dealing among conferences and bowls to put UConn in The Fens. The American Conference is a primary partner for the Fenway Bowl, but league champ Army was tied to the Independence Bowl. Other conference teams preferred closer, warmer options. For instance, many had UConn going to Tampa to play Florida, but Tulane, the AAC runner up, went there.

So the American was agreeable to Fenway folk inviting a viable New England independent, and it’s paying off. Tickets sales, as of Friday, were said to be nearing 18,000, already exceeding the previous Fenway Bowls, played in 2022, when Louisville and Cincinnati drew 15,000, and ’23, when BC and SMU drew 16,200. <-

 

[pepband99]

Based on looking at the tickets available yesterday - i would think tickets sales appear very brisk - my group got shut out of buying 12 in 2 groups close to one another, as the section filled up. There were NO sub $100 tickets available after we bought 7, and i had to wait until this morning to buy 6 more - 2 sections away.

 

[CL82]

Hopefully we will have the word “CHAMPIONS” under this one. We’ve lost our last 3 bowl appearances…. we’re due.doomed.

Not taking any chances.

 

[ramses 2.0]

Should be a good game, not sure how many players you have not playing but Freddie Kitchens has been instructed to give next year's players the most playing time so Bill can have some game tape on them

 

[Rondogg]

"Roll Skies", never heard that before but I'm now going to use it hard...

 

[Viet Vet]

more attention to the game is good for us

Absolutely. More eyeballs to watch the Huskies on ESPN. A Christmas gift.

 

[giddyup]

Not sure how losing two key O players on our side to the portal affects our chances. I hate this instability for all teams. It’s just not right. Wait to after bowl season at least.

 

[Scoe]

The players should get bonuses for playing in the bowl game. Coaches get bonuses for making it to a bowl game, correct me if I’m wrong on that.

 

[Viet Vet]

OK by me.................as long as we acknowledge they are paid athletes.......not "student" athletes.
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