UConn to open season at Barclays Center

[HarryAGampel]

Playing Maryland

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...eason-against-connecticut-at-barclays-center/

 

[Waquoit]

Awesome. The same night as our home football game on ESPN versus Louisville. Warde seems to love scheduling our opener opposite a home FB game.

 

[Brochacho]

Awesome. The same night as our home football game on ESPN versus Louisville. Warde seems to love scheduling our opener opposite a home FB game.

I noticed the sarcasm, I think.

But anyways, Warde to ESPN: "sorry some people on a message board think this is dumb since we play football that day so I will turn down your offer to help us play a relevant program but we'll just have to schedule Maine instead."

So we have Maryland, some combo of Indiana/BC/Washington, at Washington, and the Texas series resumes? Good schedule.

 

[rw005]

Nice!

 

[WestHartHusk]

Really happy with some of the moves we are seeing - a lot being done to keep us in the limelight. I don't think we are long for this conference...

 

[Edward Sargent]

Ill be there

 

[HuskyAlum012]

Nice to see that we will still be getting good exposure in NYC, keep em coming!

 

[noeynox]

I'll be at the football game. But I'll dvr the basketball game. As for the conflict, those are the breaks. Maybe one day if we are in a power five conference we can afford to be picky.

 

[The Viking]

The B1G just wants to get a glimpse into its future, setting up Maryland vs. UConn. I like it.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

:facepalm: ESPN and the Barclays Center scheduled this, not Warde. You cannot turn down a game like this because of a weeknight football game.

 

[Rico444]

Is it crazy to think this could be a huge opportunity to show the higher-ups in the B1G that we own New York? We need to fill Barclays Center and show them that if they want the New York market, they want UConn.

 

[huskiesnyc]

So far we have Indiana, Texas, Washington, and Maryland. Any other good OOC opponents I missed?

 

[Waquoit]

:facepalm: ESPN and the Barclays Center scheduled this, not Warde. You cannot turn down a game like this because of a weeknight football game.

Facepalm really? That's the only possible date for a good OOC game?

 

[Rico444]

So far we have Indiana, Texas, Washington, and Maryland. Any other good OOC opponents I missed?

You forgot Boston College.

Oh, wait. You said good OOC opponents. Nevermind.

 

[Waquoit]

Is it crazy to think this could be a huge opportunity to show the higher-ups in the B1G that we own New York?

Considering that over 30,000 UConn fans that actually attend games will be otherwise occupied, you might be.

 

[Rico444]

Considering that over 30,000 UConn fans that actually attend games will be otherwise occupied, you might be.

I forgot that UConn football trumps UConn basketball in this state. My mistake.

 

[Waquoit]

I forgot that UConn football trumps UConn basketball in this state. My mistake.

So are you saying that fans should not go to a home football game against a BCS Bowl-winning team and instead go to Brooklyn to watch the BB team play an NIT-level team?

 

[Rico444]

So are you saying that fans should not go to a home football game against a BCS Bowl-winning team and instead go to Brooklyn to watch the BB team play an NIT-level team?

I'm not saying what "should" happen. I'm not really a football fan, so I'm biased here. But if you're asking me what's more popular here, it's clearly basketball over football, and assuming Shabazz comes back, we're a top-15 team in our season opener in NYC. It'll be a popular ticket, and if you think UConn fans should ignore it to support the football team, then that's your opinion, but I don't see that happening.

 

[tzznandrew]

So far we have Indiana, Texas, Washington, and Maryland. Any other good OOC opponents I missed?

We aren't guaranteed Indiana, right? We have to beat BC and they have to beat Washington (or we'll play UW twice!).

 

[metsfan2323]

I forgot that UConn football trumps UConn basketball in this state. My mistake.

The Louisville football game will (hopefully) be about 1000% more important than a November basketball game, even in CT....and 1000% is an understatement.

 

[aceboon]

So far we have Indiana, Texas, Washington, and Maryland. Any other good OOC opponents I missed?

it's not a guarantee we play IU

 

[whaler11]

One is close and the tickets will be sold with the season tickets. The other is a separate purchase and is travel to Brooklyn.

It's unfortunate but that won't be a huge game from a basketball standpoint. It's not like NCSU was jammed and that was the Garden not against a home football game.

 

[WestHartHusk]

One is close and the tickets will be sold with the season tickets. The other is a separate purchase and is travel to Brooklyn.

It's unfortunate but that won't be a huge game from a basketball standpoint. It's not like NCSU was jammed and that was the Garden not against a home football game.

I think part of the attendance was that last season was for 'nothing,' we were still in the early part of that season, KO was on a short contract, and CR was on us. I think that there will be a lot of juice for this team next season, plus Barclay's itself may be a pull for those of us that haven't been there yet.

 

[huskiesnyc]

it's not a guarantee we play IU

If we play BC in the semi's I'll go ahead and guarantee a victory

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

The Louisville football game will (hopefully) be about 1000% more important than a November basketball game, even in CT....and 1000% is an understatement.

Not if the football team is 3-4 at the time.