UM AD on Mich vs Uconn at Rent

[CL82]

this year's UMass game is a one off. They were still 1AA when it was made. I think if we do some kind of home-home with them (ideally a 2-1) their home game will be played in Foxborough. We want to play them at our house though. Why would we want to play them at Gillette this year?

I have no problem with a 2-1 with them. It gives them a leg up and is a more interesting opponent than Buffalo, for example, just due to proximity.

 

[CL82]

The Bowl has no lights, no comfortable seats, and a number of horses buried under the gridiron. Poor things dropped dead during construction and were buried where they fell.

of course the Meadowlands has Hoffa buried in the endzone so...

 

[RioDog]

The Bowl has no lights, no comfortable seats, and a number of horses buried under the gridiron. Poor things dropped dead during construction and were buried where they fell.[/quote]

The keys to my bro´s 240Z are there somewhere as well... lost them during the drunken debacle of a Yale/Harvard game in the ´80s. Cost $75.00 for a locksmith to make a new ke onsight!

Some game at the ole bowl would be cool, just not MI.

 

[freescooter]

There are many htings that continue to amaze me, among them the fascination with the Yale Bowl which seems to exist among some UConn fans. Why in the name of heaven would we want to play a football game at the Yale Bowl when we have a modern easily accessable stadium 35 minutes away that is UConn's home field? NO sense to give up home field advantage to lay there if nothing else. And please drop the idea of playing Yale, especially at the Bowl. Major conference teams don't play FCS teams at their stadium.

 

[Carl Spackler]

There are many htings that continue to amaze me, among them the fascination with the Yale Bowl which seems to exist among some UConn fans. Why in the name of heaven would we want to play a football game at the Yale Bowl when we have a modern easily accessable stadium 35 minutes away that is UConn's home field? NO sense to give up home field advantage to lay there if nothing else. And please drop the idea of playing Yale, especially at the Bowl. Major conference teams don't play FCS teams at their stadium.

Well, that's interesting because you're absolutely right. I was totally wrong in suggesting it's ok for us to play Yale in the yale bowl. Old habits die hard. There was a time, for a very LONG time, that the annual UConn-Yale game meant a lot. A lot. In the current era, especilly with the shifting now, we're clearly struggling to build that kind of routine, annually into the schedule that means omething. Our opponents that were the ideals, when the Big east football conference was founded in 1991, and then we finally approved the upgrade invite in 1997 - are all gone.

Scheduling Yale - at their home field, no - not smart at all, for where we are, now. THey'd have to come up I-91 and be the 1-AA fodder for the season.

But it leads me to something else I've talked about in many ways, that is EXTREMELY important for the future, IMO, Manuel's job rests on it.

Scheduling. Football scheduling. We have huge holes in our future schedule right now, that need to be filled, and filled smartly, with games that make sense, and will draw.

I'd like to see some Big 10, ACC mix in the scheduling, and a local UMass, BC (now that Flipper has stepped down).

We'll see what Warde comes up with.

 

[metsfan2323]

Why in the name of heaven would we want to play a football game at the Yale Bowl when we have a modern easily accessable stadium 35 minutes away that is UConn's home field?

It's only ever brought up in the context of needing a bigger venue to play in. My argument is only that IMO it is preferable than playing in the NFL stadiums in NJ and MA. That is all. Now do you understand? I would never argue that it is better then the Rent. The thought of UCONN playing a home game in NJ should make UCONN fans nauseous.

 

[whaler11]

Ivy league wins don't count towards bowl eligibility do they?

 

[ConnHuskBask]

It's only ever brought up in the context of needing a bigger venue to play in. My argument is only that IMO it is preferable than playing in the NFL stadiums in NJ and MA. That is all. Now do you understand? I would never argue that it is better then the Rent. The thought of UCONN playing a home game in NJ should make UCONN fans nauseous.

Right, playing in a brand new stadium NFL stadium in the shadows of New York should make me nauseous, as opposed to playing a game 30 minutes from our own stadium at an inaccessible dump in New Haven.

 

[metsfan2323]

Right, playing in a brand new stadium NFL stadium in the shadows of New York should make me nauseous, as opposed to playing a game 30 minutes from our own stadium at an inaccessible dump in New Haven.

I personally can't stand the Meadowlands. Maybe thats just the Jets fan in me, but if you want to talk dump then the Meadowlands is a great place to start and if you want to have a lousy seat far away from the playing field then you will love the new Meadowlands. Yale Bowl will give you a college atmosphere, the Meadowlands will give you a big screen TV so you can see the replay of what you couldn't see live.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

It's only ever brought up in the context of needing a bigger venue to play in. My argument is only that IMO it is preferable than playing in the NFL stadiums in NJ and MA. That is all. Now do you understand? I would never argue that it is better then the Rent. The thought of UCONN playing a home game in NJ should make UCONN fans nauseous.

I don't for the life of me understand how anyone can believe our playing in Yale Bowl is an improvement over anything beyond Memorial Field.

The locations of the NFL stadiums in question takes precedence over their respective seating capacity. The idea is to introduce the product into markets where (if we have any brains) we want to establish a presence. Now do you understand?

 

[huskyjawz]

I personally can't stand the Meadowlands. Maybe thats just the Jets fan in me, but if you want to talk dump then the Meadowlands is a great place to start and if you want to have a lousy seat far away from the playing field then you will love the new Meadowlands. Yale Bowl will give you a college atmosphere, the Meadowlands will give you a big screen TV so you can see the replay of what you couldn't see live.

I would love a game at the Bowl, traditional college atmosphere. Would hate Meadowlands, next door to Rutgers. If has to be Pro, then Yankee Stadium for me. Don't care that it's not NFL, at least it's an exciting place and NYC, not NJ.

 

[metsfan2323]

The "Grand Daddy of them all" the Rose Bowl, is in fact the design child of the Yale Bowl. All "Bowls" are named after the Yale Bowl. The Yale Bowl is REALLY the grand daddy of them all. Is the Rose Bowl a dump too?

 

[metsfan2323]

The Yale Bowl gives you a back rest. The Rose Bowl just a bench, no back rest.

 

[huskymedic]

The Yale Bowl gives you a back rest. The Rose Bowl just a bench, no back rest.

You also pee in a concrete trough @ Yale Bowl.

No comparison - Rose Bowl seat 92k, has the infrastructure in place to handle that crowd and is currently undergoing a $150m renovation.

Look. I've spent many waking moments in the Bowl - it's a neat place to see a game (everyone should do it), game day experiance for tailgating is not bad - but it's not a place to play marquee UConn games.

 

[Waquoit]

You also pee in a concrete trough @ Yale Bowl.

Luxury. When I went the to the Yale Bowl I had to pee at a sheet of plywood on a bed of rocks. And I was happy to have it , too.

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Good deal. Will have to respect Michigan for honoring commitment. Great marketing opportunity for UConn - "Wow, you guys have Michigan coming into your stadium, nice!" Big time college football. As for the Meadowlands? The Jets play there. The Giants play there. Pick a game and go. UConn is in Connecticut, it is not Rutgers University at Storrs.

 

[Waquoit]

Good deal. Will have to respect Michigan for honoring commitment. Great marketing opportunity for UConn - "Wow, you guys have Michigan coming into your stadium, nice!" Big time college football. As for the Meadowlands? The Jets play there. The Giants play there. Pick a game and go. UConn is in Connecticut, it is not Rutgers University at Storrs.

That is a great point. Having the Wolverines come and play at The Rent does more for the program than 3 games at the Meadowlands or 10 games at UMass' home field.

 

[uc1974]

The bowl is an historic stadium and many uncomfortable venues were built with it as a model. The area is not designed for primarily automobile crowds of 50,000 plus. Last I looked, there are no special trains and the streetcar tracks from the RR station to the bowl haven't been there for 65 years. I have attended games at the Yale Bowl, old City Stadium in Philadelphia (1964-site of ND-Navy for years), Michigan Stadium (in the 1950's) and the Rose Bowl (1966). At City Stadium the trains used to pull up right to the stadium and wait in the yard there. If you are 35 years old and don't mind horrible traffic and being stuffed into a space the size of an airline coach seat I say go for it. I did. Being over 60 now I expect a modicum of comfort (benches are fine, but not for 60,000+ people). I don't fly coach anymore unless the flight is 90 minutes or less and it's not worth a painful back. The UConn-Yale games at the Bowl were not close to sellouts and there was plenty of elbow room that made up for the crappy seating. Play a Michigan and it's sardine time. Despite my love for the game, no thanks.

 

[metsfan2323]

The UConn-Yale games at the Bowl were not close to sellouts and there was plenty of elbow room that made up for the crappy seating. Play a Michigan and it's sardine time. Despite my love for the game, no thanks.

Elbow room and crappy seating, the same complaints were made by some UCONN fans who went to the Michigan game two years ago. They pack you in there too. Things aren't exactly comfy cozy on the Rent benches when it is a sellout either.

There is one negative to a big game at the Yale Bowl and only one, there is a lack of parking and many would have to park in downtown New Haven and take a shuttle bus. All the other negatives could easily be said about other "Big Time" venues. I personally would rather park in New Haven and take a quick shuttle bus ride then have to deal with driving to NJ and the fact that all seats are close to the field is another nice bonus. I'm glad you agree that it is a historic venue. Yale Bowl is a dump the same way Fenway Park and Wrigley field are dumps.

BTW anyone who has ever attended a game at Army has probably taken a shuttle bus ride and that venue is as good as it gets. A magnificent place to see a college football game.

 

[Waquoit]

Things aren't exactly comfy cozy on the Rent benches when it is a sellout either.

I'm throwing a flag on this one. The width of the benches at the Rent is excellent, IMO and I know width.

 

[junglehusky]

I can't believe this thread is still going!

 

[zls44]

There are many htings that continue to amaze me, among them the fascination with the Yale Bowl which seems to exist among some UConn fans. Why in the name of heaven would we want to play a football game at the Yale Bowl when we have a modern easily accessable stadium 35 minutes away that is UConn's home field? NO sense to give up home field advantage to lay there if nothing else. And please drop the idea of playing Yale, especially at the Bowl. Major conference teams don't play FCS teams at their stadium.

 

[Bootsthemonkey]

Yale Bowl is a traffic nightmare. Last time I went to Yale-Harvard a couple of years back I spent two hours in traffic about a mile from the stadium. The bowl has no lights, the press box is open air and the seats are very close to one another which can make anyone 5-10 or taller pretty uncomfortable. I'm from New Haven and I love the Bowl but it's not suitable

 

[ruskin]

OK, a repeat of my thoughts on Yale Bowl. . . .no issues with a one-time gig, like the 100th anniversary of a game against a BCS opponent. (like BC in 2014, etc.). Playing in NH does 'expand the brand' as they say. Malloy, DiStefano can make the traffic work. Beyond that no dice.

 

[Waquoit]

OK, a repeat of my thoughts on Yale Bowl. . . .no issues with a one-time gig, like the 100th anniversary of a game against a BCS opponent. (like BC in 2014, etc.). Playing in NH does 'expand the brand' as they say. Malloy, DiStefano can make the traffic work.

Stop it, I was just there for the tennis tournament. The route was awful just for that small crowd. Besides why would we want to revisit a time when Yale bossed us around? Back in the day, Yale refused to come to Storrs. If we wanted to play them, it would have to be at Yale. That's why it boggles my mind when I read posters wanting us to bend over for other teams.

 

[dvegas]

What I am concerned about for this game is the number of U of M fans who are going to be doing anything and everything to get tickets - Ive got a sister and cousin who attended U of M and they are already bugging me about tickets - there are so many alumni in NYC and surrounding areas (at least 10% of the undergrads are from NY, and probably more head to the city after graduation). I think we will see lots of U of M people buying season tickets next year just to attend that game, since the cost for many New Yorkers is inconsequential, and that will leave loads of empty seats for the other games. UCONN fans will need to step up and buy out the stadium in advance, and keep the maize and gold out of the Rent.

 

[uc1974]

The season ticket buy out thing has been done before with other college football teams vs. a major opponent. There are ways to mitigate it which I won't go into here because it's boring. Hey, I want to see the game very much and love the Huskies but if some UM idiot wants to pay me $250 for my ticket or $500 for the pair I'll stay home for that game and watch it on TV. I've been to plenty of big sporting events in my life but I've never overpaid for them. Does the same thing happen with the UT game, too? I love opera but don't go to the Met because it's a fortune and I can't justify it. My big weakness is foreign travel and I will spend for that, I guess. The size of the stadium will create a huge demand and I again urge the athletic guys to add some seating around the scoreboard and charge a healthy fee for a ticket.

 

[Waquoit]

The Rent having a "hot" ticket is a cause for concern? In what universe?

 

[Rondogg]

No to Yale Bowl, We have our own stadium.

As far a UM fans buying season tix, maybe having people purchase tix from Stub Hub for the other games will entice them to get season tickets from now on.

 

[RedSoloCup]

What I am concerned about for this game is the number of U of M fans who are going to be doing anything and everything to get tickets - Ive got a sister and cousin who attended U of M and they are already bugging me about tickets - there are so many alumni in NYC and surrounding areas (at least 10% of the undergrads are from NY, and probably more head to the city after graduation). I think we will see lots of U of M people buying season tickets next year just to attend that game, since the cost for many New Yorkers is inconsequential, and that will leave loads of empty seats for the other games. UCONN fans will need to step up and buy out the stadium in advance, and keep the maize and gold out of the Rent.

I think the three year license thing will help with this... we should not see a huge uptick, especially if there is a two year commit.