Week 6: Other Games

[CTFAN4LIFE]

Lol, how in the hell is this allowed without calling a tech?

Is that real - it looks like CGI.

 

[XLCenterFan]

Will the students be on campus?

Will it be sold out? First home BE game this year.

Will Akok get a rousing applause? I will be cheering for him.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

No students. It's during the break.

 

[husky429]

I cannot begin to understand putting games at Gampel during winter break.

 

[WhereistheDove?]

I’d be shocked if Akok doesn’t get a lot of applause. No one can question what he went through and put in here. Can’t imagine anyone thinks negatively of him.

 

[pepband99]

I’d be shocked if Akok doesn’t get a lot of applause. No one can question what he went through and put in here. Can’t imagine anyone thinks negatively of him.

Also a kid who is impossible not to like. I'll cheer from wherever i am.

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

I cannot begin to understand putting games at Gampel during winter break.

It makes no sense. It's the perfect time to throw the games to XL, and not have anyone complain. If they would sync up the XL games with student breaks, 3 day weekends, etc... No one would complain, and it would actually make proper use of an arena closer to the middle of CT, but further from the students (who in this case are probably closer to XL during breaks anyways while staying with parents).

 

[Get a Job]

Also a kid who is impossible not to like. I'll cheer from wherever i am.

Not to mention he plays for a team that has almost no chance to win. (Doomed)

 

[CL82]

It makes no sense. It's the perfect time to throw the games to XL, and not have anyone complain. If they would sync up the XL games with student breaks, 3 day weekends, etc... No one would complain, and it would actually make proper use of an arena closer to the middle of CT, but further from the students (who in this case are probably closer to XL during breaks anyways while staying with parents).

This. There’s a lot of things not to like about playing at the XL, most notably the reek of fryer grease and a lease cost that borders on usery, that said, it makes perfect sense to schedule games during the break in Hartford.

 

[CL82]

I’d be shocked if Akok doesn’t get a lot of applause. No one can question what he went through and put in here. Can’t imagine anyone thinks negatively of him.

Also a kid who is impossible not to like. I'll cheer from wherever i am.

Heck, I’d give the kid a standing O during introductions. He played his heart out when he was here and his injury was absolutely heartbreaking. Nothing wrong with showing the kids that he’s still remembered and loved.

 

[Storrs South]

It makes zero sense the Georgetown game is at Gampel, especially when WBB plays at XL the next day.

Creighton I get why it's at Gampel (Disney on Ice has the venue for a couple days)

Similarly, I don't know why the Butler game is at XL when it should be on campus as the first game back of the semester.

Nonetheless, since the AD realized they will not have a sold out student section they are selling overflow student section to the public and is trending towards a sellout.

When the team is playing like this you can get away with whatever, but in an average season these decisions would have repercussions.

 

[auror]

I cannot begin to understand putting games at Gampel during winter break.

Probably thought we'd sell even less for Georgetown at XL and lose money. 0-18 last year and all.

 

[Scrutineer]

If UConn controlled the league's scheduling they would probably have few if any games at Gampel during the breaks, but aren't their hands tied in that respect?

 

[CL82]

Probably thought we'd sell even less for Georgetown at XL and lose money. 0-18 last year and all.

That’s the thing. You pretty much have to sell out at the XL to have a shot at making any money.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

During winter break schedule a game apiece in Bridgeport and Mohegan Sun to cover the two other fan bases of CT. Fan bases there are ignorantly ignored by the UCONN brass.

The XL Center is too big a venue to think all games will sell out, while Gampel is too remote when students are off-campus.

 

[Edward Sargent]

I hope Akok goes for 20 and 10 in a loss!

 

[LIUCHusky]

During winter break schedule a game apiece in Bridgeport and Mohegan Sun to cover the two other fan bases of CT. Fan bases there are ignorantly ignored by the UCONN brass.

The XL Center is too big a venue to think all games will sell out, while Gampel is too remote when students are off-campus.

Remote? Live in Southington and don’t consider Gampel even remotely remote.

 

[MuchoDogYears]

Remote? Live in Southington and don’t consider Gampel even remotely remote.

Sure, next Gampel game drive down to Redding and take the one and a half hour drive to Gampel.

 

[businesslawyer]

If UConn controlled the league's scheduling they would probably have few if any games at Gampel during the breaks, but aren't their hands tied in that respect?

The conference tells us when we have home games. It's totally up to us as to how to allocate them between Hartford and Storrs.

 

[Travelman6]

During winter break schedule a game apiece in Bridgeport and Mohegan Sun to cover the two other fan bases of CT. Fan bases there are ignorantly ignored by the UCONN brass.

The XL Center is too big a venue to think all games will sell out, while Gampel is too remote when students are off-campus.

Using remote for such a small state, where the longest you could possibly have to drive between any two places within said state is like 2.5 hours or 140 miles is kind of odd. It isn't THAT remote for anyone in the state.

 

[JonnyRI]

I hope Akok goes for 20 and 10 in a loss!

For a final score of UConn 108 GTown 20.

 

[Chin Diesel]

What's amazing is as fans we can agree on all but one or two games a year on what is better venue.

And UConn and XL mix up about half of them.

 

[UConnDad]

Using remote for such a small state, where the longest you could possibly have to drive between any two places within said state is like 2.5 hours or 140 miles is kind of odd. It isn't THAT remote for anyone in the state.

Traffic is often a bigger impediment than distance.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Traffic is often a bigger impediment than distance.

When I was younger several of my dates ended disappointedly due to this truth.

 

[XLCenterFan]

I live in Wethersfield. Neither venue is an issue for me. If I lived in Stamford, I would go to significantly fewer games at both places, but especially at Storrs. Love the Bridgeport/Mohegan option for a game or 2.