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Where the heck is Big Red?

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UChusky916 said:
Perfect idea. Who can we contact at the school to do this?
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It's an ok idea, but will be much better if someone in the crowd leads it. If we're not careful this will turn into big cardboard cutout letters with cheerleaders shaking their kiesters. Sounds ok in theory, but it ain't Big Red by a long shot.
 
John said:
If we're not careful this will turn into big cardboard cutout letters with cheerleaders shaking their kiesters.
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That's what I'm scared of. Of course it's ideal if someone in the crowd leads it, but how realistic is that?

The scoreboard idea is just a kickoff point. It still gives us something to point to as we spell the letters (although 2 scoreboards at Gampel) and it's large enough to catch everyone's attention.
 
osully said:
while we're on the subject, does anyone know the lore of him? when he gained notoriety, uconn chant, etc
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Not sure exactly when he gained notoriety, it was quite a long time ago. He was at a game with a couple of his friends when he was dared to get up and start a chant. He did, it caught on, people loved it. I believe UConn has supplied his tickets since he started doing the chant, although I could be mistaken.

If he has indeed retired I think it would be really great if UConn recognized him, (maybe at halftime of a game) and gave him a framed "Big Red" UConn jersey or something for all he has done as a fan.
 
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Bezzz said:
We got video of Big Red, just throw it up on the Jumbotron. He should be imortalized.
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I was thinking of that too but wasn't sure if everyone would be on board with that.
 
FeedTheDove said:
This tradition can not be lost whether Big Red attends games or not.

What UConn needs to do is add something along the lines of "It's big red time!" on the score board when we go on a run. Then, simply just spell the letters out on the scoreboard.
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Leaving it to the school probably isn't the best idea. Look no further than the terribly sped up version the cheerleaders do. They're usually done with the whole chant before Red would have gotten to the first N.
 
Excalibur said:
Sat next to him at the game on Sunday. We were joking that he should take over.
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Though I'm not sure how appropriate it is to leave his personal info up here . . .
 
Bezzz said:
We got video of Big Red, just throw it up on the Jumbotron. He should be imortalized.
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And he should also compensated for the use of his likeness if they do this.
 
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osully said:
I was too..... we didn't go on any real runs. whenever it got close to us gaining some momentum, there would be a foul, bad turnover, etc. The crowd was pretty dead for the first half and only started to come alive when we took the lead, but our inconsistent offense didn't lead to any u-c-o-n-n chants in my opinion.
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what? there were several times the crowd was looking for red and instead it was some lame, low chanted u-c-o-n-n from down by the students
 
FeedTheDove said:
This tradition can not be lost whether Big Red attends games or not.

What UConn needs to do is add something along the lines of "It's big red time!" on the score board when we go on a run. Then, simply just spell the letters out on the scoreboard.
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they should just take the best video they have of him and play it on the screen when the other team calls a timeout... or find that kid who used to take off his shirt and dance his ass off when the dance cam came on, other than red this kid went bananas and got the crowd pumped
 
billz said:
I made some calls to people that know Big Red. As far as I can gather, he has been sick but plans on being at the next game. We have not lost him.
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Time for red to start grooming a successor. Does he have a large framed red headed kids working the crowds at some mid majors?
 
hthusky74 said:
I haven't seen Tom at any games lately. He had to be good for at least 1 point against Texas last night. Is he ok?
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Okay you candy asses if Red isn't able to make it what are you going to do ?
Let Texas beat us
This loss is on all of you
No guts to step up and punch out U C O N N UConn UConn UConn
 
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MilliniumPrince said:
There used to be a gentleman wearing a "Cat in the Hat" at the Women's games in Hartford. If no Big Red, he would be a good fill in.
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The guy was like 90 years old, I remember seeing him at Maya Moore's last home game, wouldn't be surprised if that was his last game there too
 
UConnSwag11 said:
what? there were several times the crowd was looking for red and instead it was some lame, low chanted u-c-o-n-n from down by the students
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http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/playbyplay?gameId=400585711
I'd argue 8:43 left in the second half would be the only time to have one, and that's pushing it. like i said before, the crowd was dead in the first half and only started to get into when we took the lead. but a lack of offensive rhythm, evident by the play-by-play, lead to no big, exciting runs
 
Red came after the dude Jeremy.
Would also like to see the cheerleaders bring back "the caterpillar" on the floor at timeouts
 
Last year during the Hartford game v. Looeyville Big Red did the "O" and immediately felt a stabbing pain in his right testicle and collapsed down a flight of stairs. Hasn't been seen since except by a guy he met online who tried helping with his nut problem.

Very sad.
 
Dove said:
Last year during the Hartford game v. Looeyville Big Red did the "O" and immediately felt a stabbing pain in his right testicle and collapsed down a flight of stairs. Hasn't been seen since except by a guy he met online who tried helping with his nut problem.

Very sad.
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I was there and don't think this happened.
 
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John said:
I was there and don't think this happened.
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osully said:
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/playbyplay?gameId=400585711
I'd argue 8:43 left in the second half would be the only time to have one, and that's pushing it. like i said before, the crowd was dead in the first half and only started to get into when we took the lead. but a lack of offensive rhythm, evident by the play-by-play, lead to no big, exciting runs
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No, you're wrong. I don't need to read a play-by-play to know that the place was absolutely going crazy during that run in the second half. I was there, everyone was jumping up and down, and if Red had been there, it would have been a perfect time for him to do his thing. Stop being weird.
 
Vuce said:
I don't know Big Red but he started the chant in the 1989-90 Dream Season. I was a student at the time and if memory serves correct it began at one of the first games we ever had at Gampel. He just got up and did his thing and the student section urged him on at most games from that point forward.
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This DC article suggests it started in 1976 or 1977 (see page 14): http://issuu.com/dailycampus/docs/dc_12.8/14
 
mauconnfan said:
Have to say watching the game I am unsure if the game was strange or the crowd was subdued. I know for the first half and early 2nd half we never hit a shot to tie or take the lead which would send the crowd over the top. And when you take the lead with foul shots sometimes it's a crowd-monetum breaker. Not sure why, but the crowd wasn't a big factor and never got too loud. Also the crowd wasn't at the least ready for the 1st in bounds with 4.4 left, no one up when the ref was ready to hand the ball but KO called TO and someone realized they needed to make noise!

Weird game
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I was watching the game on TV and was live texting a few of my buddies. At 1:29pm (mid-second half, based on time stamp), I asked him is Gampel was as loud as Michigan State '99. If you weren't there, they hired the real Michael Buffer to do his "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!!!!!" deal.

UConn jumped on Mateen Cleaves and Co. and never looked back. It was the loudest I've ever heard Gampel. Though truth be told, the Red Dog hangover may have amplified the sensation that day. Dear Geezus, why did we ever drink that swill?
 
osully said:
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/playbyplay?gameId=400585711
I'd argue 8:43 left in the second half would be the only time to have one, and that's pushing it. like i said before, the crowd was dead in the first half and only started to get into when we took the lead. but a lack of offensive rhythm, evident by the play-by-play, lead to no big, exciting runs
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CallMeBruce said:
No, you're wrong. I don't need to read a play-by-play to know that the place was absolutely going crazy during that run in the second half. I was there, everyone was jumping up and down, and if Red had been there, it would have been a perfect time for him to do his thing. Stop being weird.
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The first half as well. I was there and there were lulls during it but overall the crowd was very into it. also a lot of people were looking towards big reds section when he would usually do the chant and we all were confused
 
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