Xavier game replaced with Seton Hall 1/13

[Rings R Us]

Good News.

 

[bluedevil]

Hip Hip Yay! O my hip hurts..

 

[Dawson]

Any added game is a blessing!

 

[meyers7]

 

[EricLA]

Great news indeed. I know fans are frustrated at all the cancelled/postponed games (imagine how the players feel!!!), but I've seen a few comments like "Geno just needs to schedule more games".

I know not a lot of people have said that... Anyway, there was a press interview with him of about 20-25 media members where Geno addressed that.

He said (paraphrasing) that he's constantly trying. He and Jeff Walz have been talking for weeks, but every time they get close to a date, the ACC or Big East reschedules a game for one or the other and it's not workable.

For the cancelled Baylor game, he said that "we have a chartered plane scheduled to leave at 3 (I think Tuesday) so if any of you can get a game scheduled, we are ready to go". Obviously, it's not that easy to just flip a switch and get a game.

He even asked how many people were on the call and was told 25 or so. He said "well if all of you want to suit up, we can play you guys. I don't care how good you are or who plays PG etc. My team wants to play". I know that's not his exact quote - I'm going off memory - but it was something like that.

Clearly he and the team want to play anyone at any time, but it's not as simple as some might think...

 

[Carnac]

Great news indeed. I know fans are frustrated at all the cancelled/postponed games (imagine how the players feel!!!), but I've seen a few comments like "Geno just needs to schedule more games".

I know not a lot of people have said that... Anyway, there was a press interview with him of about 20-25 media members where Geno addressed that.

He said (paraphrasing) that he's constantly trying. He and Jeff Walz have been talking for weeks, but every time they get close to a date, the ACC or Big East reschedules a game for one or the other and it's not workable.

For the cancelled Baylor game, he said that "we have a chartered plane scheduled to leave at 3 (I think Tuesday) so if any of you can get a game scheduled, we are ready to go". Obviously, it's not that easy to just flip a switch and get a game.

He even asked how many people were on the call and was told 25 or so. He said "well if all of you want to suit up, we can play you guys. I don't care how good you are or who plays PG etc. My team wants to play". I know that's not his exact quote - I'm going off memory - but it was something like that.

Clearly he and the team want to play anyone at any time, but it's not as simple as some might think...

You have it right Eric. I heard it the same way.

 

[Aluminny69]

Does anyone know, if the girls played the male practice players in a real game, who would win? Would it be a competitive game?

 

[GRIFFBIFF20]

Of course, this will be a great game between the Entire UCONN Team (players and coaches) vs. the Entire Seton Hall Team (players and coaches), and that should be the sole focus for all. (But, there are a few interesting side notes to this game. A: Will Lauren Park Lane be a factor in this game, as she was in the first meeting. B: The first opportunity for a Geno coached team going up against his former player in AEH and the intrigue behind that. C: Aubrey Griffin going up against both of her former High School Teammates in Andra Espinoza-Hunter and Kailah Harris. - SHOULD MAKE FOR A VERY INTERESTING GAME INDEED

 

[j66kicker]

Does anyone know, 1) if the girls played the male practice players in a real game, who would win? 2) Would it be a competitive game?

1) Men
2) No

 

[Tonyc]

SNY 4:30 game Jan 13 YES YES YES

TORRS—The UConn women's basketball team will host Seton Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 13, in Gampel Pavilion at 4:30 p.m. The game will be televised on SNY.

The Pirates were previously scheduled to travel to Storrs on Feb. 10.

UConn was previously scheduled to travel to Xavier next Wednesday, but the Musketeers announced a pause in team activities due to contract tracing yesterday.

UConn and Seton Hall previously faced each other on Dec. 15, when the H=uskies picked up a 92-65 win in South Orange, N.J.

 

[mbr33ct]

1) Men
2) No

Will SNY broadcast it...how about for those out of market area?

 

[southofnorth]

Will SNY broadcast it...how about for those out of market area?

Woah woah woah one step at a time. We haven’t even made a separate thread for who will start and how [insert player] needs to step up yet and you’re already on broadcasting?

 

[cohenzone]

Any added game is a blessing!

My son and family just bought a puppy they named Dawson.

 

[meyers7]

My son and family just bought a puppy they named Dawson.

Great name.

 

[cohenzone]

Great name.

Yeah, but Geno wouid’ve been better.

 

[meyers7]

Yeah, but Geno wouid’ve been better.

I suppose it depends on the breed.

 

[cohenzone]

I suppose it depends on the breed.

Might be part Husky. Actually some kind of hound mix.

 

[Carnac]

Your Day in Women’s Basketball, January 8: Covid cancelations piling up in the Big East​

A busy end to the week in women’s basketball - ​

Remember when the wubble games got canceled? Neither do I. The logistics of a regular college season are hard enough in a normal year, but Erica Alaya breaks down in her Big East piece the importance of remembering that these are student-athletes. At what point does health and education come before the constant cancellation and risk of playing games during a pandemic?

[LINK]

 

[oldude]

A BIG thank you is due to SH HC Anthony Bozzella for his willingness to alter his schedule. I know that he and Geno are good friends, but it’s never easy to agree to play UConn WBB on short notice.

 

[Ralph]

But this means I have to leave work early so I am home by 4:30. Somehow I will force myself to do it. The sacrifices I have to make for this team. Thank God for this game. I can see now why NCAA said this year won't count as a year of eligibility. No one is getting in anything near a full season. Each game is a blessing. I just hope we can make it through some sort of regular season, and then get to a somewhat safe bubble for the NCAA tourney. I assume the Big East tourney is already set up as a bubble.

 

[Dublin]

For us non-SNYers, we just lost a live Huskies TV game since the original Feb. 10 game was scheduled to be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.

 

[JellyBean]

Pretty cool. Props to Seton Hall and for the ADs of both programs are getting this done. Nice work by all.

 

[Dublin]

Pretty cool. Props to Seton Hall and for the ADs of both programs are getting this done. Nice work by all.

Since the BE, like all conferences, wants to play as many games as possible, I wonder how much influence the BE had for the rescheduling this game and others.

 

[Calbysdad]

Will SNY broadcast it...how about for those out of market area?

It's not showing up on my FoxNow app. Getting nervous...