Originally posted by Silk31:
Agreed Blades, but I feel bad for any suckers who chose to prioritize a UConn football game over the season opener for UConn bball...that's just a no brainer
Not as much of a no-brainer for the average "in-state fan" as you think....All things being equal ( meaning having
an "Edsall years " type decent FB team) a home game vs a FB powerhouse like Ville would be the easy choice
instead of driving to NYC for one of 30 + hoop games that happen a year....The FB team played to 95-100%
capacity before PP destroyed it and gameday has become a culture with the tailgating,etc. So most fans who are
equal fans of both teams wouldn't necessarily share your view, at least in-State. Especially since FB averages
3 times the amount of fans than BB and it's only a 6-7 game in the fall thing. Plus we get a true BB home opener
anyway plus 18-20 games to catch the team in Hartford and Gampel during the year.
If it was a team like Kentucky or Duke it may have moved the bar but a middle of the road opponent like Maryland
isn't anything we don't get to see in CT and also at about 2-3 times less in cost if I remember correctly. The price
gouging of the suckers that goes on to see Uconn play in the NYC metro compared to what we pay in CT is another
reason to keep any rational fan home.
This post was edited on 12/10 4:21 PM by the Blades