What: Women's Basketball Exhibition vs. Franklin Pierce
When: Thursday, November 4th 2010, 7:30 PM
Result: Win 112-41
Summary: Exhibition game and a blowout. Just a large win. Hopefully we can play like this when it matters. But we've got games that are a lot tougher than this one so we shall see. For now though, emotions are high but it doesn't count in the end, and you've got to remember that.
Ratings:
Environment:
Fan Friendliness: No issues here. A good crowd, clean crowd, fun crowd. Rating: 9.5/10
Fan Enthusiasm: Some fans weren't cheering for an exhibition, but oh well. Still impressive. Rating: 10/15
Event Atmosphere: Geno Auriema came out at the end and spoke to us about how great a season it's going to be and prizes/giveaways that they'll have at the end of each game. Looking forward to it. For now, should still be fun. Rating: 11/15
Total Environment: 30.5/40
On-field:
Quality of Play: Quite Frankly, Franklin Pierce was terrible. We were pretty good but they were horrible. Not very good. Rating: 11/20
Excitement: Blowout. The only excitement was how many points could we score. Rating: 3/10
Quality of UConn Play: Got to give full credit here. We dominated. Rating: 10/10
Result: win 10/10
Overall On-field: 34/50
Other:
Clarity of fan communication: Good job, no issues. Rating: 5/5
Magnitude of Event: Exhibition, not too fun. Rating: 2/15
Size of Crowd: Somewhat packed, but not really. Only half full or so. Rating: 8/15
Overall other: 15/35
Total Score: 79.5/125
Friday, November 5, 2010
Update on Soccer Game
I have received word that the Men's Soccer game will be at Morrone at 7:30 PM. So, I will be attending that, and will not be at the hockey game. Tomorrow and Sunday's schedule remains unchanged. A review and rating for last night's women's basketball game is coming shortly.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Blog Update: Men's Soccer Postponed, Where We Go From Here
I just got word that tonight's Men's Soccer game has been postponed. According to a source in Goal Patrol, the game will be made up at 7:30 tomorrow evening. We don't know where yet though. An announcement will be made by 11 AM tomorrow, and if the field is playable the game will be at Morrone, and if not, it will be in Bridgeport. I will not be making the trip to Bridgeport, but if it's at Morrone, I'm going. Here's what happens as a result:
As always, I will keep you posted and look for another announcement in the late morning tomorrow, as well as a review of the Women's BB game.
- I will be in attendance at the Women's Basketball game tonight vs. Franklin Pierce. As this is an exhibition game, it will be reviewed and rated but not counted in the overall ratings.
- If Morrone is playable and the game is there tomorrow night, I will be attending that in place of the Men's Ice Hockey Game vs. Canisius. Saturday events (Field Hockey and Ice Hockey) remain as normal.
- If the game is moved to Bridgeport, I will not be attending the soccer game and will attend Ice Hockey as originally planned.
As always, I will keep you posted and look for another announcement in the late morning tomorrow, as well as a review of the Women's BB game.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Schedule for Week November 1 - November 7 (Updated x2)
Here is the updated schedule for this week, including the Big East Soccer Tournament. It has been updated again to reflect that the Men's Soccer Tournament game is on Thursday, not Wednesday, and therefore I will be attending that instead of the Women's Basketball exhibition, but will be attending the Men's Basketball Exhibition Wednesday Night.
Key:
Y - Definitely Attending
P - Probably attending
M - Might attend
D- Doubtful To Attend
Wednesday, November 3rd:
Men's Basketball Exh. vs. American International 7:30 PM (Y)
Note: Game will be scored but will not be included in ratings.
Thursday November 4th:
Men's Soccer Big East Tournament vs. Depaul 7:30 PM (Y)
Friday November 5th:
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Canisius, 7:05 PM (P)
Women's Volleyball vs. Georgetown, 7:00 PM (D)
Saturday November 6th:
Women's Field Hockey Big East Tournament vs. Louisville 1:30 PM (Y)
Note: This game will be scored, but as it is considered to be hosted by the Big East Conference as opposed to a "home" game, it will not be included in the rankings.
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Canisius, 7:05 PM (Y)
Sunday, November 7th:
Women's Field Hockey Final vs. TBD 1:00 PM (Y)
Note: This assumes UConn is involved in the final. If they lose the semifinal, I will not attend the Final.
Men's Basketball exh vs. Bridgeport 1:00 PM (D)
Note: This game is at XL Center which means I'd need a bus ticket. I will attend the Field Hockey meaningful game over an exhibition, but I would need to buy the bus ticket several days early. And if I don't know if I'm going, it's not worth it. So unless I manage to get the ticket from a student on short notice, it's not going to happen.
Women's Volleyball vs. USF 2:00 PM (M)
Note: I will probably attend this game if UConn is not in the field hockey final and I do not manage to obtain a roadshow ticket to basketball.
Key:
Y - Definitely Attending
P - Probably attending
M - Might attend
D- Doubtful To Attend
Wednesday, November 3rd:
Men's Basketball Exh. vs. American International 7:30 PM (Y)
Note: Game will be scored but will not be included in ratings.
Thursday November 4th:
Men's Soccer Big East Tournament vs. Depaul 7:30 PM (Y)
Friday November 5th:
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Canisius, 7:05 PM (P)
Women's Volleyball vs. Georgetown, 7:00 PM (D)
Saturday November 6th:
Women's Field Hockey Big East Tournament vs. Louisville 1:30 PM (Y)
Note: This game will be scored, but as it is considered to be hosted by the Big East Conference as opposed to a "home" game, it will not be included in the rankings.
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Canisius, 7:05 PM (Y)
Sunday, November 7th:
Women's Field Hockey Final vs. TBD 1:00 PM (Y)
Note: This assumes UConn is involved in the final. If they lose the semifinal, I will not attend the Final.
Men's Basketball exh vs. Bridgeport 1:00 PM (D)
Note: This game is at XL Center which means I'd need a bus ticket. I will attend the Field Hockey meaningful game over an exhibition, but I would need to buy the bus ticket several days early. And if I don't know if I'm going, it's not worth it. So unless I manage to get the ticket from a student on short notice, it's not going to happen.
Women's Volleyball vs. USF 2:00 PM (M)
Note: I will probably attend this game if UConn is not in the field hockey final and I do not manage to obtain a roadshow ticket to basketball.
Blog Update
- Unfortunately I was not able to go to either event yesterday (Women's Ice Hockey or Field Hockey).
- Next weekend is huge, and I will post a tentative schedule in a few minutes, but that will be updated after we know what the deal is with men's soccer and the Big East Tournament.
- Also, with one or two basketball exhibitions next week, keep in mind these will be scored but will not count in the ratings.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Football - October 29th vs. West Virginia
What: Football vs. West Virginia
When: October 29th, 2010, 8:00 PM
Result: Win 16-13, OT
Summary: First home football game in almost a month. Going in, we hadn't scored since a Dave Teggart field goal as time ran out in the first half against Rutgers, 3 weeks prior. And we didn't wind up scoring here until Teggart booted one through with 1 second left in the first half. So almost 8 quarters without a score. Yet remarkably, despite giving up several long drives, we only went into halftime down 10-3. Todman than got a touchdown to cap a long drive in the third quarter, and we traded field goals to ultimately force OT. West Virginia drove down to the 1 on the first posession, but fumbled and we recovered, so we just needed a field goal to win. Teggart booted a chip shot from 31, and that was that. Storm the field time. No, I did not participate, because I am not particularly fond of crazy mobs, but it looked fun, that is if you like crazy mobs. And it was the first win over WVU in program history. On a side note, a lot of interesting costumed characters including 2 gorillas and a banana. (Banana guy stole my costume idea - I was planning to wear the exact same costume to the Whitney Dance Thursday until it was cancelled.)
Ratings:
Atmosphere:
Fan Friendliness: Not always the most clean, but usually nothing bad. The people next to me making out for the entire first half (literally) before leaving because the concession stands stopped serving alcohol wasn't nice, but aside from that not too many issues, except for a few profanities. Rating: 7/10
Fan Enthusiasm: Loud, rocking, and amazing. Fans (except for the ones who just came to get drunk and left after Last Call) stayed for the whole game and went crazy when we won. Rating: 15/15
Event Atmosphere: Some of us may remember watching the "Pandemonium in Piscataway" game in which Rutgers got the biggest win in school history (although some could argue winning the first game ever in the history of college football was bigger) at which point the RU radio uttered that famous line. Well we need something like that for this game. I'll be taking suggestions. Post them in the comments or email me at gregory.koch@uconn.edu. I'll post some of the better ones. And keep in mind, Piscataway is where the football stadium was, and RU is actually in New Brunswick, so preferably it should involve "East Hartford" (or "Rentschler or something like that") over "Storrs" though I will accept anything on those lines (even "Connecticut"). Rating: 15/15
Overall Atmosphere: 37/40
On-field:
Quality of Play: Best game at Rentschler all season. Both teams really played well, and in the end UConn emerged victorious. Rating: 19/20
Excitement: What a thriller. Overtime and a game-winning field goal. Amazing. Rating: 10/10
Quality of UConn Play: Also amazing. Played very well. Struggled a bit in the first half, so this won't get a perfect score, but we did very well. Rating: 9/10
Result: Win 10/10
On-field total: 48/50
Other:
Clarity of Fan Communication: A couple times when you couldn't hear the refs over the crowd, but other than that very good. Rating: 4.5/5
Magnitude of Event: Could be the biggest win in program history. We were struggling, and if we lost we'd have been 3-5 and lost 3 straight heading into the Pitt game. In all likelihood, we wouldn't even make a bowl. Now we're back to .500, and beat a team we were 0-8 against, and given the terrible state of the Big East, we have an outside chance of winning the conference if we win out (and since we'd have wins against WVU and Pitt, that would help us with the tiebreakers.) So a huge win for us. Rating: 13/15
Size of Crowd: Sellout, stayed for whole game. Rating: 15/15
Other total: 32.5/35
Overall total: 117.5/125
When: October 29th, 2010, 8:00 PM
Result: Win 16-13, OT
Summary: First home football game in almost a month. Going in, we hadn't scored since a Dave Teggart field goal as time ran out in the first half against Rutgers, 3 weeks prior. And we didn't wind up scoring here until Teggart booted one through with 1 second left in the first half. So almost 8 quarters without a score. Yet remarkably, despite giving up several long drives, we only went into halftime down 10-3. Todman than got a touchdown to cap a long drive in the third quarter, and we traded field goals to ultimately force OT. West Virginia drove down to the 1 on the first posession, but fumbled and we recovered, so we just needed a field goal to win. Teggart booted a chip shot from 31, and that was that. Storm the field time. No, I did not participate, because I am not particularly fond of crazy mobs, but it looked fun, that is if you like crazy mobs. And it was the first win over WVU in program history. On a side note, a lot of interesting costumed characters including 2 gorillas and a banana. (Banana guy stole my costume idea - I was planning to wear the exact same costume to the Whitney Dance Thursday until it was cancelled.)
Ratings:
Atmosphere:
Fan Friendliness: Not always the most clean, but usually nothing bad. The people next to me making out for the entire first half (literally) before leaving because the concession stands stopped serving alcohol wasn't nice, but aside from that not too many issues, except for a few profanities. Rating: 7/10
Fan Enthusiasm: Loud, rocking, and amazing. Fans (except for the ones who just came to get drunk and left after Last Call) stayed for the whole game and went crazy when we won. Rating: 15/15
Event Atmosphere: Some of us may remember watching the "Pandemonium in Piscataway" game in which Rutgers got the biggest win in school history (although some could argue winning the first game ever in the history of college football was bigger) at which point the RU radio uttered that famous line. Well we need something like that for this game. I'll be taking suggestions. Post them in the comments or email me at gregory.koch@uconn.edu. I'll post some of the better ones. And keep in mind, Piscataway is where the football stadium was, and RU is actually in New Brunswick, so preferably it should involve "East Hartford" (or "Rentschler or something like that") over "Storrs" though I will accept anything on those lines (even "Connecticut"). Rating: 15/15
Overall Atmosphere: 37/40
On-field:
Quality of Play: Best game at Rentschler all season. Both teams really played well, and in the end UConn emerged victorious. Rating: 19/20
Excitement: What a thriller. Overtime and a game-winning field goal. Amazing. Rating: 10/10
Quality of UConn Play: Also amazing. Played very well. Struggled a bit in the first half, so this won't get a perfect score, but we did very well. Rating: 9/10
Result: Win 10/10
On-field total: 48/50
Other:
Clarity of Fan Communication: A couple times when you couldn't hear the refs over the crowd, but other than that very good. Rating: 4.5/5
Magnitude of Event: Could be the biggest win in program history. We were struggling, and if we lost we'd have been 3-5 and lost 3 straight heading into the Pitt game. In all likelihood, we wouldn't even make a bowl. Now we're back to .500, and beat a team we were 0-8 against, and given the terrible state of the Big East, we have an outside chance of winning the conference if we win out (and since we'd have wins against WVU and Pitt, that would help us with the tiebreakers.) So a huge win for us. Rating: 13/15
Size of Crowd: Sellout, stayed for whole game. Rating: 15/15
Other total: 32.5/35
Overall total: 117.5/125
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Update for October 27th
Some news points
Stay tuned over the weekend for commentary and review of the West Virginia football game, as well as most likely the Field Hockey game vs. Rutgers (although there is a chance I will be at the Women's Ice Hockey Game vs. Boston College.)
- Sorry I haven't been on lately.... I've been extremely busy.
- I was unable to attend the Women's Volleyball game this past Sunday, so no review will be posted.
- I also will not be in attendance at the women soccer game tomorrow because I have a class at 4:00 PM. So no commentary for that.
Stay tuned over the weekend for commentary and review of the West Virginia football game, as well as most likely the Field Hockey game vs. Rutgers (although there is a chance I will be at the Women's Ice Hockey Game vs. Boston College.)
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Schedule for Week ending October 31st
Below is the schedule for the week ending October 31st, 2010.
Key:
(Y) = Definitely Attending
(P) = Probably Attending
(M) = Might Attend
(D) = Doubtful to Attend
Thursday, October 28th:
Women's Soccer vs. TBD First Round Big East Tournament (M)
* Stay tuned - I will update this once we know when they are playing, not to mention there is no guarantee this will be a home game, although most likely it will be
Friday, October 29th:
Football vs. West Virginia, 8:00 PM (Y)
Saturday, October 30th:
Women's Field Hockey vs. Rutgers, 1:00 PM (M)
Women's Ice Hockey vs. Boston College 1:00 PM (M)
Note: I will almost definitely be attending one of these events. Which one remains to be seen.
All in all, not a very exciting week. But come November, we'll have an Exhibition Men's Basketball game and/or a Men's Soccer Big East Tournament Game on Wednesday, a women's exhibiton game on Thursday, Men's Hockey Friday, and potentially four (yes, 4!) games Saturday. And either Volleyball or Field Hockey on Sunday. It's doubtful I'll go to the Men's Basketball Exhibition game against Bridgeport since I'd have to buy a bus ticket before Friday, and for an exhibiton game, I'm not sure I want to commit $4 for that with a potential for other events.
Key:
(Y) = Definitely Attending
(P) = Probably Attending
(M) = Might Attend
(D) = Doubtful to Attend
Thursday, October 28th:
Women's Soccer vs. TBD First Round Big East Tournament (M)
* Stay tuned - I will update this once we know when they are playing, not to mention there is no guarantee this will be a home game, although most likely it will be
Friday, October 29th:
Football vs. West Virginia, 8:00 PM (Y)
Saturday, October 30th:
Women's Field Hockey vs. Rutgers, 1:00 PM (M)
Women's Ice Hockey vs. Boston College 1:00 PM (M)
Note: I will almost definitely be attending one of these events. Which one remains to be seen.
All in all, not a very exciting week. But come November, we'll have an Exhibition Men's Basketball game and/or a Men's Soccer Big East Tournament Game on Wednesday, a women's exhibiton game on Thursday, Men's Hockey Friday, and potentially four (yes, 4!) games Saturday. And either Volleyball or Field Hockey on Sunday. It's doubtful I'll go to the Men's Basketball Exhibition game against Bridgeport since I'd have to buy a bus ticket before Friday, and for an exhibiton game, I'm not sure I want to commit $4 for that with a potential for other events.
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