I ran into a friend tonight who goes to 3-4 games this year. Told him I had an 'extra for the UConn game next week'.
His three questions: What day? Is it a preseason game? Who are they playing?
Eh, don't love Dez on the beat. Liked Chip's analysis better - if only the Register would have committed to covering the team. Silver is the best all-around beat writer on FB.
frustrating isn't it? every year in august during one of my softball teams weekly email threads for the next game i send out a uconn fball email. i kinda take it as my duty to at least make a effort as a fan to spread word when ever i can. most of the guys on my team have been to a game or couple over the years but none of them have really bought into it. i hope others do the same type of stuff. this year it was the most basic questions, they didn't have a clue who was playing etc. 4 of them are going to the ncst game now which is progress.
the exposure down here is brutal. its been better of late with the newspapers but not much overall. if i had the money i would put up a bill board myself off 95 being the die hard i am. or mail a add out to every address in fairfield county on behalf of uconn. i just wish the school would take **** to the next level.
Dez does a good job getting the info out as quick as he can and has developed relationships that provide info, he's just a bit more "relaxed" in his messaging. john is good as well and Zach is missed.
The New Haven Register does a decent job... Jim Fuller has moved onto the UConn Football beat since Chip's promotion. Jim Seems to be trying multiple avenues to get the word out. He's started a Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/UConnFootball?ref=ts) as well as the Twitter feed. Just posted this tonight...“@NHRJimFuller: #UConn football commit Richard Lagow named QB on National Underclassman Combine first team http://post original url/LOl5qGqp
Unfortunately, print media is becoming increasingly lacking in depth. It's just not UConn sports - it's local news, politics and national news. If you wait for print media it's old news - I used to read 3-4 papes a day, now it's like DVRing a sports event - you end up finding the score before you have a chance to watch it,
It doesn't really bother me. I can get people to go to games. I can not get people to care. I just buy extra season tickets and spread them around. A guy I've been going to games with for 15 years picked a Jimmy Buffett concert over the opener. He's driven to NCSU and Toronto in the past- but still picked a concert over the game. Of the 50 or so people I've taken to games over the years none have progressed to caring who wins. I work with hundreds of people who are in their 20's and 30's, dozens of whom went to UConn. 2 of them are what would qualify as fans in most parts of the country. They are the only two who could name a single person on the roster.
I've got news for you - billboards and junkmail are not getting anyone to drive from Darien or Westport to East Hartford on a Saturday to see Temple.
People here just aren't fans like they are in other parts of the country. Teams are non-entities if they aren't challenging for a championship. I have not heard a single person mention the Red Sox in months.
i agree that its a tough sell to this market, but i think at least trying to create buzz and awareness is worth it. people in this area do care when they have some type of connection. one way with that is recruiting, another reason that i'm real excited about noel thomas being a husky commit! a couple years ago i drove down from school to see barnes pitch(before his last year) and met about 30 other people from the area(all fc ppl). the buzz was nothing but him. it was a fun time. as we get fc kids into the fball program, ppl will feel the connection and buy in. admittedly, thats one of the reasons i was real high on boyle this year. if local kids are good enough, i feel there is a added boost for getting them because they get the community's interested. i'm very happy with lagow for the record. he may sell tix and be the real deal as qb and lead a great O for us the next couple years, but a local kid can sell tix with his state ties and then hopefully more and more realize uconn football for what it is and enjoy game-days and become long term fans. we have talked about this before, sorry to rant.
i guess as a die hard surrounded by people who aren't down here, i'm almost desperate to create buzz and will always fight for ways to do so.
It doesn't really bother me. I can get people to go to games. I can not get people to care. I just buy extra season tickets and spread them around. A guy I've been going to games with for 15 years picked a Jimmy Buffett concert over the opener. He's driven to NCSU and Toronto in the past- but still picked a concert over the game. Of the 50 or so people I've taken to games over the years none have progressed to caring who wins. My wife would qualify as the 4th or 5th best fan I know - she at least hates Matt Nuzie and remembers her first game at Memorial which was a 3ot loss to Nova. I work with hundreds of people who are in their 20's and 30's, dozens of whom went to UConn. 2 of them are what would qualify as fans in most parts of the country. They are the only two who could name a single person on the roster.
I've got news for you - billboards and junkmail are not getting anyone to drive from Darien or Westport to East Hartford on a Saturday to see Temple.
People here just aren't fans like they are in other parts of the country. Teams are non-entities if they aren't challenging for a championship. I have not heard a single person mention the Red Sox in months.
The Courant has a couple nice stories today. Coincidence? I think not.
Dez called me last night looking for ideas. Exact quote was, "Gotta get something up there for Jax Husky."
are u telling me there are no highway signs about our football team throughout the state??this is the type off stuff i'm wanting to see. umass gets it.
are u telling me there are no highway signs about our football team throughout the state??
this is the type off stuff i'm wanting to see. umass gets it.
I drove from New Haven to South Windsor to Hartford and back yesterday and I didn't see a single one.