ConnHuskBask
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I said I preferred MSG to the Meadowlands on the basketball board and got killed for it lol.
That's not why you got killed on the Basketball Board. You got killed there because you somehow think (at least you implied) that UConn had a choice of the four major venues in Greater New York City, and picked the IZOD Center, with better options available. It is true that the four major sports no longer use the IZOD Center, but it is hardly abandoned. It is still maintained for non-sporting events.I said I preferred MSG to the Meadowlands on the basketball board and got killed for it lol.
I never once said I thought we had a choice.
Early reports said MSG, so when it turned out to be Meadowlands I was disappointed. The Meadowlands is a dump.
That's literally the only point I made.
ConnHuskBask saidHusky25 said: ↑
Perhaps MSG wasn't available. Heaven forbid we step out of our comfort zones. The Meadowlands is a relatively short drive...and now UConn can prove to the Big Ten that it owns the entire NYC DMA and not just Manhattan North. Silver linings, People.
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It's great game and still accessible for our fans. I'm just commenting on how you said it's not a big difference to you between meadow lands and the garden. To me, it's a huge difference
I never once said I thought we had a choice.
Early reports said MSG, so when it turned out to be Meadowlands I was disappointed. The Meadowlands is a dump.
That's literally the only point I made.
It amazes me that people who have never been to a place can comment about it. It is like saying that Webster Bank arena is terrible because it's in Bridgeport, when most people have never been there either. You all are so provincial, it's a little sad. Yet...you all espouse such profound views...with no substance behind them! And...you can bait Rutgers all you want, and I am a UConn fan and alum, but the fact is they are in the B1G and have hit the jackpot. No amount of comments will change that, and UConn remains in purgatory.Haven't been to Barclay, but the Garden is special. Can't fault a Rutgers fan for not understanding that. I don't think they ever made it past Wednesday afternoon.
I have never been to Barclays either but can absolutely tell you it doesn't compare with MSG for a major college basketball game. The fact Rutgers never made it past Wednesday at the BET would actually be a reason they wouldn't understand the aura. Not sure the poster you're bashing said anything that was that off base.It amazes me that people who have never been to a place can comment about it. It is like saying that Webster Bank arena is terrible because it's in Bridgeport, when most people have never been there either. You all are so provincial, it's a little sad. Yet...you all espouse such profound views...with no substance behind them! And...you can bait Rutgers all you want, and I am a UConn fan and alum, but the fact is they are in the B1G and have hit the jackpot. No amount of comments will change that, and UConn remains in purgatory.
If you haven't been there, then you cannot make a statement about the venue. Period.I have never been to Barclays either but can absolutely tell you it doesn't compare with MSG for a major college basketball game. The fact Rutgers never made it past Wednesday at the BET would actually be a reason they wouldn't understand the aura. Not sure the poster you're bashing said anything that was that off base.
It amazes me that people who have never been to a place can comment about it. It is like saying that Webster Bank arena is terrible because it's in Bridgeport, when most people have never been there either. You all are so provincial, it's a little sad. Yet...you all espouse such profound views...with no substance behind them! And...you can bait Rutgers all you want, and I am a UConn fan and alum, but the fact is they are in the B1G and have hit the jackpot. No amount of comments will change that, and UConn remains in purgatory.
Crowds make venues. And while stadiums/arenas can amplify crowd noise and what not, what makes a place electric are the people inside the building.
Based on decades and decades of history and having watched games at MSG I really can. The fact that your quite possibly the only person on earth who doesn't realize the allure of the garden doesn't make you correct.If you haven't been there, then you cannot make a statement about the venue. Period.
I am just saying that if a person has never been to a venue, they have no business criticizing it.Based on decades and decades of history and having watched games at MSG I really can. The fact that your quite possibly the only person on earth who doesn't realize the allure of the garden doesn't make you correct.
buddy said:I am just saying that if a person has never been to a venue, they have no business criticizing it.
It's more than just the building. By any metric new yankee stadium is better than the old one, except it isn't because it has no soul. Barclay's isn't in downtown Manhattan and doesn't have the history of great and historic events. Doesn't have the surroundings. I'm sure it's a fine place to watch a game, but not a memorable one. I can't name the arena the other regionals were held, but in ten years everyone will remember Uconn beat MSU AT THE GARDEN. That's the only point anyone is making here.
I can't deny that it is special, due to the history of the building, the college basketball, NBA, NHL and boxing events that occurred there. Fenway Park is like that for me. I am sure the old Yankee stadium was as well. It's about degrees though. A game against Duke at MSG, at this moment, might rate a 10 on the meter. A game at Barclays (being a cooler, newer, trendier building and locale) would then be about a 9.85. The MSG fanboys on here seem to see things more like MSG as 10, and the next best possible arena would be a 2. It is a tiny bit more desirable due to the history. That's all. Now Izod, yes that's below Barclays, but still, for UConn anyway, rates an 8 or so.
Simply put, a game in metro NY against Duke is a fantastic development, even if they played it on a playground court.
mrhandyman said:That would be awesome watching them dive for loose balls on blacktop!
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