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They're D1. I don't believe UConn has played them in a while. They are in the NEC, they've had a few solid players over the years, but this nothing more than another win vs. a 200+ RPI team.Isn't CentralConn. the school UConn struggles with every year? Are they a D1 school?
Screw you Calhoun!
CCSU's head coach is Howie Dickenman who was Calhoun's lead assistant for ten seasons. Also on the CCSU staff is a kid who played at Shen in Clifton Park.Screw you Calhoun!
CCSU wins the NEC pretty often. We'll beat them by 20-30, but they're a tough little team.
Facts about CCSU:
Wow, that's one of those games that ensures no #1 spot in attendance. Monday night + New Year's Eve = small crowd.
I believe it was 2 years ago that there were some Big East conference games on New Years Eve, and those games were even horrid attendance.Really......why schedule that game in this way?
-It doesn't help the team to play a shitty opponent.
-Fans aren't going to be excited to see C. UConn on the schedule at any time.
-I wouldn't think that fans are going to be particularly excited to see any opponent short of some marquee game on New -Years' Eve.
-Given opponent and holiday evening, could this be the worst attended game on the upcoming schedule?
-How small does the turnout have to be where the additional opponent is a money losing proposition? Might be a good argument for the proposition...just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
I believe it was 2 years ago that there were some Big East conference games on New Years Eve, and those games were even horrid attendance.
Would they do a noon Monday game perhaps? I can't see this game being 7PM on NYE...
Howie's a good coach, but Central is overmatched against decent D1 schools, Cuse should roll them by about 35-40. Even taking into consideration how bad UConn will be this year, Central will be worse (more a testament to how bad they are). Central might be the 4th best team in the state of Connecticut (behind UConn, Quinnipiac, Fairfield but ahead of Sacred Heart, I'm not sure where Yale falls this year).
I'm not sure I'd put them ahead of Sacred Heart this year. Losing Horton/Ptacek is huge. Shane Gibson is one of the top scorers in the country for Sacred Heart.
I'd be surprised if CCSU is higher than a 7 seed in the NEC Tournament. They're going to be down.
I look forward to enjoying syracuse basketball with the family on new years eve though.
Some of my favorite games of the year are around thanksgiving and New Years.
Or at least do it at like 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Still, guarantee games don't draw well, even when students are on campus. (Then again, this could be Boeheim's win #903 if we have a perfect non-conference again. Could end up getting a better-than-expected walkup, though the holiday weekend will pose a problem.)
Really......why schedule that game in this way?
-It doesn't help the team to play a shitty opponent.
-Fans aren't going to be excited to see C. UConn on the schedule at any time.
-I wouldn't think that fans are going to be particularly excited to see any opponent short of some marquee game on New -Years' Eve.
-Given opponent and holiday evening, could this be the worst attended game on the upcoming schedule?
-How small does the turnout have to be where the additional opponent is a money losing proposition? Might be a good argument for the proposition...just because you can, doesn't mean you should.