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UConn basketball needs to rebound in Big East and NCAA Tournaments
The season is just warming up for the UConn Huskies and tickets are starting to really get hot. If you haven’t gotten UConn basketball tickets then what the heck are you waiting for! The season is staring now, as the Huskies start in the Big East Conference Tournament in New York City. This has been a great season for the UConn and fans want to see what they can do in the tournament. This year has been a good season for UConn basketball tickets, but now is when the excitement really ramps up. You need to get on Big East Basketball Tournament tickets right now because buy are they going fast. The 2011 Big East Tournament is taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and you know the stands are going to be great. Get your UConn Big East Tournament tickets right away so that you can see all the action in person!
2011 UConn Big East Tournament Preview:
Of course the UConn Huskies are going to have some competition in the Big East Conference Tournament. Right now the Pitt is leading the Big East and they are going to be tough to beat. The Notre Dame are also looking good so far, so this Big East Conference Tournament is going to be a good one! Last year’s champ the West Virginia beat out the Georgetown in the Big East Championship Game and took home the hardware. All the action is at your fingertips, so do not miss out on buying UConn tickets because this looks like it could be a special year. And of course how the UConn perform in the Big East Tournament is going to determine NCAA Tournament seeding. With the Final Four happening at Reliant Stadium in Houston, you know this is going to be a good March Madness Season. If you can get Mens Tournament tickets then you are going to see a show. The college basketball season is just warming up and there are some crazy weeks of basketball coming up! Don’t wait for the NCAA basketball tickets to sell-out because they will! You can find UConn basketball tickets for both the Big East Conference Tournament as well as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. So get out all the action in person and get your tickets right away!
2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule and Roster Announced
The 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule and Roster have been announced.
Check out UConn 2007-2008 roster
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Connecticut UConn Huskies... nah nah nah naaah nah nah nah
You've heard it a million times, it's catchy and all, but do you know the words to the UConn fight song? To set the record straight here are the offical, actual, bonified words!
U - Conn Husky, symbol of might to the foe.
Fight, fight Connecticut, It's vict'ry, Let's go.
Connecticut U - Conn Husky,
vict'ry again for the White and Blue
So go - go - go Connecticut, Connecticut U.
C - O - N - N - E - C - T - I - C - U - T
Connecticut, Connecticut Husky, Connecticut Husky
Connecticut C - O - N - N - U! (Repeat)
Click to download the band playing the song here! (87k mp3 file)
Win that bet! UConn trivia no one knows.
Ok here we go.
Everyone knows that UConn has been around for quite some time, and that their mascot is of course Jonathan the Husky. Most people after hearing Huskies think to themselves, ahh that's clever; UConn Huskies, like the 'Yukon', like Alaskan Husky dog.
As clever as it sounds however, this is not the case!
UConn first started as Connecticut Agricultural College, and were known as the Aggies at that time. Then in 1933, the school changed its name to Connecticut State College, making 'The Aggies' no longer a suitable name. A poll was taken in the student newspaper, and the Husky was selected as mascot with the name of Jonathan (for Jonathan Trumbull, Connecticut's Revolutionary War-era governor).
All of this *before* the school was ever knows as the University of Connecticut, much less coined into UConn. When you win a beer with this info, tell them you saw it on http://www.uconnhuskiesbasketballtickets.com !
Step By Step: How Students get tickets.
Starting this year, the UConn Division of Athletics has revamped their system for distributing student season basketball tickets. For the first time, a lottery system has been put in place in an attempt to smooth out some of the perceived unfairness in the way tickets were dispersed in previous years.
How students get tickets:
1) Students line up to receive a randomly colored and numbered wristband.
2) A random process is run with the results being posted to a website, designating times for students with specific wristbands to line up for ticket purchase.
3) Students can purchase a full season's ticket, or up to two 'A' and 'B' packages, which each account for only part of the season.
Prior to this season, tickets were sold on a first come first serve basis with the ritual camping out for days in advance for tickets. Calhoun and the players would come through the line and thank the fans, even footing the bill for pizza for the faithful. While it was fun and created lasting memories, the old system did have it's flaws. Students were told not to line up until a certain time, yet there was a very large line hours before the set period. There were also many complaints about people cutting and pushing in line.
Huskies season opener Nov. 10 vs. Quinnipiac at Gampel Pavilion
The Huskies open their regular season Nov. 10 against Quinnipiac at Gampel Pavilion. They will also host the Hispanic College Fund Classic at the Hartford Civic Center Nov. 17 to Nov. 19 against Central Arkansas, Fairfield and Mississippi.