The 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule and Roster have been announced.

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UConn 2007-2008 Men's Basketball schedule

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)

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 !

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.

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.