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The UConn Huskies are aiming for March Madness glory
The UConn Huskies are coming off a what has been a great basketball season and have to be among the favorites to take down the March Madness tournaments. Coach Jim Calhoun has done a great job with this team all year, and while the Huskies didn't play their greatest basketball against Pitt on Saturday, overall the team has been great and I like our chances as we head into the NCAA Tournament. I know quite a few friends who are looking for UConn NCAA Tournament tickets, and with a team this talented I have a feeling thousands of UConn fans are going to be looking for tickets to the NCAA Tournament.
UConn set to rock Big East, NCAA tournaments
Well, its been a fantastic season for the UConn Huskies basketball team so far, and as college basketball season winds down a bit it will get crazier and crazier for anyone with UConn tickets. I can't wait to see what happens once this team hits the court, but i think it should be a great end to the NCAA basketball season.
Big East tournament
Once the regular season is over, UConn will have to face off against a number of Big East opponents in the Big East tournament. Anticipation is already ripe for that, and you can bet that a lot of fans are looking to get their hands on Big East Tournament tickets, as this should be a great show. With all the action going down once again the New York's Madison Square Garden, this should be a great time for all. Will the Huskies be able to take the whole thing down, or will they fall to a Big East field that is as potent as ever. The Pitt Panthers are looking very sharp, and selling tons of Pitt tickets, while the Louisville Cardinals are no slouches themselves. Some are predicting the entire Big East will make it to the NCAA basketball Tournament but when you look at the tickets you can see why.
Get you UNC tickets
WHile we here are all about the UConn Huskies, this season it looks like the team to beat is North Carolina. The Tarheels look like they have one of the best college basketball teams ever assembled, and they are definitely going to be tough for anyone to beat. I just found this site that is all about finding UNC tickets. They have a ton of info and seem to be up-to-date on the latest UNC basketball news. Check it out if you are a fan.
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.
