Syracuse vs. UConn: Over 32,000 Expected To 'Welcome' Huskies

by Sean Keeley on Feb 10, 2012 6:03 PM EST in Syracuse Basketball

The Connecticut Huskies are having a rough week. Their Hall of Fame coach is ailing. They got blown the F out on Monday by Louisville. Their program is under fire for being full of dummies. And now they have to play a basketball game in front of over 32,000 screaming lunatics in orange.

More than 32,000 tickets have been sold for Saturday’s game at the Carrier Dome, when the Syracuse Orange will take on the UConn Huskies.

It will be the first game of the season break the 30,000 attendance mark. The biggest crowd at home for the Orange so far this season was 28,740 on January 28, when Syracuse played West Virginia.

As you're well aware, the record is 34,616 and it looks like it should remain intact, but just barely. This will be the 69th time attendance has crossed the 30K mark in the Dome.

Stay hydrated, people. It's gonna be sweaty in there.

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Hope the crowd is as boisterous

and lubricated as they were on Wednesday. That sure sounded like a great crowd on TV, and one that has been missing for a long time, despite high attendance numbers. The rowdier, the better….

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by Kurupt on Feb 10, 2012 6:06 PM EST reply actions

boisterous and lubricated

sounds like a normal Saturday night to me!

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by Afino on Feb 11, 2012 9:17 AM EST up reply actions

I know I was.

I was in 210 and it was what I’d call decent, holy about half of my row actually stood and cheered when most others were.

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by StealthTurkey on Feb 11, 2012 10:19 AM EST up reply actions

If Mr. Noel thought the Midnight Madness crowd was cool....

he’s going to be flat out amazed at this one. Need to make it the Loudhouse tomorrow!

by Acera on Feb 10, 2012 7:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs

Get

Bologna

by AndyKinsella on Feb 10, 2012 8:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Stupid phone. Forget it.

Bologna

by AndyKinsella on Feb 10, 2012 8:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions

It's going to be mayhem

I’m starting the pre-game at 10:00am… Marshall Street here I come!

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by Schooled You on Feb 10, 2012 9:02 PM EST reply actions

I miss those large crowds at the dome

You can tell when it gets really loud when the acoustic reflex in your ear happens. It’s an involuntary contraction of the muscles in the middle ear. You can actually perceive a sudden drop in the sound level as your ear blocks the sound.

I know, too much physiology.

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by LeftCoastMan on Feb 10, 2012 11:12 PM EST reply actions

Middle ear, huh?

I don’t have a middle ear, just one on each side.

by Jimmy Orange on Feb 11, 2012 9:51 AM EST up reply actions

Noel is about to have his mind blown by this crowd

But I do kind of hate that Uconn sucks now. Because if we lay an egg and its a tough game or we lost that looks awful. Its really between SU and UK now for him with Uconn not being in next years tourney

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by Collin B on Feb 11, 2012 12:09 AM EST reply actions