“I’m not growing up…”*
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Define longer: cause they both started playing at the Arena during the first year it was built. And I’m sure that the Arena was also interested in whether or not Fairfield was willing to play games in the Arena from the get-go, too. They’re like a little sibling though. You’re just gonna have to live with them.
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Paul,
I understand what you are saying however the arena has considered the Fairfield basketball program the primary tenant for a while. Has nothing to do with attendance good or bad. Supposedly they have put in money to the arena. My beef is that the Tigers have been there longer and that is the primary reason the arena was built. But as we all know, hockey takes a back seat to all of the other major sports.
Whether the game was televised or not really has nothing to do with it. If the basketball game was not televised, they would still make the Tigers move their game. Makes no sense, but oh well
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I think the Arena would consider the Sound Tigers their primary tenant because the Sound Tigers will play more dates at the Arena than the Fairfield men and women combined. The reason why they would move the Sound Tiger game over the fairfield game is because the Fairfield game is being televised. If some channel had Sound Tigers TV rights, they might move the Fairfield game (but that’s purely speculation). Television would play a huge role in what game the Arena will host.
As for the attendance matter, when O’Toole was coaching Fairfield to the NIT, Fairfield was probably drawing more than the Sound Tigers (the Sound Tigers’ poor attendance those years could very well be attributed to their front office but that’s another debate). Now that Fairfield’s level of play has dwindled, so has their numbers. And say what you want about the Sound Tigers ticket prices and any other complaint that people may have, fact of the matter is that the Sound Tigers front office is bringing in more fans for the past couple of years. They’re not the Rangers, but the franchise has taken a step in the right direction.
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Mike,
I know this argument has been brought up before, but why is it that Fairfield U is considered the primary tenant over the Sound Tigers? Have they put in more money at one time or something. I mean this is not UCONN we are talking about that generates tons of money. My understanding is they draw very poorly. I know at one time the Tigers were considered the primary team. This is being brought up because all of a sudden there is a conflict in the schedule where they have had to move the 2/14 BST game because Fairfield has a game and it is being televised.
Define longer: cause they both started playing at the Arena during the first year it was built. And I’m sure that the Arena was also interested in whether or not Fairfield was willing to play games in the Arena from the get-go, too. They’re like a little sibling though. You’re just gonna have to live with them.
Paul,
I understand what you are saying however the arena has considered the Fairfield basketball program the primary tenant for a while. Has nothing to do with attendance good or bad. Supposedly they have put in money to the arena. My beef is that the Tigers have been there longer and that is the primary reason the arena was built. But as we all know, hockey takes a back seat to all of the other major sports.
Whether the game was televised or not really has nothing to do with it. If the basketball game was not televised, they would still make the Tigers move their game. Makes no sense, but oh well
I think the Arena would consider the Sound Tigers their primary tenant because the Sound Tigers will play more dates at the Arena than the Fairfield men and women combined. The reason why they would move the Sound Tiger game over the fairfield game is because the Fairfield game is being televised. If some channel had Sound Tigers TV rights, they might move the Fairfield game (but that’s purely speculation). Television would play a huge role in what game the Arena will host.
As for the attendance matter, when O’Toole was coaching Fairfield to the NIT, Fairfield was probably drawing more than the Sound Tigers (the Sound Tigers’ poor attendance those years could very well be attributed to their front office but that’s another debate). Now that Fairfield’s level of play has dwindled, so has their numbers. And say what you want about the Sound Tigers ticket prices and any other complaint that people may have, fact of the matter is that the Sound Tigers front office is bringing in more fans for the past couple of years. They’re not the Rangers, but the franchise has taken a step in the right direction.
Mike,
I know this argument has been brought up before, but why is it that Fairfield U is considered the primary tenant over the Sound Tigers? Have they put in more money at one time or something. I mean this is not UCONN we are talking about that generates tons of money. My understanding is they draw very poorly. I know at one time the Tigers were considered the primary team. This is being brought up because all of a sudden there is a conflict in the schedule where they have had to move the 2/14 BST game because Fairfield has a game and it is being televised.