Sacred Heart has no buzz

According to administration at Sacred Heart University, there are no plans from adding any special event for the opening day game against Mohegan Sun. While Fairfield has 7 fan buses going up there (including WVOF) all handing out shirts, one advisor from Sacred Heart said that they do not plan to "hand out any shirts." This will no doubtedly be good for Fairfield as their fans should be the only ones in red and white shirts.

I am shocked that the Pioneers are not doing anything special for this event. We shall wait and see if the atmosphere is all Fairfield or not.

WVOF to offer fan bus to CT6

WVOF has announced that they will offer a fan bus for students FREE of charge to the Connecticut 6 basketball event. The Stags tip off their season in the early game of the 3 against Sacred Heart. They play at 4:00 and the bus will leave at 1:30 after free pizza at the Levee. The other buses will cost $5 but WVOF is the only free bus. The contest will be announced at a future date so come and support your Stags!

Fairfield Ranked Number 1 in Connecticut 6

The Fairfield Stags men's basketball team has been chosen as number 1 in the Connecticut 6 preseason poll. For the full story click here.

The votes were comprised of the 6 schools in the Connecticut 6:
1) Fairfield
2) Quinnipiac
3) Central Connecticut
4t) Yale
4t) Sacred Heart
6) Hartford

- The Stags will play Sacred Heart in the first game of the tournament at 4PM. Tickets for the event are $15 for adults $5 for students and kids ages 2-12.

- You can buy your tickets at (203) 745-3000 or click here.

Exciting Home Games might be empty

This past week the Fairfield men's basketball team announced their complete 2010-2011 schedule. To view the complete schedule click here.

In a year when the buzz around campus is how good the basketball will be and the promise that they have. In a year when the coaches and players have guaranteed an appearance in the championship game. In a year when record attendance figures are being set for the fall sports including 950 fans attending the Women's Soccer game aganist Boston College, most people would expect an exciting and popular season for the men's basketball team.

However, that might not be. A couple of exciting and much hyped games will be affected due to the campus vacation days and location changes. These games include:

Sacred Heart (played at Mohegan Sun)

St. Josephs (tournament game, Thanksgiving break)

Vermont (Christmas break)

Army (possible Alumni Hall game)

Niagara

St. Peters

St. Joseph's is arguably the most hyped non conference home game of the season while the Army game is another example of one of the few Alumni Hall games occuring when no one is on campus.

This may just be some bad luck and the attendance figures are sure to be broken during the MAAC Championships in the Arena this year. But it would have been nice to have the student's support before the tournament and get even more hype on campus.

A look at Fairfield Men's Basketball OOC Schedule

There are 52 days left until the Stags tip off the year. The 2010-2011 Stags will face 10 different conferences in their out-of-conference schedule. Coach Cooley has said that, "this could be our most challenging non-conference schedule since I've been at Fairfield". The Stags will play four home games with the biggest name being Saint Joe's on November 23rd. Throughout the next 52 days we will have an in-depth look at each game to get you ready for the season.

11/13 vs Sacred Heart University at Mohegan Sun
This game will kick off the Stags 2010 season. It will be part of the 2nd annual "Connecticut 6" series of games. For the first time this rivalry game will not be played at the Arena at Harbor Yard.

The last time these two teams faced each other it was a breakout game of freshman Derek Needham. This was the game when people started looking at how good the first year player was. The guard recorded a double double with 19 points and a game high 14 assists. The Stags won 93-77. The Pioneers are a very young team they graduated their 4 top scorers from a year ago and around 75% of their total offense last year. The player to watch out for in this freshman class is Chris Evans. He was one of the most highly regarded prospects in Connecticut.

Personally I don't know why this game is being played at Mohegan Sun. I mean it's great to have a good venue for this rivalry game but this was one of the few games the Fairfield fans actually attended. If your going to complain that no one goes to the games than don't take away one of the most hyped games. It doesn't become a rivalry when both schools are an hour away from the venue. In a year where Women's Soccer drew 950 people on a Friday night and both teams are the buzz on campus already, record attendance figures might be in store.

The Pioneers do not have what it takes to keep up with the Stags and the Stags should roll over them and win the opening game of the year.

PREDICTION: Stags 90 Pioneers 60