In a twisted way, Rentschler’s overreliance on UConn actually hamstrings the building’s ability to book other events, Freimuth said. Rentschler’s lease with the university prohibits the venue from taking a loss on a concert or soccer game just for the sake of using the field more often, because doing so would essentially mean asking UConn to pay for other events through its $250,000 subsidy. In other words, CRDA can’t book as many events outside UConn football as it would like because the building isn’t self-sufficient. But part of the reason the building isn’t self-sufficient, Freimuth said, is because CRDA can’t take chances on non-UConn events.