ISU 53 - Winston Salem State 33

[tornado]

From the Pantagraph.........
"Thankfully, the horn went off to end Saturday night??™s game at Redbird Arena.
It was needed to wake up those in the crowd of 4,094 who dozed off"

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2008/11/30/usports/doc4931e3be84a92195779332.txt

4094 might have been a bit generous as large swaths of even the prime lower bowl seats were empty.

[9 Lives]

Even adding their Friday and Saturday night attendance together, they are still well below BU's Saturday night alone!

This can't be a reflection on the team. This is a very good ISU basketball team and Eldridge is a 'once in a decade' type player. I don't understand why they do not support their Division I basketball program. Absolutely no sense of community in Bloomington - Normal. Yet another example of the 'Bloomington Beige'

[shaunguth]

Even adding their Friday and Saturday night attendance together, they are still well below BU's Saturday night alone!

This can't be a reflection on the team. This is a very good ISU basketball team and Eldridge is a 'once in a decade' type player. I don't understand why they do not support their Division I basketball program. Absolutely no sense of community in Bloomington - Normal. Yet another example of the 'Bloomington Beige'

I think it was because the game was played on a Saturday night over Thanksgiving break.

[SaintLouBrave22]

Maybe its because they are playing craptastic basketball teams?


Play someone of worth and maybe you will have some people wanting to show up.

[Rusty 54]

No one cares 'bout
No one cares 'bout
No one cares about your team!
No one cares about your team!

[RedbirdFan21]

Maybe its because they are playing craptastic basketball teams?


Play someone of worth and maybe you will have some people wanting to show up.

Ding Ding Ding... at least IMO

[SaintLouBrave22]

Ding Ding Ding... at least IMO

Didn't they have a good showing of fans last year against Cincinnati?

Even though teams like that can not be scheduled all the time, if they scheduled some decent mids they should be able to draw.

[RedbirdFan21]

Didn't they have a good showing of fans last year against Cincinnati?

Even though teams like that can not be scheduled all the time, if they scheduled some decent mids they should be able to draw.

Yes they had a good crowd for Cincy and St. Johns (played them 2 years ago I believe). Even though they were really bad Cincy and St. John's teams.. they are a NAME program. Winston Salem State? That screams good game!!!!

[SaintLouBrave22]

Yes they had a good crowd for Cincy and St. Johns (played them 2 years ago I believe). Even though they were really bad Cincy and St. John's teams.. they are a NAME program. Winston Salem State? That screams good game!!!!

Exactly...


Because when I think talent and huge draw, I think Nicholls State and Morehead State!

[shaunguth]

Exactly...


Because when I think talent and huge draw, I think Nicholls State and Morehead State!

Kinda like East Tennessee State?

[RedbirdFan21]

Kinda like East Tennessee State?

Wow someone who is not blindly naive!

[tornado]

Ha, ha....talk about blind and naive...

East Tennesse State - RPI 85


Nicholls State - RPI 235
Morehead State - RPI 338 (out of 343)
Wright State - RPI 336
Houston Baptist - RPI 339
Winston Salem - RPI 255

nice try.....but the opponents for ISU are in a whole different RPI-universe from BU's opponents.

See the thread about BU's upcoming opponent being the 31 RPI and #1 SOS team!

http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=10084

[Braves4Life]

Wow someone who is not blindly naive!

Might want to study your basketball history Redbird fan and shaunguth. ETSU has a very rich basketball history and tradition. Granted, they're NO Bradley. But they outshine isu historically, IMHO.

[shaunguth]

Wow someone who is not blindly naive!

Yes, but we still drew 9,000 for the ETSU game! And it was a Saturday night over Thanksgiving break here too!

[shaunguth]

Might want to study your basketball history Redbird fan and shaunguth. ETSU has a very rich basketball history and tradition. Granted, they're NO Bradley. But they outshine isu historically, IMHO.

I'm talking about the casual fan.....the ones that help fill 9,000 seats. To them, I doubt ETSU is much of a basketball tradition.