Valley Home Attendance

[bu fan 9]

How come UNI does not draw any better?

[tornado]

is there anyone there in Frostbite Falls?

[Da Coach]

Actually, there is a large and stable population in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area. It is around 163,000 people, which should be enough to support the local team better than they do. But unfortunately, many of them are Iowa and Iowa State grads, who follow those teams.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo-Cedar_Falls_metropolitan_area

BTW- the Metropolitan population for Bloomington-Normal area is around 125,000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomington-Normal,_Illinois

[shaunguth]

Yesterday...

4,823 - Alabama State @ Evansville
4,016 - SIU-Edwardsville @ Drake


Through December 4:

_____________________Average______% of capacity_
Creighton___________15,752_(2)________91.2______
Wichita State_______10,180_(4)________96.9______
Bradley______________8,720_(3)________78.1______
Missouri State_______5,892_(5)________53.6______
Southern Illinois____5,069_(3)________53.9______
Evansville___________4,980_(4)________42.9______
illinois state_______4,958_(4)________48.6______
Drake________________4,506_(3)________63.0______
Indiana State________4,396_(2)________43.1______
Northern Iowa________4,083_(1)________61.4______

[shaunguth]

Yesterday...

10,263 - USC-Upstate @ Wichita State
7,524 - Air Force @ Missouri State
7,060 - Central Michigan @ illinois state
4,152 - North Dakota @ Drake


Through December 5:

_____________________Average______% of capacity_
Creighton___________15,752_(2)________91.2______
Wichita State_______10,197_(5)________97.1______
Bradley______________8,720_(3)________78.1______
Missouri State_______6,164_(6)________56.0______
illinois state_______5,379_(5)________52.7______
Southern Illinois____5,069_(3)________53.9______
Evansville___________4,980_(4)________42.9______
Drake________________4,417_(4)________61.8______
Indiana State________4,396_(2)________43.1______
Northern Iowa________4,083_(1)________61.4______

[Braves4Life]

The Bradley percentage of 78.1% seems like it is down compared to past years. I know we've played a terrible home schedule but is there maybe more to this low number? Economy?

Do we expect that number to rise significantly with MVC play? Does that mean it is now possiblt to get good (lower bowl) season tickets?

[Da Coach]

Actually, it is comparable to most years. Last year we had a sellout for Michigan State, and this year we had no such super-draw game. But most pre-conference attendance averages are right about where we are now.

[bugregshu]

Actually, it is comparable to most years. Last year we had a sellout for Michigan State, and this year we had no such super-draw game. But most pre-conference attendance averages are right about where we are now.

We played at Michigan State last year. They played in Carver in 07-08.

[Da Coach]

Thanks- it was 07-08 when Michigan State boosted the preconference attendance.

[That Guy]

The Bradley percentage of 78.1% seems like it is down compared to past years. I know we've played a terrible home schedule but is there maybe more to this low number? Economy?

Do we expect that number to rise significantly with MVC play? Does that mean it is now possiblt to get good (lower bowl) season tickets?

This makes that number Wichita State puts up for every game that much more impressive. Over 10,000 for the USC Upstate game, props to them!

[shaunguth]

Yesterday...

16,739 - Nebraska @ Creighton


Through December 6:

_____________________Average______% of capacity_
Creighton___________16,081_(3)________93.1______
Wichita State_______10,197_(5)________97.1______
Bradley______________8,720_(3)________78.1______
Missouri State_______6,164_(6)________56.0______
illinois state_______5,379_(5)________52.7______
Southern Illinois____5,069_(3)________53.9______
Evansville___________4,980_(4)________42.9______
Drake________________4,417_(4)________61.8______
Indiana State________4,396_(2)________43.1______
Northern Iowa________4,083_(1)________61.4______

[amckillip]

Yesterday...

16,739 - Nebraska @ Creighton


Through December 6:

_____________________Average______% of capacity_
Creighton___________16,081_(3)________93.1______
Wichita State_______10,197_(5)________97.1______

I'd love Carver to get to this level someday for non-con games.

[That Guy]

Agreed, there is zero chance we draw over 10,000 for USC Upstate. Well done by both these fanbases! I think we can get there someday, hopefully sooner rather than later.

[shaunguth]

Agreed, there is zero chance we draw over 10,000 for USC Upstate. Well done by both these fanbases! I think we can get there someday, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Not on Sunday....not if the Bears are playing.

[Da Coach]

Being that the Civic Center is not like an On-Campus arena, I doubt we will ever see Carver Arena like Koch Arena at Wichita State.
In addition to the on-campus factor, the fact that WSU has almost 3 times as many students as Bradley and they will always draw far more students to their games. Add the fact that the Wichita metropolitan population is about twice as large as the Peoria metro population, and I think Bradley does pretty darn well drawing 9000-10,000 for every game in the sterile Civic Arena.
If not for the lower attended games of the CBI and CIT the last 2 years (that were not scheduled and were not part of the season-ticket package) Bradley's attendance has been comparable to Wichita State's in recent years.