Valley Home Attendance

[shaunguth]

Yesterday...

10,506 - Bradley @ Wichita State (4th sellout for Wichita State)
7,578 - Southern Illinois @ illinois state (largest crowd of the season for illinois state)
4,758 - Creighton @ Evansville
4,666 - Missouri State @ Northern Iowa
3,924 - Indiana State @ Drake


Through January 3:

_____________________Average______% of capacity_
Creighton___________16,229_(6)________94.0______
Wichita State_______10,344_(10)_______98.5______
Bradley______________9,072_(6)________81.3______
Missouri State_______6,517_(________59.3______
illinois state_______5,962_(9)________58.5______
Southern Illinois____5,003_(5)________53.2______
Evansville___________4,898_(________42.2______
Northern Iowa________4,646_(6)________69.9______
Indiana State________4,554_(6)________44.7______
Drake________________3,959_(9)________55.4______

[shaunguth]

Yesterday...

14,956 - Drake @ Creighton
8,618 - Indiana State @ Bradley
7,135 - Wichita State @ Missouri State
4,679 - Northern Iowa @ Southern Illinois
4,427 - illinois state @ Evansville


Through January 6:

_____________________Average______% of capacity_
Creighton___________16,047_(7)________92.9______
Wichita State_______10,344_(10)_______98.5______
Bradley______________9,007_(7)________80.7______
Missouri State_______6,586_(9)________59.9______
illinois state_______5,962_(9)________58.5______
Southern Illinois____4,949_(6)________52.6______
Evansville___________4,846_(9)________41.8______
Northern Iowa________4,646_(6)________69.9______
Indiana State________4,554_(6)________44.7______
Drake________________3,959_(9)________55.4______

[Phantom]

4,679 - Northern Iowa @ Southern Illinois

Unless seating capacity has decreased at SIU Arena, this has to be a misprint. It looked packed on TV and the announcers were talking about it being nearly sold out.

[Da Coach]

Their stats/box score shows that figure of 4,679-

http://siusalukis.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2009-2010/siu13.html

[tornado]

the photos in the "Photo Galley" show banks of empty seats in the student area and much of the upper level

[dogsrus]

[QUOTE=shaunguth;156476]Yesterday...


8,618 - Indiana State @ Bradley

I feel like the Price is right show here....what combination of these numbers is the CORRECT price of the car.....

How about 6818.


I have NEVER seen so many empty seats for a conference game then what we had last nite.

[shaunguth]

Their stats/box score shows that figure of 4,679-
http://siusalukis.cstv.com/sports/m-...010/siu13.html

Exactly.....I don't know where else to get the numbers.

[shaunguth]

[quote=dogsrus;156578]

Yesterday...


8,618 - Indiana State @ Bradley

I feel like the Price is right show here....what combination of these numbers is the CORRECT price of the car.....

How about 6818.


I have NEVER seen so many empty seats for a conference game then what we had last nite.

Again......I don't know where else to get the numbers.

[dogsrus]

[QUOTE=shaunguth;156637]

Again......I don't know where else to get the numbers.

Shaunguth....I hope you don't think I'm railing you for providing these numbers. I understand you are just the messenger.....I'm just one of those that don't like mis-leading facts.

Tell us (BU NOT you) 6500 people were ACTUALLY there but we sold 8600 tickets.

In fact it doesn't matter since anyone at the game understand there were no where close to 8600 people at the game.


I just don't like these numbers becuase SOME (again not you) will use these numbers to claim BU's attendance is at an alltime high with JL as coach when infact the numbers are dwindling every game.

It hides (these mis-leading numbers) a problem (falling attendance) that needs to be addresed.

[Da Coach]

There were not 6500 people there last night. My estimate would be 8000.
There was a major winter storm alert in progress. I am sure anyone can figure out why many ticketholderrs didn't attend the game.
There were well over 10,000 at the last home game on New Years Day.
I don't think the attendance or the support for Bradley is slipping.

[BradleyJD]

There were not 6500 people there last night. My estimate would be 8000.
There was a major winter storm alert in progress. I am sure anyone can figure out why many ticketholderrs didn't attend the game.
There were well over 10,000 at the last home game on New Years Day.
I don't think the attendance or the support for Bradley is slipping.

I actually think this season's actual attendance is the lowest I have seen in a long long time.

The NY day game was the only real solid crowd.

[Da Coach]

By the way- Missouri State is having a great season, they drew 10,008 last Friday against Illinois State, they were undefeated at home, then last night, against perhaps their biggest MVC rival Wichita State, they drew just 7,135.

I wouldn't worry about Bradley's attendance. It'll be fine.

[dogsrus]

[QUOTE=Da Coach;156647]There were not 6500 people there last night. My estimate would be 8000.
There was a major winter storm alert in progress. I am sure anyone can figure out why many ticketholderrs didn't attend the game.


Both upper end zones totally empty.....1/3 of each side upper bowl also empty. Numerous empty seatsa scattered all over the arena. Sorry....6500 tops. I spoke with 2 different ushers AND Hector the Beer man and all 3 agreed that its been one of the worst starts to the home season they have witnessed in a long time.

Hector said he's at about 1/2 of what he usally makes and the ushers said many of them are getting called off becuase they aren't needed....

The grumblings I am hearing from many great BU fans why not at the level of Mo's last year, are certainly sounding hauntingly familiar.

And yes, "anyone can figure out why many ticketholders didn't attend the game"......3 home collapses has many fans not willing to make the effort.

I recall much worse weather during the 86 season and 11,000 fans would show up to see the Braves.

Sorry...support is dwindling and these "mis-leading" numbers just mask a problem that needs attention.

[dogsrus]

[QUOTE=BradleyJD;156648]I actually think this season's actual attendance is the lowest I have seen in a long long time.

Agreed....anyone with two good eyes can see it. It pathetic. It is as boring of a crowd as I can recall in ages.

Apathy will kill us.....

I'm not one for booing but at least you knew people were alive.

[shaunguth]

[quote=dogsrus;156639]

Shaunguth....I hope you don't think I'm railing you for providing these numbers. I understand you are just the messenger.....I'm just one of those that don't like mis-leading facts.

Tell us (BU NOT you) 6500 people were ACTUALLY there but we sold 8600 tickets.

In fact it doesn't matter since anyone at the game understand there were no where close to 8600 people at the game.


I just don't like these numbers becuase SOME (again not you) will use these numbers to claim BU's attendance is at an alltime high with JL as coach when infact the numbers are dwindling every game.

It hides (these mis-leading numbers) a problem (falling attendance) that needs to be addresed.

I understand what you're saying, but how do you "fix" selling tickets to people that will actually show up to the game? Assuming the 8,618 is the actual number of tickets sold, is there really anything that can be done to fix the "problem" by forcing those people to show up with their tickets?