Geno Ford Show Questions

[tornado]

what D-I has the largest attendance decline over the past 4-5 years?

[tornado]

Jim Les fallout is happening all across America. "About one out of every five Division I men’s basketball programs have seen their average regular-season attendance fall by 20 percent or more over the past four seasons, a Chronicle analysis has found." http://chronicle.com/blogs/players/b...programs/29814

The fallout from the Les firing has been very evident down here in Oklahoma, with OU number 7 on the list above, and Oklahoma State seeing a steep dropoff over the past couple seasons since this came out. Tulsa's fallout started earlier, as after years of sellout crowds early in the 2000's, attendance now is less than 50% of capacity.

The BU administration had no idea the fallout would be so widespread, so it's hard to fault them.

one further comment - that very link you cited (everyone should go and read...) has only TWO schools whose attendance drop is larger than what we are now seeing for Bradley - a 37% decline since 2007 - and only 3 that are larger than BU's 34% decline in just the past four years...
Their data appears only to apply to the few BCS programs who have had a down stretch or a scandal....

BUT...
we are down again this year - while the others (Arizona State is up 10%, Washington State up 40%, UCLA up 30%) are way up...leaving Bradley as perhaps the biggest decline in recent years.

[Chico]

To answer you Chico??ŠI'm not saying it's the only reason??Šjust a part. I run into a lot of folks over the last several years that have not renewed because of going to a warmer climate during the winter and I just don't think they get replaced

Agree. When I was growing up every kid couldn't wait to see a Bradley game, even during the few down years, and the Fieldhouse was packed. Kids could care less. Maybe if we went 32-3 again they would get interested and hopefully this Admin wouldn't fire the coach after such a season.