MVC games Sunday-- ISU wins

[dogsrus]

I really can't say, but apparently there were a lot of empty seats right where the season ticketholders sit, giving the appearance of sold seats but a lot of no-shows.

Answer this.....below are pictrues from the game, all of which demonstrate a whole lot of the choicest, premium seats, right behind the bench went empty at this game.
I am puzzled as you'd think those are the people who are the most dedicated fans and who have easily paid the most for their seats and even if they weren't going to go, they'd have no trouble giving those seats away.
So why are so many empty?

More than half the seats in the first 3 rows right behind the bench are empty






This one is from the Quincy game, kinda looks like more people there than yesterday

There is a baby in that first picture and they usually don't count towards actual attendance numbers but i don't know why not.

When BU has the baby race I thinki they should allow to count those 15 babies.

[Da Coach]

Here is more video of the ISU game and the Illinois game--

http://www.week.com/sports/11187851.html - click on the Watch Video link

[cpacmel]

The bottom line to me is not the attendance, but why would ISU even consider playing UMSL in its home opener? Play someone in D1 and maybe someone other then red seats will show up for the game. ISU is in D1 and plays in one of the nicest areans in Illinois, act like a high caliber program and get the UMSL's off of the regular season schedule.

Would it have been better if ISU waited to play them in the 2nd game of the season houstontxbrave? Kind of like Bradley did last season with SIU-Edwardsville?

BTW, SIU opened up at home last season vs. Washington (MO) and Wichita State opened up at home last season vs. Rockhurst.

Mo State opens up their home schedule with Harding on Friday. Indiana State just opened up their home and season with a game against Oakland City. Drake's home opener is against Cornell (IA).

I personally don't like the Non-DI games either. But I don't think ISU should be called out for doing something that just about every Valley team has done over the last few seasons. INCLUDING BRADLEY. A matter of fact, I think Creighton might be the only school not to play a non-DI school in their home arena in the past few seasons.

[REALBird]

Would it have been better if ISU waited to play them in the 2nd game of the season houstontxbrave? Kind of like Bradley did last season with SIU-Edwardsville?

BTW, SIU opened up at home last season vs. Washington (MO) and Wichita State opened up at home last season vs. Rockhurst.

Mo State opens up their home schedule with Harding on Friday. Indiana State just opened up their home and season with a game against Oakland City. Drake's home opener is against Cornell (IA).

I personally don't like the Non-DI games either. But I don't think ISU should be called out for doing something that just about every Valley team has done over the last few seasons. INCLUDING BRADLEY. A matter of fact, I think Creighton might be the only school not to play a non-DI school in their home arena in the past few seasons.

It's not a fact unless you add a link to each schools schedule. LOL. As for calling out ISU get used to it, it's commonplace in most circles.