MVC First Exhibition Attendance

[cpacmel]

Not everyone has played an exhibition game yet, some have opted out for scrimmages instead. Pretty interesting to look at the first game numbers.

1. Evansville / USI 9, 648
2. SIU / Mo Southern 4, 893
3. Mo State / Quincy 4, 112
4. Drake / Truman State 3, 752
5. UNI / Dubuque 2, 815
6. Bradley / Lewis 2, 585 (TICKETS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN SEASON TICKETS!!)


First exhibition games still to be played:
Indiana State plays Albion on Saturday
Creighton plays Central Mo on Sunday
Wichita State plays Emporia State on Monday
Illinois State plays Illinois-Springfield on Tuesday

[BU_EMT128]

Not everyone has played an exhibition game yet, some have opted out for scrimmages instead. Pretty interesting to look at the first game numbers.

1. Evansville / USI 9, 648
2. SIU / Mo Southern 4, 893
3. Mo State / Quincy 4, 112
4. Drake / Truman State 3, 752
5. UNI / Dubuque 2, 815
6. Bradley / Lewis 2, 585


First exhibition games still to be played:
Indiana State plays Albion on Saturday
Creighton plays Central Mo on Sunday
Wichita State plays Emporia State on Monday
Illinois State plays Illinois-Springfield on Tuesday

Evansville pulled 9000!?!

[cpacmel]

Evansville pulled 9000!?!

They were playing Southern Indiana. That is a huge rivalry game with both teams located in Evansville.

[ER3]

Not everyone has played an exhibition game yet, some have opted out for scrimmages instead. Pretty interesting to look at the first game numbers.

1. Evansville / USI 9, 648
2. SIU / Mo Southern 4, 893
3. Mo State / Quincy 4, 112
4. Drake / Truman State 3, 752
5. UNI / Dubuque 2, 815
6. Bradley / Lewis 2, 585


First exhibition games still to be played:
Indiana State plays Albion on Saturday
Creighton plays Central Mo on Sunday
Wichita State plays Emporia State on Monday
Illinois State plays Illinois-Springfield on Tuesday

That kinda puts it into perspective how disappointing the turnout at the Lewis game was, IMO. We had 5000 or so people show up for the Red-White game last year, and we get half the turnout for this year's first public chance to see the team in action. Not a good effort from this fanbase...

[Da Coach]

Most places have their exhibition games as part of their season ticket package. I was told this was the case at SIU and Missouri State.

Unlike the vast majority of Division I schools, Bradley's game against Lewis was not part of the season ticket package, and required purchase of a separate ticket. Bradley has always done it this way because the first exhibition games in the past were always at the Fieldhouse, a different venue than the rest of the games.

The attendance at the Lewis game was comparable to many past first exhibition games. Once the season starts, there will be close to 10,000 or more fans there each game. There are only 2 other schools who will be close to that or better.

It will be more fair to compare Bradley's next exhibition game with the exhibitions elsewhere.

And, ER3, the attendance at the Red-White last year was 3782

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1290075

In 2006 it was 2547.

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[SFP]

Once the season really starts they will show up guaranteed! Really how much PR was given to this game? I bet most season ticket holders were not interested one because their tickets were not covered, two this was an exhibition and three a Monday.

[shockerfan13]

Most places have their exhibition games as part of their season ticket package. I was told this was the case at SIU and Missouri State.

Unlike the vast majority of Division I schools, Bradley's game against Lewis was not part of the season ticket package, and required purchase of a separate ticket. Bradley has always done it this way because the first exhibition games in the past were always at the Fieldhouse, a different venue than the rest of the games.

The attendance at the Lewis game was comparable to many past first exhibition games. Once the season starts, there will be close to 10,000 or more fans there each game. There are only 2 other schools who will be close to that or better.

It will be more fair to compare Bradley's next exhibition game with the exhibitions elsewhere.

And, ER3, the attendance at the Red-White last year was 3782

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1290075

In 2006 it was 2547.

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Wichita State includes the exhibition in their season ticket package. For that reason you will hear that the attendance for the game against Emporia State on Monday will be a sell out...or close to it (I think there are a hundred or so seats still available). I would venture to guess though that the ACTUAL attendance will be much less...maybe 9,000 to 9,500 max (being exhibition and a weeknight). Can't always trust what a school announces the attendance to be.

[DoubleJayAlum]

Unlike the vast majority of Division I schools, Bradley's game against Lewis was not part of the season ticket package, and required purchase of a separate ticket. Bradley has always done it this way because the first exhibition games in the past were always at the Fieldhouse, a different venue than the rest of the games.

So where was the game this year? Also, if it was at your regular arena, why not include it in the season ticket package this year?

[SFP]

DoubleJay there are a lot of changes happening on our campus (a new sports complex is being built right now) and I'm sure they over looked on how to market this game. In the past the game was played on a on campus facility (was torn down) which made it a lot easier for students to walk on over. Carver Arena takes a bit more planning for our students to get down to. Also playing at the old field-house always seemed to drawl the old timers because it brought up a lot of great memories. Carver is just Carver right now and alumns that are busy would rather wait untill the season begins before they cash in their chips to their wife of why they will not be home tonight.

[ER3]

Most places have their exhibition games as part of their season ticket package. I was told this was the case at SIU and Missouri State.

Unlike the vast majority of Division I schools, Bradley's game against Lewis was not part of the season ticket package, and required purchase of a separate ticket. Bradley has always done it this way because the first exhibition games in the past were always at the Fieldhouse, a different venue than the rest of the games.

The attendance at the Lewis game was comparable to many past first exhibition games. Once the season starts, there will be close to 10,000 or more fans there each game. There are only 2 other schools who will be close to that or better.

It will be more fair to compare Bradley's next exhibition game with the exhibitions elsewhere.

And, ER3, the attendance at the Red-White last year was 3782

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1290075

In 2006 it was 2547.
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread...1850#post11850

Fair enough, I stand corrected...I guess I must have read in some of the threads here that people were estimating the attendance at the fieldhouse last year at being closer to the 5000 mark...and I guess I misinterpreted it to be the actual reported attendance from the Red-White game.
Not a big deal...it was not a horrible turnout, but I guess I was just anticipating that there would be closer to 4 or 5K there for the Lewis game...so the 2500 seemed like a big letdown to me...But I guess I may have been unrealistic in that expectation as I was mainly basing that on my incorrect understanding that there were around 5K at the Red-White last year...
Oh well...onward and upward.

[shaunguth]

Most places have their exhibition games as part of their season ticket package. I was told this was the case at SIU and Missouri State.

Unlike the vast majority of Division I schools, Bradley's game against Lewis was not part of the season ticket package, and required purchase of a separate ticket. Bradley has always done it this way because the first exhibition games in the past were always at the Fieldhouse, a different venue than the rest of the games.

The attendance at the Lewis game was comparable to many past first exhibition games. Once the season starts, there will be close to 10,000 or more fans there each game. There are only 2 other schools who will be close to that or better.

It will be more fair to compare Bradley's next exhibition game with the exhibitions elsewhere.

And, ER3, the attendance at the Red-White last year was 3782

http://www.bubraves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25965&SPID=1498&DB_OEM_ID=3400&ATCLID=1290075

In 2006 it was 2547.
http://bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread...1850#post11850

As I posted on another board, attendance is not something Bradley needs to worry about!

I believe Bradley is 8th among Valley teams in enrollment, yet should again finish #3 in home attendance!

[Majik45]

The Monday night game was a killer I bet too. Normally the Red-White is a Friday or Saturday night game, and the first exhibition usually is too if I remember right. I bet there will be at least 8,000 there on Sunday.

[Da Coach]

Actually, Bradley's home attendance last season set an all-time record.
They drew 182,392 for the season, thanks to a couple extra home games in the CBI.

That was good enough to finish with the 2nd highest home attendance in the MVC. Here are the final attendance numbers for the top 3 teams in ther MVC--
1) Creighton...276,000 total home attendance
2) Bradley......182,392
3) Wichita......157,170

[ph]

I think there was too much newness/uncertainty about how the Lewis game was marketed for the price. Yes, the $10 for what I got in the fandemonium + nearly floor level seats was a good deal. I was very glad I went.

But you had to buy (at Shea not he old fieldhouse) before you knew what Fandemonium really included (I could not find anything more than the press release on bradleybraves.com, and that was after a lot of digging. Yes they had the advertisement when you entered, but when I clicked on it to learn more, it went nowhere) And you had no guarantee that you would get great seats...

[houstontxbrave]

Guessing here but I bet many who are season ticket holders didnt have interest because they were not guaranteed their normal seats. General admission I bet had quite alot to do with the season ticket holders for the most part staying away.