DoctorB Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 "People always say the same things," says Anton Chigurh, with a smirk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, DoctorB said: 8000+? Am I missing something here? 8951!?!??? I guess those guessing didn't bother with the exhibition game. Hate to be Debbie Downer, and I hope I'm wrong -- but tonight's crowd may be a bit below 8000. As for students tonight -- well, about 25 showed up last week, so I'm going to predict boldly that at least double that = 50+!!! PS: many if not most of the "students" in recent games were not, technically students... the apathy on campus for Bills basketball is almost funny --almost. Debbie Downer, Debbie Downer, Debbie Downer, Debbie Downer, Debbie Downer, Debbie Downer! Given the buzz around this team and using last year's home opener crowd number as a gauge, if it's under 8,000 then we don't deserve a basketball team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 25 minutes ago, LindellWest said: Bandwagon is going to fill up fast. Had family/friends ask about going to games after never showing interest before. Got texts form friends asking if I would be at the game tonight. Seems to be more buzz than I was expecting. Not saying that it will be like the SLU v VCU or SLU v Butler games of old, but the excitement is coming back. Just win. The rest will fall into place. Winning does indeed cure all (sometimes). Similar experience with me. Had friends with no connection to SLU other than being from St. Louis asking me to go in on season tickets with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorB Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 As I said: I really hope I'm wrong; and the bandwagon fills up fast --meaning we are playing significantly better than recent years when the product was -- well, abysmal. Interesting about the first game last year. Just curious, too lazy to look it up: how many came to exhibition game #1, last year vs. this year?? I know there is buzz out there in the community; but The "BUZZ" being mentioned, which may be real on the outside, has no cognate life that I am aware of, on campus. Again, happy to be wrong about that. I'm also pretty spoiled, having resided in Bloomington IN during the golden era of IU and the General, circa 1978-1991 or so. There was some buzz in Bloomington in that period, regarding basketball. I felt a pulse on campus, several years ago, when guys with names like Jett walked the ivied halls of SLU... A pulse, I say, one I hope to feel again....If 8000+ do show up tnight, our pansy ass student section may look risible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
615Billiken Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I went to Chaifetz this morning to buy a ticket for someone else who will be attending the game. I was conflicted, because I didn't want to buy a ticket for myself knowing that I would get in free with my student ID. However, because the person coming with isn't a student, they would not be able to be in the student section (I don't know if just walking into the student section and sitting is a possibility here??) All of this to say, the attendant recommended that I just buy one because she didn't expect a full house and said there would be plenty of seats available for me to sit with my person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliKat Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 13 minutes ago, DoctorB said: "People always say the same things," says Anton Chigurh, with a smirk... I do... but it's gotten me this far... so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, 615Billiken said: I went to Chaifetz this morning to buy a ticket for someone else who will be attending the game. I was conflicted, because I didn't want to buy a ticket for myself knowing that I would get in free with my student ID. However, because the person coming with isn't a student, they would not be able to be in the student section (I don't know if just walking into the student section and sitting is a possibility here??) All of this to say, the attendant recommended that I just buy one because she didn't expect a full house and said there would be plenty of seats available for me to sit with my person. Anyone can sit in the student section and no chance you should buy an additional ticket, good on the attendant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebilliken Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, 615Billiken said: I went to Chaifetz this morning to buy a ticket for someone else who will be attending the game. I was conflicted, because I didn't want to buy a ticket for myself knowing that I would get in free with my student ID. However, because the person coming with isn't a student, they would not be able to be in the student section (I don't know if just walking into the student section and sitting is a possibility here??) All of this to say, the attendant recommended that I just buy one because she didn't expect a full house and said there would be plenty of seats available for me to sit with my person. The only time I have ever seen or heard of non students not being allowed into the games were during the PACKED tournament years when the 'Fetz was selling out and the student section was admirable... Even then, I don't think attendants we're checking that hard. While I hope we get back to capacity crowds this year... As long as your buddy has a ticket to get it, he should be fine sitting with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, majerus mojo said: Anyone can sit in the student section and no chance you should buy an additional ticket, good on the attendant Nobody should be “sitting” in the student section 😉 rgbilliken, FromDaEastSide, Franchise_08 and 2 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryB Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Roy, Going to be many coming from Belleville to follow Jordan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Just now, billikenfan05 said: Nobody should be “sitting” in the student section 😉 I was going to like this but it says I cannot react to any more posts today (I'm not sure I have reacted to any posts yet lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 12 minutes ago, 615Billiken said: All of this to say, the attendant recommended that I just buy one because she didn't expect a full house and said there would be plenty of seats available for me to sit with my person. id'a fired her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoon-Balls Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 It's not just SLU that is seeing declining interest in attending sports, it's everyone: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/06/19/college-football-how-to-fix-student-attendance-decline/29007681/ http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10458047/next-generation-ticket-holder-concern-students-show-college-football-games What used to be a fun, exciting event that brought people on campus together every week is now viewed as just another chore to attend. Seems like the students even just 5-6 years ago were much more enthusiastic about basketball games than today's students (though that is probably most attributable to Crews nuking the program). We will see if students jump on the bandwagon this year after some wins, but the general excitement seems to be rock bottom right now after seeing the pathetic student section at last week's exhibition game. Some articles that I've read have cited a generational gap, saying that that younger people just aren't really into sports. Whatever it is, it's clear that SLU needs a culture change on campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slu let the dogs out? Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 1 minute ago, Spoon-Balls said: It's not just SLU that is seeing declining interest in attending sports, it's everyone: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/06/19/college-football-how-to-fix-student-attendance-decline/29007681/ http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10458047/next-generation-ticket-holder-concern-students-show-college-football-games What used to be a fun, exciting event that brought people on campus together every week is now viewed as just another chore to attend. Seems like the students even just 5-6 years ago were much more enthusiastic about basketball games than today's students (though that is probably most attributable to Crews nuking the program). We will see if students jump on the bandwagon this year after some wins, but the general excitement seems to be rock bottom right now after seeing the pathetic student section at last week's exhibition game. Some articles that I've read have cited a generational gap, saying that that younger people just aren't really into sports. Whatever it is, it's clear that SLU needs a culture change on campus. Remember the days when you either had to stay up late to watch Sportscenter to see if your team won or wait until the paper the next morning? I sort of miss those days. Cells phones with access to scores and highlights at the touch of one button, the culture of instant gratification ....the ability to just enjoy the moment is a thing of the past. Good luck getting a bunch of 18-22 year-olds to sit pay attention to one thing for 2-3 hours. Hell, good luck getting adults to as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufan13 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Last year's opener drew 7165 fans for reference. This year should be more you would think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromDaEastSide Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Starting our 10th Season at Chaifetz - and I am optimistic that this will be our 2nd largest home opener behind the 10,015 for the SIUC opener in 2014. 2008 - UMSL - 7,170 2009 - SEMO - 7,131 2010 - Austin Peay - 7,511 2011 - Tennessee State - 6,497 2012 - USC Upstate - 6,958 2013 - SEMO - 7,714 2014 - SIUC - 10,015 2015 - Hartford - 6,068 2016 - Ball State - 7,165 All of the openers have been either a Friday or Saturday night games, except Hartford - Sunday 4pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Rich Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 37 minutes ago, Spoon-Balls said: It's not just SLU that is seeing declining interest in attending sports, it's everyone: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/06/19/college-football-how-to-fix-student-attendance-decline/29007681/ http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10458047/next-generation-ticket-holder-concern-students-show-college-football-games What used to be a fun, exciting event that brought people on campus together every week is now viewed as just another chore to attend. Seems like the students even just 5-6 years ago were much more enthusiastic about basketball games than today's students (though that is probably most attributable to Crews nuking the program). We will see if students jump on the bandwagon this year after some wins, but the general excitement seems to be rock bottom right now after seeing the pathetic student section at last week's exhibition game. Some articles that I've read have cited a generational gap, saying that that younger people just aren't really into sports. Whatever it is, it's clear that SLU needs a culture change on campus. My brother, a SLU alum, was in town for a game during the height of the Majerus Era. Walking through campus like three hours before game time on a Saturday. There were screaming Teletubbies and Animal suited nutbars drinking and screaminig Go Bills. We'd never seen anything quite like it. Crews set us back but Ford can get us back there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prebilliken Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 26 minutes ago, slufan13 said: Last year's opener drew 7165 fans for reference. This year should be more you would think Believe it or not, SLU was STILL a top 100 program in D1 attendance last year. Look to see us shoot up the charts this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 st louis is notorious for bandwagon jumping fans that are low information folk just doing what everyone else does. i.e. i am not sure the city knows this is a new team. i will be surprised if we break over 8k tonight. would love to see it but doubt it. now by year end if we are approaching 20 wins, everyone will be talking billikens again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majerus mojo Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: st louis is notorious for bandwagon jumping fans that are low information folk just doing what everyone else does. i.e. i am not sure the city knows this is a new team. i will be surprised if we break over 8k tonight. would love to see it but doubt it. now by year end if we are approaching 20 wins, everyone will be talking billikens again. Yea, considering the openers in years after we were a tournament team, breaking 8K seems like a stretch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 40 minutes ago, FromDaEastSide said: Starting our 10th Season at Chaifetz - and I am optimistic that this will be our 2nd largest home opener behind the 10,015 for the SIUC opener in 2014. 2008 - UMSL - 7,170 2009 - SEMO - 7,131 2010 - Austin Peay - 7,511 2011 - Tennessee State - 6,497 2012 - USC Upstate - 6,958 2013 - SEMO - 7,714 2014 - SIUC - 10,015 2015 - Hartford - 6,068 2016 - Ball State - 7,165 All of the openers have been either a Friday or Saturday night games, except Hartford - Sunday 4pm. Hmm. Seeing this I my thoughts have changed. I'm betting 7200 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Was there an attendance figure released for the Harris Stowe game? I can't remember - does SLU announce tickets sold or AIS numbers? Last years exhibition against Greenville had an announced attendance of 5000 roughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 26 minutes ago, Spoon-Balls said: It's not just SLU that is seeing declining interest in attending sports, it's everyone: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/06/19/college-football-how-to-fix-student-attendance-decline/29007681/ http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10458047/next-generation-ticket-holder-concern-students-show-college-football-games What used to be a fun, exciting event that brought people on campus together every week is now viewed as just another chore to attend. Seems like the students even just 5-6 years ago were much more enthusiastic about basketball games than today's students (though that is probably most attributable to Crews nuking the program). We will see if students jump on the bandwagon this year after some wins, but the general excitement seems to be rock bottom right now after seeing the pathetic student section at last week's exhibition game. Some articles that I've read have cited a generational gap, saying that younger people just aren't really into sports. Whatever it is, it's clear that SLU needs a culture change on campus. The game would just distract them from their handheld devices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Spoon-Balls said: It's not just SLU that is seeing declining interest in attending sports, it's everyone: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/06/19/college-football-how-to-fix-student-attendance-decline/29007681/ http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/10458047/next-generation-ticket-holder-concern-students-show-college-football-games What used to be a fun, exciting event that brought people on campus together every week is now viewed as just another chore to attend. Seems like the students even just 5-6 years ago were much more enthusiastic about basketball games than today's students (though that is probably most attributable to Crews nuking the program). We will see if students jump on the bandwagon this year after some wins, but the general excitement seems to be rock bottom right now after seeing the pathetic student section at last week's exhibition game. Some articles that I've read have cited a generational gap, saying that that younger people just aren't really into sports. Whatever it is, it's clear that SLU needs a culture change on campus. These articles are dated, and thus didn't include the effect of the recent NCAA scandals - both the shoe bribery and the lack of enforcement for UNC's blatant disregard of the STUDENT part of student-athlete. Casual fans, who have turned off the NFL perhaps don't see the NCAA as being any better, from a morals standpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I hate to say this but I think some casual basketball fans will stay home to watch the Porter debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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