b.hayes Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 @rpr327 mins This season's @SaintLouisMBB attendance average of 7686 has eclipsed last year's mark with 5 big games to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 The arena looked "filled" and active. Thought the students were really involved...they were loud and proud. Not to mention the head cheerleader...Dr Fetz....who was there more than just in name only...leaping on to the floor and yelling encouragement....good to see.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Man Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 It would be nice to crack the 8000s All they need to do is average more than 8750 over the remaining 5 games. Given that VCU is going to be >10k, it's a fairly safe bet the season average will be above 8000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kappy96 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Given the size of the crowd and the result I felt as though the overall vibe and energy level was lacking. Perhaps it was the fact that the game was pretty much over before it started but it felt awful quiet last night compared to other blowouts over Butler, Xavier and UNM in recent years. Anyone else agree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 All they need to do is average more than 8750 over the remaining 5 games. Given that VCU is going to be >10k, it's a fairly safe bet the season average will be above 8000. Last year from the end of January till Senior Night we had very good attendances well over 10,000. this included games like Charlotte and St. Joe, surprisingly the Dayton game (which I attended) did not hit the mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b.hayes Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Last year from the end of January till Senior Night we had very good attendances well over 10,000. this included games like Charlotte and St. Joe, surprisingly the Dayton game (which I attended) did not hit the mark. +1 Our last 5 homes games last year averaged 9,982, and only 1 (Dayton) was under 10,000. LaSalle 10272 St Joes 10012 VCU 10027 Charlotte 10052 Dayton 9548 We are gonna beat last year's attendance average handily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Given the size of the crowd and the result I felt as though the overall vibe and energy level was lacking. Perhaps it was the fact that the game was pretty much over before it started but it felt awful quiet last night compared to other blowouts over Butler, Xavier and UNM in recent years. Anyone else agree? Unless your really into this (like checking the daily RPI), probably most fans don't realize how good Richmond is. Watching it on TV, Highmark mentioned numerous times that Richmond was sweet 16 a few years ago and how good and well respected Mooney is so you would not flip the channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Yeah, although the crowd was great, especially for a weeknight, I was expecting well over 9K from all the talk about scarce tickets. -me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Given the size of the crowd and the result I felt as though the overall vibe and energy level was lacking. Perhaps it was the fact that the game was pretty much over before it started but it felt awful quiet last night compared to other blowouts over Butler, Xavier and UNM in recent years. Anyone else agree? Second half. I was very aware of how quiet it was starting about the 15 minute mark. But first half it felt like the place was rockin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk18 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The attendance is pathetic considering being the 21st best media market and our recent success extending into last year. Where is everyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The attendance is pathetic considering being the 21st best media market and our recent success extending into last year. Where is everyone? I personally had diarrhea last night, no joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The attendance is pathetic considering being the 21st best media market and our recent success extending into last year. Where is everyone? Pathetic? Not even close! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Man Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 9148 for George Mason. More families show up on weekend afternoons. More students show up at night. Tough to sell out under either scenario without a name opponent or the allure of senior night. Season avg: 7798 A10 avg: 8914 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Sounded like the place was rocking over the TV. Surprised we did not hit the 10,000 mark for this one. If the seating chart is correct for the VCU game, only a few scattered single seats available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Man Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 well maybe if we just abolished the band, played nothing but EDM, and distributed free Molly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 9148 for George Mason. More families show up on weekend afternoons. More students show up at night. Tough to sell out under either scenario without a name opponent or the allure of senior night. Season avg: 7798 A10 avg: 8914 When you say A10 avg are saying that is SLU A10 avg or the league? I would find that total to be hard to believe for the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 When you say A10 avg are saying that is SLU A10 avg or the league? I would find that total to be hard to believe for the league. He's talking about SLU's average home attendance for league games only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 fan Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 How pathetic that the students couldn't fill their prepaid section. Really amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slu72 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Watching from a couch in Charleston, SC the student section seemed full and loud. Still, those blue seats near the court don't have arses in them and that's surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM28 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Don't they have to hold some tickets back for the multiple daily deals they do? Wouldn't that account for only a few tickets showing as available and attendance under 10000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlumniFan Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 How pathetic that the students couldn't fill their prepaid section. Really amazing!! C'mon, there are only about 9,000 kids on campus.... (again, sarcasm font in use here). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Don't they have to hold some tickets back for the multiple daily deals they do? Wouldn't that account for only a few tickets showing as available and attendance under 10000. The Living Social deal was also sold out. I think it might be an issue with them holding back tickets in the sections behind the student section for student overflow and also visiting teams get an allotment of tickets that often go unused. Additionally, it would not surprise me if some people spent the $6 for LivingSocial tickets and then decided they didn't want to go because of the crappy weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 -looking at the available seats on slubilllikens.com, or lack thereof, and seeing all the empty seats yesterday i am confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 -looking at the available seats on slubilllikens.com, or lack thereof, and seeing all the empty seats yesterday i am confused When I checked yesterday morning there were probably a few hundred available on SLUBillikens.com for the GMU game yesterday. As of today there are 19 single seats available for VCU on 2/15 and 72 mostly single seats for George Washington on 2/22 (only non-singles are in the wheelchair row). Those games will be over 10,000, but might not be 10,600 depending on no-shows, suite/party deck, visitor allotment, etc. The Butler game that had attendance of 10,612 was an anomaly given those factors. Anything over 10,000 should be considered a sell out. Plenty of seats left for Duquesne and Dayton, but those are both weeknight games and still a few weeks away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moytoy12 Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 -looking at the available seats on slubilllikens.com, or lack thereof, and seeing all the empty seats yesterday i am confused maybe a portion of those were no-shows by season ticket holders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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