TheBand Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Rough times in Springfield. “What was once looked at as Missouri State's palace at Great Southern Bank Arena at times feels more like a tomb. The echoes of previous celebrations have faded away. Occasionally an exciting game can bring the crowd to its feet but it's only a fraction of what it once was.” “ [Paul] Lusk fell below expectations year after year and an ill-advised contract extension in between killed any momentum. Even when it appeared Lusk was out the door following his sixth season, the university gave him one more crack at it, leaving the fanbase revolted. “I would encourage them to hang with us, but if they want to drop out for a year, and come back when we’re winning and back going to the NCAA Tournament, we’ll be happy to welcome them back,” MSU President Clif Smart said in a press conference that still infuriates Bears fans seven years (and still no NCAA trip) later.” ”Men's basketball went from averaging 7,595 in the stands during Martin's final season in Springfield to 4,518 the final year under Lusk.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taj79 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Frankly this sounds a lot like us right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBand Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Looks like the valley as a whole has been hit too: "Since Missouri State won the Valley in 2011, home attendance has declined 60% — the largest drop of any team in the current iteration of the conference. Almost every school, outside of Southern Illinois, Murray State and Belmont, has seen a drop in home attendance, with Valparaiso being the only other school to drop by more than half." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soderball Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Fans are sick of watching these inept coaches with outrageous buyouts. The time has come to cut coach pay and up the NIL funding -- players on NIL don't have buyouts if they can't perform like these f'ing coaches do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetorch Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 If Ford is here another year we will be right there with them. Remember when Mo St students took over our student section? Now they can't fill two rows of their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 21 hours ago, TheBand said: Looks like the valley as a whole has been hit too: "Since Missouri State won the Valley in 2011, home attendance has declined 60% — the largest drop of any team in the current iteration of the conference. Almost every school, outside of Southern Illinois, Murray State and Belmont, has seen a drop in home attendance, with Valparaiso being the only other school to drop by more than half." College basketball seems to be in decline, at best stagnant as college football and the NBA continue to rise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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