STLfan Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 A10 Attendance thus far From the A-10 site, here are the a-10 attendance figures Home Games: 1. Dayton 12,516 2. Xavier 9995 3. Richmond 5138 4. Temple 4724 5. SJU 4443 6. URI 4420 7. SBU 4211 8. UMass 3827 9. GWU 3621 10. Duquesne 3013 11. Fordham 2388 12. LaSalle 2263 SLU's home attendance so far SLU Home Attendance through 2-25-05 (14 home games) Total 112,278 Average 8,020 Record 7-19 Dispite our awful season we would still be third in the A10 in attendance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggy Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Charlotte probably would bump us to fourth, but very interesting figures. Looks like we're heading to a garage league compared to the packed houses we're used to seeing at Memphis, Louisville, etc. I can't wait for the Big East to implode in five years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 if you scan the boxscores of ALL division one games, you will see that to be the case in most conferences. while it is disappointing that our attendance has dropped 50% in the last 10 years, i still remember the days at the old arena during ekker times that you could carry on a conversation with virtually anyone in the building by simply yelling across the floor to the other 100 people or so there. our 8k per game looks horrible in the 22k savvis, but in a 12.5k on campus arena, it would look fine and more importantly, sound loud. last note, i assume charlotte would be above us as well in the a-10 in attendance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 the article i saw this week that without providence begging, the big east would have fell apart last year. i agree with iggy, just a matter of time and everyone will play musical conferences once again. notre dame can start the game anytime though, the second spark would be the big east impulsion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLfan Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 Charlotte Home game attendance (13 Home games) Total Attehndance 96,986 Average 7,460 So we would still be third and Charlotte would be fourth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 that is surprising. here is a team in the top 25 and they dont draw as well as us? i have to assume their arena is only 7500 maybe? that just is wild. and unless the arena is the limiting factor, it goes to show how overeactive the locals are about billiken attendance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box and Won Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Halton seats about 9,100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 UNCC arena size---9105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonwich Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Haven't we had the occasional 49er fan visiting this board (or the old one) and complaining that, despite the usually good product, fans (and the media) in Charlotte haven't exactly jumped on the bandwagon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 if we were as consistently good as charlotte and our capacity was 9500, i would believe our attendance average to be 9501 minimum. the fact they have that large of a percentage of empty seats for a city as large as charlotte is sad. however, i bet they have an even tougher second class citizen fan battle than we do with unc and duke and wake all in the same state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLouBlue Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 This was one of the reasons I liked SLU going to the MVC, the attendance in the A-10 just isn't very good. GWU I think was even rated in the top 25 earlier this year and we all know this league plays the toughest schedule in country so why do the fans not show up. This just really shows SLU has a lot more in common with Dayton and Xaiver than with the rest of the A-10 and when the next round of conference shuffling occurs SLU will join those two and hopefully find some others to get a new league going. In case anyone cares, which I know few do, here are the attendence figures for the MVC. 1. Creighton 9651 2. Bradley 8825 3. Wichita St 8562 4. SIU 7546 5. SMS 7200 6. Ill St 7140 7. Evans 6980 8. Drake 6153 9. UNI 5956 10. Ind St 5104 Ind St at 5104 would only be 35 people per game behind 3rd in the A-10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 SIU (23-6) is only at 3/4 of its 10000 capacity. They have had only 1 sellout in 15 yrs (although Sat. against Wich St is a possible sellout. You would think this program would be able to do better than 3/4. Even at 3/4 it is still loud and high energy because of the venue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality Is Job 1 Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Remember, while we may refer to the school as Charlotte, its official name is University of North Carolina-Charlotte. It's probably viewed the way UMSL is in the University of Missouri system. Probably the majority of folks in Charlotte went/go to UNC (-Chapel Hill) or North Carolina State. Charlotte also has to compete with Wake and Duke for interest in its sports programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SluSignGuy Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 In mild defense of GW, our place only holds like 4,000....If the whole thing were student section. Our average would be higher. Right now half is Student, half is seats to buy...The students show up..Few others do... SLU would kill for GW's Student support. GW would kill for SLU's Season Ticket Base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Law Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 actually, the city of Charlotte is heavily populated by transplants from the Northeast and Midwest. My cousin lives there now and is from NYC, and all of his neighbors are recent transplants as well. Tremendous growth in that city in the past 20 years. Also, UNCC is in the Northeast part of the city and most of the development is to the south, making it difficult to many people to get to games at Halton. Plus, the infrastructure of Charlotte (particularly the freeways surrounding the city) are woefully inadequate for the growth that has occured. For example, it would take my cousin close to 45 minutes to get from his house to UNCC assuming no traffic, and he lives within the city limits. The UMSL comparison is legit, but imagine it even further out and harder to get to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicCityBilliken Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Except for this year, I have been to every Bills-49ner game. Most of the attendances has been in 6500-7500 range but it does not look too bad with the Halton only holding 9100. Crowd is loud and they get pretty good student turnout. They do try to make every effort for you to attend with free program and parking, ticket prices are not bad as compared to other Div 1 schools and food is cheaper then Savis (that might not be saying much). Also everytime I went they always are giving something away. ie bobblehead, poster, you name it... Billiken Law is right about the traffic and growth. Very similiar to Atlanta. I think the 8-9 years I been attending they been working on I-85 going to Gastonia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBand Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 What is the media coverage like for GW in the DC area. I suspect its pretty poor (due to and helping to continue the poor attendence) what with all the transfers into and out of the DC area, and with Georgetown (with its rep) and Maryland in the area competing for attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatsasaluki Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 >SIU (23-6) is only at 3/4 of its 10000 capacity. They have >had only 1 sellout in 15 yrs (although Sat. against Wich St >is a possible sellout. You would think this program would >be able to do better than 3/4. Even at 3/4 it is still loud >and high energy because of the venue. Incorrect. SIU had 3 consecutive sellouts last year, Bradley, Creighton, and a midnight Hawaii game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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