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Although the attendance was better today, today's Ohio vs Miami game drew over 13k today!!! 13,000 for a MAC game. They drew more in one game than we have drawn in 8 of our games combined!!!!!

gmartin wrote:Although the attendance was better today, today's Ohio vs Miami game drew over 13k today!!! 13,000 for a MAC game. They drew more in one game than we have drawn in 8 of our games combined!!!!!

Hat's off to Ohio...their fan base blows us outta the water right now.

It was also fathers weekend at OU.. May have helped a little... Or it was just pure fans while the fathers sons/daughters were drinking

Interest in coming weeks will decline with the Men's program from here on out. Hopefully we can get crowds of at least over 1000. How sad.

zete wrote:Interest in coming weeks will decline with the Men's program from here on out.

That's interesting. Why?

AyZiggy97 wrote:

zete wrote:Interest in coming weeks will decline with the Men's program from here on out.

That's interesting. Why?

Probably based on the fact that we're not very good. If we don't start playing better basketball I certainly can't see us increasing our fan interest in the coming weeks.

hammb wrote:

AyZiggy97 wrote:

zete wrote:Interest in coming weeks will decline with the Men's program from here on out.

That's interesting. Why?

Probably based on the fact that we're not very good. If we don't start playing better basketball I certainly can't see us increasing our fan interest in the coming weeks.

Ah. Well, I guess we'll see. My predictions are notoriously bad.

Did anyone see the Archives section in the Toledo Blade a few days ago? BG vs. Toledo basketball game was mentioned. BG won in Anderson; it was 1982; over 5000 screaming fans; John Weinert carried from the floor by jubilant players, etc. What a a different time it was then.
It is good to see Miami and Ohio still have their rivalry in tact.

Well the women are outdrawing the men's team and deservedly so. Even after graduating 80% of your starters the women consistently put a winning product on the court. I remember the days of 4500 screaming fans. Unfortunately I think the next time we see BG men draw over 2500 will be next year when we host Tom Izzo and Michigan State.

Here are the attendance numbers for the year....

Largest 3 crowds-
3,476 (Stroh Opener)
2,263 ($1 Tickets)
2,120 ($1 day concessions)

Total attendance (through 9 games)- 16,706
Average attendance- 1,856
Highest attended- 3,476 (Howard)
Lowest attended- 1,268 (Temple)


There are 6 games remaining- Central, Northern, Toledo, ESPN Bracket Buster, Kent State, & Miami.

2010-2011
Total attendance- 23,616
Average attendance- 1,574
Highest attended- 2,512
Lowest attended- 685

2009-2010
Total attendance- 22,474
Average attendance- 1,728
Highest attended- 2,222 (Central Michigan) *Toledo was 2nd w/ 2,042
Lowest attended- 1,321

If anyone was wondering....

Football's largest single game crowd
2009- 22,396
2010- 20,515
2011- 22,408

Interesting article about student attendance at Duke.

http://dukechronicle.com/article/low-at ... dent-seats

OU has historically backed that program and their fan base is solid. You have to hand it to them...