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Home Court Advantage?

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 3:37 pm
by cowboyjoe
BG listed as 116th out of 326 teams.....interesting.


http://www.rpiratings.com/homecourtrec.html

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:07 pm
by It's the Journey...
I don't put much stock in this because they are only using winning percentage. "Home Court" is more than a statistic. It's an atmosphere.

Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:31 pm
by Metz
Finally in 04 wrote:"Home Court" is more than a statistic. It's an atmosphere.
I think tonight's atmosphere in the 2nd half proved that. The crowd stayed loud the whole 2nd half and that definitely helped win the game...

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:51 am
by cheer4BG
Imagine if our crowd was like this at every game!!!!!! This was the first time in a long time that I've seen the western side (the "seasoned" fans) so alive and into the game!!!!! Just picture the effect it would have, if the fans were always this crazy!!!!!!!!

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 11:00 am
by cowboyjoe
A great "atmosphere" should translate into a better winning percentage than 116th don't you think?

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:29 pm
by orangeandbrown
Right, you can't measure home court advantage in anything BUT wins. What's our record at home over the years....good and bad, I think its pretty good.

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:33 pm
by cowboyjoe
404-153 not bad....126th, however.

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2005 10:41 pm
by Falcon Commander
"Without that crowd, this game is over at halftime."

DD 1-22-05

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:46 am
by bgfanwisc
Maybe now the crowd can show up for more than just one game a year.

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:08 am
by Metz
bgfanwisc wrote:Maybe now the crowd can show up for more than just one game a year.
Most on here go to them all...it's the rest of the dang student body!

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:06 pm
by Falcon Commander
:?: can you Anderson Animals bring one or two peeps with you to each game and get some more fanatics hooked in Falcon Sports :?:

just a thought.

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:52 pm
by Metz
Falcon Commander wrote::?: can you Anderson Animals bring one or two peeps with you to each game and get some more fanatics hooked in Falcon Sports :?:

just a thought.
It's a great thought and believe me, we are trying!!!

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:02 pm
by BGSU33
A crowd and atmosphere like at Anderson Arena for the BG/UT game is what makes the Cameron Crazzies at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium the best. They come out for every game no matter who they are playing. They certainly get more excited over teams like North Carolina than they do say Campbell. But they are there, period, no matter who they are playing. That is what we need at BG. We need that type of turnout and excitement for teams all the time, not just Toledo or when we can lure a school like Michigan into coming here. We already have a hard enough time getting non-conference teams to play us at home as it is, why the heck not make it pure hell for the MAC teams that have to come?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:01 pm
by transfer2BGSU
BGSU33 wrote:They come out for every game no matter who they are playing. They certainly get more excited over teams like North Carolina than they do say Campbell.
Hey now! Don't be talking bad about them Camels!

If you can't keep up with the Camels, stay the hell outta' the creek!

If you think Anderson Arena is small, you haven't seen anything - take a look at the Carter Dome (Carter Gymnasium). It seats 947 (or so they say).

http://www.gocamels.com/m_basketball/me ... mpbell.pdf

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:40 pm
by BGSU33
I wasn't talking "bad" about Campbell, I was just using it as a local example team for Duke. Campbell, High Point, Elon, Appalachian State, UNC Asheville, these are just some examples. Point being, the Cameron Crazzies come out to see Duke play the opponents, much more than they come out to see the opponent play Duke. That is what makes them a great 6th Man.