Crowds

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:04 am

I see the women had a pretty good crowd today: 1,800 or so.

The good old days are back, that's for sure.

I figured this would interest some people.

Top crowds at Anderson Arena:

1. 4,408 Florida, 3/17/93 *
2. 4,013 Toledo, 2/19/92
3. 3,779 Central Michigan, 1/18/03
4. 3,772 Creighton, 3/16/94 *
5. 3,268 Toledo, 3/5/94
6. 2,837 Miami, 2/15/03
7. 2,667 Detroit, 11/25/03
8. 2,654 Ball State, 3/4/97
9. 2,572 Toledo, 1/25/97
10. 2,520 Toledo, 1/31/98
11. 2,329 Kent, 2/14/98
12. 2,184 Eastern Michigan, 2/15/97

* NCAA tournament game.

Also, believe it or not, the Falcons *averaged* 1,547 per home game in 1993-94.

It's fun to see the Falcons are back.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:23 am

BCSN has done a few games this year. Fran Voll handles the color with Dave Horger doing play by play. Fran sounds absolutely giddy when discussing the team's return to the prominence he lead them to.

Falcon30 · Post by **Falcon30** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:15 pm

1. 4,408 Florida, 3/17/93 *

I was there...I will never forget the heartache of Little Richard beating us at the buzzer.....

rollalong94 · Post by **rollalong94** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:10 am

Falcon30 wrote:
1. 4,408 Florida, 3/17/93 *
I was there...I will never forget the heartache of Little Richard beating us at the buzzer.....

Now THAT is damn funny. Heartbreaking still, but a great call.

Falcons4Life · Post by **Falcons4Life** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:22 am

I cant beleive the Michigan game from a few years ago isnt on that list....that was NUTS!!!

svillefalcon · Post by **svillefalcon** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:32 am

what was the attendance at saturdays girls game vs. Fuffalo?

Jacobs4Heisman · Post by **Jacobs4Heisman** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:35 am

Attendance was listed as 1848.

FalconFanKM · Post by **FalconFanKM** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:35 am

According to the box score it was 1,848. For the mens game it was 2,835.

jacojdm · Post by **jacojdm** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:03 am

Falcons4Life wrote:I cant beleive the Michigan game from a few years ago isnt on that list....that was NUTS!!!

when the did the women play michigan?

The Niz · Post by **The Niz** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:20 am

Falcons4Life wrote:I cant beleive the Michigan game from a few years ago isnt on that list....that was NUTS!!!

I thought that was MSU, and I also thought it was men's.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:25 am

The Niz wrote:
Falcons4Life wrote:I cant beleive the Michigan game from a few years ago isnt on that list....that was NUTS!!!
I thought that was MSU, and I also thought it was men's.

The men played Michigan a few years ago, Michigan State doesn't like playing at AA.

The Niz · Post by **The Niz** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:30 am

TG1996 wrote:
The Niz wrote:
Falcons4Life wrote:I cant beleive the Michigan game from a few years ago isnt on that list....that was NUTS!!!
I thought that was MSU, and I also thought it was men's.
The men played Michigan a few years ago, Michigan State doesn't like playing at AA.

They don't like playing here b/c the crowd was so hard on the MSU team even though MSU won that the coach swore never to return right?

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:37 am

The Niz wrote:They don't like playing here b/c the crowd was so hard on the MSU team even though MSU won that the coach swore never to return right?

Actually, BG beat 'em. But yeah, ol' Jud wasn't too happy with the crowd, although some of the "old timers" here (read: those two or more years older than me

) have much more vivid memories of that one.

Incidentally, BG also won AT MSU the year before, I *think* beating them in their first game in a new arena.

The Niz · Post by **The Niz** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:48 am

Wasn't that the game the the mirrors supposedly cracked in the men's restroom from it being so loud in there?

jacojdm · Post by **jacojdm** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:08 pm

TG1996 wrote: The men played Michigan a few years ago....

i know this is the wrong forum, but man, it makes me weepy for these good old days of AA.
espn picked up the game nationwide as the end drew near (it was initially only a regional espn plus or full court broadcast), and i got lots of face time down the stretch as i was sitting behind the basket. it was crazy loud, and fun, and packed. the place went CRAZY after keith hit a three with like 30 seconds to go.
i got elbowed in the face by some michigan player (i think it was gavin groninger) after the game because the students were on the court way before the teams had even cleared out. tommy amaker said after that game, "They deserved to do that (students rush the floor) I thought their fans really did a fabulous job of helping their team win, no question about it." and "Very disappointing loss for our ball club and I want to congratulate BG and Dan Dakich and their program, it is certainly a difficult place to play, this is my first time here, and I hope not to return."