Basketball is dead

[Turbine]

Basketball isn’t dead. People just watch less TV. Ratings are down massively for EVERY sport.

NFL is up 10%

The outstanding quality buildup to the CWS finale led to an all time ratings record.

True the quality of last two games was atrocious, but you won't know that till you are firmly planted in front of the hit parade.

Point being if the matchup is compelling people will watch.

People seem to have tuned out of the NBA for some reason.

[NCAA or BUST]

Basketball isn’t dead. People just watch less TV. Ratings are down massively for EVERY sport.

The NBA’s CBA is based on revenue. The salary cap is based on Players get paid about 50% of total revenue. So if they are getting paid more, it’s only because the league is making more money.

And our crowd size is not an indictment of Marlin. It’s an indictment of our fan base.

The fan base has totally indicted Marlin but Maggard refuses to convict.

[CajunVic]

. . . I guess you calling the 20 or so who post here the fan base . . . those are generally the cheese eaters, not the fan base . . .

[Turbine]

. . . I guess you calling the 20 or so who post here the fan base . . . those are generally the cheese eaters, not the fan base . . .

The "silent" majority never grew a fanbase.

I ran the numbers in January of this year and in 2022:

A total of 367 registered RP members posted at least once.

3,125 members logged in and visited.

Many many more just visited but I have no way of knowing who were registered and not logged in, or never registered and just visiting.

[CajunVic]

. . . I would guess that 20 posters post about 80% of the posts here . . . posting once is not much better then not posting at all . . .

[tdncz]

Wake me up/ ring the bell/ sound the alarm when MARLIN is replaced.
Until then I am ALMOST UNINTERESTED in UL Basketball.
Any progress that was made last year was ABSOLUTELY in spite of NOT because of Marlin!

[ULvictory]

You need to quit reminding the folks about his meh career here. They prefer to believe his two NCAA and one NIT teams are the norm.

The 2 NCAA appearances and NIT appearance are accomplishments to appreciate. But when the other 10 years consist of average finishes, it’s not a natural surprise that people don’t jump on board.

Build off of this past season, and you’ll see an increase in support. Go back to average finishes, and you’ll see the Cajundome fairly empty.

[Turbine]

. . . I would guess that 20 posters post about 80% of the posts here . . . posting once is not much better then not posting at all . . .

With your proclivity to post I can see your view.

And is probably partially true, but leaving viewers out, or discounting them as non fans comes across as agenda driven.

Earlier in the week you were claiming UL only had 7,000 fans and today that RP only has 20 participants.

Agenda sounding.

[CajunEXPRESS]

With your proclivity to post I can see your view.

And is probably partially true, but leaving viewers out, or discounting them as non fans comes across as agenda driven.

Earlier in the week you were claiming UL only had 7,000 fans and today that RP only has 20 participants.

Agenda sounding.

Vic is certainly in the 20 or so posters. Hey he’s probably in the top 10.

[Turbine]

... Build off of this past season, and you’ll see an increase in support.

That is the key.