MBB Final Louisiana 72, Youngstown State 62

[JMV JustMyView]

We won the sun belt in 00 and had the majority of the people come back the next year. We opened against Ohio state in the dome. I believe Michael redd was on that team. We didn’t have more than 3K. The point is that nobody gives a crap about basketball until football is over with.

I agree but why is attendance higher elsewhere if nobody gives a crap until football is over with? Everyone has attendance issues, just seems Louisiana always has more issues.

[Million$Mullet]

I agree but why is attendance higher elsewhere if nobody gives a crap until football is over with? Everyone has attendance issues, just seems Louisiana always has more issues.

Attendance is down across all sports at Louisiana. Minus softball and even then the actual butts in seats are not what they report. I don’t have an answer. Football is king in the south so even though our fans don’t attend our football games they still care more about actual college football than basketball. It’s just the way it is and it always has been. Also I think I was misremembering the team we played. It may have been Texas tech. Still crap attendance in December. It’s what it is and always has been.

[zeppelincajun]

Attendance is down across all sports at Louisiana. Minus softball and even then the actual butts in seats are not what they report. I don’t have an answer. Football is king in the south so even though our fans don’t attend our football games they still care more about actual college football than basketball. It’s just the way it is and it always has been. Also I think I was misremembering the team we played. It may have been Texas tech. Still crap attendance in December. It’s what it is and always has been.

We had an awful Lee team host Tennessee and Nevada and both games drew over 4,000 in November. My biggest issue is we seem to have given up on scheduling. I’m just not buying the whole everyone is too scared to come play Bob narrative.

At least we went down to 2 non-D1s this year though.

[CajunVic]

. . . Covid may have been the death knell to in person attendance, especially for teams other than the top 30 (and even for them but it is not noticed at much at their level of attendance 70,000 and up capacity) . . . many fans who would never, ever thought of enjoying live sports from their patio’s or man caves did . . . and once they did, with all of the issues associated with in game attendance, decided to go the patio and man cave route . . .

[Esqueleto]

. . . Covid may have been the death knell to in person attendance, especially for teams other than the top 30 (and even for them but it is not noticed at much at their level of attendance 70,000 and up capacity) . . . many fans who would never, ever thought of enjoying live sports from their patio’s or man caves did . . . and once they did, with all of the issues associated with in game attendance, decided to go the patio and man cave route . . .

Interesting that our conference peers have seen record breaking attendance since Covid. I don't think this has anything to do with our attendance woes. I think we're seeing the TRUE fanbase. People not willing to go to the stadium/arena due to comfort/convenience are not fans, IMO.

[Cajunsmike]

We had an awful Lee team host Tennessee and Nevada and both games drew over 4,000 in November. My biggest issue is we seem to have given up on scheduling. I’m just not buying the whole everyone is too scared to come play Bob narrative.

At least we went down to 2 non-D1s this year though.

I think the non D1 number will go down to one next season. Rice and La Tech will come here. MAC challenge will continue. Youngstown State won their league last yeat and EKU won 23 games last season. Decent opponents in my view

[Cajunsmike]

Don’t discount the possibility that this team will finish high in the league this season.

[CajunVic]

Interesting that our conference peers have seen record breaking attendance since Covid. I don't think this has anything to do with our attendance woes. I think we're seeing the TRUE fanbase. People not willing to go to the stadium/arena due to comfort/convenience are not fans, IMO.

. . . the only records I’m seeing are records for low turnout . . .

[Esqueleto]

. . . the only records I’m seeing are records for low turnout . . .

You're not looking hard enough

[BBOYD]

We won the sun belt in 00 and had the majority of the people come back the next year. We opened against Ohio state in the dome. I believe Michael redd was on that team. We didn’t have more than 3K. The point is that nobody gives a crap about basketball until football is over with.

Bro we never played OHIO STATE in the dome in 2000-2001 season … Cmon bro… lol… Facts on RP only … lol

[Million$Mullet]

I mistook them for Texas tech. My memory ain’t what it used to be. But the FACTS are basketball never drew well before conference play it didn’t matter how good y’all were or who y’all were playing.

[BBOYD]

I mistook them for Texas tech. My memory ain’t what it used to be. But the FACTS are basketball never drew well before conference play it didn’t matter how good y’all were or who y’all were playing.

Try again bro attendance was ( 5,200 ) vs TEXAS TECH…

[Million$Mullet]

Try again bro attendance was ( 5,200 ) vs TEXAS TECH…

I stand corrected. Also that was the 5th game of the year not the first. No pull the attendance from that same year against la college and get back with me.

[BBOYD]

I stand corrected. Also that was the 5th game of the year not the first. No pull the attendance from that same year against la college and get back with me.

Guarantee it was more then 3000… And to say we won the conf the year before and had everyone come back and TEXAS TECH came played in the Dome kinda nixes the point of some of y’all saying teams scared to play in the dome when the team is good or not knowing if one player was gonna return is total BS… And u still can’t shoot as good as me…

[ragin50]

Interesting that our conference peers have seen record breaking attendance since Covid. I don't think this has anything to do with our attendance woes. I think we're seeing the TRUE fanbase. People not willing to go to the stadium/arena due to comfort/convenience are not fans, IMO.

Exactly right. Please stop using the China Covid excuses once and for all.