Oso planning to go pro
Angelo's had terrible pizza.
Xavier can charge higher prices because their fans will pay it. That simple. Last I checked their stadium didn't look like a ghost time 85 percent of the time.
Well, one is a 10,250 seat on-campus arena and the other seats 19,000. One is in it's best conference and winning at new heights in school history.
They have done extremely well even when they were in the Atlantic 10. So if by new heights you mean the last 15 years, you are correct.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
Ummm...actually, X did sell out most games this season...and overall drew more than the full capacity of Cintas for the season. http://www.goxavier.com/news/2016/3/15/mens-basketball-record-setting-season-for-cintas-center-attendance.aspxCould be that MU outdraws them simply because we have more seats.And I'm betting not many people are both X and UC fans - likely one or the other. On the other hand, plenty of people like both MU and the Bucks, so those folks often have to choose to spend their $$ on one or the other.
We should consult with Xavier to understand some of their marketin techniques to get such a large percentage of capacity.
Top 5 teams in the country tend to market themselves. Win and they will come, ehna?
That is the best policy for sure. We need to get back to the Crean/Buzz level and that will take care of a lot of the issue . I still think we need better thought out cupcakes.
When do we get the invoice for 2016-17 seats that we selected during reseating period?
Eh, I don't buy that argument. 95% of the fans don't know the difference between a buffalo and a gambling state. It would help our rpi for sure but not attendance
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
Though I might be part of the 5%, I'm pretty sure that this is a buffalo:And this is a gambling state:
What I have for some time is to get local games with UW GB, UWM , Loyola of Chicago, Northern Illinois etc. and put them in that time slot when the kids are out of school on winter break. For Example. Last time we played UW GB at home under those circumstances we drew 14,208.
It's.Not.Happening.Marquette has zero, zero, zero interest in anyone who would require a return game from a mid or low major conference like the Horizon. Unless a Wichita State or Gonzaga comes calling, there is no way under the current regime you will see these game scheduled unless they are willing to play at the BC as buy games, which they are not because they wouldn't take anything less than the deal they get from the Badgers.No matter how many times you say Green Bay and Milwaukee, the chances of them showing up on our schedule in the next few years will only happen in the NIT or NCAAs. There is virtually no conceivable way Marquette will play either of those teams as long as they demand return games at the Cell or the Resch.
I'm not against the idea of considering "easy" nonconf road games for purposes of manipulating the RPI. Your thoughts?
You could pick say Milwaukee, Green Bay, Loyola-Chicago, and Western Michigan (okay...may bring back bad memories...).
Driving up for Grambling is a waste of time and energy.
I like your ideal schedule brew and I agree with you that MU has no intention of putting it together. Funny thing is, they've never asked their customers what we want. I'd gladly give up a home game to see generally better basketball. Driving up for Grambling is a waste of time and energy.
At least it earned you the right to authoritatively discuss all-things on the topic of paid attendance!