Terrible Student Section

[WI inferiority Complexes]

12,243 last night paid. 

11,740 paid to see us host Houston Baptist in November.  Tickets sold is boderline irrelevant when discussing the size of the crowd at an MU game.

[Frenns Liquor Depot]

11,740 paid to see us host Houston Baptist in November.  Tickets sold is boderline irrelevant when discussing the size of the crowd at an MU game.

Doesnt that tell us that there is basically no lift in attendance vs. base season ticket holders?  Not good that walkup/single game ticket sales for conference is only 500 more than our worst opponent.

[Herman Cain]

I was proud to sit upper bowl with 20 other students

Thanks Johnny we need more kids like you and your friends.

[Dr. Blackheart]

11,740 paid to see us host Houston Baptist in November.  Tickets sold is boderline irrelevant when discussing the size of the crowd at an MU game.

If I told you this was the least (paid) attended home Big East conference game since MU entered the conference, would that change your statement? True.

Also, let's not blame the poor souls who showed up to the game versus the keyboard jockeys watching at home.

[Herman Cain]

It seems like the students are supporting the MU Womans team pretty well, especially the Friday night games. Had 2524 against Seton Hall Friday night. 2419 against Xavier a few weeks back. Of course a winning team helps.

[bradley center bat]

Seton Hall womens game was a 11:30am game.

[GGGG]

I was there in the Dukiet era.  The students still came out.
Winning or losing shouldn't matter.

I was there. It was 30 years ago. Much different time.

[warriorchick]

I was there. It was 30 years ago. Much different time.

Back then, if you wanted to see the game, you had to schlep down to the arena  Now kids can pull it up on their phone.

[Herman Cain]

Seton Hall womens game was a 11:30am game.

I guess kids must have went right after classes.

[1SE]

Dont even try this crap. Just remember, the students who are seniors this year have never seen postseason basketball. Hard to blame them for a lackluster Tuesday at 8:00 showing coming off of losses against Providence and Deapul St. John's.

Where was this comment after the Nova or Providence game btw? You gonna blame the students for the Providence loss as well?

Get bent.

FTFY. It only felt like losing to DePaul.

[MerrittsMustache]

Back then, if you wanted to see the game, you had to schlep down to the arena  Now kids can pull it up on their phone.

This is incredibly accurate. Current students don't know the struggles of not being able to watch every game from their couch.

They can take a shuttle, wait outside in the cold, drink $10 beers, watch some average basketball, wait outside to get on the bus and then shuttle it back home...or they can turn on the TV/iPad/phone/device with a $10 six-pack and watch the game in HD.

Personally, I liked the "adventure" of trekking down to the BC for games because I really enjoy college basketball. For the casual fan, it's not nearly as appealing.

[Galway Eagle]

This is incredibly accurate. Current students don't know the struggles of not being able to watch every game from their couch.

They can take a shuttle, wait outside in the cold, drink $10 beers, watch some average basketball, wait outside to get on the bus and then shuttle it back home...or they can turn on the TV/iPad/phone/device with a $10 six-pack and watch the game in HD.

Personally, I liked the "adventure" of trekking down to the BC for games because I really enjoy college basketball. For the casual fan, it's not nearly as appealing.

Im sure many took that adventure when they were young and optimistic but try selling the juniors and seniors on that adventure.

I wasn't there for the couple years prior to wade but did we suddenly have a huge lift in attendance when Wade took us from awful to super good overnight?

[MerrittsMustache]

Im sure many took that adventure when they were young and optimistic but try selling the juniors and seniors on that adventure.

I wasn't there for the couple years prior to wade but did we suddenly have a huge lift in attendance when Wade took us from awful to super good overnight?

Wade's first season playing at MU was my senior year. The game against #4 Cincy in early February and Senior Day against DePaul were the only times that I remember having to hurry to find a seat in the student section. Other than that, we could show up 10 minutes before tip-off and sit about halfway up the lower section.

Ironically, I found the two games where a bunch of students actually showed up to be incredibly annoying. It was a lot of drunk people who didn't know a basketball from a grapefruit and showed up because it was a marquee game and took up seats that us die-hards who attended 3+ years of bad basketball normally got to sit in.

It's always something...

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Wade's first season playing at MU was my senior year. The game against #4 Cincy in early February and Senior Day against DePaul were the only times that I remember having to hurry to find a seat in the student section. Other than that, we could show up 10 minutes before tip-off and sit about halfway up the lower section.

Ironically, I found the two games where a bunch of students actually showed up to be incredibly annoying. It was a lot of drunk people who didn't know a basketball from a grapefruit and showed up because it was a marquee game and took up seats that us die-hards who attended 3+ years of bad basketball normally got to sit in.

It's always something...

I felt the same way for a few games. I put in my time and waited for every single damn game, but there were two games in particular that pissed me off. The Ohio St. game is one that really sticks out for me. Bunch of people showed up early that I never saw again.

[tower912]

This is incredibly accurate. Current students don't know the struggles of not being able to watch every game from their couch.

They can take a shuttle, wait outside in the cold, drink $10 beers, watch some average basketball, wait outside to get on the bus and then shuttle it back home...or they can turn on the TV/iPad/phone/device with a $10 six-pack and watch the game in HD.

Personally, I liked the "adventure" of trekking down to the BC for games because I really enjoy college basketball. For the casual fan, it's not nearly as appealing.

Shuttle?    It's a ten minute walk.   Damn kids. 

[The Lens]

Yes - it does suck for you diehards --- but you could have been a diehard like me in 1995, where as a sophomore I'm sitting in the upper deck while a bunch of lower level seats are left unused by juniors and seniors.  That experience sold me on the general admission policy.  People who showed up, got to sit close.   Maybe there should be a points accumulated discussion.  Certainly the technology is there today (and cheaply) that wasn't for that in the 1990's.

[MDMU04]

My time at MU ran concurrent with Wade, the 02-03 season was my Junior year. Freshman and sophomore year there was never a problem getting lower level seats in the student section, even walking up minutes before games. I don't think we ever sat upstairs. Last two years was a completely different story. For any weekend game you had to line up several (in some cases 6+) hours before games and make a mad dash to the seats to even have a shot at sitting downstairs. We got lucky and scored really awesome seats for the Wake Forest game in 02-03, but wound up sitting in the last row of the upper deck for the Reece Gaines Louisville game that same year.

Winning fixes a lot.

[Galway Eagle]

I felt the same way for a few games. I put in my time and waited for every single damn game, but there were two games in particular that pissed me off. The Ohio St. game is one that really sticks out for me. Bunch of people showed up early that I never saw again.

I'm likely one of those individuals and I couldn't care less, got drunk, got to be in the bird cage one last time. Maybe if that team had been better (or even competitive against OSU) some people would've returned

[BossplayaOtto]

I guess kids must have went right after classes.

The 11:30a MU-Seton Hall women's game was part of Catholic School's week. My daughter's entire elementary school was bussed in for the game from Lake Country, along with numerous other schools. Each kid at our school was assigned a player and they made signs and banners etc. The ladies destroyed SHU and put up 100+ points. Solid, creative marketing by the school and a strong showing by the team undoubtedly created some new fans. Everyone I spoke with had a blast at the game.

[SaveOD238]

One thing we're overlooking is the sales of student tickets.  I don't have the numbers but I would imagine that the number of Fanatics tickets sold this year is way down from previous years (for all the reasons said above).  My Brother in Law is a junior and a sports fan, but didn't get Fanatics tickets.  Now it's too late, unless you buy individually from the exchange sites.  I think students who realized halfway through the year that we are least decent are being shut out of buying students (correct me if I'm wrong).  I did this in 2010 by not signing up for the tournament band because I thought preseason we would be terrible.  Then it was too late to get in.

Low Fanatics sales would explain why the University was pushing to sell those "be a student" packages during winter break.  Attendance has always been low during breaks, but this was the first time they've done the be a student deal.

The solution: Win.  Then market the hell out of the team all offseason.

[EaglesNest]

Students are re-selling their student tickets for the Xavier game for $75. More student demand than the Wisconsin game this year.  Expect the student section to be jam packed Saturday night.

[Jay Bee]

So many of these kids are forced to pay full sticker price for their education. Attendance would be higher if these poor children weren't forced into working multiple jobs while also being in school!

[Herman Cain]

The 11:30a MU-Seton Hall women's game was part of Catholic School's week. My daughter's entire elementary school was bussed in for the game from Lake Country, along with numerous other schools. Each kid at our school was assigned a player and they made signs and banners etc. The ladies destroyed SHU and put up 100+ points. Solid, creative marketing by the school and a strong showing by the team undoubtedly created some new fans. Everyone I spoke with had a blast at the game.

That is very positive news.

[Benny B]

Maybe it's just us... but with three Marquette players on the court at the UC tonight, the UC crowd is making them feel right at home.