Attendance

[wadesworld]

Heise is in need of some attention today, I see.

[Scoop Snoop]

Same with emails. I've received emails at a 3:1 rate from the women's basketball program this week than the men's. Volleyball is far more interactive. We've got a top-15 team and they are barely selling it.

I cannot agree more with all of you calling for selling, promoting, marketing our men's bball team. I founded a small manufacturing company that sold directly to owners of very upscale homes. I spent an ungodly amount of money on professional photography (often very expensive on-site). copywriters, ad agencies, and ads- full page in a high-end DC shelter mag, on PBS with a professionally produced video and, home shows etc. It worked! Like the old line from "Cheers", everybody knew our name. We absolutely stomped our competitors.   

After retiring, I served on the board of a 22 year old non-profit that makes grants only in our county with a population of 14-15,000. Some of the fossils on the board often whined about how "nobody knows who we are!" yet saw no problem with having absolutely no money set aside for marketing.   And no, I am not making this up.

While VCU has always had very strong visual and performing arts programs, why-just to highlight one thing that stood out at VCU when Shaka was there-why can't Marquette find the money and talent to develop one Hell of a great pep band? And why continue with a DJ that apparently no one likes?

I'm only focusing on a mere two things here. There are at least 20-30 other areas that should be developed to create first-class marketing, or maybe I should say experience, for our bball program. We do have a business school, do we not? And has there been any serious attempt to create focus groups with the students?

[UWW2MU]

It's been a few pages, so I just wanted to remind everyone that I hate the concessions situation at the Fiserv.

[Dickthedribbler]

In all seriousness though, things like attendance figures tend to have a lagging effect. IF, we close the season strong, and IF we win a couple of BET games and IF we play the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament, there should be a surge in season ticket sales next fall. This thing that Shaka is putting together is real.

[Newsdreams]

They should bring back the pre-game $2 nachos and the $3 Haams special on weeknights.  Was that in the last year of the BC? 

The fans loved it.  It couldn't hurt.

Don't think FiFo management will be onboard for this

[Viper]

This kinda sounds like a "crime eye test" excuse.

Milwaukee YOY three years running record high murder #'s is not a 'crime eye test'. Top 5 in America car theft rate is not a 'crime eye test'. With a defund the cop Mayor in Cavalier Johnson, Milwaukee crime is what it is, unfortunately. Milwaukee's crime issues do impact the desire of folks to go to downtown events. And, a lot of vacant office space downtown, even with employers trying to lure their workforce back. I'm sure we agree that until city residents vote change, i.e. Milwaukee, Chicago et al, nothing will. Live in fear?, of course not. But certainly frustrating that crime has become a seemingly accepted companion to urban life, more-so then ever, it appears.

[Newsdreams]

I had my car stolen last year during the ncaa tournament and I haven't gone down since for a game because of this. Freaking Hyundai

Hyundai? You deserved to have your car stolen.

[Galway Eagle]

I'm sure we agree that until city residents vote change, i.e. Milwaukee, Chicago et al, nothing will.

Yes it's the voting patterns, not years and year of white flight artificially lowering the home values in neighborhoods making it difficult to accumulate wealth in home equity, not the Uber capitalist major corporations taking their operations overseas causing strong communities to go jobless and default on their mortgages (literally the entire rust belt), not cities cutting through strong neighborhoods because the white folks that ran out to the suburbs cried "we still need access to the cities just cut through the poor ones!"...

There's crime everywhere but the irony of people embracing a system that created the crime spikes in areas and then being upset about it is hilarious.

[The Sultan]

Milwaukee YOY three years running record high murder #'s is not a 'crime eye test'. Top 5 in America car theft rate is not a 'crime eye test'. With a defund the cop Mayor in Cavalier Johnson, Milwaukee crime is what it is, unfortunately. Milwaukee's crime issues do impact the desire of folks to go to downtown events. And, a lot of vacant office space downtown, even with employers trying to lure their workforce back. I'm sure we agree that until city residents vote change, i.e. Milwaukee, Chicago et al, nothing will. Live in fear?, of course not. But certainly frustrating that crime has become a seemingly accepted companion to urban life, more-so then ever, it appears.

Uh. Perhaps read posts in context instead of ranting away on talking points. Connie said that there has been growth in property and violent crime downtown since the 1980s. I simply asked for data. She provided none.

[Hards Alumni]

Milwaukee YOY three years running record high murder #'s is not a 'crime eye test'. Top 5 in America car theft rate is not a 'crime eye test'. With a defund the cop Mayor in Cavalier Johnson, Milwaukee crime is what it is, unfortunately. Milwaukee's crime issues do impact the desire of folks to go to downtown events. And, a lot of vacant office space downtown, even with employers trying to lure their workforce back. I'm sure we agree that until city residents vote change, i.e. Milwaukee, Chicago et al, nothing will. Live in fear?, of course not. But certainly frustrating that crime has become a seemingly accepted companion to urban life, more-so then ever, it appears.

You're right, we should bring back the governance of the first half of the 20th century.  Literally peak Milwaukee.

[wadesworld]

Thankfully I don't personally know a single person that is afraid of going into downtown Milwaukee.  I think the posters that live in Madison are outing themselves here.  Sounding like some Middleton basketball parents not wanting the WIAA State basketball tournament played in Milwaukee because nobody makes it out of there alive.

[Norm]

You're right, we should bring back the governance of the first half of the 20th century.  Literally peak Milwaukee.

Ah, the golden era of Socialist mayors!

[Viper]

Yes it's the voting patterns, not years and year of white flight artificially lowering the home values in neighborhoods making it difficult to accumulate wealth in home equity, not the Uber capitalist major corporations taking their operations overseas causing strong communities to go jobless and default on their mortgages (literally the entire rust belt), not cities cutting through strong neighborhoods because the white folks that ran out to the suburbs cried "we still need access to the cities just cut through the poor ones!"...

There's crime everywhere but the irony of people embracing a system that created the crime spikes in areas and then being upset about it is hilarious.

nice cherry pick. White flight? How convenient. Damn whitie!! How 'bout this. Instead of the blame game, be accountable. Vote out the do-nothings. Demonstrate, through the awesome privilege of the opportunity to vote, for responsible politicians that have a damn plan. Flight to the 'burbs? Why? I read where NML is looking to expand downtown, but by-in-large corporate America continues to look elsewhere to downtown options. Why? Nothing changes within the politics of urban America, yet urban America wants change? Great. Demand change at the ballot box and stop making excuses!

[Viper]

Uh. Perhaps read posts in context instead of ranting away on talking points. Connie said that there has been growth in property and violent crime downtown since the 1980s. I simply asked for data. She provided none.

SOS, I helped her out. Thx.
(I'll check out now. Not looking to get a string lock-down)

[The Sultan]

nice cherry pick. White flight? How convenient. Damn whitie!! How 'bout this. Instead of the blame game, be accountable. Vote out the do-nothings. Demonstrate, through the awesome privilege of the opportunity to vote, for responsible politicians that have a damn plan. Flight to the 'burbs? Why? I read where NML is looking to expand downtown, but by-in-large corporate America continues to look elsewhere to downtown options. Why? Nothing changes within the politics of urban America, yet urban America wants change? Great. Demand change at the ballot box and stop making excuses!

If only the blacks knew enough to vote how you think they should.

[Galway Eagle]

nice cherry pick. White flight? How convenient. Damn whitie!! How 'bout this. Instead of the blame game, be accountable. Vote out the do-nothings. Demonstrate, through the awesome privilege of the opportunity to vote, for responsible politicians that have a damn plan. Flight to the 'burbs? Why? I read where NML is looking to expand downtown, but by-in-large corporate America continues to look elsewhere to downtown options. Why? Nothing changes within the politics of urban America, yet urban America wants change? Great. Demand change at the ballot box and stop making excuses!

So white flight never existed? The mass exodus never artificially caused a major decrease in home value causing those that had a middle class income to lose a fortune they'd saved up for?

[Skatastrophy]

[Tha Hound]

If you're invoking "crime" as the reason you won't attend games in Milwaukee, please know:

No one cares if you come to the games or not you dweeb. Stick to the Buffalo Wild Wings in your shitty suburb and leave the rest of us alone.

[Tha Hound]

To opine on this matter, MU would be trivin' right now had they moved to the campus Concordia now has. When Concordia was essentially on 33rd and State St., it was dyin' on the vine. At present it has not only added enrollment, but added  programs as well (i.e. PA, Pharmacy).
For the record, urban campuses had their run 15 years ago. Not so popular now unless you're a highly selective university like UChicago, UPenn, Yale, etc., hey?

Hahahahahahahahaha

[muwarrior69]

#9 UCLA playing in a largely empty Pauley Pavilion.

[Viper]

If only the blacks knew enough to vote how you think they should.

your misguided take. God bless.

[Viper]

If you're invoking "crime" as the reason you won't attend games in Milwaukee, please know:

No one cares if you come to the games or not you dweeb. Stick to the Buffalo Wild Wings in your crapty suburb and leave the rest of us alone.

dweeb? R U Serious? It's come to name calling? Priceless.

[brewcity77]

nice cherry pick. White flight? How convenient. Damn whitie!! How 'bout this. Instead of the blame game, be accountable. Vote out the do-nothings. Demonstrate, through the awesome privilege of the opportunity to vote, for responsible politicians that have a damn plan. Flight to the 'burbs? Why? I read where NML is looking to expand downtown, but by-in-large corporate America continues to look elsewhere to downtown options. Why? Nothing changes within the politics of urban America, yet urban America wants change? Great. Demand change at the ballot box and stop making excuses!

Clearly you don't know how state government in Wisconsin works.

[warriorchick]

Uh. Perhaps read posts in context instead of ranting away on talking points. Connie said that there has been growth in property and violent crime downtown since the 1980s. I simply asked for data. She provided none.

Are you sure Connie is a she? I assumed it was more of a "Connie Mack" kind of situation.

[The Sultan]

Are you sure Connie is a she? I assumed it was more of a "Connie Mack" kind of situation.

I shouldn't have assumed gender.