tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post6766159566681063957..comments2023-10-31T07:09:02.580-04:00Comments on BC Interruption: Headlines: Men's Basketball Attendance Ranked 99th NationallyBrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15511919115372205489noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-59629984263372910592009-05-21T17:58:52.364-04:002009-05-21T17:58:52.364-04:00The solution is simple - Get BC back into the Big ...The solution is simple - Get BC back into the Big East where it belongs- better conference with natural rivalries - Big East has been better football and basketball conference the past two years than ACC (Despite NC's champiomship) and face it how many Clemson, GA Tech fans are going to hop in car for two day trip to BC for a basketball game. A lot fewer than 1,000-1,500 Providence fans or 2,500 UConn fans or even 750-1,000 Seaton Hall, or St John's folk.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817346025359903637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-33315858839252629502009-05-20T01:55:57.728-04:002009-05-20T01:55:57.728-04:00Lowell Lockmonsters? Erik, I agree with the colleg...Lowell Lockmonsters? Erik, I agree with the college affiliations here in the NE, but the other college sports distractions argument outside of that is limited. People are either going to BC events or staying home -- to which you allude.<br /><br />Unfortunately, if you're not an alumni, you are unlikely to heavily support BC sports...and that is a NE phenomenon.<br /><br />Just what it is, in terms of priorities. Not ideal for us, but not bad for everyone's quality of life, either.Harmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300987831088797354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-82915334113624922142009-05-19T22:11:22.937-04:002009-05-19T22:11:22.937-04:00conlonc - Just posted the historical data going ba...conlonc - Just posted the historical data going back to 92-93. Interested in your take. <br /><br />Also, the box score stated attendance for BC vs. Florida State this year was less than 5k, FYI.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511919115372205489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-35658355723787879752009-05-19T19:08:10.912-04:002009-05-19T19:08:10.912-04:00Sorry should say "but we only broke 80% 4 times?"Sorry should say "but we only broke 80% 4 times?"conlonchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199055648750423099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-17307651251706575252009-05-19T19:06:41.612-04:002009-05-19T19:06:41.612-04:00Brian - so if the argument is right, BC should hav...Brian - so if the argument is right, BC should have good attendance the years after: 91-92 (17-14), 92-93 (18-13), 93-45 (23-11), 95-96 (19-11), 96-97 (22-9), 00-01 (27-5), 01-02 (21-12), 02-03 (19-12), 03-04 (24-10), 04-05 (25-5), 05-06 (28-8), and 06-07 (21-12). That's 11 seasons of 17+ wins and 9 seasons of 19+ wins, but we only broke 80%. Plus, don't we go by tickets sold for Conte? (I saw a 7,000 figure for the BC-FSU game and being there I KNOW there were not that many).<br /><br />Sorry, I'm still highly skeptical of the theory Jeff.conlonchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199055648750423099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-59095753541745589102009-05-19T11:40:00.000-04:002009-05-19T11:40:00.000-04:00Do you guys remember Roberts Center? There were e...Do you guys remember Roberts Center? There were empty seats there for Big East games.BC Billy 1979https://www.blogger.com/profile/06605274565839386147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-4851110883332085182009-05-19T09:42:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:42:00.000-04:00I just looked at the % filled numbers going back t...I just looked at the % filled numbers going back to 1992-1993. Very interesting. We'll post these numbers later today. <br /><br />While things are certainly cyclical, BC was able to break 80% attendance % filled 4 times in the last 17 seasons. 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 2005-2006 and 2006-2007. The previous season's win totals in those years? 17, 18, 24 and 25.<br /><br />You can draw your own conclusions. Pains me to say this, but Jeff was right?Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511919115372205489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-21611865942617568802009-05-19T09:25:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:25:00.000-04:00The only OOC games that have gotten people into Co...The only OOC games that have gotten people into Conte lately (that I can think of) are UMass, PC, and MSU. The first two were mostly because of opposing fans and the latter was not because we scheduled them. Other than that it's been Duke and UNC. This is not a new thing. The only conference games that packed it in while we were in the BE were UConn and Syracuse.<br /><br />A perfect storm of factors has occured in recent years - strong prior season, lots of ranked opponents on the floor, returning all-ACC players and strong team cores, high preseason projection, and the fans still aren't there. After years and years of this, I am ready to point a finger towards what is obviously the main factor: unmotivated and disinterested fans. While some factors have come and some have gone or cycled through - the state of the fanbase has remained consistently the same. For shame.conlonchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199055648750423099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-62768874153258419972009-05-19T09:22:00.000-04:002009-05-19T09:22:00.000-04:00I make it to my half dozen games each season, but ...I make it to my half dozen games each season, but you can't ignore life to go to every game. And I'm one of the big BC fans trolling these boards every day. <br /><br />People in Greater Boston with no affliation have 41 home Celtics games looking them in the face, not many are gonna choose to go to a BC game instead. Besides the Celtics, there's Bruins, BC Hockey, BU Hockey, Northeastern Hockey, Merrimack Hockey, UMass Lowell Hockey, UMass Basketball, UMass Hockey, Harvard Hockey, Lowell Lockmonsters, Providence Bruins. Plus such a high percentage of adults in the Northeast went to college, so their pride lies iwth their school, even if it was something like Salve Regina, not BC.<br /><br />It's an endless list. BC's attendance has to come from students and alumni. Any outsiders who make it to games and take their kids to see BC - that's awesome. <br /><br />But getting 3,000 students (reasonable #) at each could would go a long way toward the atmosphere and bottom line attendance.Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852682232912278307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-82323553834988011402009-05-19T07:16:00.000-04:002009-05-19T07:16:00.000-04:00The capacity at Florida State decreased to 12,200 ...The capacity at Florida State decreased to 12,200 with the addtional of sky boxes a few years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012441349157663851.post-48045677255366376232009-05-18T23:41:02.919-04:002009-05-18T23:41:02.919-04:00I am sure if alcohol was sold, attendance would be...I am sure if alcohol was sold, attendance would be greater. You should see if that makes a difference say at non-tradition schools such as Va Tech. Of course with alcohol, you get a larger assortment of other problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com