Big East thread

[HuskyNan]

 

[Boreifs]

100 per cent for UConn?! Don’t think so. Pretty difficult to do at the XL center. There were about 6,000 empty seats.

 

[sun]

Maybe that's the attendence for men's basketball?

 

[HuskyNan]

Oops. I think that’s the guys. I know the Huskies sold out their opening game at Gampel

 

[and one]

Someone who went to the game posted that there were a lot of empty seats, so I had the same thought when I saw the attendance list.

I believe that attendance figures reported are tickets sold, not fannies in seats. Even though, I'm surprised the actual attendance was so low.

 

[Boreifs]

Someone who went to the game posted that there were a lot of empty seats, so I had the same thought when I saw the attendance list.

I believe that attendance figures reported are tickets sold, not fannies in seats. Even though, I'm surprised the actual attendance was so low.

9,000 against a vastly inferior opponent doesn’t seem low to me.

 

[Steelerone]

I think it's pretty well known that corporations buy blocks of tickets for either use or public relations. And many times those tickets are not utilized making it so frustrating as a fan sitting in the nosebleed seats to see them go unused.

 

[#12in21]

I was there. Tons of empty seats and the capacity of XL is more than the reported attendance in list which indicates it’s 100% capacity. I agree this must be men’s opener st Gampel which was sold out.

 

[and one]

9,000 against a vastly inferior opponent doesn’t seem low to me.

What the actual attendance was is a bit of a mystery. Big East Buckets compiled the list Nan reposted. They report 10,299 in attendence with 100% capacity. The game was at the XL Center with a capacity of 16,264.. You report that there were about 6,000 empty seats. If we assume there were 10,299 folks that were in seats and 6,000 empty seats, that adds up to The XL's capacity. So far, so good. Since it was reported 100% capacity then all those 6,000 empty must have been sold, which seems doubtful but who knows.

Then there is this: The capacity of Gamble, per Wiki is....10,299. Sound familiar? The only thing I can conclude is that some slacker at Big East Buckets wanted to give the attendence for the UConn game, had no idea what it was, assumed the game was at Gamble and being Uconn that it would be a full house and so checked Gample's capacity on the Internet and plugged that number in. I'm open to less harsh scenarios as to how that 10,299 number showed up.

To your point that 9,000 to 10,000 or so is a great crowd, that's so true and the envy of most women's BB teams. It's just that I always assume UConn has enough followers to sell out games and when they don't am disappointed and worry the fan base is deserting. Unrealistic for sure.

 

[Boreifs]

What the actual attendance was is a bit of a mystery. Big East Buckets compiled the list Nan reposted. They report 10,299 in attendence with 100% capacity. The game was at the XL Center with a capacity of 16,264.. You report that there were about 6,000 empty seats. If we assume there were 10,299 folks that were in seats and 6,000 empty seats, that adds up to The XL's capacity. So far, so good. Since it was reported 100% capacity then all those 6,000 empty must have been sold, which seems doubtful but who knows.

Then there is this: The capacity of Gamble, per Wiki is....10,299. Sound familiar? The only thing I can conclude is that some slacker at Big East Buckets wanted to give the attendence for the UConn game, had no idea what it was, assumed the game was at Gamble and being Uconn that it would be a full house and so checked Gample's capacity on the Internet and plugged that number in. I'm open to less harsh scenarios as to how that 10,299 number showed up.

To your point that 9,000 to 10,000 or so is a great crowd, that's so true and the envy of most women's BB teams. It's just that I always assume UConn has enough followers to sell out games and when they don't am disappointed and worry the fan base is deserting. Unrealistic for sure.

The figures were for the men’s games. 10,000 plus is capacity at Gampel, where the men had their opener. The Marquette women could only dream about attracting 16,000 fans.

 

[and one]

Sometimes assumptions are wrong. It didn't even occur to me it was for men's games.

 

[MSGRET]

It has to be the men's Big East attendance because the Georgetown women play in a gym that holds around 4,000 and the men play at Capital One Arena which holds around 20,000.

 

[DefenseBB]

Ok, here are the Women's Big East attendance numbers and note that Villanova, Butler and Xavier either haven't played or have not played a home game.

UCONN.................9,126 (tickets sold, in game was 8,000+)
MARQUETTE.......3,211
GEORGETOWN...1,503
CREIGHTON.........1,405
DEPAUL..................1,111
PROVIDENCE.......812
SETON HALL........757
ST JOHN'S............386

 

[UConnCat]

 

[Skeets]

9,000 against a vastly inferior opponent doesn’t seem low to me.

There were not 9,000 people there. I would put the number closer to 6,000. Maybe a little less. The lower bowl which is mostly season ticket holders, was only 3/4 full.

 

[Boreifs]

There were not 9,000 people there. I would put the number closer to 6,000. Maybe a little less. The lower bowl which is mostly season ticket holders, was only 3/4 full.

9000 was the number reported in the box score.

 

[BRS24]

Marquette beats #23 Illinois 71-67

 

[Dillon77]

Marquette beats #23 Illinois 71-67

That game was in Milwaukee, btw.

Forward Liza Karlen leads Warriors with 22, while guard Jordan King has 19. Lehigh transfer Frannie Hottinger had 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

Illini were led by NC State Transfer Camille Hobby's 18 pts and 7 rebounds and forward Kate Bostic's 14 points and 6 rebounds

Good win for Coach Meg Duffy and her crew.

 

[Bone Dog]

Marquette beats #23 Illinois 71-67

What an interesting, close game. Duffy gets a lot out that squad. Very impressive. Karlen is the only player even approaching size at 6'2". She's another Minnesota native, knew Paige in HS. Another one is on Illinois, Adalia McKenzie. She was one of those kids who just had magic in her hands in those days. Everything she threw up at the rim seemed to go in. But she's not quite tall enough at 5'10" or quick enough to bring all that magic to D1. Still, she's put together a couple of decent years.

 

[Skeets]

9000 was the number reported in the box score.

Also reported on the radio. There is no way the XL was 60% full. The lower bowl alone was 60% - 70% full. So, what should I believe, the reported number or my own lying eyes?

 

[HopJim]

What an interesting, close game. Duffy gets a lot out that squad. Very impressive. Karlen is the only player even approaching size at 6'2". She's another Minnesota native, knew Paige in HS. Another one is on Illinois, Adalia McKenzie. She was one of those kids who just had magic in her hands in those days. Everything she threw up at the rim seemed to go in. But she's not quite tall enough at 5'10" or quick enough to bring all that magic to D1. Still, she's put together a couple of decent years.

Duffy's teams are worth watching due to her coaching ability. She always seems to know the right buttons to push on both offense and defense. Suspect at some point she will move on to a Top 10 program.

 

[PacoSwede]

Duffy's teams are worth watching due to her coaching ability. She always seems to know the right buttons to push on both offense and defense. Suspect at some point she will move on to a Top 10 program.

i'd rather see megan make marquette a top 10 program. such things have happened.

btw, i remember her as a very good nd point guard. helped her become the coach she is today, i suspect.