This thread could come verbatim from our best board (which is NOT Baylorfans.com). Though not nearly as much national success as you guys, Kim has consistently grown our attendance based primarily on the intermittent Final Fours/2 titles, and an excitement that our very average men's program does not have. But don't ALL major university women's bball programs depend on senior citizen crowds? Our always has, and within a decade, two things will take our attendance downward: Kim will grow weary of recruiting and hang it up, and our high dollar season ticket holders will all be gone. We can only hope for another cycle of growth and young coaches who can bring a next generation of seniors into the arena for home-based crowd excitement.
Sadly, in order to make our Ferrell Center more bball friendly, where both men and women play seats (10,000) we're downsizing the only building on campus that can hold the really BIG events to a specific bball facility that will seat approximately 7500. We still won't fill it up, but out of jealousy, the men's fans have been gritchin for years that we don't have a "D1 atmosphere" [when in reality they should be gritchin that we don't have a D1 men's program beyond "just average"]
FYI--I've been wanting to make a trip to Gampel some year, but the last three years health has not allowed. All is good to go now. I was in Hartford when we played Griner's soph year preseason. I'd like to make it on up to campus next year and see a game from inside your house. Does this thread indicate I would have any trouble getting a ticket? Our recently announced home and home will be played in Hartford, right? Being old in tooth I can get away from classes for a long weekend any time I let a young gun Teaching Assistant priss and preen and play "show up the old guy". Do the dynamics of available seats change when the Irish come in? That would be my game of choice.
Should I get there I'll buy . . . if anyone will put up with my Texas drawl.
