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Message: [QUOTE="DefenseBB, post: 4094913, member: 7492"] Ok, I run the numbers as last night the attendance was listed at 4,553 vs. an average of 7,681 in 2019-20 (MM's last year). Not as bad considering COVID. For Duke, they had 2,473. Here's a list of the last 5 non-covid years for ND, so we can see how this year's team will look. In 2018-19: 8,434 In 2017-18: 7,767 In 2016-17: 8,104 In 2015-16: 8,437 Now, why the ND leadership decided to raise ticket prices is utterly ridiculous. MMs salary is off the books and Niele is making less than 50% of what MM made. Add in the fact that the team was terrible in MMs last year, why would you charge more without knowing if the commodity was going to be better? Saying the "electronic tickets" led to lower sales is also not a reality. You can transfer the tickets and I doubt the Senior Citizens were trying to "flip" the tickets anyway. Color me skeptical on that. Overall, last nights number is a slight concern depending on how other programs garner fans. UConn is a bit different considering the expectations but their exhibition had 8,488 at it and they had to wear masks. Come Sunday in Hartford, we will have to wear masks and that might have 16,000. [/QUOTE]