Some TRUTH. All these BS threads about when we support the MEN...

[She Mate Me]

It's obvious.

Play, Practice & Compete like the Women and the fans will show up.

That is all.

 

[WeWonItAll(Most)]

I'd hope we'd show up for the men's team if they were in the top 5.

 

[KurtRambis4]

So it's a no go until they're (Men) in the top 5?*

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[Ozarkdawg]

I'm not sure that's exactly what he's saying

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When I was at state, long time back, at one of the lady's game, i saw a guy at the press table pointing at spots in the stands. When I realized he was counting attendance, I did it too. About 30 people were in the stands.
Attendance seemed to coincide with the level of play for them then and now.
Same goes for any team. The guys have just yet to demonstrate good play vs good competition. Do that, and attendance will pick up. Keep playing like the Cincy game, and the building will not get filled

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

My first trip to watch them will be the Arkansas game. If we are competitive in that game, I will be in Oxford on the following Saturday. It is just too much of a pain in the *** to drive from the reservoir 4 hours round-trip to watch us play this absolutely ****** pre-conference schedule even when you buy season tickets. I will make most of the SEC home games unless we just totally lay a turd. You guys feel free to PM if you want any of my pre-conference tickets next year. I always made 3-4 pre SEC games back prior to 2010 or 2011, but 6-7 years of this ****-show has made it difficult.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

It’s also got to do with price. You can get the whole family in a women’s game for the price of one nosebleed men’s ticket. You get a lot more locals that way. And they don’t have issues with big boosters buying up good seats and never coming. And their games are against decent opponents. And the girls are a top 5 team with a shot at a natty. And... you know these two things just aren’t alike other than they shoot a basketball.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

wow..Profound! I have never thought of or heard this before.****

 

[KentuckyDawg13]

Negated your flawed logic and went to NKU to watch the Cinci game last week. Unfortunately, the team struggled but we were there supporting the Bulldogs despite.

Fair weather fan justifications are weak. When I was a student in the late 80s, I supported the team and got to experience them going from SEC basement dweller to SEC Champs (1991). Watching the team grow/improve was awesome.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

"WIN...and they will come...if you build it...they will not necessarily come" is what those voices in the corn field should have whispered to Kevin Costner.

Good performance will usually equal good attendance. This apathy bug has even bitten the Ole Miss Black Rebel Land Bear Sharks this basketball season. But at least they were able to build a brand spanking new basketball arena a couple of year back, so they have a nice new clean looking empty arena.

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[Bulldogg31]

One thing I agree with in the OP is the men's team doesn't seem to play with the same level of grit and toughness that the ladies do.
I'd like to see our men's team impose their will on offense more, rather than chuck up three's every time down the floor. I suppose it would be easier if we had a men's version of McCowan (which would be a Dampier I suppose).

 

[Philly Dawg]

It’s funny how fans interpret being more athletic than ones’ opponents as grit and toughness.

 

[Bulldogg31]

It’s funny how fans interpret being more athletic than ones’ opponents as grit and toughness.

There's something to that, but I've watched every game both teams have played and the ladies team plays harder than the men.

 

[tcdog70]

It’s funny how fans interpret being more athletic than ones’ opponents as grit and toughness.

Right, Big T-Tory and Little Bitty--3 all-american Players. The closest the Men have is Q. You take those 3 and 2 more out of gym class and you will win most games. Talent-Talent and team chemisty is what the girls have.

 

[maroonmania]

Some of the issues are:

1. Program has been down now for 6 to 7 years.

2. We never draw very well pre-SEC even when we have good teams. Has become even worse lately because the average fan is 2 hours away and you can watch pretty much all the games online.

3. The non-conference schedule this year is the worst I can remember. Opponents for the most part are garbage.

4. Scheduling times have been utterly goofy. Dayton was our best home game and its at 7:00 on a SUNDAY night??? Who came up with that crap.

5. The reseating thing screwed attendance up even before the program went bad. You've got the students moved to the ends and you've got a bunch of season ticket holders that have the money to apparently purchase tickets for the Bulldog Club but have no intention to attend more than a few games per year.

 

[KurtRambis4]

No doubt, our

scheduling has been absolutely ridiculous, this season.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

Whenever we do have a decent attendance for the men's game, the fans have no idea how to cheer. The Hump for Men's games SUCKKKKKS (at least on TV).

Then I watch the women play and the fans do know how to cheer.

Bottom line, Men's Hoops fandom is in the depths of which I have never seen. Winning cures everything, but damn I wish the fans would show up too. The fans need to show up and support the team first in my opinion. I know the product isn't great and it's frustrating, but damn as Tommy West said when he was on the way out of Memphis, "Just give the guys a chance. I mean show up and support the team." That's not a verbatim quote btw.

 

[patdog]

Didn't realize our women were that much more athletic than Texas, Oregon, Washington, Baylor and UConn.

 

[Jddrew1142]

I’m looking for lower bowl tickets to the Arkansas MBB game. I would love to buy them if somebody knows of someone not going to that game!!

 

[KurtRambis4]

There should be 5000-6000 extras.

You shouldn't have a hard time finding any.

 

[Jddrew1142]

You would think that. But you go to stubhub or seatgeek and they have like 1 ticket. It sucks to pay 20 a ticket for nosebleeds when there are thousands of empties. Really discouraging for me. I dont wanna drive 3.5 hours to sit further away than the cameras.

 

[KurtRambis4]

There's not

a bad seat there. Also, this season they've been letting folks move down after 5 mins or so.

Im not sure if they'll keep doing that during league play, but I don't know why they wouldn't.

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

You will be able to buy tickets outside the HUMP for less than face value - GUARANTEED. Somebody will probably give you tickets if you wear MSU gear especially if you have a kid with you.