This team deserves better support than tonight!!

[fishwater99]

Why won't our fans show up and support the best basketball team since 2008?

We just won our 5th straight SEC game.

The fan support is beyond embarrassing...

Get on board and fill the HUMP!!!

#hailstate

 

[dickiedawg]

Very true. It was piss poor across the board tonight- students, upper level, lower level.

It's not going to turn around this year, either- only one game left against a poor opponent.

 

[GTAT]

Were you there? Bet that was a long flight from Colorado

Fans (mainly ones living far out of state) telling other fans what to do. MSU tradition

 

[gymdawg.sixpack]

Well what do u expect? Some of us cant afford to drive that far or catch a plane. But can damn guarantee you if starkville was within a couple hrs of me id be at most games.

 

[Lazy Lightning]

Were you there? Bet that was a long flight from Colorado

Fans (mainly ones living far out of state) telling other fans what to do. MSU tradition

What a joke this post is. Plenty of MSU fans in MS close enough to show up to B-ball games. The hump should be full every single night. Our fan base is so damn lazy and we should all be embarrassed. I wish the announcers would point this out more.

 

[CrookedLetta4Eva]

Fan support was pathetic. Student fan support was even worse

 

[mstateglfr]

6pm on a Tuesday against a bad team. I am confused as anyone about the poor attendance for most games, but this one isnt a surprise.

 

[CoolDawg]

I was at the game tonight and have made all conference games but the one on Saturday. Tornado watches and warnings kept me away. I agree that the team deserves better support. However, unless you live a short distance from Starkville, it is hard to leave work at 5:00 and get to a game with a 6:00 tipoff. I live about 45 minutes away and barely made it for tipoff. The member schools in the conference decided when the SEC network was formed and all the tv contracts were signed that it is better to have television viewers than fans at the games.

The MSU marketing department should focus most of its efforts on marketing the basketball games to people that live an hour or less from Starkville. Howland, Cohen, Kennum and anyone else that can or will should be hitting the civic club circuit and every other venue possible in that area, promoting the program if they desire to have fans in the stands. There are some promotions where the university tries to attract students to the games, but new and different promotions need to be added for non-student fans. I doubt that anyone will agree with this, but I also think the size of the student section needs to be reduced. That age group is wired in like never before, but tuned out of actually attending events or going anywhere else. They shop online, watch church online, take college classes online, order groceries online, order restaurant food online, and watch sports online. The mindset of the college kids isn't going to change anytime soon, so the university needs to recognize that and redouble the efforts to get non-students to the games.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

I went to just about every MSU home basketball game during my 4 years there. Yes we were pretty good (2007-2011), but I don't understand how an MSU fan wouldn't want to go to as many MSU sporting events they can. I mean it's 17'ng free as well! Enjoy this **** while you can. It comes and goes faster than you think.

 

[Spidey.sixpack]

that was indeed embarrassing. i can understand not going when the tip off is at 8pm. but 6pm, no matter the SEC opponent should be at least 75% full. 6PM is an early enough start that you can drive 1-1.5 hour each way to support your team. If i lived that close i damn sure would. wasn't this the game where $10 got you tickets to men's and women's?

 

[GTAT]

Take it up with the students. Don't try to tell alumni with jobs what to do with their time and money, especially if you moved away and don't regularly contribute.

Students get in free. Students create atmosphere. Atmosphere is what's lacking. You can blame the AD if you want, too, for all the re-seating stuff.

 

[fishwater99]

I went to just about every MSU home basketball game during my 4 years there. Yes we were pretty good (2007-2011), but I don't understand how an MSU fan wouldn't want to go to as many MSU sporting events they can. I mean it's 17'ng free as well! Enjoy this **** while you can. It comes and goes faster than you think.

I agree. No excuse for students not packing out every game when school is in session.

 

[Shooter McGavin.sixpack]

Last night was terrible. We agree there. However, I don't expect the place to be packed every game. That is not going to happen. I have been to every home game except Florida, and I have been pleased with the attendance for the most part. Have there been empty seats in the mid court area..Yes and that is a problem. However, as long as it is a loud atmosphere I am ok with it. For the most part, it has been loud.

The students are another issue. For whatever reason the last 2 games they have not been there. Even for the women's game on Sunday, there were no students. Most of season the students have been there. Have they filled all their seats..no but at least the lower seats were full. Except the last 2 games and 1 women's game.

 

[AlCoDog]

Here is my question. If they move the student section back to the sides, will that improve the student attendance? Is the reason they aren’t packing it out because they don’t think their seats are good enough? I doubt it. I think it’s better to at least charge a premium for those seats rather than give them away for free if they aren’t going to be filled anyway.

 

[Rayburn8]

I agree. No excuse for students not packing out every game when school is in session.

Except you know school?

This week is midterms for a lot of people.

I wasn’t there last night due to studying and I know a lot of others who were studying as well.

Student elections were also yesterday so a lot of the involved people who usually go to games were off at the thing they have to wait for results.

Support is bad, but there are ao many contributing factors.

It help if athletics advertised the games on campus at all.

 

[theeleven]

Except you know school?

This week is midterms for a lot of people.

I wasn’t there last night due to studying and I know a lot of others who were studying as well.

Student elections were also yesterday so a lot of the involved people who usually go to games were off at the thing they have to wait for results.

Support is bad, but there are ao many contributing factors.

It help if athletics advertised the games on campus at all.

oh my! I've heard a lot of excuses re: attendance but student elections!?! Wow, if this really is a factor, I've lost complete hope in our student fanbase.

 

[fishwater99]

Except you know school?

This week is midterms for a lot of people.

I wasn’t there last night due to studying and I know a lot of others who were studying as well.

Student elections were also yesterday so a lot of the involved people who usually go to games were off at the thing they have to wait for results.

Support is bad, but there are ao many contributing factors.

It help if athletics advertised the games on campus at all.

I would always take study breaks to go to the men's basketball games, no excuse unless you have been slacking all semester.

 

[maroonmania]

I was at the game tonight and have made all conference games but the one on Saturday. Tornado watches and warnings kept me away. I agree that the team deserves better support. However, unless you live a short distance from Starkville, it is hard to leave work at 5:00 and get to a game with a 6:00 tipoff. I live about 45 minutes away and barely made it for tipoff. The member schools in the conference decided when the SEC network was formed and all the tv contracts were signed that it is better to have television viewers than fans at the games.

The MSU marketing department should focus most of its efforts on marketing the basketball games to people that live an hour or less from Starkville. Howland, Cohen, Kennum and anyone else that can or will should be hitting the civic club circuit and every other venue possible in that area, promoting the program if they desire to have fans in the stands. There are some promotions where the university tries to attract students to the games, but new and different promotions need to be added for non-student fans. I doubt that anyone will agree with this, but I also think the size of the student section needs to be reduced. That age group is wired in like never before, but tuned out of actually attending events or going anywhere else. They shop online, watch church online, take college classes online, order groceries online, order restaurant food online, and watch sports online. The mindset of the college kids isn't going to change anytime soon, so the university needs to recognize that and redouble the efforts to get non-students to the games.

Apparently its always a problem. We routinely hear that the 8:00 starts gets everyone home too late to get to work or school the next day. Apparently we can only get a crowd if we can have a 7:00 start which rarely happens anymore.**