Maybe it will be better in February.
Howland was giving out donuts in the library yesterday encouraging students to come out to the Hump.
Howland was giving out donuts in the library yesterday encouraging students to come out to the Hump.
Nice crowd at the Hu....ah 17 it.
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It is hell to get to The Hump from Jackson for a mid-week pre-conference game that we should win by 30 but damned this crowd is BAD!
I don’t understand why we don’t play most of these Nov-Dec games at Southaven, Tupelo, Jackson and Biloxi...we would draw good crowds and bring some excitement to the program....
They got spunk. Not taking that away. They’re watching a competitive game also, although that may not be what they wanted.
Wish I could see. WatchESPN makes me login to directv, then I click on the game, then it asks me to login again. Did that about 10 times now. **** it.
I have a hard time blaming any of the students on campus now. They have no idea what a great atmosphere for men’s hoops at the Hump even looks like.
Think about this...the students who watched our last really big-time competitive men’s games at the Hump are now in their 30’s! Good lord.
17 you Scott Stricklin and Rick Stansbury. This is your pile of ****.
Hiring Rick Ray...wt actual f was that?
Think about this...the students who watched our last really big-time competitive men’s games at the Hump are now in their 30’s! Good lord.
17 you Scott Stricklin and Rick Stansbury. This is your pile of ****.
Hiring Rick Ray...wt actual f was that?
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I am not “suggesting” we should have kept Stansbury, but I have to believe, he would have had a better chance to put it back together, than Rick Ray ever had. A change was inevitable but maybe it was a year or two too early. These 4 and 5 stars we have now just don’t seem to be driven to play defense and seem to struggle to barely beat mediocre to average teams. Except for the Round Mound experimental two years, Stans usually had his guys motivated to play from opening tip even if they weren’t very good.
As I understand it Stricklin walked in and gave Stans the “do this or you’re fired” ultimatum, then when Stans said “17 you, I know where all the bodies are buried you 17’ng Fiji”, Strick was like, “wait, what?” and didn’t know what to do so he fired him. He had ZERO plan to replace him and so we ended up with an assistant coach that even my CLEMSON friends had never heard of. What a complete and total 17 up on both parts. Their combination of stubbornness and stupidity sucked a decade out of a program I really enjoyed supporting.
I watched many Stansbury coached games pissed away on apathetic play and lack of focus. It was a perfect compliment to the Stansbury Stall.
Just heard from ESPN, they say it’s a directv problem. I’m shocked the company that can’t even get my programs to appear in my list would be having issues.
For what it’s worth, App on the P4 works with Direct TV but it’s been terribly inconsistent. At times it will just stop steaming completely. Frustrating as 17
I agree
100% if this game was played in any of those areas tonight, you would have 4k-6K at the game.
100% if this game was played in any of those areas tonight, you would have 4k-6K at the game.
If Stan had taken the Clemson deal, we could have hired a better coach at that time... maybe. The coach would still have to be picked by the crew we had in charge at that time, but we would have possibly had a more attractive program than post-Sydney the Pillsbury Doughnut Boy,
We wouldn't draw a good crowd if we played at halftime of Kentucky games in Rupp Arena for every game.
Well we could just copy exactly what Tennessee does and that problem would disappear instantly but I've already brought it up a dozen times and I ain't rehashing it again.
If anyone thinks this is Rick Stansbury’s fault or that firing him was a good idea then there is no point in having a debate with them. All he ever did was win. We fired him because of one fat ****** player. I told people it was a bad idea back then. It may not ever be back to how it used to be. That’s what happens when you fire good coaches when you think you deserve better. Go ask Tennessee with Fulmer and soon to be LSU with Miles.
There is enough MSU Alumni, Students, Employees and “Fans” within 20 mins of The Hump to fill it 3 times.
Many of us locals and semi locals that used to go to pretty much every game were basically told we weren't wanted. When you do that, people rarely will come back. Why would we? We would just get shafted again if basketball ever takes back off. That is the real thing that killed what mid week and early season crowds we had. We had a core group of about 2000 fans in the lower bowl that were always there, even when were weren't that good. Those people aren't there anymore. Our basketball woes, on the court and in the stands are almost entirely self inflicted. If you want to point fingers, Byrne and Strick are where you point them.
I spoke with Stansbury shortly after he decided to stay at State. He told me that he and Meo sat down and wrote out all the pros and cons of leaving State for Clemson. When they had finished the cons out weighted the pros. They were happy here and felt they had the loyalty of the State fans. Unfortunately, they didn't have a pro written down about vengeful boosters. The story would have been much different that what it is today. Anyone that doesn't give Stansbury credit for what he built here has their head in the mud.
To me - it's as simple as every game is now viewable. I would actually consider driving up for more midweek non-conf games if they weren't on TV. It's just too easy. Last night - it was cold. Even if I lived in Starkville - I probably wouldn't have gone.
Yawn.
I don't see a lot of hatred for Stansbury overall. He deserves credit for what he built, along with the network that supported him, and he deserves the criticism he gets too.
Bingo. This is why football attendance is down nationwide too. Every game is televised. Why fight the traffic and weather and get back to your home extremely late on a weeknight for a game against a crappy non conference opponent when you can just watch the game from the comfort of your living room? The crowds will be there for SEC games.
I think at least 20% of the 15k+ students living in Starkville should attend (they do for football games). The students should make up the majority of the crowd, not the other way around. That's my perception of other programs with rowdy crowds and high attendance that I watch, and that's the way it was when I was in school. Last night, the band made up the majority of the student section.
I live in Starkville and don't go and it's got nothing to do w/ tv either, I just can't stand the game of basketball. That doesn't make me a bad fan, I go to ALL baseball and football games and a lot of softball and soccer but I wouldn't go watch them play basketball even if I lived in The Hump.
And regarding the whining everybody does about unused tickets, look at it this way. There are still lots of unsold season tickets available for basketball today, they haven't come close to selling out of them. Whether a ticket holder goes or not, had they not bought the season tickets that seat would still be unused because its not like there's a waiting list to buy a season ticket. Wouldn't everybody that whines about people not using their tickets rather see the athletic dept at least get that revenue and have them not go, rather than not sell them at all? Buying a ticket gives that purchaser a lot more voice in how its used than those that sit at home and whining about those not showing up.
And regarding the whining everybody does about unused tickets, look at it this way. There are still lots of unsold season tickets available for basketball today, they haven't come close to selling out of them. Whether a ticket holder goes or not, had they not bought the season tickets that seat would still be unused because its not like there's a waiting list to buy a season ticket. Wouldn't everybody that whines about people not using their tickets rather see the athletic dept at least get that revenue and have them not go, rather than not sell them at all? Buying a ticket gives that purchaser a lot more voice in how its used than those that sit at home and whining about those not showing up.
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