Kruger on the crowd for Iowa State

[OUHoops]

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[Capel's Mustache]

Did OU offer any specials tonight? Or did fans just show up because we are ranked #3?

 

[AdaSooner]

Tickets sold: 11,251
Number of butts in seats:: 10,116

Even if specials were offered, that's still one heck of a crowd when most of the students are away on a holiday break.

 

[DenverSooner]

What is wrong with the 1,000 people that didn't use their tickets.

 

[Max Power]

What is wrong with the 1,000 people that didn't use their tickets.

Some could be student tickets that weren't used due to the break, others probably didn't think to take company tickets before the break, or are still in Miami. it sucks, but that's life in the LNC

 

[hoopsaustin]

Tickets sold: 11,251
Number of butts in seats:: 10,116

Even if specials were offered, that's still one heck of a crowd when most of the students are away on a holiday break.

Beautiful

 

[skyvue]

I'm surprised there were even that many empty seats; it looked very full on TV.

By contrast, the rodeo arena up north was less than half full. I understand it's apples and oranges -- OU was a top-three, undefeated team taking on a highly ranked opponent, and oswho was unranked and playing the worst team in the conference -- but still, it was a Saturday afternoon and the start of conference play. And oswho is the state's basketball mecca, as we all know (coughcough). You'd think they could have drawn a decent crowd.

I had to laugh when one of the announcers said TCU had to be happy there weren't many students on campus "because when this place is full and rocking, it's an intimidating place to play."

I mean, every student with season tickets could have brought ten friends with them today and that place would still have been half-empty.

 

[trueou]

I think OSU offered free admission if you brought a canned good for the food bank.

 

[MsProudSooner]

As I watched the crowd reactions to the game tonight, I couldn't help but compare the atmosphere to what it was like when Kruger arrived. It's amazing what Lon, Buddy, Isaiah and Jordan have accomplished in the past 4 years.

Oh, and the guy who was sitting in front of me whining about Isaiah in the first half should wait until the game is over to evaluate a player's game.

 

[sdcloud9]

As I watched the crowd reactions to the game tonight, I couldn't help but compare the atmosphere to what it was like when Kruger arrived. It's amazing what Lon, Buddy, Isaiah and Jordan have accomplished in the past 4 years.

Oh, and the guy who was sitting in front of me whining about Isaiah in the first half should wait until the game is over to evaluate a player's game.

LOl.

I have learned to judge Isaiah after 40 minutes of play. He's up and down sometimes but he was lights out the final 15 minutes.

 

[BigTime]

LOl.

I have learned to judge Isaiah after 40 minutes of play. He's up and down sometimes but he was lights out the final 15 minutes.

He will burn you either way if you don't wait for the entire game to evaluate!

 

[Sooner_In_MI]

As I watched the crowd reactions to the game tonight, I couldn't help but compare the atmosphere to what it was like when Kruger arrived. It's amazing what Lon, Buddy, Isaiah and Jordan have accomplished in the past 4 years.

Oh, and the guy who was sitting in front of me whining about Isaiah in the first half should wait until the game is over to evaluate a player's game.

Were you in section N1 because if you were that honestly may have been me. Isaiah Cousins exists to make me look like a fool.

 

[MsProudSooner]

Were you in section N1 because if you were that honestly may have been me. Isaiah Cousins exists to make me look like a fool.

You're safe. I wasn't in that section. :ez-roll:

 

[lk2183]

You're safe. I wasn't in that section. :ez-roll:

Were you in W6? I heard some pretty disparaging comments about Isaiah, and a few other players on our team actually, from a guy near me.

 

[MsProudSooner]

Were you in W6? I heard some pretty disparaging comments about Isaiah, and a few other players on our team actually, from a guy near me.

I was in LE3. The guy wasn't loud and he didn't make a lot of negative remarks. It just stuck with me - especially after Cousins had such a good second half.

 

[bob the nailer]

You might want to cut the guy some slack, cousins had a bad first half, criticizing his play is not out of line since I didn't hear what he said maybe I can't judge. now if they said something about him as a kid thats out of line.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

No matter what the criticisms were, Isiah helped send 'em home happy. Lots of smiles in the arena as folks headed up the aisles at games end.

 

[WTSooner]

I didn't expect a crowd like that. Might bode well for the rest of the season's home games.

 

[KBaden145]

No matter what the criticisms were, Isiah helped send 'em home happy. Lots of smiles in the arena as folks headed up the aisles at games end.

Additional help off the bench and Cousin's level of play are the keys to how high our ceiling gets this season.


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[perryj74]

One thing I thought I noticed was there wasn't as large of a mass exodus at the under 8 and under 4 timeouts to beat the traffic. Of course I was watching on TV so maybe it was just well covered up. That's something that's always driven me crazy when they leave in large numbers no matter the score and situation.