Where are the Fans?
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Per estimated butts in seats attendance there was over 9,600 present - I think it was a late arriving crowd for sure with 6 pm tip and weather.
That was actually the largest butts in seats non-con crowd since the USC game during Blake’s Soph year.
Conference games will be packed imo. Going to be a fun ride so everyone get your tickets!
That was actually the largest butts in seats non-con crowd since the USC game during Blake’s Soph year.
Conference games will be packed imo. Going to be a fun ride so everyone get your tickets!
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It was a late arriving crowd because the LNC added metal detectors and did not put enough in slowing everyone down outside trying to get in
The crowd looked great on TV but as Dan Jockitch said "this is the quietest gym i've ever been in". That was kind of embarrassing. I think when the students aren't there, which they weren't, OU's crowd are like mice. The got loud temporarily loud on dunks and 3s, but other than that....
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I think the score had something to do with how quiet the crowd was...it's not going to be very raucous when you are by 20+ in the first 12 minutes.
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6PM tipoffs are tough. I drove down from Tulsa for Tuesday's game. I left my house at 3:10. I got off the turnpike at about 4:50 and it took another 50 minutes to get to the LNC due to 5:00 traffic.
From OU MBB Twitter...
“Tonight's crowd estimated at 9,692, the most for a home nonconference game since 2008.
Thanks for your support Sooner Nation! #BoomerSooner”
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students have barely been there this year. i’m sure they will turn out now with the hype, but they still need to be called out.
I posted this in the game thread, but it bears repeating:
Students who showed up for last night's game were literally evicted from their seats by event staff.
The university sold hundreds of general admission tickets in the student section, and buyers were given priority over students. Even students with season tickets who were already in a seat.
Still think OU cares about getting students to the games?
Students who showed up for last night's game were literally evicted from their seats by event staff.
The university sold hundreds of general admission tickets in the student section, and buyers were given priority over students. Even students with season tickets who were already in a seat.
Still think OU cares about getting students to the games?
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OU doesn’t care about any of us unless you got the big money. lol.
that is unfortunate to hear, though. they paid, too. we need the students. but i can see where the university is coming from by overselling in those sections. the average student attendance has probably been about 150 per game ytd, and that is being generous. with the winter break, i don’t blame OU for thinking they could sell those seats to create a better atmosphere (make more money).
that is unfortunate to hear, though. they paid, too. we need the students. but i can see where the university is coming from by overselling in those sections. the average student attendance has probably been about 150 per game ytd, and that is being generous. with the winter break, i don’t blame OU for thinking they could sell those seats to create a better atmosphere (make more money).
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which is also why an 8k arena will never happen
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Please.
That was the highest butts in seats game since 2008-09 (and we’ve had a NPOY, and Final 4 team since then). Marketing promo’d the heck out of the game and there was a $5 flash sale.
OU ABSOLUTELY needs a smaller arena. 9 or 10k would be ideal. Have some luxury boxes to sell to corporate and big wigs that will make up for the difference. Make the glass tinted so no one knows when they don’t show.
I wish we had a bigger attendance base but we don’t. Lots of TV/Radio/Social media following and a decent national following, but we can make up the cuts seats in other ways.
If we had a 9K arena then:
The last game is packed
3 other games are 2/3rds full
The rest of them are half full (looks and sounds much better than in a 12k)
Every conference game likely already sold out with demand skyrocketing
9 or 10k is the way to go for OU basketball. With the continued decline in attendance in college basketball across the country and improved viewing experience at home with national TV and social media then OU would be foolish to do otherwise imo.
There were over 11k tickets sold to this game. If we play in an arena of 8k, are those 2k no-shows going to mean only 6k in actual attendance? I don't know the answer to that question, but it's something worth thinking about. The issue is not all about capacity, it's that over 2,000 people/corporations bought tickets to the Northwestern game and didn't bother to come. Some may be students on break, and that's just the reality of playing a season during breaks. But, it was certainly not all students that didn't come to the game.
