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Post by diamonddog on Jun 8, 2016 13:49:43 GMT -5
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Post by hoopjunkie on Jun 8, 2016 14:22:19 GMT -5
Losing the UA game will hurt for sure, and no real attractive OOC games will definitely drop us out of the top 100 next year.
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Post by SIENA1971 on Jun 8, 2016 14:32:40 GMT -5
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Post by MTS on Jun 8, 2016 15:54:25 GMT -5
Losing the UA game will hurt for sure, and no real attractive OOC games will definitely drop us out of the top 100 next year. Another tremendous number outdrawing several BCS programs and big time mid-majors like Gonzaga. It's even better if you take out the CBI game. Losing the UA game will hurt... but I'm not sure how much the attractiveness of opponents matters to many fans. For example, a very good Hofstra drew 5100 last year on a Wednesday night game in December. But a bad Quinnipiac drew 7700 on a Sunday afternoon late in the season. Time and date is sometimes a more important factor. If the Vermont/Bucknell games are decent days/times they'll draw well. We don't know the dates on those games. Cornell is reportedly a Sunday (afternoon likely) and is the season opener but is going head-to-head with the NFL. Arkansas Pine-Bluff is a tough game - better put that one on a Saturday night to draw anything decent. Hopefully Siena averages over 7000 this year with a run to the MAAC championship. This should be a very good team. Papi get those season tickets ready!  |
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Post by Papi on Jun 8, 2016 16:39:29 GMT -5
MTS, they will be yours soon enough. If Siena averages 7k next season you get another year. Under you buy my ticket for the following season.
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Post by hockeyguy on Jun 8, 2016 20:46:18 GMT -5
MTS, If you take this bet you might want to start saving now. Consider this based on last years numbers. Removing Albany State (because it ain't happening) and UMorehouse (because it should never happen again, ever!) the season average falls to 6,249 or 20 people less last year(think anyone would notice?).
Last year's three home OOC's drew: SBU 6,500 (Expect UVM to match or exceed this slightly), Loyola 5.678 (Bucknell should match this), Hofstra 5,099 (worst home attendance of any game last year and Cornell should exceed this easily). That leaves APB and who knows about them but Siena rarely falls below 5,000 at a game. End of the day, this year's OOC schedule should average the same or a little less than last year and I would guess total average to be 6,200 or so. So far.
Now, lets suppose Siena gets to the championship game in the MAAC tourney adding another 7,500 plus one more game (last year Manhattan and Iona drew 12,800 combined against Siena in the tourney)this might get it back up to 6,250 (but will Marist really draw 8,300 during the regular season again this year?)
So how good does Siena have to be to increase attendance an average of 750 fannies per game (12%) to reach 7,000? Remember, every time the Fairfield's of the MAAC draw 5,200 (like last year) someone else has to draw 8,800 to keep the average at 7,000. I say don't take the bet.
Hock's "Over/Under" - 6,750 Good enough for 78th place last year just ahead of VCU.
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Post by Tony on Jun 9, 2016 5:42:45 GMT -5
With this years schedule Siena will do good to avg 6k--- if we get off to good start, will help get number higher
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Post by musicman on Jun 11, 2016 11:49:51 GMT -5
MTS, If you take this bet you might want to start saving now. Consider this based on last years numbers. Removing Albany State (because it ain't happening) and UMorehouse (because it should never happen again, ever!) the season average falls to 6,249 or 20 people less last year(think anyone would notice?). Last year's three home OOC's drew: SBU 6,500 (Expect UVM to match or exceed this slightly), Loyola 5.678 (Bucknell should match this), Hofstra 5,099 (worst home attendance of any game last year and Cornell should exceed this easily). That leaves APB and who knows about them but Siena rarely falls below 5,000 at a game. End of the day, this year's OOC schedule should average the same or a little less than last year and I would guess total average to be 6,200 or so. So far. Now, lets suppose Siena gets to the championship game in the MAAC tourney adding another 7,500 plus one more game (last year Manhattan and Iona drew 12,800 combined against Siena in the tourney)this might get it back up to 6,250 (but will Marist really draw 8,300 during the regular season again this year?) So how good does Siena have to be to increase attendance an average of 750 fannies per game (12%) to reach 7,000? Remember, every time the Fairfield's of the MAAC draw 5,200 (like last year) someone else has to draw 8,800 to keep the average at 7,000. I say don't take the bet. Hock's "Over/Under" - 6,750 Good enough for 78th place last year just ahead of VCU. Having gone to Murray State and having participated in the Ohio Valley Conference, I have to remind everyone as to who is probably the most famous alumni of Morehead. Our own Phil Simms. To address the discussion about attendance: I understand why most people feel the attendance figures are going to be down next season. Maybe that will be true to a point but I don't think it will be very severe for one reason. The casual fan isn't anything like the members or readers on this site, we all know that. They are fair weather fans and don't go to games unless the team is a winning program. The good news (winning again) about our program is starting to reach those "marginal" fans. We need to be winning early and often and those fans will come. I think the pre-season publicity about expectations of this coming season is going to get more casual fans back, fans that have left us the past six or seven years. |
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Post by psycholojets on Jun 11, 2016 13:05:39 GMT -5
JUST WIN BABY!
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Post by sky on Jun 12, 2016 10:33:57 GMT -5
Has anyone heard any early numbers on season ticket sales. That would be a good indication for next year's attendance.
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Post by $cott on Jun 13, 2016 8:58:59 GMT -5
Has anyone heard any early numbers on season ticket sales. That would be a good indication for next year's attendance. In the mailing that came out last week they actually claimed that season tickets renewals were up compared to this point last year. I think if attendance were to stay flat this year that would be a great sign since you are taking the Albany game out of the equation. |
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Post by knicksaint on Jun 13, 2016 9:30:30 GMT -5
Has anyone heard any early numbers on season ticket sales. That would be a good indication for next year's attendance. In the mailing that came out last week they actually claimed that season tickets renewals were up compared to this point last year. I think if attendance were to stay flat this year that would be a great sign since you are taking the Albany game out of the equation. I tend to agree, but the fact remains that there is a level of excitement back in the program that until last year had been largely absent for the prior five seasons, except for the CBI run Jimmy's first year. Casual fans in particular are bandwagon jumpers. |
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