Ok, I know I harp on this, but MAN, can we get a packed house this weekend for the SEC MENS CHAMPIONS' (Outright) game against Ole Miss? Last game for the unsung, "silent assassin" Darrell Mitchell. A chance to show Glen Davis, Tyrus Thomas, et. al, that fans DO appreciate the way they've played this year, in getting our first outright SEC championship in 21 years, and we want them to stay in school. A chance to show the nation and our basketball recruits that the community does care about basketball. I could go on and on...
I've always said, it starts with the students and trickles outwards. It's a shame we cannot fill the PMAC for the
only SEC school to ever have a
mens and womens' SEC CHAMPIONSHIP team the same year. Brady and team have done all they can do. Now, LET'S GO FANS!!! PACK THE PMAC!!! :geauxtige :bball: :champs: ....
For those of you that care about statistics...
By comparison... I thought I'd take a quick sampling of fan attendance across the country. To make it at least apples to apples, I thought I'd sample only "
football" schools, or at least big public schools from various conferences. The average attendance is for all games in this home season (note that most school's attendance is higher for conference schedule) and also is most likely paid attendance--not actual. This is certainly not an exact science, but here you go:
Texas: Frank Irwin (Big 12): Official Capacity:
16755. Average season attendance: 12877 (76.8% of capacity). Official sell-out to watch Texas play Kansas last weekend. :yelwink2:
Tennessee: Thomspon Boling (SEC): Official Capacity:
24535/ Average season attendance: 17954 (73% of capacity). 24108 watched UT play Kentucky on a weekday night, in their last home game. Not the best %, but the sheer volume of fans is impressive. :wink:
Florida:
O'Connell Center (SEC): Official Capacity: 12000 / Average season attendance: 10852 (
90.4%). And you wonder why they get the recruits? 11578 paid to watch UF defeat UGA in their last home game. Incredible %.
UCLA: Pauley Pavilion (PAC10): Official Capacity: 12819/ Average season attendance: 8895 (
69.4%). Pretty piss poor considering it's UCLA and it's basketball and they're leading the Pac10... but L.A. is not a great sports town.:redface:
Michigan:
Crisler Arena (Big 10): Official Capacity:
13751/ Average season attendance: 11123 (80.8% of capacity). Good percentage for an OK year. :wink:
LSU?: PMAC (SEC): Official Capacity: 13472 /Average season attendance: 9267 (
68.8%). :redface: Of note: LSU's away game attendance? 12436.
Pretty pathetic if you ask me.
Let's get out there folks! This team deserves it! :geauxtige :bball: :champs:
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