Nice piece in today's paper --
http://www.richmond.com/sports/article_7c73dc93-f5b2-5874-b768-a39163c0e9d1.html
http://www.richmond.com/sports/article_7c73dc93-f5b2-5874-b768-a39163c0e9d1.html
Home Attendance at a 23-Year High
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All the pieces are in place. The RC is now an elite venue, and fans are interested. If they can pair that up with a team good enough to get national rankings and recognition, the atmosphere could be through the roof. I hope the coaches can deliver that.
Looks like Tarrant's record of high attendance averaging 7214 will be safe for quite some time since we now have a capacity of 7201............................Of course we can always resurrect the discussion about people being in the suites without a corresponding seat ticket.....................
we used to say "win and they win come". but then we said maybe we need the atmosphere to attract the players to win.
I was on the verge of believing it was a losing battle. people today have more alternatives and games are on tv. maybe we'd never become a hard to get ticket. but the school made major improvements to the arena and the game experience and the people are coming. no, not filling the seats all the time (thought I'd say that before someone else does). but I think there's little doubt now that if we put the right product on the floor this place will be rocking. it WILL happen during the Buckingham/Sherod/Golden years.
I was on the verge of believing it was a losing battle. people today have more alternatives and games are on tv. maybe we'd never become a hard to get ticket. but the school made major improvements to the arena and the game experience and the people are coming. no, not filling the seats all the time (thought I'd say that before someone else does). but I think there's little doubt now that if we put the right product on the floor this place will be rocking. it WILL happen during the Buckingham/Sherod/Golden years.
The key difference is that sports marketing has made a concentrated effort to reach out to the community to attract interest. I am sure they are doing this through (in some cases steeply) discounted promotions, but who gives a crap if they are coming. I know several families who have varying forms of affiliation to VCU, but they are coming to UR because of these ticket promotions and their kids are becoming UR fans. This is exactly what fans on this board have been asking for over many years. So good job dudes.
I'm going to send my 4yo over to hang out with your 4yo so I can actually concentrate on watching the game...
97, you've got to get that Will Wade image off your profile. I hate it!
That is truly amazing since average student attendance is + or - 15. I really mean that. Says a lot for the local fan base.
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