UNI at Creighton - (Past Game)

[ictjay]

Correct Khan!

[matter_of_fact]

Through 9 homes games this season, UNI is averaging 4,046 fans per game with the attendance for the Iowa game being by far the largest (i.e. 6,834)

During the 20 seasons since UNI joined the MVC in 1991-1992, UNI has ranked last or next to last in average attendance 15 out of 20 years.

[MoValley John]

I looked it up and my figures are different, probably wrong, but close. Here are the numbers I pulled. Counting their two exhibitions, UNI has played nine home games totaling 33,753. They are averaging 3,750 per game. Taking away the exhibitions, UNI has put 26,973 through the turnstyles for an average of 3,853. Their largest crowd was Iowa, at 6,834 it wasn't even a sellout in a 7,000 seat arena.

Maybe my math is wrong maybe your math is wrong, but its pretty close either way. There is no reason UNI doesn't have over 5,000 at every game.

[valleychamp]

I agree, we should always have at least 5K, and its frustrating that we do not. When we play big conference games, or host a big bracketbuster game, or host an in-state rival the crowds come in large numbers and they provide tremendous and loud atmospheres. We just have struggled to consistently get those crowds in early season games. For whatever reason, we usually do not get the bigger crowds until after xmas when the second semester has started.

[MoValley John]

Drake only had 5,665 for their game against Iowa State. That is pathetic. Pathetic for Drake and pathetic for Iowa State.

[valleychamp]

Through 9 homes games this season, UNI is averaging 4,046 fans per game with the attendance for the Iowa game being by far the largest (i.e. 6,834)

During the 20 seasons since UNI joined the MVC in 1991-1992, UNI has ranked last or next to last in average attendance 15 out of 20 years.

That is correct. It is important to note that most of those teams were pretty bad, and UNI had little basketball tradition to build off of during those years.

Its also interesting to note that UNI's poor attendance during many of those early years was right along-side with what Creighton's attendance was. Creighton didn't finish higher than 7th in attendance in any season until 2001, and they were often in the bottom two in the 1990's. Pre Qwest-Center, CU's numbers are almost identical to what UNI has produced.

[2livewu]

Good point. Creighton has taken a quantum leap forward with their athletic program, UNI dropped baseball.

[valleychamp]

Good point. Creighton has taken a quantum leap forward with their athletic program, UNI dropped baseball.

Yeah, we don't have baseball. We also have very successful football and wrestling programs.

[shocktheheart]

Through 9 homes games this season, UNI is averaging 4,046 fans per game with the attendance for the Iowa game being by far the largest (i.e. 6,834)

During the 20 seasons since UNI joined the MVC in 1991-1992, UNI has ranked last or next to last in average attendance 15 out of 20 years.

That is correct. It is important to note that most of those teams were pretty bad, and UNI had little basketball tradition to build off of during those years.

Its also interesting to note that UNI's poor attendance during many of those early years was right along-side with what Creighton's attendance was. Creighton didn't finish higher than 7th in attendance in any season until 2001, and they were often in the bottom two in the 1990's. Pre Qwest-Center, CU's numbers are almost identical to what UNI has produced.

You have tradition now, so what is the excuse? During WSU's lean years in the 90's they still averaged over 7,000 fans a game. UNI has been good for over 5 years and have won conference titles along with a sweet 16 run, you should be filling the arena for in state rivals and top level conference teams.

[valleychamp]

Through 9 homes games this season, UNI is averaging 4,046 fans per game with the attendance for the Iowa game being by far the largest (i.e. 6,834)

During the 20 seasons since UNI joined the MVC in 1991-1992, UNI has ranked last or next to last in average attendance 15 out of 20 years.

That is correct. It is important to note that most of those teams were pretty bad, and UNI had little basketball tradition to build off of during those years.

Its also interesting to note that UNI's poor attendance during many of those early years was right along-side with what Creighton's attendance was. Creighton didn't finish higher than 7th in attendance in any season until 2001, and they were often in the bottom two in the 1990's. Pre Qwest-Center, CU's numbers are almost identical to what UNI has produced.

You have tradition now, so what is the excuse? During WSU's lean years in the 90's they still averaged over 7,000 fans a game. UNI has been good for over 5 years and have won conference titles along with a sweet 16 run, you should be filling the arena for in state rivals and top level conference teams.

Creighton's highest attendance in the entire decade of the 90's was 5K. And they had tradition from years past that UNI did not, and they have the large city of Omaha that UNI does not.

Its different at UNI. We are still in the process of building a larger loyal following.