Re: Big Ten officially announces tournament sites
My gut tells me you are correct, but that it's close. I thought I'd take the time to analyze.
Over the last 8-10 years, some interesting things come about. Minnesota outdraws UND in play-in games by around 2,000 fans/game. This has been a Thursday game, so that tells me not as many UND fans travel if it's not on the weekend. In semifinal and final games, the average attendance is only a few hundred more/game in Minnesota games vs. UND games. The stats were padded by a one game where UND drew over 19K. Normally, it's close to 1,000/game--but remember that Minnesota has the advantage of almost always (if not always) playing in the night game--which is generally more well attended. My feeling is that the Minnesota games are a little more attended, but there's no question that UND has been a major draw for the Final Five. Minnesota has been the 1a draw--while UND has been the 1b draw.
Originally posted by SCSU Euro
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Over the last 8-10 years, some interesting things come about. Minnesota outdraws UND in play-in games by around 2,000 fans/game. This has been a Thursday game, so that tells me not as many UND fans travel if it's not on the weekend. In semifinal and final games, the average attendance is only a few hundred more/game in Minnesota games vs. UND games. The stats were padded by a one game where UND drew over 19K. Normally, it's close to 1,000/game--but remember that Minnesota has the advantage of almost always (if not always) playing in the night game--which is generally more well attended. My feeling is that the Minnesota games are a little more attended, but there's no question that UND has been a major draw for the Final Five. Minnesota has been the 1a draw--while UND has been the 1b draw.
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