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Originally posted by Split-N View PostAmong many factors driving the drops in physical attendance is the fact that today’s undergrads are the FANG (Facebook/Amazon/Netflix/Google) generation (and don’t forget Xbox and PlayStation). They tend to be ambivalent toward team sports and generally don’t have the attention spans needed to sit through 2+ hour games. And it’s not just the undergrads.
In an attempt to bring some mathematical perspective to this discussion, I went back and looked at the box scores (which include attendance) for every team that plays in an arena with at least 2,000 seats for each of the past two weekends. It’s impractical to list every single game so I’ve broken down what I found into these categories:
--Win and They Will Come (programs drawing at, close to, or even over capacity): North Dakota, Denver, Michigan, Northern Michigan, Western Michigan, *Wisconsin, Penn State, and Clarkson (*Wisconsin is not close to capacity but is averaging 8K+ in a 15K+ arena)
--Bloom is Off the Rose (Sellouts of the past now down to ~60% (or less) of capacity): Michigan State, Miami, Maine
--In the Middle: All others (except Brown). Most running between 35 and 65 percent of capacity
--Why Even Bother? (Program where apparently, nobody notices): Brown—only 553 souls at its opener
It’s a brave new world in sports marketing at both the college and pro levels. And not just in hockey.
You could also add Princeton to the Brown category. I go down to the Clarkson game every year and the Hobey has more green and gold than orange and black, especially if it's a home football weekend. (I don't know if they still do it but they used to give away free hockey tickets to anyone attending the football game and there was still nobody there.)Clarkson Golden Knights Men
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Originally posted by Ralph Baer View PostHas there ever been interest in Harvard hockey?Last edited by Crimson on the Glass; 10-31-2017, 10:28 AM.
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Originally posted by chickod View PostThere seemed to be a pretty good crowd there when Oliver Barrett IV was playing in front of Jenny Cavalleri"Through the years, we ever will acclaim........"
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SubscribedCode:As of 9/21/10: As of 9/13/10: College Hockey 6 College Football 0 BTHC 4 WCHA FC: 1
Originally posted by SanTropezMay your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.Originally posted by bigblue_dlI don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..Originally posted by KeplerWhen the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
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Originally posted by LTsatch View PostStudent attendance can be cyclical depending on which winter team sport is doing better. At Yale, if the basketball team is doing well, the hockey student section suffers, as well as the meager band having to play BB before hockey.
Since I was there in the 80s, the Univ admin put a severe crimp in the students' behavior which (I must assume) has had an impact on attendance. E.g. game administration actually made students remove their Yuck Fale t-shirts a few seasons ago, and the chants used 30 years ago would get one expelled today. The whole student game experience has been sterilized.
For alum like myself who don't live in Ithaca, the geniuses in Cornell ticketing have decided to only offer single-game tickets on the preceding Tuesday before the games!? Not sure of others, but I like to plan trips a bit further in advance than 3 or 4 days.
Even in a hockey hot-bed like Cornell, stupid management decisions can disenfranchise even the most ardent of fans, and dissatisfied customers are five times as likely to relay their issues to others than their satisfied counterparts.
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Originally posted by Split-N View PostAmong many factors driving the drops in physical attendance is the fact that today’s undergrads are the FANG (Facebook/Amazon/Netflix/Google) generation (and don’t forget Xbox and PlayStation). They tend to be ambivalent toward team sports and generally don’t have the attention spans needed to sit through 2+ hour games. And it’s not just the undergrads.
In an attempt to bring some mathematical perspective to this discussion, I went back and looked at the box scores (which include attendance) for every team that plays in an arena with at least 2,000 seats for each of the past two weekends. It’s impractical to list every single game so I’ve broken down what I found into these categories:
--Win and They Will Come (programs drawing at, close to, or even over capacity): North Dakota, Denver, Michigan, Northern Michigan, Western Michigan, *Wisconsin, Penn State, and Clarkson (*Wisconsin is not close to capacity but is averaging 8K+ in a 15K+ arena)
--Bloom is Off the Rose (Sellouts of the past now down to ~60% (or less) of capacity): Michigan State, Miami, Maine
--In the Middle: All others (except Brown). Most running between 35 and 65 percent of capacity
--Why Even Bother? (Program where apparently, nobody notices): Brown—only 553 souls at its opener
It’s a brave new world in sports marketing at both the college and pro levels. And not just in hockey.Facebook: bcowles920 Instagram: missthundercat01
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Originally posted by burd View PostSota nice, my foot.Code:As of 9/21/10: As of 9/13/10: College Hockey 6 College Football 0 BTHC 4 WCHA FC: 1
Originally posted by SanTropezMay your paint thinner run dry and the fleas of a thousand camels infest your dead deer.Originally posted by bigblue_dlI don't even know how to classify magic vagina smoke babies..Originally posted by KeplerWhen the giraffes start building radio telescopes they can join too.
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Originally posted by Split-N View PostAmong many factors driving the drops in physical attendance is the fact that today’s undergrads are the FANG (Facebook/Amazon/Netflix/Google) generation (and don’t forget Xbox and PlayStation). They tend to be ambivalent toward team sports and generally don’t have the attention spans needed to sit through 2+ hour games. And it’s not just the undergrads.
In an attempt to bring some mathematical perspective to this discussion, I went back and looked at the box scores (which include attendance) for every team that plays in an arena with at least 2,000 seats for each of the past two weekends. It’s impractical to list every single game so I’ve broken down what I found into these categories:
--Win and They Will Come (programs drawing at, close to, or even over capacity): North Dakota, Denver, Michigan, Northern Michigan, Western Michigan, *Wisconsin, Penn State, and Clarkson (*Wisconsin is not close to capacity but is averaging 8K+ in a 15K+ arena)
--Bloom is Off the Rose (Sellouts of the past now down to ~60% (or less) of capacity): Michigan State, Miami, Maine
--In the Middle: All others (except Brown). Most running between 35 and 65 percent of capacity
--Why Even Bother? (Program where apparently, nobody notices): Brown—only 553 souls at its opener
It’s a brave new world in sports marketing at both the college and pro levels. And not just in hockey.
This is not limited to my generation, seen plenty of 40/50 year old people on their phones while driving. Mostly the finer sex.Just to be clear. My disinterest in this team became of the Uni's disinterest. Without the success of the hockey team, the other teams would not be where they are. Way to pay back the hockey team. **** UAA.
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Originally posted by AKSWF View PostThis is not limited to my generation, seen plenty of 40/50 year old people on their phones while driving.
Powers &8^]
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