One FF appearance in 23 years doesn't seem to constitute D-! success, especially considering being on the short end of a 9-1 game after the fact.
Not denigrating RIT in any shape or form. Just referencing their experience in terms of what Utica can reasonably expect to happen when and if...
Fishman'81
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Location: Central New York
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NJ left Utica in maybe the 90's. It happened. I don't follow AHL hockey, but the haven't Comets been in the mix for years? if you think that Utica fans will shell out for a loser, history suggests otherwise. And that goes for any city....Leave a comment:
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Well, Cornell is a big name in D-1, but the others you cite simply aren't. I'll bet the farm that 89% of Utica fans couldn't even guess where the Broncos, the Lakers or the Falcons call home... Maybe 98.7%, actually... 23 seasons of talking to people at The Aud has convinced me of that.
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If memory serves, RIT has garnered exactly one FF appearance over the past 23 years, and it was sent packing immediately thereafter. I couldn't find the attendance info on this dying site, but IIRC, RIT averaged around 700 people last season.
The rest of the sports there I have no idea...Leave a comment:
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4. And imagine a BU or a Cornell hammering Utica 9-1? How's that going to play in terms of local interest? (As if BU would make that trip for a "bad" win. I doubt that Cornell would, either. Utica would have to go to them for the payday, and get obliterated in the process.) The venues are...Last edited by Fishman'81; 09-22-2023, 09:37 PM.Leave a comment:
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Seems to me that no one is addressing the point here, which is assessing the pros and cons of Utica moving to the AHA.
My take:
1. Utica won't be a cheap date for an entire family anymore. That goes to attendance.
2. Utica will definitely take their lumps in the...Leave a comment:
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Please explain.
Where's the additional money coming from?...Leave a comment:
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Somebody please remind me why TB is somehow exempt from any sort of existing anti-competitive marketing statues..?
I always used to call box offices directly, then pick up my tickets from Will Call. Never gave TicketBastard a red cent, but that's probably not an option anymore, and you...Leave a comment:
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