Student section = weak.

[mufan2003]

Despite the poor student turnout last night, here is the positive:

The ESPNU announcer on Saturday says he believes Marquette has the best home court crowd in the Big East and that on Saturday the building was loud (against a sub-.500 Providence team)!!! Statistically, we are 3rd in the Big East in average attendance season-to-date behind Louisville and Syracuse which have arenas with larger capacity. We consistently are in the top 15 NATIONALLY each year in average attendance. I understand the annoyance of the student turnout last night, but overall MU enjoys great fan support and student support when needed. Marquette needs to keep working through the Tribune, posters around campus, to get kids to go to EVERY game. I remember one professor when I was in college, he was great, he would tell everyone the day of a game that they better be at the Basketball game. He would rip on those that did not go, "What do you guys do?" We need more of that .