Quote Originally Posted by Jim Ganzer, "IWB" View Post
Seriously? Yes it does matter. Not only is it something you pitch to recruits and their parents, it is something that you pitch to sponsors and advertisers. How many ads/commercials do you see playing on the Jumbotron at games? or playing on the scrolling boards by the bench or between upper & lower decks? All of those are ads sold by MU/Nelligan/Leerfield, and in every single one of those presentations they bring up attendance, top 10/20 national attendance. It makes a difference.

Also look at perception around the nation. Does anyone outside of MU's diehard fan base know about this? Will anyone that sees MU drop out of their spot think, "No, that's not right, they played a game at The AL."

Look at Creighton - Prior to their coming to the Big East, they were often talked about on this board because of their huge fan base/ticket sales. Any naysayer out there that sees that can say, "Look, MU did not make the tourney and their ticket sales dropped".

It does matter, it matters a lot, in a lot of different ways.
Yeah, folks like Sultan talk big and throw a lot of dust in the air to discombobulate things. Things like this do matter, not so so much because of absolute stats but more so in terms of real support. Recruits will notice empty stands whether in person or by being alerted to that fact. Sultan, you can do better than this.