Student section = weak.

[IWB]

Yes, it was USF, it was 8:00, it was a Monday night. Yes, the student section was weak, but this game probably had little interest from the general student body. The students that were there were loud and active.

Here is what I do have a problem with.... There are some Milwaukee sports radio guys ripping the students and fans for the poor turnout on Facebook this morning, with a picture that was taken with under 2:00 mins to go. why does that bother me?

Milwaukee Sports TV - Tim VanVooren from Fox 6, Lance Allen from TMJ 4 and Stephanie Sutton from WISN 12 were all there.

Milwaukee Sports Radio - Interns.

Yep, go ahead and rip the fans when YOU WEREN'T THERE! Hell, Stephanie Sutton could drop out a kid at any time and she was there.

[mufansince72]

I took pictures last night. It wouldn't have matterred if they were from two minutes to go or 20 minutes to go. I have been to almost every game this year, and the student section has been very weak all year. If a winning team against Big East opponents can't draw students, the simple fact is there are too many student seats. Maybe they ought to think about how they allocate student tickets to create more demand than supply. I would rather they give those seats to HS students or middle school students, boy scout troops, etc to fill the area. Whomever said that it was 8 PM on a Monday is out to lunch. I have college kids, they don't even think about going out until 8 PM.

[MUBB713]

Pretty much agree with everything. I'm glad it was brought up because I thought it was just me. The students that were there were loud but the numbers were pathetic. It wasn't until halfway through the first half that the section behind the band was some what full.

Also, students don't have the right to look at the opponent and say, "not good enough." They should go to watch their top 25 team. I actually thought the crowd was pretty decent otherwise.

[KMWTRUCKS]

Monday night is a tough day for a game. Most kids are trying to get back into school for the week and get caught up on all the work they probably did not do over the weekend. At least that was me in College. I think we are being a little tough. I'm actually a bigger BBALL fan now then I was in college. Also what is the PA going to say? When we get 16K for a SAT game against PITT its OK to call them the best fans but not when we get 13K against USF?

[IWB]

I am in agreement, but the picture that was taken showed empty rows in the main part of the lower section, showed big gaps in the section behind the USF bench and huge gaps in the section next to that closer to half court.

Now I have no issues ripping the poor attendance of the students, but when a picture shows three sections half empty when they were packed full, I will take issue with it.

[TheSultan]

Also, students don't have the right to look at the opponent and say, "not good enough."

Of course they do. And they exercised that right in droves.

This is not a problem unique to Marquette by the way. It happens at 95% of the colleges out there. Too much competition for entertainment time...too many night classes...drop in "school spirit." The reason many go to the games isn't to watch basketball anyway...it has more to do with the social scene.

[GOMU1104]

I took pictures last night. It wouldn't have matterred if they were from two minutes to go or 20 minutes to go. I have been to almost every game this year, and the student section has been very weak all year. If a winning team against Big East opponents can't draw students, the simple fact is there are too many student seats. Maybe they ought to think about how they allocate student tickets to create more demand than supply. I would rather they give those seats to HS students or middle school students, boy scout troops, etc to fill the area. Whomever said that it was 8 PM on a Monday is out to lunch. I have college kids, they don't even think about going out until 8 PM.

I said it. And like it or not, that had something to do with it. From 05-08, I probably missed 5 total home games, so I'm not the one that would complain about going to an 8pm monday night game...I went. The diehards and regulars will go no matter what the time, but I'm willing to bet, a majority of the students with tickets said "eh, worst team in the league, I'm not going to go. I'm going to Murphys/Caffs instead."

The student section should be pretty good the rest of the way, so I can give them a break for not being that great for this game. You'll have to find something else to complain about.

[mufansince72]

I don't know, I guess I'm just upset because I am old enough to remember when an MU ticket was like gold. I have no idea how much student tickets cost, but I am guessing they are pretty inexpensive. Very cheap entertainment for a college kid. It's embarrassing when they use that "best student section in the country" intro line when there are few students there. I am not buying the opponent angle either, because some of the best games I can remember in the past several years were against South Florida. I would not be shocked at all if South Florida beats MU down in Tampa next week.

[GOMU1104]

I don't know, I guess I'm just upset because I am old enough to remember when an MU ticket was like gold. I have no idea how much student tickets cost, but I am guessing they are pretty inexpensive. Very cheap entertainment for a college kid. It's embarrassing when they use that "best student section in the country" intro line when there are few students there. I am not buying the opponent angle either, because some of the best games I can remember in the past several years were against South Florida. I would not be shocked at all if South Florida beats MU down in Tampa next week.

Huh?

We havent lost to USF at home since 1998.

Since Buzz has been here...MU is 4-1 vs. USF.

Last night - 63-50...Win...Never Close
2012 vs. USF - 67-47...Win...Never Close
2011 at USF - 59-58...Win...Crowder hit some shots late
2010 vs. USF - 63-52...Win...Never Close
2009 at USF - 57-56...Loss...Lazar missed a shot at the end.

[Goose85]

An 8 o'clock game is actually better. Get your studies done, grab a beer and the weather was almost spring like.

Student attendance may be down everywhere, I don't know, but at MU we don't have football with basketball as the second sport / social event. Hoops is the social event.

I do know that last year Duke didn't sell all of there student tickets. Problem with Duke was they played all of their good non conference games at neutral sites and the ACC slate wasn't good enough for the students I guess.

Games now are all on TV, that may add to it as well.

When I was in school way back in the 1900's we played at the Arena. Tickets were through a lottery and not all students that wanted tickets could get them, so if you had tickets you didn't miss. Games were all sold out and they were not on tv like now. Now with a bigger arena tickets are no longer tough to get, so you can go when you feel like it.

I guess I can understand why students may not show up these days, but just quit saying the best student section in the country.