Tough day for EIU hoops hopes

[8bitnes]

I found this hilarious in the DM Register:

"McCaffery believes Iowa fans “really support the team.”

“The key for us — and it’s been this way for a long time — is weekend games,” McCaffery said the day before the Ohio State game.

Weekend games are more amenable for fans traveling the roughly two hours from the Des Moines area, 30 minutes from Cedar Rapids or hour from the Quad Cities.

An 8 p.m. start time on a Tuesday, on the other hand, would mean someone traveling back to Des Moines might not make it home until midnight (while possibly having to work the next morning).

“We make it real easy for you to watch it on TV,” McCaffery said, “and they often don’t like the start times. During a midweek, you got issues with that. They show up on the weekends typically.”

To McCaffery’s point, weekend home games have experienced better turnout than weeknight home games. Iowa’s weeknight games have averaged 3,303 tickets scanned versus 6,390 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday games.

“We don’t want to use that as an excuse, but we do have to recognize that if you’re playing a weekday game at 8 p.m., then it’s going to impact who’s going to have the ability to attend,” Goetz said.

The 6,390 fans on average at Friday/Saturday/Sunday games still make up only 43 percent of Carver-Hawkeye Arena’s capacity."

9936 was tonight's announced attendance for the ISU women's game

 

[GTO]

Iowa falling apart. Hate to see it.

 

[Cmonwhatarewedoinghereman]

How do Big 10 basketball programs keep the lights on with their attendance? Maryland is a graveyard and the conference is trash

They got that Big 10 basketball stink on them. Maryland is a total bball school too. The Duke/Maryland rivalry was awesome when Gary Williams was there.

 

[Prone2Clone]

"Dix found a crease."

Haha.

 

[alarson]

How do Big 10 basketball programs keep the lights on with their attendance? Maryland is a graveyard and the conference is trash

They used to have some of the best attendance in the country pre big 10 too.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Glad I got a bet in on Iowa before the game started.

Nevermind

 

[chadly82]

Probably light the arena by burning the piles of TV cash they don't have anything else to do with...

Of using it on the next buyout for these staffs 4 years at a time

 

[heitclone]

By

"Dix found a crease."

Haha.

reminds me of

 

[NorthCyd]

I love that our players don't let foul calls rattle them and act like a bunch whiny ******* like the hawks.

 

[madguy30]

Do Maryland fans ever dress as the Ninja Turtles?

What a waste.

 

[Prone2Clone]

I've probably said this before but Sherm Dillard always looks like he just walked into a fart.

 

[chadly82]

I love that our players don't let foul calls rattle them and act like a bunch whiny ******* like the hawks.

Identity of their coaches is a real thing

 

[chadly82]

The Iowa chat forum on this game is enjoyable

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

I thought for sure Iowa was going to finally pull out a road win

 

[packattack425]

These teams suck.

 

[Prone2Clone]

The Fran Fade...now in single-game size!

 

[chadly82]

I thought for sure Iowa was going to finally pull out a road win

Nah…pretty tough environment tonight to do that

 

[madguy30]

I love that our players don't let foul calls rattle them and act like a bunch whiny ******* like the hawks.

I'd like to see their practices.

Do they work on arguing? Do they argue with one another?

 

[heitclone]

You get T'd up after you draw a foul?

 

[exCYtable]

Iowa falling apart. Hate to see it.

If their season wasn't cooked before, it sure is now.