Re: Time Warner is not the problem

[jrulz]

Bingo!  Me too.  The last season I had season tickets was the final 4 season
with Blount, Van Exel et.al.  The next year, buying football tickets was
part of the deal, and we said "no deal"

On 10/3/06, Keith Wedinger <address@hidden> wrote:
> Dan,
>
> Thanks for pointing this out...I almost forgot about that one.  My wife
> and
> I used to have basketball season tickets and having to purchase football
> tickets was one of the reasons we gave them up.  It simply cost too much
> to
> buy both.
>
> On 10/3/06, Dan Marshall <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > It's because they MADE us buy football :)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: address@hidden
> > [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Keith Wedinger
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:38 PM
> > To: UC Basketball Forum
> > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Time Warner is not the problem
> >
> > Before someone chimes in with, "we don't sell out because Huggins is not
> > the
> > coach", let me remind everyone that UC has not regularly sold out 5/3
> > Arena
> > since Kenyon Martin's senior season.  That's almost 6 years ago.
> >
> > I know that their have been several threads on this forum discussing why
> > this is so (i.e. why don't fans come out to the games).  Many have
> focused
> > on the uncomfortable bench seats in the upper deck which is certainly a
> > contributing factor.  I think the widespread TV coverage of the Bearcats
> > is
> > also a contributing factor (why go to the game and spend $100 to $200 on
> > tickets and concessions when I can watch the game at home).  Another
> > factor
> > is the lack of big name opponents during the non-conference
> schedule.  It
> > is
> > tough to get excited about playing directional schools.
> >
> > On 10/3/06, Holdheide, Brad <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > 13,000 is not the problem.  The real problem lies with actually
> > > getting people to the games and selling out the arena.  Complain all
> > > you want about seating quality and such, Syracuse puts over 22,000
> > > people in their arena every game and the nose bleed seats there are
> > > much worse than anything at UC.
> > >
> > > If UC sold out every game to average 13,176 that would put them 16th
> > > overall across the country and only behind 2 Big East teams, Syracuse
> > > and UConn (barely behind UConn).  A packed house of 13,000+ fans who
> > > are loud and raucous to go along with our practice facilities is more
> > > than enough to impress a top recruit.  But what we have is 11,000 fans
> > > who only get loud for 1 or 2 big games a year.
> > >
> > > I say the fans are to blame, not the arena.
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: address@hidden
> > > [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Dan Marshall
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:19 PM
> > > To: 'UC Basketball Forum'
> > > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Time Warner is not the problem
> > >
> > > I realize the practice facilities are top notch... (although our guys
> > > should be in class not doing extra practice...)
> > >
> > > But still, if I'm a player... 13,000? 30,000?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: address@hidden
> > > [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Tom Carter
> > > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:00 PM
> > > To: UC Basketball Forum
> > > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Time Warner is not the problem
> > >
> > > I'm sorry to have to challenge your statement that we only have our
> > > 13,000 plus multi-purpose facility,  having spent several hours
> > > touring "The Richard Lindner Center" I can tell you this facility is a
> > > world class facility and that 4 floors below the "green space" between
> > > the baseball field and Nippert is a full court basketball court
> > > facility that Mick loves and the kids will use regularly. This
> > > athletic facility is second to none, in or out of the big east!
> > >
> > >   Bob was given a chance and we are better for it and we should stand
> > > by this team and coach Cronin and things might just work out!  Not
> > > without some hiccups to be sure, but with the thought that it's a new
> > > era and this team, head coach and the university should get our
> > > support! It has mine!
> > >
> > >   Tom Carter, a bearcat fan since 1960!
> > >
> > > Dan Marshall <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >   The point is this, you have to remember now we compete with all the
> > > other Big East teams for recruiting, before we only really competed
> > > with the CUSA teams for the Non All Americans... We barely won in
> > > that, now we compete with the big guys,
> > >
> > > I don't know how someone can think that a first year coach with a
> > > Small arena, and limited nat tv coverage can compete with Syracuse,
> > > UCONN, Louisville, et al.
> > >
> > > It doesn't make sense to say that we have an advantage... Before we
> > > had the advantage of being at the top of our league, the mid to bottom
> > > of the league will not get better recruits than the top of the CUSA...
> > > All the good ones will choose a Big East team that offers more.
> > >
> > > Also what "New 'physincilities' (I assume you mean facilities) Do we
> > > have for Basketball? It's the same 13,000+ Multi purpose arena.
> > >
> > > What's tiresome is blind optimism, I'm interested in a solution as
> > > well, but blind, ignore the facts optimism will not get us to a
> > > solution
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: address@hidden
> > > [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of
> > > address@hidden
> > > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 12:20 PM
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Time Warner is not the problem
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 9/28/2006 4:39:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > > address@hidden writes:
> > >
> > > It's going to be a lot more difficult to "rebuild" in the Big east
> > > than it was in CUSA
> > >
> > >
> > > Disagree totally, new physicilities everywhere, one of the top 3
> > > basketball conferences in the country, good, young, well respected
> > > basketball coach that has proven for years he can recruit with anyone.
> > > I think he did well this year with a couple weeks to work with. In the
> > > next couple years he will bring in big time recruits.
> > > I hated what happened to Coach Huggins and thought for sure he would
> > > get an opportunity to coach in the Big East but, much of the off court
> > > problems (his and his players) were his responsibility. His removal
> > > for image problems is not a surprise to many in the know. The die-hard
> > > "we won't be sh--t without Huggins" and it's all Zimpher's fault is
> > > very tiresome.
> > >
> > > Logan
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