(12-13-2011 08:08 AM)NoQuarter08 Wrote:  

(12-13-2011 08:00 AM)Jugnaut Wrote:  

(12-13-2011 07:46 AM)NoQuarter08 Wrote:  Attendance is a pretty good indicator of a fanbase's passion for the school. It's also a pretty good indicator of how we draw in bowl games. But for the Big East football is more of a loss leader for basketball, the simplest way to drive up the TV money for the non-football schools. Fankly it's mind-blowing that football attendance doesn't matter to the Big East but we'll continue to pave our own way. Like another poster said I'd much rather be in a southern conference. The Big East would've been nothing more than a pass thru league like it has been for many.

Attendance is a pretty good indicator of ECU fans not ever having anything important to do on a Saturday zing!

For ECU fans that is THE most important thing to do on a Saturday. Once again our culture vs. BE culture couldn't be any more different.

Yep last time I checked the 2 conferences that matter the most, BIG and SEC, all have fan bases that don't just consider football an important thing to do but THE important thing to do. Also maybe I am just weird but just as a TV product I usually choose to watch games that have sold out stadiums, because it just makes for a better product to watch. You can feel the excitement through the TV and the energy level in the stadium. I don't mean this as any shot towards the MAC, but I can't stand watching these games in front of 1,000 people on a Tuesday. Just makes me think why should I care if no one around there cares either?