I've always found the madness event boring. Sounds like this year was even worse.

(10-18-2014 07:59 PM)Ramen_Tiger Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:57 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Maybe we don't have as great of a fanbase as we think...$5 isn't a bad price. I mean, it's $5. If we were as good as fans as we say, then $5 would have been a drop in the hat. Look at kentucky. They charge way more than that and then sell for $150 a pop on second market. We always brag about being in top ten in attendance every year when we all know were really not. When they announce 16,500 at a game, there's really maybe 12,500 there. We don't travel big either.

Do you just love taking shots at attendance and spreading bad news about the football team?

What have I said that was wrong?

My initial thought: Maybe its the opposite. That certain people and families 'stayed' away when they heard who the guest entertainer was going to be. Usually the entertainer is a surprise and its not official and most fans don't know for certain one way or the other but this year it was announced who was going to be there. I remember when Yo Gotti was there and whole families walked out of building

(10-18-2014 08:02 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:59 PM)Ramen_Tiger Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:57 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Maybe we don't have as great of a fanbase as we think...$5 isn't a bad price. I mean, it's $5. If we were as good as fans as we say, then $5 would have been a drop in the hat. Look at kentucky. They charge way more than that and then sell for $150 a pop on second market. We always brag about being in top ten in attendance every year when we all know were really not. When they announce 16,500 at a game, there's really maybe 12,500 there. We don't travel big either.

Do you just love taking shots at attendance and spreading bad news about the football team?

What have I said that was wrong?

Nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade...

(10-18-2014 08:02 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:59 PM)Ramen_Tiger Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:57 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Maybe we don't have as great of a fanbase as we think...$5 isn't a bad price. I mean, it's $5. If we were as good as fans as we say, then $5 would have been a drop in the hat. Look at kentucky. They charge way more than that and then sell for $150 a pop on second market. We always brag about being in top ten in attendance every year when we all know were really not. When they announce 16,500 at a game, there's really maybe 12,500 there. We don't travel big either.

Do you just love taking shots at attendance and spreading bad news about the football team?

What have I said that was wrong?

We're not a national fanbase, no. That doesn't diminish our fanbase here in the city. And no, we don't all know that they invent 4k people every game.

(10-18-2014 08:02 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:59 PM)Ramen_Tiger Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:57 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Maybe we don't have as great of a fanbase as we think...$5 isn't a bad price. I mean, it's $5. If we were as good as fans as we say, then $5 would have been a drop in the hat. Look at kentucky. They charge way more than that and then sell for $150 a pop on second market. We always brag about being in top ten in attendance every year when we all know were really not. When they announce 16,500 at a game, there's really maybe 12,500 there. We don't travel big either.

Do you just love taking shots at attendance and spreading bad news about the football team?

What have I said that was wrong?

Nothing

If they want to pack the house, make it free and don't invite a rapper. Otherwise this is what you get: less than 10K fans. If the recruits love rappers so much, give them tickets to a Rick Ross concert.

Sports fans around Memphis can be a tough sell. It's either one end or the other. Rick Ross or Little Jimmy Dickens. Nothing in between would be good enough.

(10-18-2014 08:09 PM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  If they want to pack the house, make it free and don't invite a rapper. Otherwise this is what you get: less than 10K fans. If the recruits love rappers so much, give them tickets to a Rick Ross concert.

Can't do it. NCAA violation.

(10-18-2014 08:10 PM)rolexjames Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 08:09 PM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  If they want to pack the house, make it free and don't invite a rapper. Otherwise this is what you get: less than 10K fans. If the recruits love rappers so much, give them tickets to a Rick Ross concert.

Can't do it. NCAA violation.

I was being sarcastic.

It looked like it was another BORING Memphis Madness... I stopped going like 3 years ago... ESPN has stopped coming to Memphis Madness, too... Losing bad in the Tourney doesn't do us any favors either.

(10-18-2014 08:04 PM)Rob Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 08:02 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:59 PM)Ramen_Tiger Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:57 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Maybe we don't have as great of a fanbase as we think...$5 isn't a bad price. I mean, it's $5. If we were as good as fans as we say, then $5 would have been a drop in the hat. Look at kentucky. They charge way more than that and then sell for $150 a pop on second market. We always brag about being in top ten in attendance every year when we all know were really not. When they announce 16,500 at a game, there's really maybe 12,500 there. We don't travel big either.

Do you just love taking shots at attendance and spreading bad news about the football team?

What have I said that was wrong?

We're not a national fanbase, no. That doesn't diminish our fanbase here in the city. And no, we don't all know that they invent 4k people every game.

But they do...

It's a pep rally. I'll get worried if only 10k show for a conference match

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(10-18-2014 08:24 PM)fsquid Wrote:  It's a pep rally. I'll get worried if only 10k show for a conference match

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Somehow, I think u know this is disappointing

(10-18-2014 08:19 PM)JTS Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 08:04 PM)Rob Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 08:02 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:59 PM)Ramen_Tiger Wrote:  

(10-18-2014 07:57 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Maybe we don't have as great of a fanbase as we think...$5 isn't a bad price. I mean, it's $5. If we were as good as fans as we say, then $5 would have been a drop in the hat. Look at kentucky. They charge way more than that and then sell for $150 a pop on second market. We always brag about being in top ten in attendance every year when we all know were really not. When they announce 16,500 at a game, there's really maybe 12,500 there. We don't travel big either.

Do you just love taking shots at attendance and spreading bad news about the football team?

What have I said that was wrong?

We're not a national fanbase, no. That doesn't diminish our fanbase here in the city. And no, we don't all know that they invent 4k people every game.

But they do...

Surprising that the attendance subterfuge still works to some degree

None of should complain about attendance if we skipped the event because we are part of the problem.

I'm not concerned about what goes on during Madness. The propaganda spread by the local and national media is that this team will not be good since losing the 4 senior guards. It is presumed that if Pastner couldn't get it done with the guards that everyone seemed to think were all-american caliber that this team with suck with jucos and transfers and first year players. IMO we will be better because contrary to some, i believe the talent is better. We shall see. Now do well this year, make a deep run in the tourney and then we will truly see what Madness really means. Not to much of anything.

Josh disagrees.

(10-18-2014 08:34 PM)tigersroll Wrote:  I'm not concerned about what goes on during Madness. The propaganda spread by the local and national media is that this team will not be good since losing the 4 senior guards. It is presumed that if Pastner couldn't get it done with the guards that everyone seemed to think were all-american caliber that this team with suck with jucos and transfers and first year players. IMO we will be better because contrary to some, i believe the talent is better. We shall see. Now do well this year, make a deep run in the tourney and then we will truly see what Madness really means. Not to much of anything.

I was waiting for someone to comment about the team. Did they even show up for Madness?

(10-18-2014 08:34 PM)tigersroll Wrote:  I'm not concerned about what goes on during Madness. The propaganda spread by the local and national media is that this team will not be good since losing the 4 senior guards. It is presumed that if Pastner couldn't get it done with the guards that everyone seemed to think were all-american caliber that this team with suck with jucos and transfers and first year players. IMO we will be better because contrary to some, i believe the talent is better. We shall see. Now do well this year, make a deep run in the tourney and then we will truly see what Madness really means. Not to much of anything.

Talent is better? Under what measure do you say that?