(11-10-2021 09:17 PM)jmu18 Wrote:  3700 tonight for JMU… although not against a D1 team so not sure if it counts… Saturday vs ODU will be a good sized crowd

Not even against an NCAA school. Definitely a bizarre scheduling choice by JMU. Not sure why we scheduled an NAIA school from Pittsburgh with 199 total male undergrads. If we wanted a warm up game, it feels like we could have scheduled one of the two D3 schools within 10 minutes of our campus, sort like ODU did with Virginia Wesleyan.

Oh well. Looking forward to our real home opener against ODU.

(11-10-2021 11:16 PM)We Are the Dukes of JMU Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 09:17 PM)jmu18 Wrote:  3700 tonight for JMU… although not against a D1 team so not sure if it counts… Saturday vs ODU will be a good sized crowd

Not even against an NCAA school. Definitely a bizarre scheduling choice by JMU. Not sure why we scheduled an NAIA school from Pittsburgh with 199 total male undergrads. If we wanted a warm up game, it feels like we could have scheduled one of the two D3 schools within 10 minutes of our campus, sort like ODU did with Virginia Wesleyan.

Oh well. Looking forward to our real home opener against ODU.

That is bizarre. It's like someone knew someone and owed them a favor. Looking forward to next weekend! Won't be able to make it to the game this time but definitely doing a Flobee trial.

(11-11-2021 06:46 AM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 11:16 PM)We Are the Dukes of JMU Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 09:17 PM)jmu18 Wrote:  3700 tonight for JMU… although not against a D1 team so not sure if it counts… Saturday vs ODU will be a good sized crowd

Not even against an NCAA school. Definitely a bizarre scheduling choice by JMU. Not sure why we scheduled an NAIA school from Pittsburgh with 199 total male undergrads. If we wanted a warm up game, it feels like we could have scheduled one of the two D3 schools within 10 minutes of our campus, sort like ODU did with Virginia Wesleyan.

Oh well. Looking forward to our real home opener against ODU.

That is bizarre. It's like someone knew someone and owed them a favor. Looking forward to next weekend! Won't be able to make it to the game this time but definitely doing a Flobee trial.

If I remember correctly we had a D1 team scheduled (EDIT: It was Fordham that backed out, and Carlow was already playing VMI... they gave us a call and said they'd play) but they backed out of the game. So I think Carlow was all we could get as a replacement

(11-11-2021 11:12 AM)jmu18 Wrote:  

(11-11-2021 06:46 AM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 11:16 PM)We Are the Dukes of JMU Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 09:17 PM)jmu18 Wrote:  3700 tonight for JMU… although not against a D1 team so not sure if it counts… Saturday vs ODU will be a good sized crowd

Not even against an NCAA school. Definitely a bizarre scheduling choice by JMU. Not sure why we scheduled an NAIA school from Pittsburgh with 199 total male undergrads. If we wanted a warm up game, it feels like we could have scheduled one of the two D3 schools within 10 minutes of our campus, sort like ODU did with Virginia Wesleyan.

Oh well. Looking forward to our real home opener against ODU.

That is bizarre. It's like someone knew someone and owed them a favor. Looking forward to next weekend! Won't be able to make it to the game this time but definitely doing a Flobee trial.

If I remember correctly we had a D1 team scheduled but they backed out of the game. So I think Carlow was all we could get as a replacement

That makes sense. Got to fill it in with whatever's available if someone backs out.

First team to 80 wins.

Pre SBC, I would a have made a stink about scheduling a Carlow "so we can win and be good" but post SBC, all good.

Great scheduling move Bourne and Byington!

(11-10-2021 04:52 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 10:14 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  Future members:
James Madison - [tbd]
Marshall - [tbd]
Old Dominion - [tbd]
Southern Miss - 2,959

**Not including exhibition games**

USM traditionally doesn't draw much attendance for basketball so much that i'm not sure of the last time basketball had a larger crowd than baseball. However, it was announced earlier today that the full band of around 300 members will be playing at our home game Friday night vs Louisiana. We usually only have a 30 or so member pep band so this will create a little more excitement but doubt the attendance exceeds 3K (capacity is around 8k). The one other possible plus is the high school football playoffs have started so that frees up quite a few teams/fans that "might" decide to come since their HS season is done. Should be loud but may not be because of crowd noise but moreso of the "articifial" noise. Safe travels for those coming for the Cajuns.

I think the full band will be in attendance, but I don't think they will be playing music, but I hope I am wrong on that front.

(11-10-2021 09:44 PM)FairwayEagle Wrote:  Hope to see some Cajun fans Friday night stop by on the way to Troy for football. We will be sure to say hi and welcome into Hattiesburg.

OMW...just gotta fight the traffic through the blight of Louisiana, aka Refineryville aka Baton Rouge.
ETA 4 pm.

(11-12-2021 02:11 PM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 09:44 PM)FairwayEagle Wrote:  Hope to see some Cajun fans Friday night stop by on the way to Troy for football. We will be sure to say hi and welcome into Hattiesburg.

OMW...just gotta fight the traffic through the blight of Louisiana, aka Refineryville aka Baton Rouge.
ETA 4 pm.

The worst. Have fun sitting on the bridge for half an hour.

(11-12-2021 02:11 PM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 09:44 PM)FairwayEagle Wrote:  Hope to see some Cajun fans Friday night stop by on the way to Troy for football. We will be sure to say hi and welcome into Hattiesburg.

OMW...just gotta fight the traffic through the blight of Louisiana, aka Refineryville aka Baton Rouge.
ETA 4 pm.

Hope you have some spare room in your car....USM marketing is giving away 5 TVs tonight (43") in a drawing. All you have to do is fill out an entry form at the marketing table upon arrival

(11-12-2021 02:57 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(11-12-2021 02:11 PM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 09:44 PM)FairwayEagle Wrote:  Hope to see some Cajun fans Friday night stop by on the way to Troy for football. We will be sure to say hi and welcome into Hattiesburg.

OMW...just gotta fight the traffic through the blight of Louisiana, aka Refineryville aka Baton Rouge.
ETA 4 pm.

Hope you have some spare room in your car....USM marketing is giving away 5 TVs tonight (43") in a drawing. All you have to do is fill out an entry form at the marketing table upon arrival

you guys should have led with that!

(11-12-2021 03:20 PM)balanced_view Wrote:  

(11-12-2021 02:57 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(11-12-2021 02:11 PM)CajunFan3406 Wrote:  

(11-10-2021 09:44 PM)FairwayEagle Wrote:  Hope to see some Cajun fans Friday night stop by on the way to Troy for football. We will be sure to say hi and welcome into Hattiesburg.

OMW...just gotta fight the traffic through the blight of Louisiana, aka Refineryville aka Baton Rouge.
ETA 4 pm.

Hope you have some spare room in your car....USM marketing is giving away 5 TVs tonight (43") in a drawing. All you have to do is fill out an entry form at the marketing table upon arrival

you guys should have led with that!

Trying to make sure all 5 TVs stay with the "home team fans".....J/K Safe travels to all and hoping for the start of an exciting basketball series/rivalry

Marshall and Wright State tipping off in a few minutes on ESPN+.

App's crowd looks sad but the facility looks very nice on TV. Probably one of the nicer arenas in the Sun Belt based on TV angles.

EDIT: Looks like a few thousand people are there.

(11-12-2021 07:28 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  App's crowd looks sad but the facility looks very nice on TV. Probably one of the nicer arenas in the Sun Belt based on TV angles.

EDIT: Looks like a few thousand people are there.

It's not bad.

3401 in attendance

3,100 for App tonight.

(11-10-2021 10:14 AM)TrueBlueDrew Wrote:  East:
App State - [tbd]
Coastal Carolina - 1,183
Georgia Southern - 2,654
Georgia State - 1,839
South Alabama - 2,037
Troy - 3,037

West:
Arkansas State - 1,817
Little Rock - 1,743
Louisiana - 2,069
ULM - [tbd]
Texas Arlington - [tbd]
Texas State - [tbd]

Future members:
James Madison - 3,691
Marshall - [tbd]
Old Dominion - 6,037
Southern Miss - 2,959

**Not including exhibition games**

Your players are going to love playing in the Ted.

Marshall had 4781 for tonight’s season opening victory over Wright State.

(11-12-2021 10:02 PM)ThunderingHerdFan Wrote:  Marshall had 4781 for tonight’s season opening victory over Wright State.

Not good, not bad. A little less than expected but it was a good crowd. With the COVID stuff still going on and masks being required to be worn during the games I think most schools will see attendance down a little this year.

(11-12-2021 07:28 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  App's crowd looks sad but the facility looks very nice on TV. Probably one of the nicer arenas in the Sun Belt based on TV angles.

EDIT: Looks like a few thousand people are there.

Official announced attendance 3,401. Largest since 2011!

https://appstatesports.com/news/2021/11/...pener.aspx

(11-12-2021 10:14 PM)AppDawg Wrote:  

(11-12-2021 07:28 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  App's crowd looks sad but the facility looks very nice on TV. Probably one of the nicer arenas in the Sun Belt based on TV angles.

EDIT: Looks like a few thousand people are there.

Official announced attendance 3,401. Largest since 2011!

https://appstatesports.com/news/2021/11/...pener.aspx

App won 22 games in 2010. Been pain until Kerns.