I am looking forward to the THammock Era as much as anyone else, but as far as the negative views on attendance ... With all the focus on the impacts of tv, online, ESPN/MAC weekday games, Carey's dull offense, etc., it's easy to forget that facilities have something to with the attendance situation as well.

Example: Look at an aerial photo of the Convo. You can see that the arc of the south concourse, and east and west stubs on the north, were intended to connect. Those "missing" concourse segments were intended to be built later, but never were. The result is less lobby, concession and restroom space for a capacity of 10,000. Why be stuck in line watching a game on an overhead tv at a concession stand when you can see the whole game at home?

I attended the first games there, and the crowds were backed up just for hotdogs.

Example: Look at the Huskie Stadium East Grandstand. There are no access gates to the seats in the upper half (and no ramps inside to get up there if there were gates). Fans have to go all the way down and all the way back up just to get concessions or use the restrooms. If fans are going down at halftime, why not just continue right on out the door? Also, it is not fully enclosed, like the West, so except for the wind, it's bitter cold inside in late season.

I watched the East Grandstand being built, and that stuck out right from the start.

But you're all right. The teams are the main draw. Hopefully, all the promotion and excitement by THammock & Company will generate some attendance ... and some big bucks. Wish I had it.