(02-12-2020 01:48 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  Attendance was 4,288.

Does STF even monitor this and research what they are doing right and we are doing wrong?

True for the "What's there to do in Muncie", but what is there to do in DeKalb. DeKalb and Muncie are really like identical twins. I think it all comes down to culture. Going to be a basketball game at Ball State is engrained into culture much like going to church. NIU could do the right things for 2 or 3 years straight and still only see minimal uptick due to the deep cultural apathy. It will take a solid 2 to 4 year of fan outreach and doing things the right way to bring people back. NIU has neglected its basketball program for about 20 years now, and changes wont come overnight. It would be like eating bad for 20 years and weighing 400 pounds, it takes time to chisel away at it. What sucks, is there is no sign anytime soon NIU will be willing to do the right things to begin process. We have ADs over past 2 decades that have very short-sighted views and are not willing to invest the time or effort to build a program. They think in 2 year time scales not decade to two decade time scales. Their time scales are dictated by their next gig, not the benefit of the university and athletic program. I got a call last week from the Ball State athletic department asking me about the Ball State basketball experience because I went to the game there last year. Does NIU do this, do they call out to people who attended games and ask for feedback?