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(04-03-2023 04:20 PM)bluelight Wrote:  

(04-03-2023 02:10 PM)ODUwildman Wrote:  

(04-03-2023 01:57 PM)bluelight Wrote:  As the moderator would say, these last threads are not about firing JJ. In regard to JJ and Dr. Selig, I saw in the paper this morning where the Admirals hockey team drew almost 7K attendance for their last home game. They will complete the season in last place. I am not a hockey fan, nor have I been to a game. Next season, if they have a good team, they may out draw ODU, as the new game in town. To be honest I did not think we had that many people that liked hockey, in this area. I only speak of this because there probably has not been no pressure put on JJ, Wood and the very unacceptable OOC schedule, in basketball. Also, football has lost a lot of good players to the transfer portal. This along without recruiting a good quarterback, will cause problems. ODU has enough problems in the Sunbelt games maybe they should lighten their OOC games. To me, all revenue sports are on a downward spiral. The NIL has hurt schools like ODU, but I hear nothing about trying to come up with a workable solution. The bottom line is the NCAA is not going to change. As far as RR, he has not been here long enough, but we do need a change in basketball and a new AD.

The Admirals used to sell out Scope routinely. They averaged over 5K in 2011-12, 12-13 and 13-14. They returned to the ECHL (technically, it was a different franchise) in 2015-16. Avg. attendance hasn't been over 3800 since.

Not sure if calling the Admirals the new game in town - There's been a professional hockey franchise in Norfolk since 1989 and prior to that, from 1971-1983. Hampton's also had some teams in the 70s.

What I am Saying is the hockey team are constant losers, now. If they start winning next year they could be the game in town.

I dont believe there is a lot of crossover in fans between both. You may get a few basketball fans to go watch a hockey game, but I think the fanbases are pretty different. Pat seems to be doing a fairly decent job getting butts in the seats considering the circumstances, but the last game I went to was probably 15-20 years ago.

So what you are saying is that if a local team starts winning, they will draw more fans? I hope you didn't take too much time coming up with that one.