(02-09-2013 06:16 PM)banker Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 05:06 PM)Kronke Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 04:38 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  If Houston and Tulane bothered to endorse their sports programs it would probably lead to a very good rivalry between Houston and Tulane. There's no reason one doesn't exist outside of fan apathy and indifference.

Change "sports programs" to "basketball", and you'd be right. Don't lump our football program in with Tulane. We've averaged ~30k for the past few years, near the top of CUSA.

I guess that's true if you consider 27,247 to be about 30,000. It's actually closer to 25,000 if you are looking to round. I will admit that you did average over 31,000 in 2011. So apparently, as long as you can go 12-0 and be ranked you can draw over 30,000.

We averaged 31k+ in 2010 whenever we went 5-7.

Average the last 3 years, it's >30k. Just like I said. Good try, though.

(02-09-2013 06:29 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  UTEP is really going to miss UH and SMU, they were extra home games on our schedule

Been to plenty UTEP v. UH games at both Hofheinz and Robertson. UTEP never brought more than a couple hundred at either venue.

(02-09-2013 03:28 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 02:59 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  and everyone was shocked the C7 didn't want to stick around the Big East for that

You think Seton Hall and DePaul have big fan support? Better than Houston, but probably no better than most of the bottom of Cusa.

Depaul would be 3rd (behind Memphis and UTEP) and Seton Hall 4th in attendance if they were in C-USA. They both typically average around 7,000 per game.

(02-09-2013 06:57 PM)Kronke Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 06:29 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  UTEP is really going to miss UH and SMU, they were extra home games on our schedule

Been to plenty UTEP v. UH games at both Hofheinz and Robertson. UTEP never brought more than a couple hundred at either venue.

more than a couple hundred, but anyways, a couple hundred by any school is probably all it would take to get home court @ houston

(02-09-2013 07:18 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 06:57 PM)Kronke Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 06:29 PM)randaddyminer Wrote:  UTEP is really going to miss UH and SMU, they were extra home games on our schedule

Been to plenty UTEP v. UH games at both Hofheinz and Robertson. UTEP never brought more than a couple hundred at either venue.

more than a couple hundred, but anyways, a couple hundred by any school is probably all it would take to get home court @ houston

LOL, touche.

(02-09-2013 02:15 PM)eagles09 Wrote:  This crowd is embarrassing. Houston should have better support than this.

Which is Exhibit A why we will have a coaching change. Our season ticket holders don't come. I know several who are giving their tickets up unless we get a new coach.

Dickey needs to go....

(02-09-2013 09:32 PM)AirRaid Wrote:  Dickey needs to go....

I remember watching his, Tim Floyd's (and one more maybe Lebo?) press conferences when they were introduced within a short time of each other and thinking that two were very impressive and full of desire to win and the other was very tentative. That's close to what's playing out.

With it's budget, donor base, location, etc; the Cougars should be able to hire a really good coach this time around. Houston has certainly seen what happens when a really good coach isn't hired.

You lose five of the last six to Rice and you can't expect to draw many casual fans.

(02-09-2013 10:08 PM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  You lose five of the last six to Rice and you can't expect to draw many casual fans.

Yep. Losing to Rice is bad.

(02-09-2013 07:05 PM)Chappy Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 03:28 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(02-09-2013 02:59 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  and everyone was shocked the C7 didn't want to stick around the Big East for that

You think Seton Hall and DePaul have big fan support? Better than Houston, but probably no better than most of the bottom of Cusa.

Depaul would be 3rd (behind Memphis and UTEP) and Seton Hall 4th in attendance if they were in C-USA. They both typically average around 7,000 per game.

Are their fans going to see Seton Hall and Depaul? Or are they going to see Villanova/Marquette/Louisville/Notre Dame etc...?

(02-09-2013 06:16 PM)banker Wrote:  I guess that's true if you consider 27,247 to be about 30,000. It's actually closer to 25,000 if you are looking to round. I will admit that you did average over 31,000 in 2011. So apparently, as long as you can go 12-0 and be ranked you can draw over 30,000.

Typical MAC school fan showing their ignorance.

Casual fans don't come because we play garbage OOC schedules. Informed fans don't come because they saw through the sham that was our 10-2 record (against the worst sched in the country) and our 8th grade girl's basketball coach.