Attendance: 7,612

[ca4cy]

At some point doesn't the Ford boycott theory come back and bite Poke fans in the ***. Any good coach would have to think twice about taking a job where the fan's reaction to ranked teams is basically a giant meh.

Is T. Boone still pumping $$ through OSU like he was when oil was $100/barrel?

 

[ajk4st8]

KSU crowds have been shockingly poor recently.

 

[Final42b]

In September 2009, OSU announced a contract extension for its basketball coach that in effect created a 10-year contract. Good through 2019. Escalating salary. All kinds of perks. No buyout for the university, and a stiff buyout ($3 million) for Ford, should he jump to another job.

http://newsok.com/oklahoma-state-ba...been-a-burden-for-him-and-osu/article/3948498

Wait until Nash, Cobbins, and Forte are gone, woof, they are gonna be awful.

They do have a McDonald's all American coming in and are in the top 5 for diamond stone

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

Yeah, but it also makes a lot of sense. I suppose they could play at a the Dallas Mavericks arena (which google says is about the same as Ames to Des Moines), but then you're playing in a huge arena with no attendance. It's a much better atmosphere to play in an almost full small gym than a huge, empty arena

And also the rent to play at the Maverick's arena is probably not worth it. A Power 5 school wanting to play at your HS gym and will provide a brand new floor and sound system? Any district would love that. Paying roughly $65,000 rental per event (estimate based on other non-NBA arenas - google search) x at least 9 games is 585k rental costs just for conference games.

 

[surly]

KSU crowds have been shockingly poor recently.

I'm not sure why you would write such a thing. I attend every game. The place has been filled for every Big 12 game. K-State does report attendance based on tickets sold. That means empty chairs often get reported as full, even though there's no butt in the seat. But overall, State's attendance during conference play has been stellar, given the product quality. That was not the case for the OOC schedule.

 

[shagcarpetjesus]

Is T. Boone still pumping $$ through OSU like he was when oil was $100/barrel?

True. If $$$ is all that matters then attracting a good coach after Ford shouldn't be an issue. But at some point wouldn't you think an apathetic fan base hurts the program somehow? It can't be very excited for recruits to watch a game in a half filled arena.

 

[surly]

Well, Bill Self hasn't headed home. That should send a signal of sorts.

 

[uro cy]

Still though, seeing ****-poor attendance from the southern teams should always keep the Big 12 Tourney in KC IMO. There should be ZERO talk about bringing it to Dallas/OKC because their fan bases struggle.

It would be far better to talk about bringing it to DSM!

 

[ca4cy]

True. If $$$ is all that matters then attracting a good coach after Ford shouldn't be an issue. But at some point wouldn't you think an apathetic fan base hurts the program somehow? It can't be very excited for recruits to watch a game in a half filled arena.

I suppose it all depends on what the kid cares about. OSU's facilities took a huge step forward with the influx of money. If they want a nice players lounge and practice facility OSU has a good shot. If they want an arena full of rabid fans, OSU may be sol. Ford has not had trouble bring in good players.

 

[jay moe]

This is being talked about in a couple threads but thought it deserved its own. The attendence last night was 7,612. For a match up of two top 25 teams. What the hell has happened to GIA? That place rivaled Hilton for the longest time. Now its on Baylor's level.

And that can't be all the Thunder's fault.

From Randy Peterson's twitter 7 mins before tip:

That's pathetic, we drew over 9500 for the women's game the other night against OU.

 

[kingcy]

They do have a McDonald's all American coming in and are in the top 5 for diamond stone

How does Ford get the McDonalds AA and high ranked players to come to Stillwater?

 

[The_Architect]

How does Ford get the McDonalds AA and high ranked players to come to Stillwater?

Biggest recruiting cheaters in the big 12 is the main one and I've mentioned this several times on this board over the past few years. Also the facilities and proximity to Texas.

 

[Judoka]

They do have a McDonald's all American coming in and are in the top 5 for diamond stone

Why are they recruiting a stripper?

 

[ca4cy]

Why are they recruiting a stripper?

That's how they get 5* recruits.

 

[GTO]

Why are they recruiting a stripper?

That made me LOL at work. Thanks. Now everyone is looking at me.

 

[surly]

MENS BASKETBALL as of 2/21/2015 (Thx to TexasJeremy)

CONFERENCE AVERAGE
1. Big Ten: 12,437
2. ACC: 10,906
3. SEC: 10,470
4. Big 12: 9,980
5. Big East: 9,453
6. Pac 12: 7,177



POWER CONFERENCE TEAMS
1. Kentucky: 375,627 (16) = 23,477
2. Syracuse: 373,896 (16) = 22,369
3. Louisville: 341,181 (16) = 21,324
4. North Carolina: 229,444 (12) = 19,120
5. Wisconsin: 241,906 (14) = 17,279
6. Creighton: 256,720 (15) = 17,115
7. Kansas: 213,227 (13) = 16,402
8. Indiana: 257,061 (65) = 16,066
9. Nebraska: 217,312 (14) = 15,522
10. Arkansas: 260,625 (17) = 15,331
11. Tennessee: 211,447 (14) = 15,103
12. NC State: 270,567 (18) = 15,032
13. Michigan State: 207,158 (14) = 14,797
14. Arizona: 189,426 (13) = 14,571
15. Ohio State: 245,201 (17) = 14,424
16. Illinois: 185,771 (13) = 14,290
17. Iowa State: 199,946 (14) = 14,282
18. Iowa: 210,992 (15) = 14,066
19. Virginia: 190,172 (14) = 13,584
20. Marquette: 184,076 (14) = 13,148
21. Kansas State: 188,281 (15) = 12,552
22. Michigan: 196,715 (16) = 12,295
23. Minnesota: 192,352 (16) = 12,022
24. Maryland: 190,921 (16) = 11,933
25. Utah: 176,367 (15) = 11,758
26. South Carolina: 147,837 (13) = 11,372
27. Purdue: 169,143 (15) = 11,276
28. Texas: 165,136 (15) = 11,009
29. Oklahoma: 142,290 (13) = 10,945
30. Alabama: 160,841 (15) = 10,723
31. Florida: 148,562 (14) = 10,612
32. Pittsburgh: 157,481 (15) = 10,499
33. Xavier: 139,232 (14) = 9,945
34. West Virginia: 127,075 (13) = 9,775
35. Wake Forest: 153,455 (16) = 9,591
36. Colorado: 133,811 (14) = 9,558
37. Georgetown: 131,700 (14) = 9,407
38. Duke: 121,082 (13) = 9,314
39. Villanova: 128,558 (14) = 9,183
40. Vanderbilt: 134,005 (15) = 8,934
41. LSU: 122,627 (14) = 8,759
42. Providence: 121,476 (15) = 8,098
43. Oklahoma State: 112,219 (14) = 8,016
44. California: 127,316 (16) = 7,957
45. Auburn: 117,261 (15) = 7,817
46. Penn State: 108,530 (14) = 7,752
47. Seton Hall: 98,135 (13) = 7,549
48. Notre Dame: 128,278 (17) = 7,546
49. Clemson: 112,419 (15) = 7,495
50. UCLA: 103,422 (14) = 7,387
51. Butler: 101,040 (14) = 7,217
52. Georgia: 100,358 (14) = 7,168
53. Texas A&M: 99,368 (14) = 7,098
54. Missouri: 98,426 (14) = 7,030
55. Mississippi: 90,805 (13) = 6,985
56. Northwestern: 102,447 (15) = 6,830
57. St. John's: 115,684 (17) = 6,805
58. Florida State: 105,530 (16) = 6,596
59. Texas Tech: 111,591 (17) = 6,564
60. Washington: 82,735 (11) = 6,364
61. Baylor: 92,706 (15) = 6,180
62. Mississippi State: 80,127 (13) = 6,164
63. Georgia Tech: 85,290 (14) = 6,092
64. Arizona State: 91,239 (15) = 6,083
65. DePaul: 84,843 (14) = 6,060
66. Oregon: 107,237 (18) = 5,958
67. Rutgers: 77,860 (14) = 5,561
68. Virginia Tech: 82,403 (15) = 5,494
69. Miami: 74,571 (14) = 5,327
70. Oregon State: 72,829 (14) = 5,202
71. Stanford: 62,697 (13) = 4,823
72. Boston College: 58,899 (14) = 4,207
73. TCU: 69,348 (17) = 4,079
74. Southern Cal: 48,572 (14) = 3,469
75. Washington State: 32,971 (11) = 2,997

 

[HoopsTournament]

The only way I can see that changing is that he B12 would want a tourney "in its own State." (Even though we know KU rules Kansas City.)

But I agree it would be dumb to move it.

Kansas City IS Big 12 country despite the signs by Mizzou that try to claim that it is SEC country.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Time to expand Hilton

 

[wonkadog]

I'm not sure why you would write such a thing. I attend every game. The place has been filled for every Big 12 game. K-State does report attendance based on tickets sold. That means empty chairs often get reported as full, even though there's no butt in the seat. But overall, State's attendance during conference play has been stellar, given the product quality. That was not the case for the OOC schedule.

I don't know what you're talking about but the other day (I think it was last Saturday) I purposefully paused the Kansas State game because it looked like an entire end (probably upper portion) was empty. The place was far from full.

 

[cycloneworld]

Time to expand Hilton

If Pollard could get some assurances from Hoiberg (likely would never happen) that he is sticking around for awhile, I definitely agree.

I'm very curious what attendance would be if we had unlimited seating.