Hey now. There had to be at least 11 students at the game. Cut them some slack.
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MBB 2019 Season Hype Thread
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One of my favorite memories from college was having to go to the Iowa women’s game to get the ticket against Kansas and then in 7 degrees waiting outside the keg for hours for the actual game. The team deserves a good crowd and student support.
B_Walk
Cursed
I talked to some students at a football game this year about why they weren't going to the basketball games. They apparently had no idea CU was a tournament regular from 2010-2016, they didn't know who Dinwiddie or Roberson were either and had no idea we won the Pac-12 tournament in 2012. Then I realized they were all 11-13 year olds back then. Christ.
It doesn't help that that promotions/marketing for this team both on campus and in the Boulder/Denver market is pathetic. Not sure if that's tied into Leerfield or not, but whoever heads that up from the CU side should be embarrassed and probably replaced. Random FB and IG ads don't cut it anymore. And if you're going to schedule sh** teams on weeknights for your home non-con you better incent both students and fans in some way. On a somewhat related note, I always thought a "pre-season" tourney here would be a great way to generate interest in the program and bring in some tourism $. Rocky Mountain Jam or something like that. Have it in mid/late December, so part of the draw is ski trip packages. The island/coastal states leverage the beaches, why shouldn't we leverage the mountains?
dyemeduke
Well-Known Member
I'd personally like to see a PAC12/Big 12 challenge, similar to ACC/Big10. But, yes, marketing for bball sucks, and getting better non-conference games is a way to combat that. Perhaps the only thing I give Bohn credit for is that he put some good effort to the bball program, granted this was greatly aided by Tad's teams doing well.
It has been supported very well in terms of organizational infrastructure expansion and enhancements to the arena.
The issue is on marketing and promotion, which is almost non-existent.
Then there's a pay level as a MUSS(?) member that gets you extra stuff and the best seats, iirc. It's a strong model and it's working. Something I've been saying for years that CU should emulate.
I'm really hoping that this is stage 3 of RG's plan here. Cause Stage 1 was facilities, stage 2 was coach. I mean, stage 3 being the west side of Folsom would also make sense, but at some point the AD needs to address the student attendance issue. right?
Like father like son: Shareef O'Neal heads to LSU
Shareef O'Neal is transferring from UCLA to LSU -- the alma mater of his father, Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.
Not surprised much, but I'd thought that Ewing was going to get him to Georgetown.Like father like son: Shareef O'Neal heads to LSU
Shareef O'Neal is transferring from UCLA to LSU -- the alma mater of his father, Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal.es.pn