MBB: McLeod Center Attendance

[CR Panther]

It was dramtically better. I noticed it right away.

[Schack]

More comments about the McLeod Center from Creighton fans who attended UNI/Creighton game:



“Just got back from Cedar Falls.. That was the LOUDEST arena I have ever been to.. Great environment, their fans were very friendly..”


“I was at the game as well..That is the loudest building I have ever been in..Reminded me of the Civic in a sell out the last year, but louder... “

“Getting a win there was HUGE..that place is going to be tough to win at.”

“I was at the game. It was almost louder than it ever has been at the quest about 5 times on Friday. especially since EVERY FAN was cheering. Not like the quest where all the boring old people don't even stand up. I see maybe 1 or 2 teams that can pull one off at the Mcleod. That stadium was amazing...”

[Panther-at-Arms]

Man I have GOT to get home to see this thing!

[ubuntuCAT]

First of all WOW that was a great environment Friday!!!

Honest question:
If memory serves me correctly didn't we have over 10,000 in attendance for Creighton last year. I was really expecting over 7,000 for this game. I know it was a record crowd for the Mcleod center but was really expecting a sell-out by now. Is this because of the ticketing department and the perception that you can't get tickets or is it just because there were so many specials and promotions last year???

[pantherclaw]

I think it was the latter. No buy one get one free etc.

[D Panther]

We had 10,100 for Missouri State last year, only around 8,000 for CU. Of those 10,100 I bet MAYBE half paid full price for their ticket if they had to pay at all...

[unigriff]

i think if we can't officially "sell out" (7000+ right?) for Creighton...we can't do it all year...sorry to be a poophead bout it.

[PantherChic]

I was disappointed in the numbers for the Creighton game - was really hoping for over 7,000. But I was so impressed with the way the crowd sounded! Was such an exciting game that way - to have the crowd roaring like that, getting on the officials, standing and yelling.

Loved the students starting those U-N-I chants so much, too - really helps the rest of the crowd get back into the game, not to mention showing the players we're still with them.

Like it or not, not everyone in the Cedar Valley is as obsessed with UNI sports as the rest of us, so all we can do is continue to encourage our friends and aquaintances to get out there for a good time!

[BCPanther]

Remember we were competing with high school basketball. I would hope that parents would choose watching their son or daughter over coming to the McLeod Center.

If we keep playing well, we will see 6500+ for the rest of our home games...

[Matt Trump]

So, did the arena look full to the people who were there? It looked great on tv. Remember people that thats 6500+ paying for tickets in full for the most part.

[BCPanther]

It was packed, there were even people standing wall to wall on the observation decks. I have also thought that the corporate seats have been more "well-used" lately.

And the students showed up in numbers I never thought they would. We just need to get the students sitting towards the top as involved as those in the first 8-10 rows...

[ubuntuCAT]

Does anybody know what our total is for season ticket holders this year?

[GonzoCat]

We may not ever sell over 7,000 unless we play Iowa/ISU in there. A lot of people when they hear all that's left is SRO are going to not buy a ticket. We did sell over 500 SRO tickets to the CU game on Friday. There were very few of the empty "corporate" season ticket seats that we've all heard so much about, the student section was full, and there were people standing all around the concourse ring and in the upper decks. That place was pretty well packed and I don't think it will ever get much louder either.

[Newsbreaker]

The "perception" I'm getting is that there are no tickets to be had, and I think the "casual" fans in town are really having a hard time understanding the new ticketing structure (ie, how to get tickets, can we still call the dome, what's the web address and how do we buy tickets once we get there).

Remember this was a TV game, and once you're talking about SRO, people figure they might as well sit at home and watch it. I think 7,000+ will be exceptionally rare in this building, period.

[ubuntuCAT]

sorry Newsbreaker but I totally disagree. Maybe It won't happen this season but I think people are going to start to realize that even standing room tickets at this arena are going to get them a better view than in alot of other arenas