The Lions' Pride

AMEN! Tired of going to games and seeing blue everywhere... blue seats that is

I would love for us to be good, because competitive college basketball games are a blast.

Little unfair to just not allow people to come up with excuses, though. People weren't there because of a bad mixture of things, and the current team on the court is not at the level where students will drop everything to go to a game, at least not yet.

Game was on ESPNU

This post is funny.

I'm not a student and don't live in the area, but what do you expect. PSU has no basketball history, isn't a basketball school, it was a Saturday night and State Patty's day and the team is playing to stay out of last place in the conference. You expected people to show up? People don't watch bad teams with no history. Give me all you want about them being gritty and coach Chambers turning the corner. I would agree. Most kids, however, would prefer a night out that most had been prepping for months, and I can't blame them.

I cannot believe someone was surprised and, from the sound of it, offended by that. It's reality. Get over it and keep hoping the team keeps making strides. It has been fun to watch, but there's no reason to be upset with the students and locals. Be upset with a program that has went to a single Sweet Sixteen since 1955.

I think there's a lot of truth to what edtee says. Our students do a great job supporting our football team - unless the weather is bad, or its a noon start, or its a game against a non-ranked opponent, or its a holiday weekend, or they're already drunk for a night game and can't get in. And then how many leave at half time - thousands upon thousands. In other words, they're the ultimate fair weather fans.

The students that care, get there early, cheer like crazy, make it hard for opposing teams to hear the signals, etc. do a great job. But as for their fair weather colleagues, I'm sorry if the game cuts into your busy party schedule.

Tens of thousands of people come from hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles and pay significant sums of money for the privilege of sitting in Beaver Stadium on a football Saturday. Thousands of our students couldn't be bothered.

Which leads to hoops - a good home crowd is worth 10 points easy in hoops. Students and locals can help make the BJC a really tough place to play. In fact, its a lot easier in hoops than in football to have a really positive effect. But our fair weather student and local fans demand a winner before they'll deign to come to a game.

The argument that we have no tradition is hollow. What tradition did Gonzaga have? How about UCONN until Calhoun showed up? How about VCU?

Right now we have one of the best point guards in the nation compiling amazing stats in games where he is almost always double teamed and we can't get students to show up. Well, it's your team and your fellow students.

You just need to win..

The arena's were empty at UCONN and Gonzaga BEFORE they started to win... They did not fill the arena because UCONN was gritty before they became good.. Calhoun came and started to win games and then people started to come. UCONN proves it can be done in an area and at a school like PSU. So we can do it - we just need to win and I believe Chambers will win and when they do start winning games the students and fans will show up and eventually pack the place..

I took my 10yr old son to the game last nght. We had a great time together. Would have been better if Northwestern would not have made 15 3-pointers, but it was a great game and alot of fun. We got autographs fron Justin Brown, Jordan Hill, Garry Gilliam, and Gerald Hodges. I say support the kids/teams as much as you can.

Very impressive turnout at the ladies game. No tickets available in the lower bowl, the arena is probably 3/4 full. A buddy who works for the program told me 12k tickets were distributed prior to today. Those flashing things are flashing hats that they handed out to the first however many fans.

Once Chambers starts winning more the stadium will fill up. Yesterday was also State Patty's Day, we could of been playing in the Final Four and most students would have been out partying. You can't expect most fans to be die hard fans and put the team before anything else, most fans are just casual fans who only really care when the team is really good.

Just like Pitt's yellow out at the football games

No it wasn't.

We averaged 8020 that season.
Our average last year when we went to the NCAAs was 7457
Our average attendance this year is 6770.

All of those numbers are embarrassingly bad. Plus the actual fannies in the seats count were considerably less than the attendance figures. Announced attendance is tickets sold and we always have had a considerable no show problem.