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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 06-09-2016, 05:53 PM:

The Syracuse basketball program slipped behind Kentucky in home attendance when the NCAA released its official college basketball attendance figures on Wednesday but still finished second in the country during a down year by Orange standards.

The Wildcats averaged 23,361 fans, while Syracuse's home crowds averaged 21,592. Syracuse had won the home attendance crown the previous two years, ending eight consecutive seasons of Kentucky domination. Louisville gave Syracuse a challenge for second-place by averaging 20,859 fans per game.

Syracuse's overall attendance numbers are helped significantly by the Carrier Dome, which seats more fans than any home venue in the country and allows SU to increase its average through occasionally huge crowds.

Syracuse's home attendance was its lowest since 2008-09, but the Orange didn't get much help from its schedule. The season's marquee home game against UNC was played while the students were on winter break and most of its games against top teams were either on the road or on weekdays.

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 06-19-2016, 07:11 PM:

Syracuse's Carrier Dome is a 49,250-seat domed stadium.

Posted by Old Norm (Member # 1482) on 06-19-2016, 07:54 PM:

If UK's arena was that big, it would be filled more often than not. Personally, I'd rather watch on a big screen TV, especially now that I have all the channels required and a large flat screen.

[ 06-19-2016, 09:27 PM: Message edited by: Old Norm ]

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 06-20-2016, 11:02 AM:

me too. You can always back it up to watch it again if you miss a play. Once a year is often enough for me to attend live.

Posted by Old Norm (Member # 1482) on 06-20-2016, 11:19 AM:

SCWC did have a post on here about this. Unless he deleted it himself, the software may be eating posts again.

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 06-20-2016, 02:31 PM:

Norm, you are right. He mentioned either watching on TV, or attending in person, every UK game. I hope we don't get a bad case of the gremlins again!

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 06-20-2016, 05:38 PM:

I don't know what happened, I had posted that since Cal had been at UK, my son and I go somewhere to see them every year, even going to Maui the second year Cal was there, Madison Square Garden the first year, Barclay Center a couple of times and even Uncasville Ct. I prefer the smaller venue's where you are close to the action but really don't like traveling that much anymore and prefer to sit here and watch it on my big TV. I have not missed a UK basketball game either on TV or in person in over 20 years now. My winter schedule revolves around UK basketball, it is like a religion to me. I don't know what happened to my original post, it was right behind Norm's.

[ 06-20-2016, 05:41 PM: Message edited by: SCWC ]