Green Otaku

So what happened? Was it a mistake or was there actually a change made?

What was the historical NET number that usually meant teams got in?

I'm hoping we can keep bringing crowds, but the whole presentation looks miles better than what CUSA does.

We actually had the shots to win this in the end. Jones misses 1 FT and we get several good looks to cut the lead when it was a 5 point game. We just couldn't make those chances.

We were off tonight, that had to have been one of our worst shooting nights and it drained our confidence since we didn't even try for many 3s. I have to hand it to the guys for battling back and not giving up. I just feel for them.

Could have been if the refs didn't hose us.

2 terrible calls. They stopped the lean into the defender to get a foul thing a couple of seasons ago. 2nd one was total BS

Should be even better next year 🙂

Very tough game tomorrow. Let's hope the guys rest up and are ready to go.

Glad to hear that it wasn't anything else.

I noticed Perry was sitting for long stretches of the game in the 2nd half. I'm just assuming he was being rested?

Very nice distribution of points for the starters. *Updated with minutes played

I definitely think LA Tech will come in extra motivated to avenge their 2 season losses. We need to get a big lead and never give them the chance to get in the game. GMG!

Yes, but it's cutthroat in the open market. These networks are going to settle for the lowest price possible and use all the leverage they have.

I thought about suggesting that game be the one in the AAC (arena), but I think that game would be well attended by our students and would take that home court advantage edge away from us. I think we'd all like to keep that one at home. 😅

A real investment is needed. If it were me I would also hire a consulting firm to do surveys and gather data to see a clear picture or what we have and don't, then develop a strategy on how to change things.

Option 2 is definitely the way to go. What happens if that member goes on multi-year down cycles? You also get legitimacy questions since they play in a weak conference, and it requires teams to have perfect seasons. We always hear about a 2 loss Alabama team still being considered for the CFP since they play in such a strong conference.

If CSU is being considered you'd think CU is on the way out. Why would they want to double up on the Colorado market?

I still think the Big10 bides their time. Oregon/Washington don't have anywhere to go unless it's the Big12, and by the time the Big10 has their new commissioner in place the Big12 would have already made/not made their move. They could have taken those two (plus more) when they took USC/UCLA, they had to have had solid money reasons as to why they didn't. The Big10 is also thinking about not overloading too early, the ACC is being encircled by a pride of lions and everyone is just waiting for the right time to strike. Recently FSU, Clemson, and UNC made public remarks about being unhappy with payouts. They feel what they contribute to the conference is not equal to what they get in return. They are pushing for unequal revenue distribution and reports say their lawyers are combing through the GOR to see if there are any clauses for breaking it. I doubt anything immediate happens. This is either a ploy to get unequal revenue to be accepted, or they really are unhappy and this is a sign of a future breakup if the ACC can't match what other conferences are paying out.

Maybe I read it on another forum and I'm just remembering it wrong. Other rumors I've heard are April before anything one way or the other is announced.

I think we and those close to Mosley need to push this issue. We need the AD to get serious about marketing and promoting the teams. There is so much in their control they can try to see if they get any boost. Off the top of my head: Denton residents get buy 1 get 1 free on tickets, mail coupons for %off or free item from concessions, make really nice season posters and go around to local businesses and see if they will hang them up, maybe do 1 game a year at the American Airlines center so the Dallas alumni have an easy game to get to, etc. There's just so much they could try, the important thing is to connect to the students, alumni, and the people of Denton.

Good to finally get some clarification. Appreciated!

I don't get bringing up Benford, that was 5 seasons ago with continuing success every season. Did it take 5 years of success to rebuild after McCarney? Year 2 of SL had very healthy crowds in the 24-26k range, why? Because there is a fanbase for football. The NCAA win over Purdue was 2 years ago and had no bearing on attendance. The season after we had 3 home games in a row. The attendance was: Oklahoma Christian: 3,758 Buffalo: 3,058 UT Arlington: 3,211 I get covid happened and attendance was down, but our numbers look no different now. We need to face our shortcoming or we'll never improve on them.