24/25 MBB Attendance Tracker

[wardly]

2 hours ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

You can't POSSIBLY expect a huge student turnout after the diasterclass that was put on against UTSA, biggest saturday student turnout in at least 2 years and they see a flop of a performance. Who cares about past success, you have to lower the expectations.

Lower to what? We are scraping the bottom of the barrel as it is.

[Matt from A700]

7 hours ago, wardly said:

        Five years is , in my opinion, ample time for the students to develop an interest in UNT basketball in particular and our sports in general. They don't support anything, and have not for decades.

Then maybe something should change with our admissions strategy. Don't defund our music, film, and art programs but can we target more high school kids that played sports or were active in student organizations? I guess most of these first-generation students we brag about are commuters, otherwise I'd think a lot of them would attend games for the experience.

And how are Greeks getting less and less involved? Why are RA's not encouraging more engagement with on-campus happenings? Why do we hire band directors who have no interest in bringing the Brigade to road football games?

[CMJ]

11 hours ago, meangreenfaninno said:

That may have been the worst trade in the history of mankind!

I'd say the Herschel Walker trade was the most lopsided trade in the history of mankind (I mean for the Cowboys it was awesome obviously).  The Vikings got absolutely taken to the cleaners then way more than the Mavericks just did.

Edited 7 hours ago by CMJ

[NorthTexasWeLove]

8 hours ago, greenminer said:

Every year thousands of kids graduate from DFW high schools with zero insight into our history, and with them potential partners/immediate family.

I think we have an uphill battle, but I don't really buy into the cultural/historical excuses, maybe a little bit, but much moreso is a battle with technology and connectivity..  People, young and old, have hundreds of options to be entertained each and every weekend, nearly any hour of the day.  In cafes, in air-conditioned mancaves with 4 flatscreens hanging on the walls.  Over at their friend's Overwatch lan party with drinks of choice.

I dream of a S16 appearance.  It's sooo. hard, but we are one or two possible recruits away from making that leap.  And I know it would give our fanbase a jolt that is desperately needed.  Still need our AD to figure things out, too.

A S16 appearance, IMO, would change the culture of our school.  I can't overstate the media frenzy that surrounds a community that has a basketball team in it.  It is wild.  It would be bigger than any postseason win our football program has ever seen, and maybe we'd actually be a basketball school, and @NorthTexasWeLove could move on to his next bit.  Maybe #TripleOptionFootball

Hahaha, the triple option isn't my next bit... it's my current football bit. Makes too much sense for us. 

But, to your point, a s16 isn't changing anything. FAU got a f4 and they are soon back to the cellar. An infusion of real, legitimate, and palpable leadership is what it will take. Seems easy. But, no one seems to want to make North Texas great. 

[UNTLifer]

7 hours ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

You can't POSSIBLY expect a huge student turnout after the diasterclass that was put on against UTSA, biggest saturday student turnout in at least 2 years and they see a flop of a performance. Who cares about past success, you have to lower the expectations.

Sorry, but this is a terrible take.

[Salsa_Verde]

On 2/3/2025 at 12:31 PM, untjim1995 said:

Everyone is dead-on about marketing and promotion being terrible here, but think about what the locals are saying to you about how much they care about UNT hoops.

2019-2020--First in CUSA, season ends due to COVID

2020-2021--Win CUSA Tournament, beat Purdue in First Round of NCAA Tournament for first victory ever in that tournament.

2021-2022--Win CUSA Regular Season title, win first round game in NIT over Texas State, lose second round game at home to UVa by two points

2022-2023--finish behind Final Four Florida Atlantic for 2nd place, win the NIT

2023-2024--first year of Ross Hodge and in the American, still finish with a winning record and qualify for NIT, where you win at LSU, then lose at eventual NIT champion Seton Hall

2024-2025--surprise season where we are in 2nd place in the AAC, behind only ranked Memphis

And we are thrilled to no end because a crowd of just over 5000 show up for a game against an in-state rival in your 10k seat arena...posters here call it baby steps and this is because we don't let people know about the games at the Super Pit. My question is why doesn't the winning and the accomplishment do that heavy lifting on its own, to the point that marketing and promotions SHOULD be simple? I mean, seriously, what else does it take to get those students to care enough to show up? What else does it take to get local Denton and Denton County folks to show up? I'm not even counting alumni in the DFW counties that would (gasp) have to drive between 45-60 minutes to the game at the Super Pit? To me, that's the problem that I just don't see ever being overcome--I've been around since 1990 and this is what its basically been since then.

People only care about the NCAA tournament. Those are good accomplishments but not great. Beating Memphis consistently, going to the tournament consistently and making a run in it is what draws fans. NIT win and then a deep tournament run would have been better but North Texas didn’t do that. One NCAA tournament win all time? 

[Salsa_Verde]

12 hours ago, meangreenfaninno said:

We have had about 5 years of sustained success in basketball with Mac and Boss Hodge.   We have had a basketball program for a hundred years b4 that or whatnot.  How can you say in 5 years of SUSTAINED success we can overcome the past century of mediocrity? 

Thank you.