You have to also consider that all of our games are now are on some form of live TV or streaming. That wasn't the case in the Jones era. We may have less attendance at the Pit, but more overall viewers for each game!
The in-person experience is a better experience. That is what should be promoted.
Basketball attendance isn't fixing a couple decades long problem. If my memory serves me here I believe the Jones era in basketball had better attendance than this current era. There was a 5-year gap stop of terribleness with Benford, then right back to competitiveness. It's very fair to demand basketball attendance to be better. If anything, it's a disservice if not brought up and corrected and quickly.
If ticket sales were up than we would hear about it. I haven't heard about it.
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