Sooner04
2/15/2009, 09:26 PM
Soonersports has done us a tremendous favor this season by including "Estimated Attendance" at the bottom of each box score. "Estimated Attendance" is Ca$tiglione jargon for tickets sold or, as many have said, butts in seats. Let's look at how far we've truly come as a fan base this season.
All attendance numbers are based on the "butts in seats" figure.
11/14 - American: 8,135
11/17 - Mississippi Valley State: 7,038
11/18 - Davidson: 9,118
11/22 - Gardner-Webb: 6,571
12/4 - Southern California: 10,103 (6 PM game. Excellent attendance.)
12/10 - Maine: 8,167
12/13 - Utah: 9,234
1/3 - Coppin State: 8,283
1/5 - Maryland-Eastern Shore: 4,502
That concludes the non-conference slate. In nine games, we drew an average of 7,906 fans. Darn near 8,000 a game, which is eons ahead of the days when the Lloyd Noble Center might as well have been called Moe's Cavern. Take out our best game (Southern California) and our worst game (Maryland-Eastern Shore) and our median attendance is 8,078. Half our fan base was in Miami for that MES game, so it really smokes our averages. Take it out, and our average for non-conference is 8,331. That really is a huge improvement.
Now on to "butts in seats" for conference play. Prepare to be dazzled.
1/12 - Texas: 11,500 (no "BiS" given. I was there, and this is my estimation.)
1/21 - Nebraska: 9,553
1/24 - Baylor: 11,000 (no "BiS" given. I was there, and this is my estimation.)
2/4 - eATMe: 9,402
2/7 - Colorado: 10,414
2/14 - Texas Tech: 12,009
We've played six conference games, with our two marquee home games yet again. Even though the biggest crowds still remain, we've averaged 10,646 for conference play thus far. Take out our best (Tech) and our worst (eATMe) and the median is 10,617 in conference.
Our total average for 15 home dates so far is 9,002 a game. Take away that wretched Maryland-Eastern Shore game, and the total balloons to 9,323.
Friends, I know where we are and I know where we've come from. Don't let old attendance figures fool you; they were grossly inflated. What we're doing this year is wonderful. The team feeds off it, the coach appreciates it and I absolutely love it. Attendance for college basketall is down all over the country, but it is thriving in Norman, Oklahoma.
I absolutely cannot wait to see what's in store for the Chickenhawks and Aggatoids when they meekly jog down the tunnel of the Lloyd Noble Center in the coming weeks. It's truly the lion's den. It's been really good so far, but I've got a feeling these last two will be truly great. It's going to be a blast.
All attendance numbers are based on the "butts in seats" figure.
11/14 - American: 8,135
11/17 - Mississippi Valley State: 7,038
11/18 - Davidson: 9,118
11/22 - Gardner-Webb: 6,571
12/4 - Southern California: 10,103 (6 PM game. Excellent attendance.)
12/10 - Maine: 8,167
12/13 - Utah: 9,234
1/3 - Coppin State: 8,283
1/5 - Maryland-Eastern Shore: 4,502
That concludes the non-conference slate. In nine games, we drew an average of 7,906 fans. Darn near 8,000 a game, which is eons ahead of the days when the Lloyd Noble Center might as well have been called Moe's Cavern. Take out our best game (Southern California) and our worst game (Maryland-Eastern Shore) and our median attendance is 8,078. Half our fan base was in Miami for that MES game, so it really smokes our averages. Take it out, and our average for non-conference is 8,331. That really is a huge improvement.
Now on to "butts in seats" for conference play. Prepare to be dazzled.
1/12 - Texas: 11,500 (no "BiS" given. I was there, and this is my estimation.)
1/21 - Nebraska: 9,553
1/24 - Baylor: 11,000 (no "BiS" given. I was there, and this is my estimation.)
2/4 - eATMe: 9,402
2/7 - Colorado: 10,414
2/14 - Texas Tech: 12,009
We've played six conference games, with our two marquee home games yet again. Even though the biggest crowds still remain, we've averaged 10,646 for conference play thus far. Take out our best (Tech) and our worst (eATMe) and the median is 10,617 in conference.
Our total average for 15 home dates so far is 9,002 a game. Take away that wretched Maryland-Eastern Shore game, and the total balloons to 9,323.
Friends, I know where we are and I know where we've come from. Don't let old attendance figures fool you; they were grossly inflated. What we're doing this year is wonderful. The team feeds off it, the coach appreciates it and I absolutely love it. Attendance for college basketall is down all over the country, but it is thriving in Norman, Oklahoma.
I absolutely cannot wait to see what's in store for the Chickenhawks and Aggatoids when they meekly jog down the tunnel of the Lloyd Noble Center in the coming weeks. It's truly the lion's den. It's been really good so far, but I've got a feeling these last two will be truly great. It's going to be a blast.