How do you know the decline in attendance is due to students?

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Feb 5, 2016
3:33:16pm

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The student section only seats a small percentage of the overall arena capacity.

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The most impressive sports aspect at BYU is the incredible Bball attendance

jrifkin48

2/5/16 6:19am

Considering we used to pack the place regularly with 22,000 screaming fans,

AF Cougar

2/5/16 6:26am

22k would put us at the same level as Rump Arena (Kentucky)

jrifkin48

2/5/16 6:30am

*Rupp

NewMexiCoug

2/5/16 6:33am

Potato - Tomacco.

TaiJuan

2/5/16 7:40am

Nope *Rump

boogers

2/5/16 1:38pm

1-26 happened halfway thru my years as a student. Even for the next few years

byukirty

2/5/16 8:12am

Sadly that is impossible now with the seat reduction. Only 19000 seats left.

byuluvr

2/5/16 10:50am

A few factors....

mobomanjoe

2/5/16 6:27am

One More Factor...

lbmango

2/5/16 10:00am

One added factor is our BBall tickets are very inexpensive relative to others.

Coach's Dad

2/5/16 11:26am

It helps that Mormons don't drink and there's nothing to do in Provo.

WDaddy

2/5/16 6:33am

nothing to do? what is this something everything alludes to that other places ha

bald man

2/5/16 6:37am

Provo has a ton of stuff to do. That's how we lured in Ty Detmer.

Bert609

2/5/16 6:42am

Must be real bad if youre complaining about Utah county real estate price

ChinoCoug

2/5/16 6:51am

No kidding. Unless you are coming from rural South Dakota, not sure there are

UNLVcougar

2/5/16 7:49am

Just checked prices

Hoosier Cougar

2/5/16 7:09am

Better than most places but worse than others. Maybe he's from Texas.

soupie

2/5/16 7:21am

You usually get what you pay for. If you are patient, you can find good deals

Hoosier Cougar

2/5/16 7:27am

That would be the kind of lot I'd be interested. My 1 Acre was $28k and that

Bert609

2/5/16 10:25am

RE: That would be the kind of lot I'd be interested. My 1 Acre was $28k and

Cougrrrs Roll

2/5/16 10:36am

Mostly various bars & clubs. They tend to be rather popular outside of Utah

DapperDan

2/5/16 6:49am

True. But drinking isn't exactly some vast array of new activities to do.

gwalker

2/5/16 7:31am

I think you have only one vision of what happens at these places. There are a

DapperDan

2/5/16 7:46am

True. Except there are high end restaurants as close to Provo as there are to

gwalker

2/5/16 7:51am

haha, is that really your takeaway from my post?

DapperDan

2/5/16 7:54am

No. I'm just saying the "nothing to do" argument is overrated.

gwalker

2/5/16 4:19pm

I would further add that if you complain about not having enough to do in a

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 4:50pm

No bars = "there's nothing to do"??? Sad life, my friend.

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 9:13am

RE: No bars = "there's nothing to do"??? Sad life, my friend.

DapperDan

2/5/16 9:17am

Clearly. I'm saying you're making a moot point.

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 11:59am

RE: nothing to do? what is this something everything alludes to that other

WDaddy

2/5/16 6:49am

Clearly, other schools' students study and BYU students do not.

mobomanjoe

2/5/16 6:54am

Rofl...what a joke. People who say this have to clue and live under the

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 9:11am

This is 100% true

Dissenter

2/5/16 9:31am

Provo is awesome. And Utah in general offers a ton. Life is great there

YIsForBrigham

2/5/16 12:06pm

Agreed. I enjoyed my time there. Except for the weather. The weather is turrible

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 12:11pm

Unless you live on the coast of CA, you have no room to talk

Dissenter

2/5/16 1:51pm

Coincidentally I live in Orange County, CA

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 2:05pm

Provo is awesome. Im moving back when I retire. Right now I am chasing dreams.

ChinoCoug

2/5/16 2:09pm

I disagree. Provo has very little to do compared to lots of places. CERTAINLY the grass is

HarlemCoug

2/5/16 2:41pm

I only lived in Provo for the 4 years I went to school there. Other than that,

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 3:06pm

You call pizza, root beer, and Princess Bride nothing to do?

Kilgore Trout

2/5/16 9:59am

Happy Valley rules. Thus the name.

GritHead

2/5/16 10:05am

the ROC promotes itself well.

ag4cougs

2/5/16 6:58am

Imagine what those numbers would be if we were in a real conference and having

boorad

2/5/16 8:05am

and winning

DapperDan

2/5/16 8:07am

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cvd6262

2/5/16 8:29am

What's sad is BYU Volleyball has higher attendance than most WCC B-Ball teams.

byuluvr

2/5/16 10:56am

I wish we could get them a real venue. It would be so great to have a modern

YIsForBrigham

2/5/16 12:08pm

Why don't they play in the Marriott Center? Other schools use their bball

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 12:13pm

It's too big. No matter how many people you bring if you don't fill the stadium

YIsForBrigham

2/5/16 12:25pm

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cvd6262

2/5/16 12:35pm

RE: The most impressive sports aspect at BYU is the incredible Bball attendance

Beetdiggercoug

2/5/16 8:54am

BYU was always considered a BB school from the 50s forward...never elite

Nat Gas Man

2/5/16 9:55am

Maybe just a little earlier for football

Cougrrrs Roll

2/5/16 10:09am

There are only 9 arenas larger than the Marriott Center.

jackcrack7

2/5/16 10:42am

Does that also show Bronco's greatness

pappabear246

2/5/16 12:19pm

No no...we're not supposed to like Bronco anymore, remember??

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 12:31pm

Although we aren't great, we keep it exciting enough

chazen

2/5/16 12:42pm

Now if we can just get some non-ROC fans to cheer and act interested

SingleStrapBackpack

2/5/16 1:00pm

or it speaks to how boring provo is. im actually

zerome4sooners

2/5/16 3:16pm

How do you know the decline in attendance is due to students?

Machiavelli127

2/5/16 3:33pm

it's the only show in town.

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