DNews article on UU Bball attendance woes

Jan 27, 2022
11:00:15am

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Utah basketball: Will Runnin’ Utes ever pack the Huntsman Center again?

Utah basketball: Where is everybody? Besides COVID-19, what is keeping fans away from Runnin’ Utes games at the Huntsman Center?

https://www.deseret.com/2022/1/27/22899173/runnin-utes-attendance-lagging-huntsman-center-tickets-craig-smith-college-basketball-craig-smith

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DNews article on UU Bball attendance woes

All-around BYU

1/27/22 11:00am

That third graph is shocking

BYUCougarsFan

1/27/22 11:01am

Utah is still 3rd in attendance in the pac…wow.

idcougarfan

1/27/22 11:03am

Was going to post the same thing. That is pathetic.

Cougar TD

1/27/22 11:04am

All that smack about WCC small gyms ... they're getting as many fans as P12

runnincoug

1/27/22 11:23am

I've noticed that some PAC 12 games in Cal have no fans due to COVID policies.

BlueMark

1/27/22 12:54pm

The PAC 12 is self destructing. I won't make political comments here.

coolblue

1/27/22 4:50pm

7500 this year? I mean, come on. That would mean an absolute packed lower bowl

LiveCoug

1/27/22 11:01am

probably closer to 750

Beggar

1/27/22 11:04am

Yeah, that might be closer to the total through 11 games.

Lieutenant America

1/27/22 11:05am

Seems inflated from the photos shown on SM.

Soupie

1/27/22 11:05am

It's tickets distributed... They probably give away tickets all over, and then people still don't come.

El Jefe

1/27/22 11:07am

I do wonder what the butts in seats number actually is

LiveCoug

1/27/22 11:08am

They say that for Wash St., it was 5,943 attended out of 11,358 tix sold. 50%ish

All-around BYU

1/27/22 11:33am

I don't know how they count attendance, but I can guarantee there is not an

Iron Coug

1/27/22 11:10am

They are such a bunch of freaking liars!!! Trying to save face, I don't care

byublue42

1/27/22 12:22pm

Maybe it's cumulative?

Spiff

1/27/22 1:33pm

Just like they "sell out" every football game.

LonelyMaster

1/27/22 1:47pm

someone should do a FOIA request and see how many people are actually there.

v1k0u6

1/27/22 11:02am

it's curtains, CURTAINS i tell ya

Cougarclaw

1/27/22 11:08am

P12 schools need WCC sized arenas

LiveCoug

1/27/22 11:09am

This line sums it up:

byubyu

1/27/22 11:10am

Very big boy.

panacablue

1/27/22 12:54pm

Big Ute right now

Carnac

1/27/22 2:46pm

High school fans in big gyms.

Little Mac

1/27/22 11:14am

Glad to see BYU averaging home attendance this year 15070.

DJROSS

1/27/22 11:15am

wait the band doesn't attend?

Avery

1/27/22 11:30am

A full band would boost attendance significantly.

Thrill

1/27/22 11:33am

In summary: Utah sucks and their fans suck and they rely on BYU games to boost

Thrill

1/27/22 11:31am

Locker rooms for the e-gaming teams. That'll do it.

kccougar

1/27/22 11:36am

Love how Drew describes the Utes as a "young team". Most of the team are

Dangerous

1/27/22 11:47am

They are young juniors and seniors, not the old kind.

Cougar TD

1/27/22 11:49am

Don't blame the fan base - They can't be expected to support both football and basketball.

kccougar

1/27/22 11:55am

They kept coming back to that, but it really should have no bearing since they

D.T. Survivor

1/27/22 1:02pm

BYU average attendance is > than bottom 6-7 P12 combined? Are we sure theyre P6?

P-Widdy

1/27/22 11:57am

The WCC has better attendance than the PAC12 haha

Cosmo4life

1/27/22 12:07pm

Pac 12, the conference where no one shows up, no one watches, and no one cares.

BostonCougar

1/27/22 12:12pm

The only reason half of the people were at the Washington State game ...

davidsonlaw

1/27/22 12:24pm

Whos the man behind the curtain(s)? Nobody, its empty behind the curtain.

stealth

1/27/22 12:37pm

It doesn't take an expert to see that the Utes suck

CharlottesvilleCoug

1/27/22 12:51pm

Those Curtain center avg attendance figures are lies.

Mitty

1/27/22 1:00pm

Whenever I see Utah reporting "attendance," numbers I want to say...

Roko's Basilisk

1/27/22 1:25pm

Even FB which does way better always has visibly empty sections. Bball is just laughable they try to pass off those #s.

Soupie

1/27/22 1:30pm

Winning will cure the problem

FT487

1/27/22 2:34pm

If they admit they do this inflation with BB, why would we believe they don't do

byublue42

1/27/22 4:03pm

There is no way Utah Fans think they have an actual full capacity RES stadium

Zoobieman

1/27/22 4:13pm

The sellout thing even in FB has been a joke for years.

Mitty

1/27/22 5:53pm

"has not signed a home-and-home agreement with a nonconference Power Five"

BigBlue04

1/27/22 4:32pm

There were quit a few LOL lines in the article. This was my favorite...

Pangare

1/27/22 5:03pm

You’d think most of the few thousand fans would have been at the BYU USC game

D.T. Survivor

1/27/22 5:30pm

Almost looks like Dave McCann eating popcorn in the picture.

Bin01015

1/27/22 10:22pm

On the plus side, people can safely socially distance from each other at Utah basketball games

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