WILDCATFAN said:
PeauxRouge said:
WILDCATFAN said:
Thanks in part to a bunch of free tickets, a bunch of local school kids and the Jazz Bear, Weber recorded thier largest crowd of the year last night, 8,758. The largest attended conf game since our game vs Eastern last year, which was the largest since 2003 when Weber played Eastern.............go figure.
Eastern? Really? Any reason why?
Your guess is as good as mine my friend
It was the second to last home game last season, and the last conference game. Damian Lillard excitment had somewhat infected the community so people were showing up finally. In the Bracket Buster game against UTA the Cats had 8900, which was the second largest attended game last season. As things go in Ogden. The homers show up only after the season has proven to be successful.
Last nights crowd was great, but the game wasn't that much fun. I did talk to three or four different families who hadn't been to a game in sometime who showed up last night.
One guy told his wife that they were crazy not to have been taking advantage of Weber State athletics. That it was far more fun to watch Weber in person, than the Jazz on TV. That is Weber's biggest issue...dealing with the Spazz, Utah, BYU, and Utah State. All four schools are within an hour of each other (UVU is in that area too, along with SLCC and Westminster College, but they don't detract from Weber State attendance), and a lot of people would rather stay home and watch the Jazz than go to a local college basketball game.