LSU Basketball Attendence-

This year it's slowly (and I mean VERY slowly) getting better. There were probably 7K in the PMAC yesterday. Been averaging about 5K I'd guess (that might be a bit high), but it's up from where it has been.

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Yesterdays game had close to 10,000 fans in attendance.

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Nah, that was the paid number, actual was probably about 2K lower

They sold 10,000 tickets. I'd say about 7,000 were there. It's getting better. But people that say it was a great crowd forgot what great crowds look like.

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But people that say it was a great crowd forgot what great crowds look like.

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First thing that comes to mind is 2002 Arizona... Now that was a fantastic crowd

Kentucky 1980 - the crowd was brutal, like at a good Tiger Football night game!

Student section still blows a big one.

I don't either, and I'm a student, I just hate sitting over there because the sight lines behind the basket suck a huge dick

I don't know what the numbers look like, but I've been less than impressed with the enthusiasm of the crowd (as observed from TV since I can't make it to the games). For example, during the Miss St game yesterday, JOB made an amazing pass to a back-cutting player (Carmouche I think) who immediately went up for a jam. The game was fairly close at that point and this play should have warranted a huge eruption from the crowd. However, on TV it appeared to get little more than a "golf clap." I'd love to see the entire PMAC erupt following plays like this.

I don't care if you call it whining, I did sit over there for 3 years, but if I'm going to be watching a game that I thoroughly enjoy and have the opportunity to watch the game in a better seat, then you bet your arse I will.

Fwiw, most of those behind the basket sections are generally elevated where you don't have the goal post in the way, it's not always the case but most are like that.