SIOUXFAN97
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3 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Buddy, it was a typo, which I corrected lol. You thinking ND is a UND rival and would drive attendance is comical and using it to say we should switch to the Big10 is even funnier.
typo? u didn't even know we were conference mates for 10 years...sioux hockey goes back farther than 2001.
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https://fightinghawks.com/news/2010/11/27/205038315.aspx
SIOUX NOTES: Tonight's game drew 11,742 fans, meaning both games were sold out even though UND students are gone on holiday break . . . Frattin led the Sioux in shots on goal with seven, followed by Danny Kristo (Eden Prairie,, Minn.) with six and Evan Trupp (Anchorage, Alaska) with five . . . Trupp was stopped by Johnson on a clean breakaway four minutes into the third period and UND leading 2-1 . . . UND had a 31-25 edge in faceoff wins, paced by Corban Knight (High River, Alberta), who won 12 of 18.
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2 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:
Only catholic nicotine addicts and Johnboy care about scheduling Notre Dame.
but according to stoneysioux we've only played them 3 times...never been in the same conference for 10 years and we didn't play them few years back at the ralph and had more people at that hockey game than did the mighty bizon at their first home playoff football game in 20 years?
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Just now, stoneySIOUX said:
Can you explain why you think that? This is hockey, not football.
They have zero national championships and UND has played them maybe 3 times period. So, they're not a powerhouse traditionally have no history with UND.
no history with UND?...maybe you don't know your history of UND. come on.
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4 minutes ago, stoneySIOUX said:
If that team were Minnesota or Wisconsin, there'd be a bump, but we have them on the schedule often. Do you really believe our opponent last night being Notre Dame would have drawn a sell out ... on a three-day, hunting opener weekend?
yes.
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2 minutes ago, Old Fella said:
Half empty/hyperpole/hurts credibility.
remember the pic at the beginning of this thread only shows part of the ralph.......lots of empty seats everywhere in the buidling...not saying half empty but do we wait until it literally becomes half full?
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1 minute ago, stoneySIOUX said:
Ok, so see my point about wins. Just keep winning.
I'd be very surprised to hear of any fans being drawn to the REA because of Notre Dame hockey.
so your saying the quality of the opponent or the national prestige of the school that UND plays in any sport has no bearing on attendance? interesting?
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Just now, stoneySIOUX said:
Again.... three day weekend, opening hunting, two years of not making the tournament.
they were free......
"hey wants some free tickets to the game to the conference opener"
"who we play"
'miami"
"hurricanes?"
"no the team from oxford, ohio"
"no thanks"
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"hey wants some free tickets to the game to the conference opener"
"who we play"
'notre dame"
"fighting irish"
"yes!!!!"
"i'll take em all and if hot dog prices were lower i would probably buy 10 of them!!!!!!!"
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Just now, Langster019 said:
Ticket prices are a factor for some, not ALL people who may want to attend.
Like previously stated, lowering prices may help on a single game ticket basis, but what benefits most is raising season ticket numbers. If there's still a wait list, that's fantastic. If that goes away, the issue isn't the price, it's the product.
The whole thread started regarding STUDENT attendance. You can lead a horse to water, can't make it drink. They have the opportunity to go, just choose not to.
my buddy had two tixs on the online sale site last night and no nibbles...tried to give em away to neighbors...nothing...it's more than just students staying at home.
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Just now, siouxforce19 said:
This point is irrelevant unless we figure out how to resurrect the dead to bring Beer Grandma back.
didn't know she was dead....but...find the oldest person in the arena with a beer and make sure the second that beer is going down she's on the big screen.....beer gma 2.0 or grandpa....
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5 minutes ago, Langster019 said:
My point is, the issue isn't what goes on around the arena ,i.e. prices, @SiouxFan100 said it themself, "Ticket prices aren't a factor."
If people want to go, they'll go. People just aren't wanting to go. If it was cheaper, that would be nice, yes, but that isn't the driving factor to get butts in seats. ON ICE product is a bigger driver. I'm sure they lost quite a few people for missing playoffs for the past few years instead of cost reasons.
ticket prices aren't a factor in Grand Forks?....see the thread entitled "GF Economy".....
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Just now, stoneySIOUX said:
Yup, I get it. Doesn't solve our "problem".
This thread points at a larger problem for sports as a whole that I'm not convinced UND has.
point 1 join big10=increased attendance = more money
point 2 get rid of no fun police=more students being allowed to be students and have fun=more attendance and with less food costs maybe they actually buy a hot dog or two=more money
point 3 allow smoking=i think some people that leave early are smokers that need their fix in a bad way
point 4 lower ticket prices=worked for food in atlanta why not try it....10 per seat is better than 2000 empty seats getting u zero
point 5 lower food prices=seems to working well for atlanta
point 6 no parking fees=didn't hae em in the past so why start now
point 7 bring back beer gma=beer on the big screen means more people wanting a beer=more money
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Just now, stoneySIOUX said:
Yup. I read it. Did it say it's increased attendance? No. These things are great, but the REA would make less money.
just pointing out the different mindset by the falcons....referecing point 5 on my list.
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1 minute ago, stoneySIOUX said:
So, in short....
1 -- Leave the best conference in the country
The rest (other than the Grandma, because we all love that) -- The REA decides to make itself less money.
Seems like a solid plan
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2 minutes ago, Langster019 said:
I'm a bad reader. Where does it say it increased attendance?
nfl games don't have to worry about attendance....just saying that someone thinking outside the box or moving away from the old "this is how we have always done it" mentality is refreshing especially when it works as it is in atlanta..
family of 4
40 x 4
parking
20 bucks?
food 50
remove some of these obstacles and it might help...or maybe it won't
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14 minutes ago, Langster019 said:
The thoughts on the BIG10.
They're not a superior hockey conference.
And I'm no guru, but working in sports for some time, lowering prices is a slippery slope that doesn't mean attendance rises. You want attendance to rise in Season Tickets not single game. Once you lower prices, and it flops or doesn't help attendance, you're screwed because then you piss off people by raising again. You're better to keep consistency and rely and on the ON ICE product to drive attendance. More wins does that.
Look at the Chicago Blackhawks, as much as I hate to use them as a reference. Success brings fans. They haven't bee super good the last couple years but they still fill the building because of that success from 2010-2016
who would've thought that actually lowering prices on something might work.....
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1 minute ago, SiouxFan100 said:
Examples of what the no fun police have done?
give out minors to students that even remotely look like they are drunk and having a good time....and took beer grandma off the big screen?
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2 minutes ago, Langster019 said:
@SIOUXFAN97 I hope you're kidding.
But to the larger point. Why do fans who attend care so much if students fill the seats? I'd be willing to bet that the students you want to fill those seats couldn't care less about the game or they would be there. No point in filling the stands with students who don't care. The ones who do care show up. And you show up.
You're there, enjoying the game, and if they win thats what we all want. I could be the only one in the stands and would really only care if they win or lose. Not who's sitting or not sitting across the building.
kidding about what? a half empty ralph is lethal to our athletic department...things have to change
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1. join big10
2. get rid of the no fun police (at the alerus too)
3. allow smoking in the olympic rink during the intermissions (hennessy approved)
4. lower ticket prices
5. lower food prices
6. eliminate parking fees
7. bring back beer grandma (part of the no fun police getting fired)
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1 minute ago, Blackheart said:
Look at the last 5-6 years.
agreed...thought u meant this year...both have 3 in the top 10.
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1 minute ago, Blackheart said:
Maybe they don’t have the marquee names but they have the best teams.
do we tho?
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4 minutes ago, Blackheart said:
Yes...because it’s a better conference.
is it tho?
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If this game was against Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, or Notre Dame the place would've been packed the rafters....just saying...
think ralph would be happy that the sioux are in the nchc instead of the big10?
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Just now, sioux24/7 said:
How’d Danielson look? Surprised he got 22 mins in. I guess he is one of Sather’s “guys”.
Hard to understand why Hazenkamp or Alterbauers didn’t get any minutes.
i was shocked that brady was one of the first guys off the bench and he played that much...hazey and davids didn't even play? brady looked....okay.
Attendance at the Ralph
in Men's Hockey
Posted
Notre Dame (9-4-1, 7-2-1 CCHA) vs. North Dakota (9-5-1, 7-3-0 WCHA)
Date: Nov 26, 2010 Location: Grand Forks, ND Arena: Ralph Engelstad
Attendance:11680 Start time:7:37 pm End time:9:54 pm Total time:2:17
11,680 on friday night game....no 3 day weekend for students......NO STUDENTS at all-holiday break.