Well alumni do and the players are students
by NDoggie78 (2019-01-14 15:33:39)
Edited on 2019-01-14 16:54:22

In reply to: Students don't attend womens games  posted by maverick

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With that reasoning, I guess they shouldn't even play it

Maybe they tried before and no one stuck around - I'd understand. Just wanted to see if anyone had any insight on why it happens for some sports and not others

The reason it started in Football
by cbiebel  (2019-01-14 19:44:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Was as a salute to the student section in the stands. The players being students is irrelevant to this discussion.

Football and Men's Basketball has a lot of students in the stands. Women's Basketball doesn't.
Thanks for explanation
by NDoggie78  (2019-01-15 08:28:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

That makes sense, although I still think it would be a nice gesture. I know it's not exactly a chicken/egg thing - singing the alma mater won't bring students. And I'm not sure why students don't support the team, I went to women's games at the very infancy of the program when women's basketball hadn't developed into the exciting game it is today

Again, it wasn't supposed to be a criticism - it was genuine question