Originally posted by Scrub
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IUP has done a tremendously better job marketing the program under the new AD. Night and day. So far, they are up about 300 a game from last year. Keep in mind IUP isn't like most schools in D2. Tickets here aren't $5. Concessions are 'big league' prices. (Good) Reserved seats are $18 per. So, an extra 300 a game is a BIG deal on the bottom line. An extra 700 a game and Joe will want another raise. The prices have actually caught most of the blame the past several years for then-declining gates. They are high for D2. No doubt. But, ... the KCAC wasn't cheap.
The IUP women's team is averaging 1,072 a game. The women largely have their own following -- and it's pretty sizable.
I think the men's team will break 2,000 on average this year for the first time in about 7 years. They are at almost 1,700 coming out of the funeral season and have went over 3,000 each of the past two games. The Slippery Rock game in two weeks (Saturday night) will draw (guessing) 3,600 to 3,900. Gannon's visit (also a Saturday night) is always also a very large gate. Seton Hill's visit in 48 hours ... probably 1,700.
The SRU and Gannon visits get hyped up. And, guess what? People show up. Imagine that.
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