From my unscientific visual survey

by Jack , Friday, May 17, 2013, 09:20 (4771 days ago) @ Jay

I'd be surprised if it's even 5%.

Even for the non-football fans, there is still the very strong social aspect of going to games at ND. And may it be ever thus.

Not that you asked, my theory on why student attendance is not as high at basketball games as it was when I was at ND, when student seats were sold out every year, is due to two factors, both important. One is obvious: we had great teams. But the second is that there are about 600 fewer men per class now than there were then. Just looking at my immediate family - I have three sisters who went to ND. One of the three is a sports fan. The other two wouldn't know if a football is pumped with air or stuffed with feathers despite not only attending ND but living in the same house as my dad and my brother - AND one of them marrying a fellow ND grad. Yet they didn't miss football games (well, one did, but that even amplifies the point). If either of them ever went to a basketball game in four years at ND, I'd be shocked. As for my daughter, same thing. She never missed a football game and wouldn't dream of it. She went to exactly one basketball game.

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what's our no-show rate in the student section? - Jay, 2013-05-17, 08:55
- If they stopped scheduling games vs Asshole State U - Pat (Moco), 2013-05-17, 12:41
- Very low. Late, maybe, but very few no shows. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2013-05-17, 12:27
- I would also be interested to know how many of our Students - Grantland, 2013-05-17, 11:57
- Very interesting. I didn't see ticket cost in the article. - oviedoirish, 2013-05-17, 11:34
  - Last year: UM student tixs 6 games: $195 face + $10 fee - KelleyCook, 2013-05-17, 12:06
    - So that's what UM students paid - oviedoirish, 2013-05-17, 12:55
      - Half of face - CK08, 2013-05-17, 12:56
        
        Wow, I'm surprised it's that high. - oviedoirish, 2013-05-17, 20:28
- I'd guess its pretty low - Rob (Rakes of Mallow), 2013-05-17, 10:33
- I would guess 2-3 percent undergrad, higher for grad (obvs) - HullieAndMikes, 2013-05-17, 10:02
- I think there's a cultural aspect at play here - Domer99, 2013-05-17, 09:57
  - If you are saying Michigan has a Culture of Suckiness - Jeff (BGS), 2013-05-17, 12:02
- see what happens when you put in a jumbotron? - Pat, 2013-05-17, 09:46
- I'm sure all those B1GNetwork noon starts don't help much - KelleyCook, 2013-05-17, 09:45
  - just wait until the opponent is Rutgers or Maryland - Pat, 2013-05-17, 09:47
    - Soooo, basically their usual OOC crowd - NDTex, 2013-05-17, 09:50
- Would love to see the game-by-game #s - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:22
- From my unscientific visual survey - Jack, 2013-05-17, 09:20
- This is the "Marge has a gambling problem" ... - Slainte Joe, 2013-05-17, 09:14
  - "I call him Gamblor!" - HullieAndMikes, 2013-05-17, 10:48
- Anecdotally - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-05-17, 09:12
  - bc it's expected? - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:19
    - Read my above post alluding to that - Jack, 2013-05-17, 09:24
      - But if you asked if they loved - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:27
        
        Putting it that way, I agree to an extent - Jack, 2013-05-17, 09:30
        
        Also, there's nothing else to do - CK08, 2013-05-17, 09:58
        
        Yup - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:34
        
        Social pressure is a powerful thing. - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-05-17, 09:29
        
        And it's nudged along by the campus rules - Jack, 2013-05-17, 09:33
        
        I'm confused - JN, 2013-05-17, 09:33
        
        What I'm saying - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-05-17, 09:35
        
        I disagree with your premise - JN, 2013-05-17, 10:44
    - Even people who aren't overly invested in football - Jim (fisherj08), 2013-05-17, 09:21

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From my unscientific visual survey