Colleges can count everyone in the house as attendance whether they paid or not.

 

 

Where do you guys get this stuff? The number reported is tickets out. There is also a turnstile count, but it is held as secretive as the secret sauce recipe (often about 70% of tickets out).

This happened at the NKU game..

 

We had those guys at Xavier in December of 2007, a home game with Chris Lofton and Tennessee, and after losing a really good game, they've never been invited back. Those things are funny.

We had those guys at Xavier in December of 2007, a home game with Chris Lofton and Tennessee, and after losing a really good game, they've never been invited back. Those things are funny.

 

The best thing I've ever seen (maybe anywhere) was The Amazing Christopher at Xavier. I still have no words...

I agree completely. I dare say you couldn't find more entertainment for$12 anywhere in town. The nay sayers expect the place to fill up right away. They also expect the team to win 15 games right away. They are young and have help on the way with committed recruits. Give them a chance. I have seen all the big crowds in the place and I think 3500 was close. Hell, 2 years ago UC was drawing less than 5000

 

Don't they have 5 seniors that play. That don't seem very young to me.

Where do you guys get this stuff? The number reported is tickets out. There is also a turnstile count, but it is held as secretive as the secret sauce recipe (often about 70% of tickets out).

 

 

Kentucky basketball's outsized popularity is undeniable. Big crowds braving ice and snow to get to several home games this season, not to mention the tornado watch the night UK played Eastern Michigan, suggested that fan devotion remains undimmed. However, the announced attendance at UK home games is usually not the number you see in the stands

 

Open records obtained by the Herald-Leader indicate about a 20-percent markup in attendance figures so far this season. That is to say, Lexington Center Corp. counts the ticket holders admitted into Rupp Arena, then UK announces an official attendance that is about 20 percent larger. UK's average announced attendance for home games this season is 22,662. The average number of ticket holders in Rupp Arena has been 18,110.

 

 

DeWayne Peevy, deputy director of athletics, acknowledged that determining an announced attendance is "kind of an imperfect science."

 

Here's how the discrepancy happens:

 

Lexington Center Corp. workers scan the tickets of fans who enter Rupp Arena. The number of ticketed fans in seats so far this season exceeded 20,000 for only three games: Belmont (20,480), Louisville (22,699) and Tennessee (20,842).

 

Lexington Center Corp. uses that number, in part, to help determine how many concession workers and other employees to assign to future games, said Bill Owen, the CEO and president of LCC.

 

That "scan number" is given to UK officials during a game. To arrive at an announced attendance figure, UK then factors the total number of tickets sold, whether or not the ticket holder is actually there. Then, UK basically adds anyone else drawing a breath in Rupp Arena: media types, band members, cheerleaders, dance team members, referees, security, players, coaches, concession workers, LCC employees and Committee of 101 ushers. No announced attendance has been less than 20,000 so far this season.

 

Peevy acknowledged that the announced attendance is an estimate. He also questioned the accuracy of the scan count. Owen said he considered the scan count consistently reliable.

 

The NCAA keeps attendance figures as one of its statistics. But the NCAA offers no guidelines on who should and shouldn't be counted. It is assumed that everyone makes its estimates in more or less the same way.

 

"The numbers reported in the annual basketball attendance report are what is provided to us by each school and/or conference," NCAA spokesman Cameron Schuh said in an email. "Not every school counts attendance in the same way. Some count as paid, some count as counted and some count as estimated. As a membership-led organization, we depend on the membership (the schools) to be honest and accurate."

 

Read more here: UK basketball notebook: How Kentucky computes Rupp attendance figures | Lexington Herald-Leader

It was a very fun night and the crowd was great. They're a work in progress. Not sure what everyone is expecting or wanting.

Well that is fraudulent on UK's behalf and a bush move. I can tell you with certainty of at least 65 D1 basketball schools that all report the exact same way: tickets out.

It was a very fun night and the crowd was great. They're a work in progress. Not sure what everyone is expecting or wanting.

 

Should have met up and said hello

It was a very entertaining night. Giesler gave them some quality minutes. #3 for Morehead was pretty tough.

 

I thought the halftime show was great as well. My 5 year old not so much after one of them sprayed us with silly string.

It was a very entertaining night. Giesler gave them some quality minutes. #3 for Morehead was pretty tough.

 

I thought the halftime show was great as well. My 5 year old not so much after one of them sprayed us with silly string.

That was hilarious!

It was a very entertaining night. Giesler gave them some quality minutes. #3 for Morehead was pretty tough.

 

I thought the halftime show was great as well. My 5 year old not so much after one of them sprayed us with silly string.

 

Are Geisler's minutes down this year? Only averaging 9. With only 2 in the Tiffin game. Couldn't find the link to stats for prior years but I know he started a few games and seemed like he was playing more?

Are Geisler's minutes down this year? Only averaging 9. With only 2 in the Tiffin game. Couldn't find the link to stats for prior years but I know he started a few games and seemed like he was playing more?

 

I think coach Brannen is still learning what players can do what and playing everybody. They have gotten better each game. I personally think they are better playing 2 bigs at the same time. Jalen, Jake and Drew can all be productive.

Anyone who was there Saturday have an opinion on the new tradition they are starting at NKU games?

 

10-foot replica gjallarhorn calls Norse to battle, starts new tradition at NKU, including guest sounder | NKyTribune

Anyone who was there Saturday have an opinion on the new tradition they are starting at NKU games?

 

10-foot replica gjallarhorn calls Norse to battle, starts new tradition at NKU, including guest sounder | NKyTribune

 

I'm OK with it, I like the video.

If NKU stays within ___ number of points of Xavier tonight it will be a good showing.

 

Your answer is?