M. Basketball. Bulldogs Dominant in 83-61 Win over ULM

[PawDawg]

Well no matter who you support there is no reason not to have 2500 are more from each school in stands. Both teams are fun to watch this year

Where were Tech fans supposed to get 2500 tix? Since he started his marketing campaign the idiot LaMon AD has never given a number of available tix over 1600.

[Mad Italian]

Honestly, I think they will have a huge crowd. This is their game of the year. Tech was always the game that makes or breaks their season. They had low attendance at past games due to not thinking they had a chance. When we lost to ULL, they got their hopes up. They will treat this as their championship and believe they have a chance. It is a compliment to Tech. Even their chant is a compliment "Wreck Tech" definitely says that we are on the right path and they want to derail us more than they want to win anything else.

With the Juco students gone for the Christmas break I will be surprised if they get to 60% full.

[qng001]

CenturyLink bought a bulk of the tickets so ULM can sell them at $5.

[PawDawg]

CenturyLink bought a bulk of the tickets so ULM can sell them at $5.

I was told the same thing, but either they have already distributed them to various businesses (like they did the bowl tix last year) or the LaMon AD sold down to 1600 last week.

[RhythmDawg]

With the Juco students gone for the Christmas break I will be surprised if they get to 60% full.

I think they get to 60% with 20% being our fans.

[RhythmDawg]

I agree. I think it will be much closer to 4K than 7K. The local LaMon loving press will still call it a "sell out" and use that misinformation to justify a football series (1st game in Monroe of course).

Which makes no sense, as the same 4k are the ones who would show up to a football game.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Who are the refs for this game. I'm starting to smell a fishy trap.

[bulldogbacker2]

Let's all enjoy the game. Should be close and fun to watch. This is going to be good for area fans of both

[longdawgview]

ULM had about 10 fans show up last year to the TAC. ULM has no base at all. So I serious doubt they are close to a sell-out, unless they are just giving their tickets away.

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Let's all enjoy the game. Should be close and fun to watch. This is going to be good for area fans of both

No it shouldn't be close as we should wipe the floor with them.

[Dawgpix]

Remember when the current nlulm baseball coach told his supporters to not buy tickets when they played in Ruston several years back? "Just watch from right field."
That's the nlulm fan mindset on travel.

[Dwayne From Minden]

If they wanted a hard sell-out they would of scheduled the game for Saturday afternoon or evening...

Lots of Christmas church programs in the area Sunday night - knocks out a lot of parents and kids

My guess less than 5k - with 1,500 to 2,000 being Tech fans

[rockdog]

If they wanted a hard sell-out they would of scheduled the game for Saturday afternoon or evening...

Lots of Christmas church programs in the area Sunday night - knocks out a lot of parents and kids

My guess less than 5k - with 1,500 to 2,000 being Tech fans

Dwayne - you're usually pretty accurate with attendance - Do you think we'll bring 1,500 to 2,000 fans on a Sunday evening in late December to Monroe? I noticed the drop off for the Tuesday game, and I think that we may bring between 500-750 for this game. I just don't see the excitement yet for Tech basketball. The ULL loss did not do us any favors. The timing of this game doesn't help either school as far as student fan bases are concerned.

[Dwayne From Minden]

Dwayne - you're usually pretty accurate with attendance - Do you think we'll bring 1,500 to 2,000 fans on a Sunday evening in late December to Monroe? I noticed the drop off for the Tuesday game, and I think that we may bring between 500-750 for this game. I just don't see the excitement yet for Tech basketball. The ULL loss did not do us any favors. The timing of this game doesn't help either school as far as student fan bases are concerned.

Honestly no - probably closer to 1,000 - but the last two trips crowds have been close to 50/50

And I will say it again - I don't think the USL loss hurt us as much as everyone seems to think it did might of knocked the students back some - but Christmas socials, work gatherings, church/family obligations is the reason attendance is off for the paying customers -

Remember last year we HAD horrible attendance till mid/late January early February coming off a run to the finals of the conference tourney and we lost to NWST and McNeese in OOC play

[Choudawg86]

With the Juco students gone for the Christmas break I will be surprised if they get to 60% full.

Oh Snap !!!