That is really a terrible crowd. Sorry to see that. We watch from home these days.

I thought the point of Foster was to have an arena we could actually fill.

I thought downsizing would would help the women, but boy, was i wrong. While i realize that men bball/FB carries Baylor, it really sucks to see such a big difference in attendance between the two. Top 25 team tied for 1st place, and we can't even fill the gym halfway.

I can't imagine bragging about our new arena to a top recruit, only for them to witness an empty gym on game day. I plan on going to the TCU game, and I pray that they don't outnumber us in our own house.

LIB,MR BEARS said:

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What does CNC do to endear herself to the fans? Anything?

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She's already done more than enough imo; the ball is in the fans court now (the ones that left & don't support anymore).

MrGolfguy said:

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LIB,MR BEARS said:

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What does CNC do to endear herself to the fans? Anything?

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She's already done more than enough imo; the ball is in the fans court now (the ones that left & don't support anymore).

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I addressed possible reasons for the attendance already and won't go into it again. But they are all excuses, not reasons, other than too many of Mulkey's fans (and I use that term by intention because for many that was the draw, not the team) have either died or gotten to the point where they can't travel or attend. Even under Mulkey the student attendance was not anything to brag about. The only time I ever saw a large number was for a pizza giveaway and as soon as they got their pizza, most of them left. Some were walking away from the arena as we were walking it...the game hadn't even started.

CNC has already done enough to warrant support. She should have never been thrown under the bus like some did here in some threads in the first year. Some still take unfounded pot shots. She did not create the mess she took on and has likely literally saved the program from years and years of mediocrity (Tech says "hello"). She kept a core, yet with no depth, team here when any number of programs chomped at the bits to get Smith and Egbo (including the team to our east). But she got them to stay and kept us afloat long enough to bring in Buggs and Bella and keep us near the top of the conference. Had that not happened it is certainly feasible Baylor WBB could be fighting Houston to stay out of the conference cellar.

Our program got dumped. There is no other way to say it. And because many can't understand or won't admit it, it is impossible for them to appreciate the fantastic job she has done. Could someone else have done a better job? Obviously impossible to know, but I can name the handful of other programs who lost their elite coach that in hindsight would have loved to have gotten her for their first hire after.

LIB,MR BEARS said:

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What does CNC do to endear herself to the fans? Anything?

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The simple answer:

Make Final 4's and win championships - preferably, of the 'National' variety.

Yes.. bring on the bandwagon fans....

Agree that attendance is terrible. For the remaining games, Baylor should offer free tickets and have those sit in the upper arena, and anyone who is a season ticket holder in the upper levels, allow them to sit in lower levels, since those people don't show up anyway. I sit in the club level, section 118(which is one of the end wedges) and it is amazing how many seats closer to center are always empty. Not a good look.

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I just recognized a fatal mistake in BU Athletics' marketing strategy--They have a TikTok page, but are very inactive on it. I get that there are political/data concerns with the platform, but you can't get anyone under 25 (and probably older) interested in anything these days without a presence on that space.

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It's all Mack Rhoades fault. Dude has steadily driven just about every program into the ditch of mediocrity.

Is going to the Sweet 16 last year and currently tied for #1 in the conference mediocrity?!?!?!?

I was at the Tip Off club reception for the seniors after the game last night. Coach Nicki was composed talking about each senior. At the end, she thanked the people there for their support. She got emotional and tearful talking about the crowd last night. She said it is what she has been begging for all year. She also commented something to the effect of as much as she wanted to win a Big XII championship, she also really wanted to win for the people that showed up last night in hopes they would continue to come back and support them again in the future.