Basketball MUSS
by Lance10 on Feb 1, 2012 9:00 PM MST
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I was just commenting on another blog post about the basketball MUSS and thought I may as well post my thoughts here.
I mean did you know that our student section only merits cordoning off 12 rows? That is an embarrassment. Heck, it’s a dang good thing we have a student band because they more than double the amount of MUSS that shows up.
I understand that it’s tough to come to two games every other week, especially when your team is as bad as the Utes are this year. But come on, the 8,000 + member football MUSS can’t turn out 10% of those numbers to the basketball games? That’s all it would take to fill Section G (and maybe more) to make it truly a college atmosphere.
The HC is averaging around 8,000 per game this year, which I think is pretty dang good considering how difficult it is to watch bad basketball. But we've been able to see all 5 wins and I'm pretty sure the home crowd is a big push for our guys out there (see how bad they've been on the road?).
Also, our average attendance is pushing the tops of the PAC 12. We have a proud program and proud fans. I know we want to see wins, but we are part of those wins! Here's to calling out the basketball MUSS! Hey MUSS, how about you rally and set a goal to get 10% of your football attendance to at least one game this year. Then next year we'll push for that number as being average. What do you say?
Here's the Utes schedule (note the home games!):
P.S. I've been to every home game except one this year and I've got to say that I'm having a blast taking my kids. The losing part is hard, but the wins will come, I'm sure of it!!!
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they ought to require
that Football MUSS members attend a certain number of basketball games.
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by BigBenSportsGuy on Feb 2, 2012 11:33 AM MST reply actions
Or if not, give preference for football tickets to those kids who went to the most basketball games the year before.
Something like that.
Everyone hates a pink-shirt-wearing communist.
I think this line of thinking is on the right track
You’ll never get 2000 students at the U to go to all of the games, but can you get 6000 students to go to 1/3 of the games each? What’s that… 5 games roughly?
Heck, even if you could each MUSS member the incentive to go to one basketball game that would drastically increase the student section every game. Then, I’d assume MUSS members would want to attend with their other MUSS friends.
If there is some way you could have students (even incoming students) show proof of attendance at two basketball games, and one other non-football game the prior year to get discount/preference on that season’s MUSS football tickets.
Eh, I’m just spitballing here.
by fountainofute on Feb 2, 2012 4:39 PM MST up reply actions
1 ammendment
I would instead say they have to show attendance to at least 3 non-football sports twice. The reason I don’t go to the Bball games is a lot of them are at the same time at some of my classes. However, I’ve attended lots of volleyball and gymnastic events and am planning on watching a few of the baseball games. So, instead of hurting those who legitimately can’t make it to the games, I would use this amendment.
THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
The competition to get good seats to the football games are insane for students, so much so that the servers to sign up have crashed many times the last few years. It is now at a point where they must break up students into 3-4 groups to sign up. WE SHOULD USE THIS TO OUR ADVANTAGE!
We wouldn’t be the first university to do so either. Washington gave students better seats to the basketball games if they would attend football games. (back when washington was 0-12 in fb) and you are exactly right. Even if students don’t attend every game if 5000 attend half the games that would be amazing!!!
I was going to bring this up with the MUSS board but maybe some of you can support me in the cause?
I've never been a real basketball fan
but that’s mostly the sport in general, not our basketball team.
Love our football and rugby, wish we had wrestling.
by StarcraftLovinUte on Feb 2, 2012 2:56 PM MST reply actions
It's unbearable.
I’m part of the BBall MUSS and I went to two games to see us lose versus Adams State and Montana State and that was enough for me. Finals week came, the NBA lockout lifted, I went on a 3 week vacation across the country and when I got back to SLC… well… We still had the same Division III team that we had before I lost touch with reality.
I still check the scores and I debated coming to more games last month, but every time you think we’ve turned the corner, we flop right back down. If Coach K can’t build a good product on the court, then they don’t deserve my time. It takes non-interest in a once-proud program to send a message to the university to get their act together, whether it be by personnel changes or better recruiting.
I’m on an intramural team now. It’s like they say, if you want something done right, you do it yourself!
The Intimidator
Hmmmm
So you just wait until they’re good again before you’ll go? Good times and bad, my friend. They need us now more than ever. Not just when they’re good!
Nope
Not when they’re not trying. The team is a bunch of bums. I’m a Seattle Mariners fan, and when I lived back on the East Coast, I would stay up well past midnight to watch all of their West Coast games. Even on school nights, when I needed to be up at 5 AM (Back in High School, I needed to take the bus an hour to school).
Anyway, the Mariners have been BAD since Griffey left. I mean godawful bad. Hell, I went to Yankee stadium and watch Chien Ming-Wang throw a perfect game into the 8th before Ben Broussard broke it with a home run.
It wasn’t easy watching a terrible team. It really wasn’t. But still, despite the back-to-back-to-back 90 loss seasons, there’s one thing the Mariners have always had. Since Pinnella. And that’s fight.
Not once did I ever see Ichiro give up on a ball over his head. Not once did Richie Sexson not run all the way to first on the ground ball. Not once did Yuni Betancourt and Jose Lopez give up on tough grounders, no matter how bad they were down.
The Runnin’ Utes suck. They don’t box out. They throw the ball to the other team like they’re playing dodgeball. They have no shot selection skills whatsoever. And the worst thing about them? They don’t give two craps about any of it.
I’m willing to give Coach K the benefit of the doubt because he is a professional and because he has had success before. This group of misfits we call a team, though? Farr and Foster (who’s not even playing) are the only guys who I think want to win.
I’m sticking with my “send a message” philosophy, and if you disagree, then I guess I’m a bad fan and I shouldn’t be there anyway.
The Intimidator
I can't blame you for any of that.
The only problem I have is your assessment of the guys not trying or caring after seeing them for two games. And those two games were the first two of the season. I’ve been to every game and I’ll admit that their effort isn’t 100% every minute of every game, but they have improved from Adams State and Montana State. But as hard as it is to watch bad basketball, it may be even more frustrating to play bad basketball knowing there isn’t anything you can do about your talent level.
I just think you’re interpreting their lack of skill as a lack of effort. Let’s face it, there are probably 3 legit Division I players on the playing squad. This team was put together beginning in April of last year, which means that they are all players who got passed over in the recruiting season.
You’re definitely not a bad fan and the support you’ve already shown is all I’m asking for from the MUSS because you’ve attended over 10% of the home games. What I’m calling for is every MUSS member to attend 10% of the home games. If that happened every game, there would be a total season home attendance from the MUSS of almost 13,000, whereas the football game total MUSS attendance is almost 50,000. As it stands right now, the MUSS attendance at basketball is on pace for around 500 (seriously there couldn’t have been more than 30 MUSS members not including the band at the Oregon State game last Saturday).
You’ve done your part, now let’s get the rest of the MUSS to do theirs!
If you can assure me that they're trying, I'll make at least one more appearance.
18th, 23rd and 25th we’re back in town vs CU, Cal and Furd.
Now don’t you lie to me… is Washburn still walking around, etc? Lol
The Intimidator
Not sure any of those games are going to satisfy you...
I’m agreeing with you that we stink. And Washburn isn’t the best example, but he did have 8 blocks the other day! You’re still going to pull your hair out with this team….at least I am.
No I’m not in the MUSS, just a regular old season ticket holder who brings his kids to the games.
And don't even get me started on NASCAR
The last time Junior won a race, our starting Quarterback was our Offensive Coordinator…
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