(02-06-2018 12:26 PM)geewizNU Wrote:  

(02-06-2018 10:54 AM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  

(02-06-2018 10:45 AM)geewizNU Wrote:  Few things ...

NU hockey doesn’t draw as much as they used to either. Hockey attendance is also down, but in most years they do better than hoops.

Crazy exaggeration on the atmosphere at Matthews Arena. It’s not colder that outside and they’ve made changes to make it more hoops friendly. Don’t know when the last time you went to a game there. Hockey ice doesn’t make a building cold.

We’ll never know about BC and NU in hoops because they won’t play us. Yes they have an outstanding backcourt but the rest of their team is suspect. Green and Murphy would do damage in the middle and those BC guards have to play defense against ours to. Maybe we can get them on the schedule next year. Oh and we beat Harvard by like 20 this year.

As I mentioned before, Boston is a baseball and hockey town. Pats have made inroads and the Celtics have their moments and fans. But college hoops is not a draw unless they play one of the name Power 5 teams.

Celtics and Pats sell out on a regular basis. But Pats really don't interfere with NU games. I tried to get tickets last Wednesday to go Celtics when i was in town, had a hard time finding something reasonable.

I wasn’t talking about attendance I’m talking about popularity in the region.

Popularity, Pats are just as popular now. They were not when i was growing up(in the Berkshires), but winning solves everything