Creighton tickets sold out!

[Lavinwood]

Great to see Creighton fitting warmly into the Big East. I know many Johnny fans are excited to have you guys. It's nice to have a school and fan base so committed to basketball instead of football like some other traitors whom we won't name! I think Creighton will do well this year since you have the POY McDermott. The only concern I have about Creighton is recruiting after he and Gibbs are gone. I would think though that since you are now in a major conference, that you will find the recruits to be good for a long time.

Welcome Creighton! Great to see all the support.

[XU85]

I am amazed (and slightly envious) of these numbers. I have no idea how many Xavier has sold. I might root for you guys in the tournament (except when you play Xavier) because i would hate to see a 1 and do performance after spending that kind of $$$ and traveling that distance.

You should root for us, we beat Cincy last year!

No doubt! That gets you a least one season of good will. We already have to hear about how the Big East is watered down this year, but a a quick "who'd you guys lose to least year in the dance last year" is usually sufficient to silence my UC neighbors.

[Lavinwood]

I am amazed (and slightly envious) of these numbers. I have no idea how many Xavier has sold. I might root for you guys in the tournament (except when you play Xavier) because i would hate to see a 1 and do performance after spending that kind of $$$ and traveling that distance.

You should root for us, we beat Cincy last year!

No doubt! That gets you a least one season of good will. We already have to hear about how the Big East is watered down this year, but a a quick "who'd you guys lose to least year in the dance last year" is usually sufficient to silence my UC neighbors.

We have to be high up on UC's hate list too we always seem to pull em out against them. We won 2/3 last matchups.

[DanofXav76]

Amazing numbers for Creighton. You guys are awesome. And you definitely have Final Four potential.

By the way, I'm just old enough to remember the "Kansas City - Omaha Kings" (the same guys out in Sacramento) with Nate Archibald and Phil Ford... I think they also had Otis Birdsong and Tom Burleson too... Scott Wedman I think was on the Kings back then... not sure, my memory is foggy... the late Cotton Fitzsimmons was the coach (kind of a Judd Heathcote/ Rollie Massimino hybrid)...

My dad died when I was a teen and going to the Kings games are my lasting memories with him. You got the players right. Phil Johnson was before Fitzsimmons as coach. Other players were Jimmy Walker, Sam Lacey (really underrated center IMO), Mike D'Antonio and ironman Ron Boone and Omahan from the old ABA. And Tiny was absolutely a thrill to watch in his prime.

Ah thanks for bringing back some very old but very fond memories of my Cincinnati Royals. I was in high school when Sam and Nate the Skate were rookies. Throw in a feisty Stormin Norm Van Lier and a night at the Cincinnati Gardens (which would later become home to Xavier for 20 years before Cintas opened in 2000) was just a lot of fun. Buckle up and enjoy the ride this season.

[Jet915]

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson 5m
Creighton MBB now averaging 17,340 fans per home game. Would be 16th in the NBA.

Should only get higher with conference play coming up.

[admin]

Rob Anderson ‏@_robanderson 5m
Creighton MBB now averaging 17,340 fans per home game. Would be 16th in the NBA.

Should only get higher with conference play coming up.

Very impressive.

[marquette]

Ridiculous! Congrats to Creighton!

[HoosierPal]

Creighton, Xavier, and Butler have all shown extremely strong attendance this year to date. No one was at the Seton Hall game today. Why don't our Eastern brotheren follow their teams like us newbies do?

[Hall2012]

Creighton, Xavier, and Butler have all shown extremely strong attendance this year to date. No one was at the Seton Hall game today. Why don't our Eastern brotheren follow their teams like us newbies do?

I'll offer my theory on this by comparing Creighton to Seton Hall. I imagine comparisons with Butler and Xavier would play out in a similar fashion.

As I'm sure everyone is aware, Seton Hall did not have nearly the expectations Creighton did this year, and the team hasn't even lived up to those low expectations(although, yes, they have been decimated by injuries).

Next up, the schedule. SHU's non-conference schedule is garbage. The highest profile team to visit the Rock in non-conference play may well have been LIU-Brooklyn. And the Big East competition is being viewed as a step down from last year as well with no more Louisville, UConn, Syracuse, etc. Creighton, on the other hand, is seeing a massive improvement in the quality of its competition compared to last year. They're also in that honeymoon period of just joining a major conference, which is sure to get the fan base extra excited.

And despite all of that, based on what I've read on here, it seems that Seton Hall's ticket prices seem to be running well over double that of Creighton.

[Bluejay]

Creighton, Xavier, and Butler have all shown extremely strong attendance this year to date. No one was at the Seton Hall game today. Why don't our Eastern brotheren follow their teams like us newbies do?

I'll offer my theory on this by comparing Creighton to Seton Hall. I imagine comparisons with Butler and Xavier would play out in a similar fashion.

As I'm sure everyone is aware, Seton Hall did not have nearly the expectations Creighton did this year, and the team hasn't even lived up to those low expectations(although, yes, they have been decimated by injuries).

Next up, the schedule. SHU's non-conference schedule is garbage. The highest profile team to visit the Rock in non-conference play may well have been LIU-Brooklyn. And the Big East competition is being viewed as a step down from last year as well with no more Louisville, UConn, Syracuse, etc. Creighton, on the other hand, is seeing a massive improvement in the quality of its competition compared to last year. They're also in that honeymoon period of just joining a major conference, which is sure to get the fan base extra excited.

And despite all of that, based on what I've read on here, it seems that Seton Hall's ticket prices seem to be running well over double that of Creighton.

The problem with your theory is that Creighton had Top 10 attendance last year, with an MVC schedule and a horrible home noncon.