Poll
Poll
Since polls have become deciding factors in major decisions nowadays I thought the University might like to see some numbers. How many people would support( season tickets,attendance,etc} a A-10 champion. NCAA tourny caliber UMass women's basketball program? We know the answer is an emphatic YES when we are talking about the men's program. I feel the support from the student body and community will be there for the women too but I'm not sure so lets see.
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I'm not sure why you are continuing to make new threads about this, but I'll play along.
http://herdzone.cstv.com/sports/w-baskb ... ohn00.html
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Alum assistant who has never been a head coach in college
vs.
Successful head coach in D3 who wants to stay in the area
https://www.amherst.edu/athletics/teams ... -w/coaches
Hiring an alum has not worked out so well for the Maine women's team...
I would be shocked if Rizzotti would come to UMass. She can get a much better job than ours
vs.
Successful head coach in D3 who wants to stay in the area
https://www.amherst.edu/athletics/teams ... -w/coaches
Hiring an alum has not worked out so well for the Maine women's team...
I would be shocked if Rizzotti would come to UMass. She can get a much better job than ours
That's the problem.UMass has to find a way to make the UMass job more attractive. How did we get Calipari? I feel this is an unbelievable opportunity for a young coach to come in here and build something from nothing. They will need to know they have the support from the administration and the community and that's where it gets sticky.
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The UMass job is not a bad one by any means, Rizzotti is just much more likely to go to a BCS school.
Personally, I do not see how we could do better than Gromacki. He has been an assistant in D1, he has been a head coach in D3, and his team happens to be ranked number 1 in D3. He and his family like the area.
The job will get good candidates. Even with a good team I don't see UMass getting more than 1,200 fans a game. Nothing do with UMass, it is just the way things are around the country. Even good teams struggle to get people to go to games.
Personally, I do not see how we could do better than Gromacki. He has been an assistant in D1, he has been a head coach in D3, and his team happens to be ranked number 1 in D3. He and his family like the area.
The job will get good candidates. Even with a good team I don't see UMass getting more than 1,200 fans a game. Nothing do with UMass, it is just the way things are around the country. Even good teams struggle to get people to go to games.
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What exactly do you mean by winnable? We can definitely get better, but it will take a lot more and quite some time to overcome established programs like Xaviersasso72 wrote:True about the fan base. But I do know winning wins over alot of fans so winning is the key. Plus A-10 women's basketball is very winable that also has to be considered.
http://www.goxavier.com/sports/w-baskbl ... -body.html
The Musketeers do average 2312 fans per game and that is while being ranked in the top 10
Charlotte's mark of 1231 is much more reasonable for us to shoot for.
We can't have field trip day more than once a year...
I'm not saying we are going to at the top of the league in 1 year. But you can't compare the women's talent in the A-10 with the ACC,SEC or Big East so to bring in the talent you need to win in the A-10 is definitely a possibilty with a high energy coach who can sell the program. What everyone would like to see is being competitve with Xavier, Temple and Charlotte and then start getting some recruits and knocking them off. Unfortunately this strategy doesn't apply to the men's program right now, lots of talent in A-10.
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Two things:
I have really warmed up to the idea of Gromacki coaching here.
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I firmly believe a great way to garner interest for the women's team would be to have its games in the Cage. Yes, I understand the underlying problems, but if there was any possible way to do it, it should be done.
I remember when they played Vermont(?) in the Cage a few years back, and the crowd was pretty good (aka. it was loud).
I have really warmed up to the idea of Gromacki coaching here.
and
I firmly believe a great way to garner interest for the women's team would be to have its games in the Cage. Yes, I understand the underlying problems, but if there was any possible way to do it, it should be done.
I remember when they played Vermont(?) in the Cage a few years back, and the crowd was pretty good (aka. it was loud).
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And if you've ever been to State College, you know that Penn State is in the absolute middle of nowhere. There isn't anything within an hour and a half of campus, so Penn State sporting events tend to be the only thing in town.MassMan06 wrote:You can't compare us to Penn State. They get strong attendance in a few sports whereas we don't have great attendance in anything. They have a strong fanbase to pull from.
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I know some people who buy season tickets for the women just to get two more priority points to try to improve their seating for the men's games. They are pretty cheap and they go to games occasionally.LS71 wrote:Depends on your definition of "support".
Would I buy a season ticket, no.
Would I go to an occaisional game, probably.
Would I follow the team in the media and watch televised games, yes.