Crowd

[ShockMe300]

Everyone seems really pleased with the crowd from the last game, however I had nearly 2 completely empty rows in front of me(sec.118 row 27) until some GA's sat down there. 2 empty rows!!! That's frustrating for me considering the huge CU win and another top of the league team coming in. I guess my expectations are just too high. I was disappointed the game wasn't sold out, and there was nowhere near the announced 10,300(I think) they announced.

[Shockra]

Coach Fogler used to go to all the greek houses and promote attendance with what is likely the most "traditional" of students...

Turgeon did this as well.

[pogo]

The reason students didn't show up when fogler was the coach was his style of play was BORING. It was like watching paint dry. Of course I was used to watching the likes of the bookends.

[Rosewood]

An article in the Eagle back in November stated that these days WSU's enrollment is nearly 3/4 full-time traditional students (68%). So the age old adage about WSU being filled with uninterested, older students taking evening classes at a part-time load, really doesn't apply so much anymore.

Taking that into account when analyzing student turnout, certainly makes one wonder where they're all at.

Even back when I was in school (ugh, I'm getting old) there were a lot of my fellow classmates that weren't thrilled with being at WSU. It was their second or third or fallback choice. I knew quite of KU/KSU failouts that landed at WSU and their allegiance stuck with the school they couldn't hack it at.

Hell, my own worthless brother in law was the same way.

Anyways, that has to factor into the problem.

[Rosewood]

And if it hasn't been said, there has to be something said about the fact that this was a Wednesday night game and the first Wednesday back in the spring semester.

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An article in the Eagle back in November stated that these days WSU's enrollment is nearly 3/4 full-time traditional students (68%). So the age old adage about WSU being filled with uninterested, older students taking evening classes at a part-time load, really doesn't apply so much anymore.

Taking that into account when analyzing student turnout, certainly makes one wonder where they're all at.

Even back when I was in school (ugh, I'm getting old) there were a lot of my fellow classmates that weren't thrilled with being at WSU. It was their second or third or fallback choice. I knew quite of KU/KSU failouts that landed at WSU and their allegiance stuck with the school they couldn't hack it at.

Hell, my own worthless brother in law was the same way.

Anyways, that has to factor into the problem.

Hi! There are so many things wrong with what you just said... sometimes it's best to just keep your mouth shut.

For those of us that could have went to whatever school they wanted when they were 18 but chose Wichita State because of its strength in a particular academic field, your comments sir are superfluous.

I knew plenty of students that couldn't hack it at K-who or K-suck and couldn't hack it at WSU either. Your statements could be misinterpreted to suggest that there is a different level of difficulty in the coursework. I can assure you there is not. Any KU or KSU dropout that subsequently succeeds at WSU is due primarily to the reattachment of their suckling mouth to their mama's nipple and not a lower learning requirement.

Good night and grab a clue!


T


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I personally would like to see a policy implemented that makes it VERY difficult for a drop-out of one state university to "continue" his academic career at another unless he/she wants to wipe the slate clean (lose all credits) and start over.

I was always pretty mean to the students that wore other in-state school clothing or hats. I think an additional policy implemented that allows a student to have his ass kicked if he is caught wearing said clothing or hats on campus would be appropriate and would build school unity. It is extremely disrespectful and a direct slap in the face to those of us that chose WSU to be sitting next to a wannabe in class sporting a full ensemble of Walmart's finest "Crimson and Blue".

It would also be okay by me if a school tradition started that made cars displaying "inappropriate" logos or names of other in-state schools vulnerable to value-robbing modifications. Back in the day that used to really infuriate me, it still does. Considering some of the hi jinx I took part in during my youth, I'm fairly surprised that I don't have a whole sack of miscellaneous in-state items in my attic somewhere... :D


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[WuDrWu]

The reason students didn't show up when fogler was the coach was his style of play was BORING. It was like watching paint dry. Of course I was used to watching the likes of the bookends.

Boy are you right there. Winning 20 games a year, beating KU and K State, winning the Valley Tournament, going to 2 NCAA's and 1 NIT, usually being about 100% more prepared than the other team, losing 3 home games in 3 years, home games against KU, KState, Purdue, Minnesota, Xavier etc....beating Bradley by 30 when they had a 1st team All America, Cooper, Guffrovich etc.....being respected throughout the basketball world....


Yep those were boring times.

[beatmu]

I personally would like to see a policy implemented that makes it VERY difficult for a drop-out of one state university to "continue" his academic career at another unless he/she wants to wipe the slate clean (lose all credits) and start over.

I was always pretty mean to the students that wore other in-state school clothing or hats. I think an additional policy implemented that allows a student to have his ass kicked if he is caught wearing said clothing or hats on campus would be appropriate and would build school unity. It is extremely disrespectful and a direct slap in the face to those of us that chose WSU to be sitting next to a wannabe in class sporting a full ensemble of Walmart's finest "Crimson and Blue".

It would also be okay by me if a school tradition started that made cars displaying "inappropriate" logos or names of other in-state schools vulnerable to value-robbing modifications. Back in the day that used to really infuriate me, it still does. Considering some of the hi jinx I took part in during my youth, I'm fairly surprised that I don't have a whole sack of miscellaneous in-state items in my attic somewhere... :D


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[kcshocker11]

The reason students didn't show up when fogler was the coach was his style of play was BORING. It was like watching paint dry. Of course I was used to watching the likes of the bookends.

Boy are you right there. Winning 20 games a year, beating KU and K State, winning the Valley Tournament, going to 2 NCAA's and 1 NIT, usually being about 100% more prepared than the other team, losing 3 home games in 3 years, home games against KU, KState, Purdue, Minnesota, Xavier etc....beating Bradley by 30 when they had a 1st team All America, Cooper, Guffrovich etc.....being respected throughout the basketball world....


Yep those were boring times.

Not to mention all the national exposure by having Deans #1 boy in town. 8) :posterwsu:

[BostonWu]

The reason students didn't show up when fogler was the coach was his style of play was BORING. It was like watching paint dry. Of course I was used to watching the likes of the bookends.

Boy are you right there. Winning 20 games a year, beating KU and K State, winning the Valley Tournament, going to 2 NCAA's and 1 NIT, usually being about 100% more prepared than the other team, losing 3 home games in 3 years, home games against KU, KState, Purdue, Minnesota, Xavier etc....beating Bradley by 30 when they had a 1st team All America, Cooper, Guffrovich etc.....being respected throughout the basketball world....


Yep those were boring times.

Not to mention all the national exposure by having Deans #1 boy in town. 8) :posterwsu:

Not to mention the all time best (as in most entertaining) play in Shocker basketball history...you know the Sasha no-look, over the head, between the knees ball fake! :yahoo:

[ABC]

The reason students didn't show up when fogler was the coach was his style of play was BORING. It was like watching paint dry. Of course I was used to watching the likes of the bookends.

I was a student during two of Fogler's years.

The Student section was one of the "pies" behind the bench. They were not good seats and they cost $50 per ticket. $50 for one ticket for a WSU student in the mid to late 80s was a lot of money. That bought a lot of pitchers at the Flicker.

[Rosewood]

An article in the Eagle back in November stated that these days WSU's enrollment is nearly 3/4 full-time traditional students (68%). So the age old adage about WSU being filled with uninterested, older students taking evening classes at a part-time load, really doesn't apply so much anymore.

Taking that into account when analyzing student turnout, certainly makes one wonder where they're all at.

Even back when I was in school (ugh, I'm getting old) there were a lot of my fellow classmates that weren't thrilled with being at WSU. It was their second or third or fallback choice. I knew quite of KU/KSU failouts that landed at WSU and their allegiance stuck with the school they couldn't hack it at.

Hell, my own worthless brother in law was the same way.

Anyways, that has to factor into the problem.

Hi! There are so many things wrong with what you just said... sometimes it's best to just keep your mouth shut.

For those of us that could have went to whatever school they wanted when they were 18 but chose Wichita State because of its strength in a particular academic field, your comments sir are superfluous.

I knew plenty of students that couldn't hack it at K-who or K-suck and couldn't hack it at WSU either. Your statements could be misinterpreted to suggest that there is a different level of difficulty in the coursework. I can assure you there is not. Any KU or KSU dropout that subsequently succeeds at WSU is due primarily to the reattachment of their suckling mouth to their mama's nipple and not a lower learning requirement.

Good night and grab a clue!


T


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The clue is yours to have. I'm an 04 alum, proud of my degree and my alma mater and I display my degree that says "Magna Cum Laude" with pride.

I'm saying that there were and continue to be a bunch of students that don't fit this mold. If I had my way, I'd kick those fools out.

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An article in the Eagle back in November stated that these days WSU's enrollment is nearly 3/4 full-time traditional students (68%). So the age old adage about WSU being filled with uninterested, older students taking evening classes at a part-time load, really doesn't apply so much anymore.

Taking that into account when analyzing student turnout, certainly makes one wonder where they're all at.

Even back when I was in school (ugh, I'm getting old) there were a lot of my fellow classmates that weren't thrilled with being at WSU. It was their second or third or fallback choice. I knew quite of KU/KSU failouts that landed at WSU and their allegiance stuck with the school they couldn't hack it at.

Hell, my own worthless brother in law was the same way.

Anyways, that has to factor into the problem.

Hi! There are so many things wrong with what you just said... sometimes it's best to just keep your mouth shut.

For those of us that could have went to whatever school they wanted when they were 18 but chose Wichita State because of its strength in a particular academic field, your comments sir are superfluous.

I knew plenty of students that couldn't hack it at K-who or K-suck and couldn't hack it at WSU either. Your statements could be misinterpreted to suggest that there is a different level of difficulty in the coursework. I can assure you there is not. Any KU or KSU dropout that subsequently succeeds at WSU is due primarily to the reattachment of their suckling mouth to their mama's nipple and not a lower learning requirement.

Good night and grab a clue!


T


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The clue is yours to have. I'm an 04 alum, proud of my degree and my alma mater and I display my degree that says "Magna Cum Laude" with pride.

I'm saying that there were and continue to be a bunch of students that don't fit this mold. If I had my way, I'd kick those fools out.

Good answer. And the kind of answer I would expect from a fellow Magna.. However, this kind of information, while possibly true, needs to not be spoken of in public.


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[WuDrWu]

Not to mention the all time best (as in most entertaining) play in Shocker basketball history...you know the Sasha no-look, over the head, between the knees ball fake! :yahoo:

Fantastic! I loved that play just a tad more than Eddie who nearly dislocated a half dozen arms (including his own) trying to get a player to the scorer's table to get Sasha's showboating butt to the bench.

Eddie later realized that you could be disciplined and have fun at the same time. Sadly, it was too late for us. His methodical way of breaking things down sometimes did not serve him as well as he thought.