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I had Rider/Rutgers on as background noise yesterday. That was it since Arky State. What are you seeing. Western Michigan just lost at home to Northwood (D2) Back to Top LuckySparrow General User Member Since: 10/15/2012 Location: Illinois Post Count: 1,784 Status: Offline     RE: Basketball games not involving Ohio 25/26    Posted: 11/7/2025 6:59:23 AM  I love how spread out game are in non-con. There is a MAC team playing everyday until Nov 17th. What a day at the Convo.....Wow! Back to Top Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,832 Status: Offline     RE: Basketball games not involving Ohio 25/26    Posted: 11/7/2025 9:32:33 AM  shabamon wrote: This is one of my favorite threads to keep going, but does anyone do like me and after a loss you don't even feel like watching the sport at all until we play again? I had Rider/Rutgers on as background noise yesterday. That was it since Arky State. What are you seeing. Western Michigan just lost at home to Northwood (D2) Stephens's ice is about to go from thin to melted Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 7,008 Status: Offline     RE: Basketball games not involving Ohio 25/26    Posted: 11/7/2025 11:33:49 AM  By the way, is the idea of a student section back? Two games for us there is clearly a presence of students excited to be there. And not just 10 front and center guys. And to my eyes and ears, not Norm-led. Whole sections on November weeknights. And football too has been great. But then elsewhere in smaller places. I watched the end of Omaha-Abilene Christian last night because it was close and while it wasn't a big overall crowd, there was an antagonizing group of ACU guys behind the basket. I just caught a highlight video of IU-Indy vs LIU and there was a decent group of IU-Indy students standing and into it. Someone not long ago, maybe Ruck, made the point that people might start cravin live sports more in an age of low effort AI "content". Maybe there's something to that. Back to Top Andrew Ruck General User Member Since: 12/22/2004 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 5,332 Status: Offline     RE: Basketball games not involving Ohio 25/26    Posted: 11/7/2025 12:49:58 PM  shabamon wrote: By the way, is the idea of a student section back? Two games for us there is clearly a presence of students excited to be there. And not just 10 front and center guys. And to my eyes and ears, not Norm-led. Whole sections on November weeknights. And football too has been great. But then elsewhere in smaller places. I watched the end of Omaha-Abilene Christian last night because it was close and while it wasn't a big overall crowd, there was an antagonizing group of ACU guys behind the basket. I just caught a highlight video of IU-Indy vs LIU and there was a decent group of IU-Indy students standing and into it. Someone not long ago, maybe Ruck, made the point that people might start cravin live sports more in an age of low effort AI "content". Maybe there's something to that. Yes that was me, although I think I made that point as more of a financial value sense (specifically live broadcast ratings) than attendance. But I'd make the same argument for live attendance as well, not just due to AI generated garbage but how we have really lost any sense of a monoculture in the last decade. Think back a decade or 2 and there was always a show or something virtually every one shared in that brought us all together. We don't have that as much as we used to, and shared experiences are something humans crave - Enter live sports with fellow classmates. Anyway, Monday student crowd was really good. Thursday not as much of a turnout but still solid. And the football crowd was excellent, including many all the way to the final whistle. You can tell several pockets want to be a bit crazier and loud but are reluctant. Hopefully they come out of their shell. I may catch shit for this, but it's time for Norm to come sit with the rest of us old farts. I love his passion and efforts, but it's just weird and confusing. Imagine if OSU football had some random old guy that coordinated most the cheers and urged them to get excited. We would relentlessly make fun of them. He no doubt generates some activity, but an argument can be made that he is negatively affecting just as much. He can come sit with me and I will join him in trying to get the elder fans hyped while the students figure it out on their own. Andrew Ruck B.B.A. 2003 Back to Top bobcatsquared General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Post Count: 5,502 Status: Offline     RE: Basketball games not involving Ohio 25/26    Posted: 11/7/2025 1:19:12 PM  Ohio freshmen have, in 2 months, been part of one of the best campus atmospheres on a football Saturday (WVU) and arguably one of the most exciting games v. Miami, our main rival. Both in front of large crowds (record attendance v. WVU). My son, one of those freshmen, knows these turnouts are not the norm, having been to 1 or 2 games per season his whole life. But how many of those freshmen's first-ever experience at Peden was the WVU game? Sending home large crowds with exciting wins against neighbor and P4 WVU and OUr top rival can only keep the students engaged and wanting to come back for more. And I think I heard that the Arkansas St. attendance was the best season opener in basketball in years (decades?). The student section, not organized like the Crazy Cats or the O-Zone, has been impressive and is still the best in the MAC. Finally, I think students see Norm more as a novelty, something they put up with but not necessary to their mission. Last Edited: 11/7/2025 1:19:48 PM by bobcatsquared Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 6  of 6 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Basketball' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 193 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 191 Guests 2 Registered Users:   bobcat28, Bobcatfan89 There are no other users looking at this page.

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