Dayton Travels

[ruechalgrin]

Pretty amazing how well UD travels.

- 500 Dayton fans in line at 545 pm yesterday for 930 pm game to grab the best seats. Perhaps 25 Iowa and ND fans.

- Cincy Enquirer says Sunday will be a road game for them. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/spor...itle/76482690/

- Orlando Sentineal says UD had 4K at yesterday's game (exaggerated but I like it) http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sport...127-story.html

What did ESPN say about the UD crowd and attendence?

[SeasonTicketFan]

Other coaches complain that neutral site games have turned into home games. The Monmouth coach mentioned that last night.

As far a I know, every other school had the opportunity to buy tickets to the event. When they say that these games are a home game for UD, it is more an indictment of their fans and their support.

UD fans enjoy good basketball.

[swish61]

ESPN announcers made the comment that there was alot of red in the building, and most in attendance were UD fans.

[bigred]

Sounds like they are already making excuses.
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[DGO67]

They (ND, Mon, Iowa) need to do a better job recruiting fans!

[LI2UD2PA]

Caught some of the tOSU / Memphis game and the arena in Miami was empty. I hit the Fordham game every year and we turn that one into a home game. We love our Flyers.

	Fordham FORDHAM Fordham University is an independent Jesuit university established in 1841 as St. John's College on old Rose Hill Manor in the village of Fordham, then part of Westchester County in the Bronx, NY. The name Fordham is derived from the Anglo-Saxon words "ford" and "ham," meaning a wading place or ford by a settlement. Rose Hill is the name given to the site in 1787 by Robert Watts, a wealthy New York merchant, in honor of his family's ancestral home of the same name in Scotland. The College was originally staffed by diocesan clergy. The name was officially changed to Fordham University in 1907. Fordham's 10 schools enroll 14,448 students. There are 7,652 undergraduates, of whom 3,842 live in University-managed housing either on-campus or in the local community. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Rams. Athletic claim to fame is consistent mediocrity in nearly all sports and few A10 title winning programs.

[Flyer68]

LI2UD2PA - I have Fordham friends and I try and get to the Fordham game at Rose Hill. It is amazing how much red there is in the stands and at the Rathskeller Bar downstairs and at the end of the game!!!

	Fordham FORDHAM Fordham University is an independent Jesuit university established in 1841 as St. John's College on old Rose Hill Manor in the village of Fordham, then part of Westchester County in the Bronx, NY. The name Fordham is derived from the Anglo-Saxon words "ford" and "ham," meaning a wading place or ford by a settlement. Rose Hill is the name given to the site in 1787 by Robert Watts, a wealthy New York merchant, in honor of his family's ancestral home of the same name in Scotland. The College was originally staffed by diocesan clergy. The name was officially changed to Fordham University in 1907. Fordham's 10 schools enroll 14,448 students. There are 7,652 undergraduates, of whom 3,842 live in University-managed housing either on-campus or in the local community. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Rams. Athletic claim to fame is consistent mediocrity in nearly all sports and few A10 title winning programs.

[UD93 Steve]

Somewhere Gotlieb is complaining that it is just not fair that UD gets a home game in the Advocare Classic.

[Radar]

Yep...not fair scheduling tournament games so close to home!

[Flyer Al]

Here is an article from Wichita State's perspective but is heavy on references about UD's support of tournaments like the Advocare.

http://www.kansas.com/sports/college...e46955435.html

[Fan4allUDSports]

Originally Posted by Flyer Al Here is an article from Wichita State's perspective but is heavy on references about UD's support of tournaments like the Advocare. http://www.kansas.com/sports/college...e46955435.html

Since it looks like wsu has announced 2017 plans, does anyone know of UDs 2017 plans?

[Gazoo]

Originally Posted by UD93 Steve Somewhere Gotlieb is complaining that it is just not fair that UD gets a home game in the Advocare Classic.

Isn't it amazing that when a non-P5 conference team uses its own blood, sweat, tears, grit, and passion to carve out a small advantage for themselves the P5 teams immediately jump in to be the first ones to scream "not fair!" Then they figure out how to pay their players double what we can pay. You know, to make it fair.

[T-Bone 84]

Originally Posted by LI2UD2PA Caught some of the tOSU / Memphis game and the arena in Miami was empty. I hit the Fordham game every year and we turn that one into a home game. We love our Flyers.

It's fan support like this that will cause Archie to think twice about taking anything but the "creme de la creme" of the P5 jobs. As long as we pay him as much as our finances will reasonably allow, I think he'll be our coach for awhile yet. Only a handful of schools provide the overall support (fans, facilities, athletic admin, and $alary) that we do.
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[1903 Flyer]

Originally Posted by UD93 Steve Somewhere Gotlieb is complaining that it is just not fair that UD gets a home game in the Advocare Classic.

I saw Gottlieb yesterday working the Iowa St/Illinois game. Iowa St fans packed the tiny juco arena here in NW Florida and after the game (no kidding) Gottlieb banters with Steve Prohm about how great it is that Cyclone fans travel so well. Apparently it's ok to have a supportive fan base if you're a Top 10 ranked, P5 school but "an unfair advantage" if you're a small private school like UD.

[Bill202]

Originally Posted by 1903 Flyer I saw Gottlieb yesterday working the Iowa St/Illinois game. Iowa St fans packed the tiny juco arena here in NW Florida and after the game (no kidding) Gottlieb banters with Steve Prohm about how great it is that Cyclone fans travel so well. Apparently it's ok to have a supportive fan base if you're a Top 10 ranked, P5 school but "an unfair advantage" if you're a small private school like UD.

I think this is a little unfair to Doug G. Here he is talking about an early season tournament. With UD he was referring to the NCAA 1-and-done tourney. I've seen him on Flyer Feedback and he's been supportive of UD basketball. I would bet that he'd say the UD Fans travel well if he was here in Orlando.

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[Radar]

Originally Posted by Bill202 I think this is a little unfair to Doug G. Here he is talking about an early season tournament. With UD he was referring to the NCAA 1-and-done tourney. I've seen him on Flyer Feedback and he's been supportive of UD basketball. I would bet that he'd say the UD Fans travel well if he was here in Orlando.

Or maybe he would say Dayton had an advantage in the Advocare because it's too close to home?!

[NCkevi]

Originally Posted by Bill202 I think this is a little unfair to Doug G. Here he is talking about an early season tournament. With UD he was referring to the NCAA 1-and-done tourney. I've seen him on Flyer Feedback and he's been supportive of UD basketball. I would bet that he'd say the UD Fans travel well if he was here in Orlando.

He didn't like UD in Columbus but didn't hear a peep from him about UK in Louisville
I guess 71 miles is unfair but 78 has no advantage

[Lunk]

Originally Posted by NCkevi He didn't like UD in Columbus but didn't hear a peep from him about UK in Louisville I guess 71 miles is unfair but 78 has no advantage

We shouldn't even care what Douggie has to say. He was as much a thief in college as Scott & Robinson were at UD.

[flyerfanatic86]

Originally Posted by NCkevi He didn't like UD in Columbus but didn't hear a peep from him about UK in Louisville I guess 71 miles is unfair but 78 has no advantage

To be fair, UK was the better seed and the committee tries to protect those higher seeds with games as close to home as possible. Dayton was not a top 4 seed and Providence had to travel much further, despite being the better seeded team. That's a pretty clear distinction.