14 home games, 368 per game average. They might be outnumbered by away fans when they join the Big 12, although you'd think the change in conference affiliation will help bring in Houston fans as well.Really Houston, 5100 FOR THE SEASON in WBB . . . .
I think it is equitable, as I understand all football players, including walk ons, will get $25K. Based upon our funding response, it appears TT women's basketball will get more $ than all of of our mens and womens sports combined. We are recruiting great at the moment. But, I expect recruiting and retention to get pretty dicey in the next few years. Support WEWILL if you can.^ At least it's equitable pay of play. Not talking men vs women but that the teammates all get something.
I think it is equitable, as I understand all football players, including walk ons, will get $25K. Based upon our funding response, it appears TT women's basketball will get more $ than all of of our mens and womens sports combined. We are recruiting great at the moment. But, I expect recruiting and retention to get pretty dicey in the next few years. Support WEWILL if you can.
Correct. But as I understand this every team gives the $5980, so good for athletes, but not a differentiator .Some schools are leaning forward more. Not that I like the "forward" but it is the new shape of college athletics, like it or not. At least we have a plan for the department to pay the $5,980 per year as a reward for academic performance that is now legal. I get this is not "NIL" but came at about the same time. We won't be paying the $5,980 annually though, withholding it until graduation and I don't recall them offering much details on if available to all, if the max $5,980 is the the baseline or if some get less, and what requirements need to be met academically. I think most schools opting in are going by academic year. Sort of a slow start by school around the country considering this was okayed well over a year ago. Lot of school not in great budget shape after covid and years of the facility upscaling race.
14 home games, 368 per game average. They might be outnumbered by away fans when they join the Big 12, although you'd think the change in conference affiliation will help bring in Houston fans as well.
You don't have to travel that well to outnumber 368. Especially since that 368 already includes away fans.Baylor and us are the only 2 teams that travel well for WBB. We aren't great but we're respectable.
You don't have to travel that well to outnumber 368. Especially since that 368 already includes away fans.
I would think they will get attendance bump from BU and possibly TT TCU while a pretty good program doesn't have a lot of fans but they might go to Houston.
@geewago what is your 2 cents on this?
ISU hoops crowds in The Cities are great.Houston's one of the biggest cities in the USA and there are over 15K Baylor alumni there. Think they might out number Houston when they come to play but who knows. We have that many ISU alumni here in the Twin Cities but getting many to show up when ISU is in town is pretty hit and miss. Couple years ago I might have been the sole local watching ISU play here in the NCAA volleyball tournament.
Didn't we outnumber TCU down in Fort Worth this year? And didn't we have a huge group of fans in Lawrence?14 home games, 368 per game average. They might be outnumbered by away fans when they join the Big 12, although you'd think the change in conference affiliation will help bring in Houston fans as well.
ISU hoops crowds in The Cities are great.
I was in Lawrence and we most certainly outnumbered them. (Mostly due to Emily Ryan's family)Didn't we outnumber TCU down in Fort Worth this year? And didn't we have a huge group of fans in Lawrence?
I was in Fort Worth - we had a nice showing but didn’t outnumber Frog fans.Didn't we outnumber TCU down in Fort Worth this year? And didn't we have a huge group of fans in Lawrence?
My 2 cents isn't worth much more than a nickle. Houston just never has supported WBB at the college level. Yet the WNBA Houston Comets (who won 3 wnba titles) were attended quite well. I went to at least a half dozen games and the crowds were 3 times larger than they are now for the Dallas Wings.I would think they will get attendance bump from BU and possibly TT TCU while a pretty good program doesn't have a lot of fans but they might go to Houston.
@geewago what is your 2 cents on this?