PUMP UP THE ROOS!

[darin]

Agreed.  Great win for the Roos tonight.  As for the LJ thing- no connection, he's just a huge sports fan.  I go to every game and he's almost always there. 

[MidWestSider]

I can't believe so few people show up to the games.

with this being the highest level of basketball we have in KC..  there is no reason we shouldnt average at least 5,000 a night.

I understand Saturday KU was in town, so that probably got most of KC's college bb attention.

[Maitre D]

Nobody cares about UMKC.

if they were in the Mo Valley, that woudl get 4K/nite probably.  but since they're not, nobody wants to see their crap schedule.

[KCMax]

When they went on that winning streak a few years ago, they began to draw pretty good crowds. They need to be in a position where they are consistently competing for a conference title. Then they need to bump up to a better conference like the Horizon, and maybe someday, years down the road, the MVC.

[MidWestSider]

So.. 

If you're a basketball enthusiast and you live in the metro area, what do you do?

A) Drive to Lawrence/Columbia

B) Max to the Muni and watch UMKC

C) Weekend trips to Chi, Den, Minn, Mem to watch NBA?

D) Nothing..  Wait for the NBA to come to the Sprint Center.

[Maitre D]

So.. 

If you're a basketball enthusiast and you live in the metro area, what do you do?

A) Drive to Lawrence/Columbia

Judging by the attendance numbers, nobody is driving to Columbia for hoops.

[LenexatoKCMO]

I can't believe so few people show up to the games.

with this being the highest level of basketball we have in KC..  there is no reason we shouldnt average at least 5,000 a night.

I understand Saturday KU was in town, so that probably got most of KC's college bb attention.

How many did they get for UMKC Saturday?  We got caught in quite a mess trying to get through the loop during the transition period between the KU and UMKC games - lots of folks trying to come and go at the same time. 

[MidWestSider]

2,309 for UMKC

plus the Nutcracker was starting at the Music Hall

[AllThingsKC]

If UMKC wants to increase attendance, they need to keep winning games.  Winning cures all.

And, it wouln't hurt if they could (somehow) play one game or more at the Sprint Center.

I don't think the Roos are promoted very well.  Since they are the highest level of basketball in Kansas City, they should market the team better, IMO.  That would help raise awareness.

GO ROOS!

[Maitre D]

And, it wouln't hurt if they could (somehow) play one game or more at the Sprint Center.

Yeah - if they play KU, they should get a crack at the SC.

[MidWestSider]

Oral Roberts averages 3x as many as UMKC..  in the same "crap" divison.

[LenexatoKCMO]

Oral Roberts averages 3x as many as UMKC..  in the same "crap" divison.

Yeah but ORU has had a couple good years and is probably about the only thing to do in the winter time in Tulsa - especially if you are a strict neo-pentacostal, in which case, watching wholesome basketball may be one of the only activities you can engage in without spontaneously combusting in sinful hellfire. 

[kcmetro]

Yeah but ORU has had a couple good years and is probably about the only thing to do in the winter time in Tulsa - especially if you are a strict neo-pentacostal, in which case, watching wholesome basketball may be one of the only activities you can engage in without spontaneously combusting in sinful hellfire. 

Or engaging in gay sex in a Tulsa airport restroom.

[Maitre D]

I find it terribly ironic that the people making the most fun of Larry Craig's homosexual tryst, are liberals.  Who like to lecture the rest of us about "tolerance".


Ironic to the Nth degree.

[WSPanic]

I find it terribly ironic that the people making the most fun of Larry Craig's homosexual tryst, are liberals.  Who like to lecture the rest of us about "tolerance".


Ironic to the Nth degree.

What homosexual tryst? He simply has a wide stance, right? I mean, a conservative who got caught in a position that flies in the face of everything he says publicly wouldn't dare lie about such a thing, would he?

Or, could it be that liberals are less open minded towards people who say in public that gays are vile and will go to hell, but in their own lives do the very same thing? Hmm....

You're probably right, though. Only liberals are hypocrits. All conservatives are true to their word and never lie.

[kcmetro]

What homosexual tryst? He simply has a wide stance, right? I mean, a conservative who got caught in a position that flies in the face of everything he says publicly wouldn't dare lie about such a thing, would he?

Or, could it be that liberals are less open minded towards people who say in public that gays are vile and will go to hell, but in their own lives do the very same thing? Hmm....

You're probably right, though. Only liberals are hypocrits. All conservatives are true to their word and never lie.

What he said.

[MidWestSider]

UMKC vs. Northern Iowa  -  Kansas City, Mo. (Municipal)   

Wed, Dec 19  7:05 p.m.

[AllThingsKC]

UMKC vs. Northern Iowa  -  Kansas City, Mo. (Municipal)   

Wed, Dec 19  7:05 p.m.

Will UMKC draw more people than Mizzou?    &

GO ROOS!  It should be an awesome game tonight.

[AllThingsKC]

64-60.  Tough loss for the Roos!   

[KansasCityCraka]

Attendance was 1,707. UMKC is averaging 1,566 a game so far this season.