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Message: [QUOTE="Cuse181, post: 4521983, member: 8295"] I didn’t go to games in the 90s so I cannot comment on whether or not those crowds were closer to butts in seats numbers (nostalgia can also play a factor in that as the memories from the Georgetown games are probably more vivid than the Colgate games), but I would say that the combination of increasing ticket prices, HD TV and a considerably higher # of 9pm mid week games all factor in at this point and yet the number of tickets sold still matches the early 00s (edit late 90s was 23-24k)? That doesn’t strike me as a fan base that’s running for the hills. I mean, why was there a 9k decline between the 80s and the 90s? Shouldn’t that be another main topic of discussion? What caused all of those hardcore fans to run off? Also important to note that if Syracuse had a regular sized stadium, 15-20k would be all it takes to fill up the place versus the 26K you need today to make the dome look filled. [/QUOTE]