Quote from: HopeConvert on March 05, 2017, 01:20:02 PMQuote from: sac on March 05, 2017, 12:55:57 PM
I have been baffled all year by the weak'ish crowds and numb atmosphere at DeVos this year. Even last night only 2,400 for an NCAA tournament game against WashU.
Maybe now the Hope community will finally get behind this team.
I have as well. The single biggest problem has been student support. Even last night the student section wasn't half full. Both the past weekends the Dew Crew has been a disappointment in terms of turnout, even if those who show up are spirited enough.
I suspect the overall turnout numbers are down this year, but I guess we will find out soon enough. In any case, Sac is right that the atmosphere just hasn't been the same. I don't know exactly what this can be attributed to. One hypothesis: I see a lot more people spending a lot more time with their noses in their cell phones - a regrettable cultural trend in general, and one that may be affecting crowd attention and participation. If the cell phone is not the worst invention ever, it's certainly on the short list. I can't prove that's the reason, of course, but I'd be surprised if it's not a contributing factor.
When you can no longer bash on Hope's team, its time to move on to an easier target and start bashing millennials.