The Butler Bulldogs practiced before tens of thousands of Colts turned Bulldogs fans over the past week. But how much is this ‘home’ crowd gonna help them?
None.
Lucas Oil Stadium holds 70,000, and with the Final Four they expect to hold even more than that. And the people from the luxury boxes up won’t be a factor; they’re just too damn far away. It’s like going to a Bon Jovi concert without them plugging in the mikes. The Bulldog fans will come in flocks, no doubt, but their impact won’t be felt.
The crowd involvement and interaction is a staple of the college game and it is lost in the final games of the season. Rather than putting it in a arena where people will be literally on top of each other and tickets will be a National Treasure and a memory keepsake they are in the biggest structures in the world where people need help distinguishing the Mountaineer mascot from Coach Huggins and earning as much money as possible.
Now just stop that.
The games are still amazing and the atmosphere is still electric but it won’t be long before it tips and people start not showing up. (But that’s another blogumn itself)
No matter the arena, no matter who is in the stands, no matter who is courtside (other than Gene Hackman and Jimmy Chitwood) the game still has to be played. Go Bulldogs.
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