Evidently where called the best fans in the mac. Maybe we can be called the best fans in the Mid-Majors? We got some work to do (Creighton, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Wichita State, Xavier, etc...)

Georgetown is a mid-major?

I've only been to 1 or 2 games there, but UD arena is beautiful. It was too long ago to remember anything about the quality of the crowd, but I can say that their cheerleaders were much hotter than OHIO's were at the time (winter 2001-02). I can say this confidently because I was sitting in the first or second row under one of the baskets (a friend of mine in the UD band sneaked me in for free) and spent most of the game looking up at the cheerleaders.

The way the Big Least is deteriorating, yes, if they stay.

I also have to say that I find this very surprising....there is a reason why UD arena is annually listed as one of the nations top 25 places to play...thats because the atmosphere in UD arena is electric and the crowds regularly attend the games to the tune of 8-10k plus for every home game no matter what the teams record is on any given year.

In fact , I think that this home court advantage is one of the reasons why UD's OOC schedule at home is getting worse every year, much like the case with OUr basketball team....no one wants to play there because even on a down year, a UD team at home is still a top 40 and very dangerous team to play.  I witnessed this first hand a few years back when UD knocked off a #4 ranked (IIRC) Marquette team led by Dwayne Wade.

Now as far as the average fan age of about 40...this is most likley linked to where you where sitting....those seats you had are "GOLD" in the dayton area....the lower bowl, except for the student section, is filled with people that probably dont have much of a direct link with the university anymore, (families of family that originally had the tickets when the arena was built or even corporate seats).  I have heard how when the original ticket holders stopped wanting to use their lower bowl seats they either just get transferred to another family member or even in the ultimate case, get left to family members in wills after a death.

Any new grad or younger "true" fan that wants to get season tix for a rising family will be relegated to the 400 section (if they want anything close to center court), and they will stay there for many milenia before getting the chance to move down.

Be thankful we don't have Dayton Welcome Stadium...

I ran a lot of track meets in that venerable venue

Pardon my ignorance, but what college team uses Welcome Stadium as their home stadium? I thought its mainly used for dayton area and state playoff HS-Football games (and regional track meets).

EDIT: I just looked it up. I forgot that UD plays their games there. Of course, UD plays non-scholarship I-AA football...so yeah, they're going to have a poorer stadium...in this case, literally a high school stadium

Thats a good point. Thanks.

I remember the paxon brothers well. They were from Kettering Alter High School. I went to Kettering Fairmont East (brady hoke's high school) so although they were a couple of years younger then me I still remember watching them play in high school. Both in person and tv. Ah the austin carr game. The scary thing about how good he was that day was they didn't have 3 point shots back then. Since he was a guard  it would be interesting if someone has calculated how many he would have scored with the three point line. I remember watching that one on tv. Dayton has hosted a lot of memorable ncaa tournament games through the years. The one I remember most was in 1970 in the regional finals when Jacksonville State with Artis Gilmore defeated Kentucky 106-100. Kentucky fans alive then and still alive now still don't like to talk about the little team from the south defeating the adolf rupp coached wildcats.(oh western kentucky beat them the next year also.) Kentucky had the great Dan Issel on that team. One of the best college teams never to win the title. Gilmore and Issel went on to play together with the Kentucky aba team. One of the best pro teams and most people have never heard of them.

It surprises me as well.  I haven't been to UD Arena for a game in 3-4 years, but the last time I was there it was loud, sold out, and electric as Eagle said.  I generally would consider it the best atmosphere and venue in the State of Ohio by a pretty wide margin.  That's not to knock The Convo, but UD Arena as a facility is ahead of The Convo in amenities, location, and the seating arrangement.   I've been to some great, great games inside that building over the years.  The only reason I haven't made it in recent years is that coming to OU games is keeping me busy!
 

well anytime kentucky gets beat it is a good night. Also Oscar Robertson was a pretty bad commentator also.Austin is pretty bad though but he helped make the cavs exciting back in the 70's up their in richfield(where ali had his first title defense in a cornfield).