vs Drake (5-1) - Wednesday 1/17/24 - 7 pm - Marquee Sports Network

[Redbird222]

At Drake we shot 42% from 3 and still lost by 17. What's the odds of us shooting 42% from 3 tomorrow night?

I think we may want to play better defense this time in order to keep it respectable. Last game, I believe every player on Drake was shooting 50% or better except Overton who was 3 for 7 when they emptied their bench. I think they were 32 for 52 or 61.5% from the field when that happened.

I am trying to stay optimistic but don't see how they win or keep it that close. Of course I has similar thoughts when Sy went down with the ACL tear and the following game we would have beat Drake if the referees had called a foul on Penn for a high five to the elbow.

 

[fdbird83]

In the Larry Lyons years, they always counted butts in seats. They counted it that way for as long as I can remember. I honestly don't know if that has changed or not.

I wonder what our season ticket sales are.

 

[Reggie Redbird]

Just curious, Pantagraph article said there were 3000 at the game Sunday. Couple posts from people there said less than 1500. Do they count tickets or actual butts in seats?

It was 1,500 or less. The non-TV side had more fans, but attendance was very poor. I took a picture and sent it to a few guys of the point that TV would look worse.

 

[Redreggie]

Anything can happen in the MVC, but the thing starting to set in for me is that I am seeing more fans start to leave the game early, like in the late DM days. We need a win, bad.

 

[isuquinndog]

I call it the JB Sucks rule, you have to go to the casino to place bets on teams in Illinois. It's the stupidest thing. But it is what it is. I may drive over to Joliet and put $50 down on Drake.

Its not just Illinois, stop it. Most states do this.

 

[isuquinndog]

Just curious, Pantagraph article said there were 3000 at the game Sunday. Couple posts from people there said less than 1500. Do they count tickets or actual butts in seats?

ISU box score says 3000 so that's what they are using.

Men's Basketball vs Valparaiso on 1/14/2024 - Box Score - Illinois State University Athletics

The official box score of Men's Basketball vs Valparaiso on 1/14/2024

goredbirds.com

 

[ISU86]

ISU box score says 3000 so that's what they are using.

Men's Basketball vs Valparaiso on 1/14/2024 - Box Score - Illinois State University Athletics

The official box score of Men's Basketball vs Valparaiso on 1/14/2024

goredbirds.com

it looked sparse on the telecast; plus, just about all sporting events leverage tickets distributed versus attendance (i.e. turnstile count)

 

[Sladerunningbear]

Bovada, Bet365, Bookmaker, BetUS

 

[BirdGrad2011]

I got a bad feeling about this one. Body language Sunday tells me things are not great.

 

[Sladerunningbear]

I’m on Birds +8.

Book it.

Tired of it.

Spread it.

 

[Redbird222]

Hoping this goes up after the game starts

 

[Redbird222]

Perfection

 

[Birdfriend72]

10 points on 5 layups. 3 of those layups against Kasubke!

 

[Redbird Alum 2004]

Today is the day that Mal comes out of his slump.

 

[Birdfriend72]

Today is the day that Mal comes out of his slump.

They better play some defense. 6 easy layups!

 

[Redbird Alum 2004]

What's defense?

 

[fdbird83]

ISU up 1.
Birds-16
Tucker Devries-15

 

[WoodlandWarrior]

It’s over already. But I did have a pretty good meatloaf sandwich for lunch.

 

[Birdfriend72]

What's defense?

Yeah, it’s like 7 easy buckets. We can’t guard the screen!

 

[Redbird Alum 2004]

I can't stand it