Would basketball fans ever send a message with attendance?

[Imafan4evr_]

When it was apparent Joker Phillips needed to go, less than 19,000 fans showed up for a November 2012 football game against Vanderbilt. It was jarring to see Commonwealth that empty, almost as if it were a concerted effort by the collective base. If the message wasn’t clear prior, it certainly was after that game with 2/3 of the stands bare.

At what point in the Calipari downfall would that occur, if at all? Would we ever see a 1/3 capacity Rupp?

 

[NociHTTP]

Nope, too many people who REMEMBER when UK used to be great, but they just LOVE to 'be seen' in public and at Rupp, and so they go to the games, and check their email every other possession.

 

[rick64]

Oh I’d love to see about 5000 show up to the game next Saturday when Bama comes in. What a message that would send.

 

[TankedCat]

will never happen

I'd like to put that suckup facebook page on blast right now

 

[YardCat]

People will always go to Rupp to watch the Cats.

 

[Farsight]

Imagine if we keep on loosing and no one comes to the Vandy home game. No one at Rupp versus vandy should send a strong message to Mitch. We did the same in football and then Joker was fired.

 

[Kerry Kat]

Nope. Season-ticket holders give their tickets away to folks who have never been to a game.

 

[FirewithFire]

It would send a massive message. Tickets pay the rent at Rupp.

Unfortunately getting it done would require a yeoman's effort and the willingness to take the brunt of the attacks that would come their way.

It would work though, and at this point it is the only way forward. If things keep going the way they are we just might see it happen at season's end.

 

[jameslee32]

Imafan4evr wants a fan boycott. Film at 11:00.

 

[RunninRichie]

It could be done. But the old people will still fill the lower bowl. Being at a UK game is like being at a Lakers, Yankees, Dodgers, or Cowboys game. It's a status thing. And people go to socialize, not watch the game. So you'd have to make the upper and middle bowls empty to send a message. Because those lower bowls? Never gonna happen.