Fwd: [Husker] Collier downplays attendance woes, and fails miserably

[NUStLNorris at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/4/2006 3:32:47 PM Central Standard Time,  pgaule at cox.net 
writes:

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2092613

Registration  required, but here's the relevant  passage:

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Nebraska's  average actual attendance for nonconference play - 4,947 - is 
the school's  worst in at least three decades.

When asked to comment on the  record-low crowds, Collier said:

"I don't believe that's  correct."

When told the actual attendance figures, as opposed to the  tickets-sold 
total being reported on box scores, was less than 5,000 a  game, Collier 
said:

"Somebody's guessing at those. I don't know  where they are coming from."

When told the release of the actual  figures - a turnstile count plus 500 
to account for workers, teams, band  and the news media - was approved by 
Marc Boehm, executive associate  athletic director, Collier said:

"I didn't know  that."

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That's just  embarrassing.  Hilarious, but embarrassing.



There's nothing hilarious about the current state of Husker hoops for those  
of us who follow it too closely, but I can appreciate where you're coming from 
 here.
 
I thought it was extremely interesting to see that the World-Herald print  
version focused their game story on the lack of attendance (including the rather 
 embarrassing accompanying photo dipiction) ... while the Journal-Star did 
not  even MENTION the lack-of-attendance until you got to the boxscore.
 
I'm not going to engage in job speculation re: Collier's job status.   But 
others are, on a national scale.  Check it out, but before anyone  starts 
longing for Neebrasketball of yesteryear, keep goin' down the list, about  five 
paragraphs below BC (Barry Collier):
 
_http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/9141252_ 
(http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/9141252) 
 
Dave Norris