[81alum]

How would those at the game describe the crowd? Looked large on TV but only listed at 3,400. With the free bobblehead giveaway, thought it might be more. We have a tremendous team and are the defending champs, wish we could get more people to attend games. Granted, I understand the Covid concerns. Attendance should still be higher IMO.

Forty Niners playing at same time.

Our fan base is quite elderly, and consequently has a lot more COVID fear than a younger crowd might.  I think that depressed attendance last fall some and no doubt continues to do so.  That plus the 49ers took a toll.  That said, I think this looked like the best crowd this year--I would have to check the Texas attendance, but this was certainly the loudest and most boisterous crowd I've attended this year.  The bobblehead succeeded in getting all the regulars to come super early, but did not draw a whole lot of non-regulars.

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 Antonelli who called today's game was at the Bahamas tourney so I trust her inside information.

Do you mean the announcers that apparently only see PAC-12 games when they have to call them?  The ones going off 2-month old information?
The ones that went on about Stanford's poor FT%?   The ones that didn't realize Stanford had hit 74.4% of their FTA over the last 10 games (131 of 176)?

By the way, going into the game, the season FT% (67.8) for Stanford was better than South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and UConn, and nipping at the Tar Heels (67.9%)  (those are 6 of the top 10).    74.4% would lead every team ranked in the top 10.


Hats off to Iowa (85.5%) and Iowa State (81.3%)  for having a much higher FT% than any of the other top-25 (77.0% was the best of the other 23 of whatever top-25 I grabbed -- it still bounces around a lot).   I wonder why it is that those are from the same state?

I did not see the broadcast since I was at the game, but in general I have been appalled by the ESPN broadcasters.  They routinely talk about WBB in general and ignore calling the play of the game.  It is as if they are getting together for a chat about WBB and whatever game they are at just happens to be their backdrop.  They can't hold a candle to Mary Murphy. I want to listen to broadcasters who teach me something about the game I am watching that I could not see without their help.

[81alum]

How would those at the game describe the crowd? Looked large on TV but only listed at 3,400. With the free bobblehead giveaway, thought it might be more. We have a tremendous team and are the defending champs, wish we could get more people to attend games. Granted, I understand the Covid concerns. Attendance should still be higher IMO.

Forty Niners playing at same time.

Our fan base is quite elderly, and consequently has a lot more COVID fear than a younger crowd might.  I think that depressed attendance last fall some and no doubt continues to do so.  That plus the 49ers took a toll.  That said, I think this looked like the best crowd this year--I would have to check the Texas attendance, but this was certainly the loudest and most boisterous crowd I've attended this year.  The bobblehead succeeded in getting all the regulars to come super early, but did not draw a whole lot of non-regulars.

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 Antonelli who called today's game was at the Bahamas tourney so I trust her inside information.

Do you mean the announcers that apparently only see PAC-12 games when they have to call them?  The ones going off 2-month old information?
The ones that went on about Stanford's poor FT%?   The ones that didn't realize Stanford had hit 74.4% of their FTA over the last 10 games (131 of 176)?

By the way, going into the game, the season FT% (67.8) for Stanford was better than South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, and UConn, and nipping at the Tar Heels (67.9%)  (those are 6 of the top 10).    74.4% would lead every team ranked in the top 10.


Hats off to Iowa (85.5%) and Iowa State (81.3%)  for having a much higher FT% than any of the other top-25 (77.0% was the best of the other 23 of whatever top-25 I grabbed -- it still bounces around a lot).   I wonder why it is that those are from the same state?

I did not see the broadcast since I was at the game, but in general I have been appalled by the ESPN broadcasters.  They routinely talk about WBB in general and ignore calling the play of the game.  It is as if they are getting together for a chat about WBB and whatever game they are at just happens to be their backdrop.  They can't hold a candle to Mary Murphy. I want to listen to broadcasters who teach me something about the game I am watching that I could not see without their help.