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re: Bruce Pearl really did break the alabama fanbase
Posted on 4/11/19 at 7:11 am to Jyrdis
Posted on 4/11/19 at 7:11 am to Jyrdis
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I wouldn’t say that. We wanted to be good in BB, but it wasn’t meant to be Barbee did his best to kill our spirit. Pearl reinvigorated it. On the other hand, your most gumpian brethren states that he doesn’t care if Bama makes the Final Four.
Auburn has historically had some of the lowest attendance figures in the SEC. Auburn did not care, generally, about basketball pre-Pearl.
That's fine, let's just not start inventing things though.
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Posted on 4/11/19 at 7:20 am to SummerOfGeorge
I didn't buy season tickets before Pearl. I would get them on stubhub for like $3 the day of the game. 
I do think Auburn fans, like most teams, want to support a good program. Auburn simply wasn't between Ellis' runs and Pearl. There's nothing wrong with that.
I do think Auburn fans, like most teams, want to support a good program. Auburn simply wasn't between Ellis' runs and Pearl. There's nothing wrong with that.
Posted on 4/11/19 at 12:05 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Auburn has historically had some of the lowest attendance figures in the SEC. Auburn did not care, generally, about basketball pre-Pearl.
Attendance issues at Auburn haven't been limited to basketball.
In 2009, I watched Greg McElroy hit Roy Upchurch with that game-winning pass, right in front of me as I and my three buddies sat in my lower bowl endzone seats...season tickets I had bought right off the Auburn website...with no donation required and no waiting list. Even in the dark days of Shula, no Auburn fan would have been able to do the same at Alabama.
This post was edited on 4/11/19 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 4/11/19 at 12:52 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Auburn has historically had some of the lowest attendance figures in the SEC. Auburn did not care, generally, about basketball pre-Pearl.
That's fine, let's just not start inventing things though.
They key to attendance is putting a product on the court that people want to see. AU didn't have a problem with attendance when Sonny had a good team, same with Cliff Ellis. The other "jelly of the Month" coaches they hired contributed to low attendance. Something Bama fans know very well from the past and fear for the future.
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