Back when I was in school (Dell Curry era) we filled the Cassell every time we played. Now, unless we are playing UNCheat, UVA, or Dook, we see empty seats scattered all over the place. What does Whit have to do to fill up this building? Just winning doesn't seem to be enough anymore, and I'm concerned this would be one of the things that could cause us to lose a good coach like Buzz.
There are a number of factors I typically hear mentioned, i.e., season ticket holders not making the trip, student seating, television, etc.
I recently saw where we are putting in new seats and am wondering if this is the time to be addressing this issue. If I was Whit, and it appeared that our average is only going to be 7000, for example, then I might consider only installing 7000 seats so we don't look half empty every time the TV cameras come on.
Alternatively, to get attendance up, would it help to stop selling season tickets to people who don't show except for the big name opponents, so that more tickets are available for students and locals?
Just curious if anyone else have any concerns or thoughts about this. Seems to me that this should be part of the reboot of our program.
