D B Doucette <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> Only one post got close to what I think is a real (non-sarcastic) solution
> to the problem:  promotion.  While alumni stay-at-homes certainly should
> have supported their team and pushed them on to victory at the home arena,
> it seems as though others might have gone if they had only known "good
> seats" were available.
 
On a hopeful note:  The powers-that-be for the East Regional seem to
have gotten this message.  I live in the Binghamton area, about 2 hours
SW of Albany; there have been several TV ads for the regionals on local
TV this week.  The ads seem to be well-targeted for the audience in this
area (Binghamton has had minor-league pro teams for years, but the closest
college program is at Cornell, about 50 miles away) -- the message being,
"see *the best* in college hockey", with a hint of "players that you may
see in the pros in the future".  I assume that these ads are being
broadcast in other markets within a reasonable distance of Albany.  We
can hope that these efforts will help prevent some of the dismal attendance
records for the regional in earlier years.
 
Ironically, I would normally be the "most likely target" for such ads, but
I will not be able to go to the regionals.  (I'm singing in performances
of the Beethoven 9th Symphony on both Saturday and Sunday... so much for
timing!)
 
Garrett Lanzy
 
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