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Rhodymob05 wrote:social media has been buzzin about rhody at least, thats for sure.
Yeah, from us.
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I haven't seen Dan whine in almost 9 months! I need a fix.
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If it takes people that don't follow college basketball as closely as we do a little while to come up to speed, that's OK. It is not ideal, but it's fine. As long as they show up eventually. It is a long season.
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Looks like the athletics department is spending money to promote the early games.

This is a promoted (paid for) tweet

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I agree that their social media has been much improved over past. And it's no mystery that the legacy media structure is deteriorating (newspapers, tv, radio) but for URI and the battle for hearts and minds in RI for the casual fan they should have some major advertising in the market for this season. And if funds were limited it should have been a heavy focus on the 1-2 months leading into the season (Oct, Nov). Last year PC plastered Kris Dunn all over town, URI should have done the same with their preseason ranking and EC/Hassan.
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bigappleram wrote:I agree that their social media has been much improved over past. And it's no mystery that the legacy media structure is deteriorating (newspapers, tv, radio) but for URI and the battle for hearts and minds in RI for the casual fan they should have some major advertising in the market for this season. And if funds were limited it should have been a heavy focus on the 1-2 months leading into the season (Oct, Nov). Last year PC plastered Kris Dunn all over town, URI should have done the same with their preseason ranking and EC/Hassan.
I'm kind of curious as to whether Athletics has metrics on what does and doesn't work. For example, do you get more bang for your buck investing in FB and Twitter ads than conventional print and TV advertising?
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I talked Rhody hoops & season expectations with Kyle & Bobby from the Rhode Talk podcast last night.

Check it out below if you are so inclined.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rho ... 93236?mt=2
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SGreenwell wrote:
bigappleram wrote:I agree that their social media has been much improved over past. And it's no mystery that the legacy media structure is deteriorating (newspapers, tv, radio) but for URI and the battle for hearts and minds in RI for the casual fan they should have some major advertising in the market for this season. And if funds were limited it should have been a heavy focus on the 1-2 months leading into the season (Oct, Nov). Last year PC plastered Kris Dunn all over town, URI should have done the same with their preseason ranking and EC/Hassan.
I'm kind of curious as to whether Athletics has metrics on what does and doesn't work. For example, do you get more bang for your buck investing in FB and Twitter ads than conventional print and TV advertising?
I'm sure they do. I work for a tiny company (3 people) and we use LinkedIn sponsored content for advertising along with google analytics to track the traffic on our site to give us an idea if our ad is working. I've never used Facebook or Twitter sponsored content but I'd imagine there's a way to track links clicked on those services.
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I am sure in terms of direct-response metrics, its not only easier but probably more likely ROI is higher on digital/social spends for URI MBB.
However, in the state battle for hearts and minds, and the subconscious aspect of marketing, there is still value in traditional media.
Tough to prove the value of a giant poster of EC on Rte 95, but i can guarantee it positions the program in people's minds in a certain way that a sponsored post on Twitter cannot. To reach older audience, media types, opinion leaders, etc.
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The local media coverage for 6pm and 11pm news of each week's games and rankings will help get free publicity in front of that older demographic that still watches such programming.
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.....is it Friday yet??......wanna see us press them early and often.....
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I'm sorry if this was answered already, but is there some way that we can watch this game online or on TV? I will unfortunately not be able to make it to the Ryan Center, but would love to still watch the game.
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Coaching staff might not like it, but I love how these games come at us rapid fire to start the season. 5 games in 9 days!
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MegaRamFan2 wrote:I'm sorry if this was answered already, but is there some way that we can watch this game online or on TV? I will unfortunately not be able to make it to the Ryan Center, but would love to still watch the game.
http://www.atlantic10.com/mediaPortal/p ... m_id=31600
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Billyboy78 wrote:
MegaRamFan2 wrote:I'm sorry if this was answered already, but is there some way that we can watch this game online or on TV? I will unfortunately not be able to make it to the Ryan Center, but would love to still watch the game.
http://www.atlantic10.com/mediaPortal/p ... m_id=31600
Thanks Billyboy!
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URI just sent out its third email this week promoting the game tomorrow to students. I personally am a graduate student and have been promoting the game as much as I can, especially to the three sophomore level business classes that I teach. I can only hope that a good amount of students do come out, but seeing it is Veteran's day on Friday there are no classes. This could be an issue since many students take advantage of the three day weekend by going home. I certainly hope not.
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......no classes on Friday......sounds like plenty of time to get hydrated.....
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I have not frequented this board very much over the last few months, but I do not get the sense of a strong buzz here or elsewhere. I hope I am wrong on that score. The attendance of this opening game versus Dartmouth will provide the first real clue on that subject.

I have listed the opening game attendance for the last four openers which shows that the opening opposition has neven been stellar, so Dartmouth is no different than past experiences

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Home Opener  	Opponent	  Attendance	 Result	Season Record
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2015	Nov. 13	American	    5,089	  W, 65-42  	17-15
2014	Nov. 14	Pace	        4,210	  W, 94-54  	23-10
2013	Nov. 8	 Maine	       5,410	  W, 92-77	  14-18
2012	Nov. 9	 Norfolk State* 5,045     L, 55-67	  8-21
*Only home opener loss in Ryan Center History.
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Obadiah wrote:I have not frequented this board very much over the last few months, but I do not get the sense of a strong buzz here or elsewhere. I hope I am wrong on that score. The attendance of this opening game versus Dartmouth will provide the first real clue on that subject.

I have listed the opening game attendance for the last four openers which shows that the opening opposition has neven been stellar, so Dartmouth is no different than past experiences

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Home Opener  	Opponent	  Attendance	 Result	Season Record
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2015	Nov. 13	American	    5,089	  W, 65-42  	17-15
2014	Nov. 14	Pace	        4,210	  W, 94-54  	23-10
2013	Nov. 8	 Maine	       5,410	  W, 92-77	  14-18
2012	Nov. 9	 Norfolk State* 5,045     L, 55-67	  8-21
*Only home opener loss in Ryan Center History.
Vividly remember that Pace game...4,210 might easily be double the actual amount. We are going to see how far we have come since then.
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If we don't beat the Maine attendance, I will be very disappointed.
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Rhody74 wrote:If we don't beat the Maine attendance, I will be very disappointed.
Attendance will be higher than all four previous openers listed. Topping 5089 should be an easy feat for a top 25 team. The question is really how MUCH MORE can they get. Will it be just a little better than ly or will it approach a more respectable number near 7K?
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If the students come full force it should be @ 6000. I will be at tomorrow's game (with my 5 year old grandson) but living near Worcester weekday games are too tough for me to go to (like others I'm sure) so it's next Monday and Wednesday's games that I fear will be down to @ 5000.
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I'm driving up from NJ for the game, so I would hope most local fans make the effort. This is a special time for the program. The team needs all the support they can get.

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I am hoping for 5500, but honestly have no idea what to expect. If our worst attended games are 5000, we will be in very good shape since there won't be too many games like those.
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I just bought a pair of tickets at the Ryan Center box office. Front row 314. If I got in row A there should be plenty of good seats avail upstairs.

I was told 3000 tickets have been sold and expecting 2000 students on walk up. That's what RC staff is planning for.
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I'll try to post a few pictures Saturday morning planning on packing the Nikons and a couple long lenses.....
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I don't understand how we can draw 5,400 coming off an 8-win season, and draw less than that entering a season when we are ranked in all national polls. I'll be making the trek need 5,999 more.
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I'm in Hilton Head so don't hate me for not being there, but I'll be there plenty.
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hrstrat57 wrote:I just bought a pair of tickets at the Ryan Center box office. Front row 314. If I got in row A there should be plenty of good seats avail upstairs.

I was told 3000 tickets have been sold and expecting 2000 students on walk up. That's what RC staff is planning for.
If that's true that's extremely disappointing. I was thinking we had around 3,500 season tickets sold alone but obviously that's not the case.
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Even with some increase in season ticket buyers, and reported uptick in mini packs, unfortunately a season long sustained over 6,000 is most likely not gonna happen....hope I am wrong, but calling it as I see it.....
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Some sites.....-19.5.......we cover?
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We should......probably not by much though
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Is it free to watch the game on that A10 link above ??
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I sure hope so
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Yes. Video stream is free.
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Since we are ranked, we get these little pre game write ups from stats Inc

#23 Rhode Island Set to Shiw Off New High Level Orogram

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GAME DAY!!!!!! LET"S GO RHODY!!!!!
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.....I guess we still have the same PA announcer, even with his radio show being in PM drive time.....
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i would advise anyone that does not have tickets to get to the box office early. given this is the first game and many have not been down to kingston for some time, this is the first opportunity to puchase single games tickets in person. i would thonk there will be a bigger than normal walk up sale with many buying future game tickets which should make for a slow process tonight.
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Game DAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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.... it is time.....our time.....more than any other recent time....top 25 pre-season rating.....our house....no more next year.....no more we need another few pieces....deep bench....all systems ready to launch....this is what we have waiting for for many years.....let's go guys....get it done...Go Rhody.....
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Looking at the seating map, it looks like a bunch of tickets were sold over the past 24hrs. A lot of the "highly available" sections are now with just a few seats left. I hope we get a great crowd tonight!!
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I'm stuck in NH for the weekend & can't make the game. Any NH residents know if the game is shown on TV anywhere locally since they are playing Dartmouth? If not, will watch the stream.
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There is NO TV for this game. Free internet stream available.
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based on seating map a couple hundred walk ups would seem to completely fill the lower bowl. few upper sections at or near capacity. but i think in past this map was found to have flaws?
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bigappleram wrote:based on seating map a couple hundred walk ups would seem to completely fill the lower bowl. few upper sections at or near capacity. but i think in past this map was found to have flaws?
If you see a section with a lot of green dots (unsold)in the front half if the section and a lot of gray dots (sold) in the back half of that same section, the gray dots are actually unsold. If the front half of the section starts to sell, those gray dots in the back of the section will start to become green.
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