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Post by lilred on Dec 28, 2006 15:41:33 GMT -5
Actually, the paid attendance was 8,826 And a good number of Nebraskans were there despite the fact that the team was not. 8,826 is pathetic paid attendance was right at 10,000....the no shows must have been the Nebraskans! ;D www.usavolleyball.org/VolleyballNews/news.asp?id=1454General Notes The previous record for a NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championships final match was 13,194 as Long Beach State defeated Penn State in 1998 at Madison, Wis. Tonight’s attendance was more than double the crowds at four of the past six championship matches. The 2001 final in San Diego was played in front of 10,067, while 8,826 fans watched the 2004 final. The 2006 championship match attendance doubled the attendance of 16 of the 25 previous title matches.
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Post by clivehusker on Dec 28, 2006 16:35:15 GMT -5
Look at the thread this way Nebraska fans.....what else do you have to do this time of year anywhere in your beloved state? Hiking, camping, cross country skiing, horseback riding, sleding, Concerts, Plays, Dancing/clubbing, Movies... etc, etc. Oh so we don't have Pro teams so there is nothing to do. lol
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Post by lilred on Dec 28, 2006 16:44:47 GMT -5
Look at the thread this way Nebraska fans.....what else do you have to do this time of year anywhere in your beloved state? Hiking, camping, cross country skiing, horseback riding, sleding, Concerts, Plays, Dancing/clubbing, Movies... etc, etc. Oh so we don't have Pro teams so there is nothing to do. lol I'd strike out the sledding and cross country skiing. I lived in Nebraska and there hasn't been enough snow (that's stayed on the ground for more than 48 hours) to build an igloo with!
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Post by Floyd R. Turbo on Dec 28, 2006 18:14:31 GMT -5
Hiking, camping, cross country skiing, horseback riding, sleding, Concerts, Plays, Dancing/clubbing, Movies... etc, etc. Oh so we don't have Pro teams so there is nothing to do. lol I'd strike out the sledding and cross country skiing. I lived in Nebraska and there hasn't been enough snow (that's stayed on the ground for more than 48 hours) to build an igloo with! Especially this year. It's December 28th and we haven't had any measurable snow in Lincoln since last February.
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Post by hammer on Dec 28, 2006 20:00:14 GMT -5
Wouldn't it be true that any site could provide a home court advantage for a team in the FF? If Texas had made the FF last year, San Antonio would have been a considerable advantage for them. With the FF in Sacramento next year and Stanford one of the favorites to be in the FF why is there no complaint about that potential HCA? I go back and forth about making Omaha the permanent site. If NE fans don't buy all the tickets in advance I'm sure much of the slack would be picked up by other fans in the midwest. And, I was at LB for the 04 FF. Don't think there were 8,000 fans in attendance let alone 10,000. But what do I know. I was in the school section in the second level. We needed a messenger to tell us what was going on down on the court. The FF in Sacramento might give Stanford a slight advantage, but I think it will be minimal. First, driving to Sacramento from the Bay Area is not as trivial as it seems -- two hours under good conditions, but could be several more if traffic or weather problems occur. Second, I predict that somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 Stanford season ticket holders and other local Stanford supporters might be interested in attending. That differs significantly than the hordes that supported NU. I think if FF would have been in San Jose at the Shark Tank, then Stanford would have had a real home court advantage, somewhat similar to NU in Omaha.
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Post by Mix Breed-TEXAS,HI,LBSU on Dec 28, 2006 20:01:42 GMT -5
I think the only time any vball event in Nebraska would become sold out is if Nebraska was actually part of it. Like the AVCA showcase last season and the FF and Finals that just took place. Where have you been? This Final 4 was sold out long before the 2006 season started or anyone knew who would make it. That's because every Nebraska fan knew for a fact that Nebraska was going to be in it....................DUH.!!!
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Post by Kampy on Dec 28, 2006 22:35:14 GMT -5
Where have you been? This Final 4 was sold out long before the 2006 season started or anyone knew who would make it. That's because every Nebraska fan knew for a fact that Nebraska was going to be in it....................DUH.!!! Yes, we Husker fans are clairvoyant. DUH!! Go ahead, ask any of us what the Powerball numbers will be. Seriously, no Husker fans considered the team a lock to make it to Omaha. The reasons have been well-documented - loss of 2 AAs, loss of '05 POY, never having reached a final four playing outside of Nebraska, frosh setter, previous setter moving to libero... Are you getting the point that it was a leap of faith for most Husker fans to purchase tickets 11 months prior to the Final Four??
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Post by ugopher on Dec 29, 2006 9:41:46 GMT -5
What about Cal? Won't they bring fans to Sacremento?
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Post by gobears on Dec 29, 2006 10:36:44 GMT -5
we like to think so. The on line link is flying around out here. Remains to be seen about actual tix purchase. We also hope a ton of juniors go. And it is 10 days after High School State playoffs which will be in San Jose again next year, so vb interest is high right about then.
And there is not a 'weather' problem getting to Sacramento...even tule fog is early morning or later evening...and that is not very often. Only been a couple days so far this winter that I am aware of with tule fog.
As the semis will likely start mid aft we hope....one needs to leave Berkeley anyway by 1-2pm to totally avoid the commute issue ....and if matches are later, you go up early and have a bit to eat first. Basically, take Thurs aft off. Seems to me semis have sometimes started at 3pm? 4pm? I plan to go up at noon and shop and eat first likely whatever time they start.
I do agree though that San Jose would have been an easier draw location.
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Post by lilred on Dec 29, 2006 12:26:44 GMT -5
And there is not a 'weather' problem getting to Sacramento...even tule fog is early morning or later evening...and that is not very often. Only been a couple days so far this winter that I am aware of with tule fog. I-80 had terrible problems with tule fog on the way to Sacto until Caltrans built the Yolo Causeway to raise the highway above one wetlands area where it regularly forms... now it's safer than the traditional, pre-I-80 route through Tracy and Stockton (I-580/I-205/I-5). What is "tule" fog? Thanks
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Post by jgrout on Dec 29, 2006 12:33:25 GMT -5
I do agree though that San Jose would have been an easier draw location. San Jose was bid and turned down. Perhaps it's just as well for the overall VB community that Sacramento was chosen instead... it's more affordable by any measure.
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Post by jgrout on Dec 29, 2006 12:35:42 GMT -5
I-80 had terrible problems with tule fog on the way to Sacto until Caltrans built the Yolo Causeway to raise the highway above one wetlands area where it regularly forms... now it's safer than the traditional, pre-I-80 route through Tracy and Stockton (I-580/I-205/I-5). What is "tule" fog? Thanks Taken from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tule_fog
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Post by BearClause on Dec 29, 2006 14:08:10 GMT -5
What about Cal? Won't they bring fans to Sacremento? Honestly - our fan base is pretty small. However - there are a lot of junior programs, and hopefully they'll encourage their kids to come out and watch.
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Post by BearClause on Dec 29, 2006 14:16:37 GMT -5
It's pretty nasty stuff. I've run into it several times on the Altamont Pass (I-580) between Tracy and Livermore, as well as I-80 back from Sacramento. The problem is that people just don't slow down. When I got back from Long Beach in 2004, I went through some of the thickest fog I've ever seen. I slowed down to under 50 MPH, but some were still going 80. This is when the pileups happen, because drivers can't really see terribly well for more than 100 ft. www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/01/25/BAG0DAVPBA1.DTLHere's a photo taken just off of I-205 in Tracy. These are cattle grazing by the side of the freeway.
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Post by gobears on Dec 29, 2006 14:58:12 GMT -5
ordinarily around here, Berkeley, along coast, one thinks of fog as coming in from the ocean at nite and backing off and disappearing/burning off in the mid morning.
However tule fog happens in the San Joapquin valley from north of Sacramento all the way down Highway 99 and Hwy 5 basically to below Bakersfield, in various clumps and areas, and it is DENSE, so you need to get off the road...even tho dummies don't. You can have 100 cars smash into each other if you don't pay attention as it often drops right down to ground level.
For the past 7 years I needed to go to Turlock/Modesto area a couple times a month from Berkeley, and during winter one aways tries to stay away from going early and returning late...or else stay over nite and come back around noon.
When you are driving around in these smaller valley towns, it just looks like fog about 50 feet above. When you get out on the freeways between the towns tho, it often drops right down to the roadway and headlites high or low are useless, ...you might as well be driving in a blinding snowstorm. Tule fog, I guess the name tule came from the river area along the country roads where cattail like growths are. Beats me....never have thought about it much.
Basically out in the boonies....where we now have houses and subdivisions and roads and drivers who run into each other...when they try to drive in the stuff.
Highway 99 and Hwy 5 down the middle of the state are dangerous in winter.
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