Dave Reynolds' MVC notebook-
http://www.bradleyhoops.com/homepag...ook-Redbirds-set-up-for-a-deep-tournament-run
Dave reported this-
Ticket sales down: All-session tickets to this year??™s tournament, totaling 6,335, are down 13 percent from last year??™s figure of 7,246 and 22 percent below the all-time high of 8,141 of 2008.
Valley officials point to the flagging economy and competitively down years by some traditionally well-supported schools.
Creighton has shown the biggest decline, down from 1,744 to 1,125. Others showing big dropoffs are Bradley (from 924 to 600), Illinois State (from 1100 to 850), Drake (from 500 to 225), Evansville (from 300 to 180) and Southern Illinois (from 1100 to 1000).
Teams on the upswing are Wichita State (from 687 to 990), Northern Iowa (from 407 to 757) and Missouri State (from 380 to 500).