So did Manning reach 5% this year. Folks, why do we not want to give our team the best possible chance to win? Proper stadium, Proper AD, Proper Coach. Need everything working together. Our alums last stood up and building an ideal arena in 1935. We have been in civic centers since. Unacceptable. We should strive for the best in all facets of the program. Even if you think the home arena is only 5% of the equation, you should want that 5% to be perfect.
I haven't seen this year's attendance numbers, but I'm pretty sure we drew more than 5% of capacity. Our games weren't well attended, but we had more than 730 people per game.
The point is, when we're winning, the Joel is a great atmosphere. Could there be improvement? Sure. But when you're on the Titanic, who cares how the deck chairs are arranged?