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I would agree with all of the above points. Maybe it's not too much money but just too much basketball for some folks? Committing to multiple Thunder games during the week (live or televised) may not leave room for your local college team, especially when its still football season. But with the outrageous prices people pay for decent Thunder seats against bad teams, I can't imagine that they are really scared off by even a $20 ticket price to a college game. Also, this conversation pre-dates the Thunder's arrival in Oklahoma. Some other thoughts I've had on the topic: 1) Every state D1 team sucks right now. Relatively speaking. 2) College and pro football seasons are longer then ever and have consumed every waking moment of sports media. Local and national outlets don't even try (or don't have time) to promote the beginning of basketball season anymore. Even ESPN dropped their 24-hour Hoops Marathon. They still had the Veterans Day games, but I didn't see any commercials. And their big games on Tuesday (featuring a 1 vs 2 matchup) barely got blurbs. 3) Over-saturation. I remember the good ol days of the late 90s, staying up to get Mid-Con championship updates of ORU vs Valpo on ESPN because we didn't get ESPN2(!). Now I can get virtually any ORU game on my phone without getting out of bed. 4) College basketball's popularity trickles down to places like Oklahoma. One-and-done's, scandals and pace of play hurt the sport. I couldn't name 10 college players outside of Oklahoma and I'm a hoops fan. And football is now the fast-paced sport! See: Bedlam 2017. 5) Does college basketball itself even care? Even the bigger schools treat basketball like it's hassle now. That's why they keep wanting to push it to the 2nd semester. I still maintain that they try to fix the problems contending with football in November than the headache it would be going against the NBA in May/June. At least you still own March. 6) Mid-major success. I sometimes wonder if the success of George Mason, VCU, Butler and Wichita State makes it tough for casual fans in low-major cities where "making the tournament" is still the top goal. I can see people saying "why haven't you made a Final 4 yet?". 7) The Thunder is still a novelty. Give it time. Less than 10 years in and they still have the league's MVP and most exciting player. They drafted 3 league MVPs (counting Harden this season) in 3 straight drafts. Biggest sports gift to a city/state ever. 8- Oklahoma is not a great basketball state. People will show up if there is an event and their teams are good. Or when Kansas is in town. I think most places are like that. I don't know how to explain a place like Creighton. TU and ORU combined have not matched that in seasons when both teams are good.

Not worth a comment. Look at the articles, man.

Scott Sutton Court...maybe by 2020....besides...Mabee is probably dead....sell the naming rights to Pizza Hut or something....Hobby Lobby Center???...

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Fox Sports OK is picking it up - and it appears to be one of the top Fox games in the country, as it will be televised on many Fox regional networks and on ROOT Sports.