At some level, John Calipari has to know that bigger crowds are around the corner.
Once the SEC season starts, his Arkansas basketball team will no doubt start playing in front of capacity or near-capacity crowds in its 19,200-seat Bud Walton Arena.
Still, given how much hype there has been around this team and how packed the arena is sure to be come January, he is somewhat surprised that the arena has been around half full for his first games as Head Hog. Especially since the entire season had been sold out well before it tipped off.