Page 1 of 1
Attendance First Week
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 8:05 pm
by krh44
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/s ... hp?t=28722
We got a ways to go to catch Norfolk St but a good start though
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 8:41 pm
by SuperJon
No, we beat Norfolk St in terms of % capacity. We were fourth in the country in that this week.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 8:54 pm
by PAmedic
whats amazing is schools drawing 12k and the fact that it represents only 20-30% stadium capacity!
that's gotta be depressing- and something we need to be careful about.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 8:54 pm
by SuperJon
PAmedic wrote:whats amazing is schools drawing 12k and the fact that it represents only 20-30% stadium capacity!
that's gotta be depressing- and something we need to be careful about.
Exhibit A as to why we're nowhere near in need of stadium expansion.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 8:57 pm
by PAmedic
I didn't want to give you credit, egomaniac- but you're right on this one.
like we said- 2 additional sections (one on each end, maintaining the curve) on both sides of the 'Bill, then seats in one endzone (or bowl out the far end) accompanied by a second deck.
Either order would be ok- just might be easier to add sections first.
incremental growth in size that way.
SMOOTHIE will cut the check, I'm sure.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 9:03 pm
by SuperJon
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, if I'm playing/coaching, I'd much rather play in front of 16,000 in a 12,000 seat stadium than play in front of 16,000 in a 25,000 seat stadium. One has a ton of energy, the other feels half empty.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 10:10 pm
by ATrain
I feel sorry for Butler: 2,189 in a 19,000 seat stadium
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 10:16 pm
by SuperJon
Others like that:
Tennessee St - 23,400 in a 67,500 stadium.
Jackson St - 12,667 in a 62,512 stadium.
UTC - 7544 in a 20,668 stadium.
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 10:53 pm
by krh44
SJ you make a good point about playing in a half empty stadium but how long would we go averaging 15000-16000 fans before we upgraded our stadium?
Posted: September 3rd, 2007, 10:58 pm
by SuperJon
App's been going a while averaging 21-22k in a 16k seat stadium. It seems to work for them. It's the toughest place to play in FCS football (and possibly all of college football).
Posted: September 4th, 2007, 12:40 am
by TIMSCAR20
SuperJon wrote:App's been going a while averaging 21-22k in a 16k seat stadium. It seems to work for them. It's the toughest place to play in FCS football (and possibly all of college football).
Um I think the BIG HOUSE up in Michigan is the toughest pla...oh, wait, Nevermind.