- September 7th, 2017, 9:08 am
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Consider this: our ideas of what 20,000 is or looks like are based on us being told an official attendance of 20k+, when in reality it was a much lower number.
My guess is that approximately 2500-5000 have been added to the real count when announcing the official attendance. We are not FBS officially yet, but part of the transition, I'm assuming, is the reporting of those numbers. I don't recall any required attendance minimums or averages by the NCAA at the FCS levels. But we all know they exist at the FBS level. Beginning with the transition, there are guidelines which must be followed for the reporting of attendances. Since this is the first time they have existed at Liberty, I believe you can expect an adjustment to the numbers one may expect based on sight alone at the game.
Yes, PH, it is a time-honored tradition. One of the many left behind in this transition.
I'm just saying not to get hopes up. And an official attendance less than 20k shouldn't be considered a disappointment if we understand the reasons why.