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Official I-AA Attendance - 2005
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:51 am
by Grizzfan
I note that the Bobcat home attendance average is #14th in the Nation last year, for 13,710. The Griz are #1 for the first time (usually #2 or 3) with 22,479 average.
It would be interesting to guage and compare the away-game faithful numbers as well. In 2004 the Griz took over 7,000 to PSU, and had ~5,000 at each national championship appearance (5, count 'em 5 in the last 11 years.)
I've talked about having a "Program" a couple of times before on this page. It appears the Cats are trying but have a ways to go.
Cheers!
Tom
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:53 am
by catamaran
Re: Official I-AA Attendance - 2005
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:59 am
by theblackgecko
Grizzfan wrote:I note that the Bobcat home attendance average is #14th in the Nation last year, for 13,710. The Griz are #1 for the first time (usually #2 or 3) with 22,479 average.
It would be interesting to guage and compare the away-game faithful numbers as well. In 2004 the Griz took over 7,000 to PSU, and had ~5,000 at each national championship appearance (5, count 'em 5 in the last 11 years.)
I've talked about having a "Program" a couple of times before on this page. It appears the Cats are trying but have a ways to go.
Cheers! :P
Tom
Does that 22,479 include the first round of the playoffs?
2005 Attendance
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:29 am
by Grizzfan
Does that 22,479 include the first round of the playoffs?
Yes it does. That's Thanksgiving weekend and the students and others are gone or hunting. I recall we only had 16,000 in the stands to see us get man-handled.
That drove the #'s down, but it does for everybody else too.
Tom
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:58 am
by rollo_tumasi
Maybe they should figure it out by percentage of the stadium filled. A 13,000 average ain't so bad when the stadium can only hold 13,000 something anyways. They must come, before we can build it...
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:34 pm
by CelticCat
rollo_tumasi wrote:Maybe they should figure it out by percentage of the stadium filled. A 13,000 average ain't so bad when the stadium can only hold 13,000 something anyways. They must come, before we can build it...
MSU is 6th in that regard.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:12 pm
by Hell's Bells
rollo_tumasi wrote:Maybe they should figure it out by percentage of the stadium filled. A 13,000 average ain't so bad when the stadium can only hold 13,000 something anyways. They must come, before we can build it...
no we should build it, then they will come.
once we have a stadium that is as big/nice then we will start to have a recruiting advantage
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:08 pm
by rollo_tumasi
A stadium with less than full capacity still looks worse than a smaller stadium filled to the brim. Just ask UAB. Recruits usually come to games and if it looks empty, it doesn't say much to them, even if there a lot more people than usual in attendence.
Re: Official I-AA Attendance - 2005
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:20 pm
by PapaG
Grizzfan wrote:. In 2004 the Griz took over 7,000 to PSU
I was at that game. I'll give you 4000, maybe 5000, but there is no way that 7000 fans fit into the two Griz sections at PGE Park.
BTW- The 'Cats brought in around 4000 for this year's game at PGE.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:25 pm
by Grizzfan
I was at that game. I'll give you 4000, maybe 5000, but there is no way that 7000 fans fit into the two Griz sections at PGE Park.
The reports as I remember them - we lost anyway!
Tom
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:14 pm
by Hell's Bells
rollo_tumasi wrote:A stadium with less than full capacity still looks worse than a smaller stadium filled to the brim. Just ask UAB. Recruits usually come to games and if it looks empty, it doesn't say much to them, even if there a lot more people than usual in attendence.
rollo i bet you that if we build a bigger staduim...say 20 k capasity, we will be able to fill it once it is finished
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:48 pm
by raincat
When we do expand our facility it's important that we do more than repair the seats in the end zone. We need to add more between the twenties. Those are the money seats!
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 11:44 am
by Billings_Griz
As long as you're putting in more seats (which I hope you do), replace the turf too.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:52 pm
by Swilly3224
How are we usually 2nd or 3rd? Who finshes in front of us? I always thought we had the most fans by like over 5000
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:58 pm
by kmax
Swilly3224 wrote:How are we usually 2nd or 3rd? Who finshes in front of us? I always thought we had the most fans by like over 5000
Delaware and Georgia Southern would be my guess. Though some of the SWAC teams that may also if they get to count the Classics in their home attendance figures.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:12 pm
by Swilly3224
kmax wrote:Swilly3224 wrote:How are we usually 2nd or 3rd? Who finshes in front of us? I always thought we had the most fans by like over 5000
Delaware and Georgia Southern would be my guess. Though some of the SWAC teams that may also if they get to count the Classics in their home attendance figures.
They really average over 22 thousand a game? Maybe Delaware...but who would go to a georgia southern game when you can go to a Geogria game? hmmm...
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:12 pm
by CoryChen
Swilly3224 wrote:kmax wrote:Swilly3224 wrote:How are we usually 2nd or 3rd? Who finshes in front of us? I always thought we had the most fans by like over 5000
Delaware and Georgia Southern would be my guess. Though some of the SWAC teams that may also if they get to count the Classics in their home attendance figures.
They really average over 22 thousand a game? Maybe Delaware...but who would go to a georgia southern game when you can go to a Geogria game? hmmm...
You DO realize that there are other programs out there that are as good or better than UMs don't you?
GSU has a very rich history and have won SIX I-AA national championships, and their fan base is just as strong (if not stronger) than UMs.
UM has a great football program, but it has only been that way the past 10-15 years.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:30 pm
by Swilly3224
CoryChen wrote:Swilly3224 wrote:kmax wrote:Swilly3224 wrote:How are we usually 2nd or 3rd? Who finshes in front of us? I always thought we had the most fans by like over 5000
Delaware and Georgia Southern would be my guess. Though some of the SWAC teams that may also if they get to count the Classics in their home attendance figures.
They really average over 22 thousand a game? Maybe Delaware...but who would go to a georgia southern game when you can go to a Geogria game? hmmm...
You DO realize that there are other programs out there that are as good or better than UMs don't you?
GSU has a very rich history and have won SIX I-AA national championships, and their fan base is just as strong (if not stronger) than UMs.
UM has a great football program, but it has only been that way the past 10-15 years.
I know that, I just heard that we have the biggest stadium in the 1-AA and I was wondering is that was true, if your gonna yell at me for asking me a question then you are a D-Bag....It was a simple question, is that bad?
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:28 pm
by spider
Swilly3224 wrote:
I know that, I just heard that we have the biggest stadium in the 1-AA and I was wondering is that was true, if your gonna yell at me for asking me a question then you are a D-Bag....It was a simple question, is that bad?
Yale, Southern, Montana and Delaware are usually on top as far as attendance. Montana does not have the largest stadium in I-AA. There are schools with stadiums that hold 60,000+.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:37 pm
by Swilly3224
spider wrote:Swilly3224 wrote:
I know that, I just heard that we have the biggest stadium in the 1-AA and I was wondering is that was true, if your gonna yell at me for asking me a question then you are a D-Bag....It was a simple question, is that bad?
Yale, Southern, Montana and Delaware are usually on top as far as attendance. Montana does not have the largest stadium in I-AA. There are schools with stadiums that hold 60,000+.
Which ones?
