(06-22-2017 12:34 PM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  

(06-22-2017 12:13 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote:  #1 Primarily Market size, proximity to school and competing Universities in the region.

North Texas, is located in Denton approximately 40 miles from Dallas (7 Million MS #4). Again subjectively felt that UNT has a more completive division of fans/support split with many other Universities within 100 miles. That was my justification for the 7

UTSA in San Antonio (2.4 Million MS #24) Again subjectively I thought that they had more completive division of fans/support split with many other Universities within 100 miles. That was my justification for the #7

UTEP in El Paso (850 k MS #68) Their market was smaller than the others mention but they have fan support and a loyal following reason for the #7

ODU (2 million MS #37 The only schools within 100 miles are William and Mary, University of Richmond, VCU and Norfolk State. Again subjectively Old Dominion has a very loyal fan base from the REGION and receives most of the region attention. It is often mentioned that we ONLY SELL OUT a 21K stadium. However ODU has had in years past a long list of locals that wanted tickets and have not been able to get them. ODU's tickets for football often on the secondary market will be sold for twice and sometimes 3 times the original price. The demand from the Metro Area is one of the highest in the Conference. My justification for the #8.

#6 Primarily the support from the students and local fans. Old Dominion has the highest attendance in Men's Basketball, strong women's support and great support for other sports. Football has Sold out every game ever played and with the schedule and new stadium the new venue will SELL OUT long into the future.

That is a fair way to view #1. But if UTSA has a more competitive market and still average 27k per game, should that not be viewed as a higher value than ODU's 20k with zero competition especially since the pop is pretty much the same?

As to FIU's placement, can't argue with most of y'all assessment of our football program's contribution to the conference. Hoping Butch changes all of that quickly.

The 20k cap is due to stadium capacity. That's honestly our biggest downfall when comparing numbers - we don't have enough space for everyone. I'm not going to pretend to know what our average attendance would be if we had a 40k capacity stadium.