You guys got Tulane's percentage wrong. They are like 98% in their new stadium

OK ... I will list Tulane at 98%

Average Attendance:

46,920 - ECU
44,510 - UCF
36,919 - Cincy
36,870 - Memphis
34,820 - SMU
31,415 - Houston
29,597 - UConn
29,137 - South Florida
28,179 - Tulane
24,195 - Tulsa
23,805 - Temple

Average % Capacity:

108.81% - SMU
98.21% - UCF
98.00% - Tulane
93.84% - ECU
80.65% - Tulsa
78.54% - Houston
73.99% - UConn
62.17% - Memphis
56.30% - Cincy
44.24% - South Florida
34.74% - Temple

(09-23-2014 03:07 PM)Philly Brian Wrote:  You guys got Tulane's percentage wrong. They are like 98% in their new stadium

Thanks for the heads up. Fixed.

(09-23-2014 08:57 AM)piratefan1975 Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 08:09 AM)FrancisDrake Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 10:41 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 06:26 PM)howellb3383 Wrote:  Bet it felt like more for unc

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God...that press box is PRIME for a renovation. Cincinnati should give you guys their architect in exchange for a second basketball game every year.

You no like the double-wide in the sky!? I love Dowdy Ficklen but that thing is an eye sore and I'm being kind. Its great on the in inside, but damn I hope they do something with it soon....

It is an eye sore. Patience, conference mates. We have legislative approval from the State of North Carolina for an addition and renovation. I have not heard of a time table, but the approval was recently (within the past year) extended.

Several years ago, prior to the end zone expansion, a poll was distributed to Pirate Club members to gauge the acceptance of suites to be constructed in the end zone. That idea was scrapped and we ended up with 7,000 seats in the end zone that is now our student section.

There have been no renderings, that I'm aware of, but I have heard that the new expansion will include suites and press along the south side; as well as meeting rooms, academic support rooms, etc. It is unknown whether an upper deck above that will be included, but I'm feel confident that whatever is constructed there will be designed to accommodate a future upper deck above it.

We'll take our time and get it right. For now, our double-wide in the sky will have to do.

Approval was granted by the legislature in 2012 for the addition of 8,000 seats and a new press box to be built in 2016. That was in the literature sent out with the season tickets that year but didn't elaborate any further. I've seen where some have said that we don't need the additional 8,000 seats but I look at it from the prospective of having attended ECU games since 1992 when we were not filling 35,000 seats completely to today where are generally in the 95% capacity range of 50,000. If we go the 58,000 or so we will eventually have the demand to put asses in those seats. Attendance has grown over those 22 years that I've been going to games and it us my opinion that the demand will be there in the future to need those additional 8,000 seats. I have heard that renovating the swim team's facilities are planned as well so that may put the South side of the stadium back a little beyond 2016 but it will come.

(09-23-2014 02:46 PM)St. H. Gink Wrote:  Average Attendance:

46,920 - ECU
44,510 - UCF
36,919 - Cincy
36,870 - Memphis
34,820 - SMU
31,415 - Houston
29,597 - UConn
29,137 - South Florida
28,179 - Tulane
24,195 - Tulsa
23,805 - Temple

Average % Capacity:

108.81% - SMU
98.21% - UCF
93.93% - Tulane
93.84% - ECU
80.65% - Tulsa
78.54% - Houston
73.99% - UConn
62.17% - Memphis
56.30% - Cincy
44.24% - South Florida
34.74% - Temple

It sure is nice to be in a league with programs that have fans that care. If Memphis stays on course they could and probably will lead the league in attendance.

UC's capacity this season is only about 42,000. While they are playing at PBS, they are not opening up the upper decks (the lower bowl was essentially sold out for the Miami game last Saturday).

(09-23-2014 03:21 PM)ultraviolet Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 02:46 PM)St. H. Gink Wrote:  Average Attendance:

46,920 - ECU
44,510 - UCF
36,919 - Cincy
36,870 - Memphis
34,820 - SMU
31,415 - Houston
29,597 - UConn
29,137 - South Florida
28,179 - Tulane
24,195 - Tulsa
23,805 - Temple

Average % Capacity:

108.81% - SMU
98.21% - UCF
93.93% - Tulane
93.84% - ECU
80.65% - Tulsa
78.54% - Houston
73.99% - UConn
62.17% - Memphis
56.30% - Cincy
44.24% - South Florida
34.74% - Temple

It sure is nice to be in a league with programs that have fans that care. If Memphis stays on course they could and probably will lead the league in attendance.

I've said this many times, yet every time I said it, I was trounced by a UCF fan haha

Bump for 9/28 update.

Everybody has updated their conference stat webpage except CUSA.

UConn has its lowest attendance since before moving to FBS and the new stadium (2003). Pasqualoni killed the program like he was working undercover for Boston College.

We're bottoming out right now. It's sad to see our stadium with open seats.

(09-23-2014 03:28 PM)mlb Wrote:  UC's capacity this season is only about 42,000. While they are playing at PBS, they are not opening up the upper decks (the lower bowl was essentially sold out for the Miami game last Saturday).

Look at it another way. Since others are counting off site game attendance against their percentage capacity, UC is really over 100% capacity so far since the pre- redeveloped Nippert seats 35,600.

(09-29-2014 06:50 PM)UConn-SMU Wrote:  UConn has its lowest attendance since before moving to FBS and the new stadium (2003). Pasqualoni killed the program like he was working undercover for Boston College.

We're bottoming out right now. It's a sad to see our stadium with open seats.

Hell don't feel bad, we are topping out(to this point following 10 win 2013) and there will be plenty of empty seats when we play Uconn on a Thursday night

(09-23-2014 11:34 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 03:21 PM)ultraviolet Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 02:46 PM)St. H. Gink Wrote:  Average Attendance:

46,920 - ECU
44,510 - UCF
36,919 - Cincy
36,870 - Memphis
34,820 - SMU
31,415 - Houston
29,597 - UConn
29,137 - South Florida
28,179 - Tulane
24,195 - Tulsa
23,805 - Temple

Average % Capacity:

108.81% - SMU
98.21% - UCF
93.93% - Tulane
93.84% - ECU
80.65% - Tulsa
78.54% - Houston
73.99% - UConn
62.17% - Memphis
56.30% - Cincy
44.24% - South Florida
34.74% - Temple

It sure is nice to be in a league with programs that have fans that care. If Memphis stays on course they could and probably will lead the league in attendance.

I've said this many times, yet every time I said it, I was trounced by a UCF fan haha

How many fans can Memphis get in the liberty bowl for a consistently top 40 team? I say 40 because that's usually where people say "hey, they have a good team this year."

How many alumni live in the area or driving distance?
I imagine that a fair amount of locals will support the tigers just because they're the local team (works for us a good bit).

Big city + Memphis alumni + no NFL team nearby - local fans and alumni of SEC teams = ##,###????

I know y'all have well above average basketball attendance, but I imagine most of those people go to the football games anyway.

(09-23-2014 11:34 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 03:21 PM)ultraviolet Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 02:46 PM)St. H. Gink Wrote:  Average Attendance:

46,920 - ECU
44,510 - UCF
36,919 - Cincy
36,870 - Memphis
34,820 - SMU
31,415 - Houston
29,597 - UConn
29,137 - South Florida
28,179 - Tulane
24,195 - Tulsa
23,805 - Temple

Average % Capacity:

108.81% - SMU
98.21% - UCF
93.93% - Tulane
93.84% - ECU
80.65% - Tulsa
78.54% - Houston
73.99% - UConn
62.17% - Memphis
56.30% - Cincy
44.24% - South Florida
34.74% - Temple

It sure is nice to be in a league with programs that have fans that care. If Memphis stays on course they could and probably will lead the league in attendance.

I've said this many times, yet every time I said it, I was trounced by a UCF fan haha

That's great! Memphis should be doing whatever possible to get P5 schools in the liberty bowl. There is a football void in that city. Alabama, Ole Miss, Miss St, Arkansas, Tennessee and Vandy should be on a constant rotation. Mix in a PAC12,Big10,ACC,Big12 school and BYU, they would be averaging over 50,000.

That's the thing about memphis, if our teams are trying hard and are at least decent our fans will turn out in throngs. Case in point our m bball team. Since the first beast raid killed our true rivalries and scheduling memphis kept striving and the fans kept coming. You either support your team or you don't opponents be damned.

(09-23-2014 03:21 PM)PuddlePirate Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 08:57 AM)piratefan1975 Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 08:09 AM)FrancisDrake Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 10:41 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 06:26 PM)howellb3383 Wrote:  Bet it felt like more for unc

Posted from my mobile device using the CSNbbs App

God...that press box is PRIME for a renovation. Cincinnati should give you guys their architect in exchange for a second basketball game every year.

You no like the double-wide in the sky!? I love Dowdy Ficklen but that thing is an eye sore and I'm being kind. Its great on the in inside, but damn I hope they do something with it soon....

It is an eye sore. Patience, conference mates. We have legislative approval from the State of North Carolina for an addition and renovation. I have not heard of a time table, but the approval was recently (within the past year) extended.

Several years ago, prior to the end zone expansion, a poll was distributed to Pirate Club members to gauge the acceptance of suites to be constructed in the end zone. That idea was scrapped and we ended up with 7,000 seats in the end zone that is now our student section.

There have been no renderings, that I'm aware of, but I have heard that the new expansion will include suites and press along the south side; as well as meeting rooms, academic support rooms, etc. It is unknown whether an upper deck above that will be included, but I'm feel confident that whatever is constructed there will be designed to accommodate a future upper deck above it.

We'll take our time and get it right. For now, our double-wide in the sky will have to do.

Approval was granted by the legislature in 2012 for the addition of 8,000 seats and a new press box to be built in 2016. That was in the literature sent out with the season tickets that year but didn't elaborate any further. I've seen where some have said that we don't need the additional 8,000 seats but I look at it from the prospective of having attended ECU games since 1992 when we were not filling 35,000 seats completely to today where are generally in the 95% capacity range of 50,000. If we go the 58,000 or so we will eventually have the demand to put asses in those seats. Attendance has grown over those 22 years that I've been going to games and it us my opinion that the demand will be there in the future to need those additional 8,000 seats. I have heard that renovating the swim team's facilities are planned as well so that may put the South side of the stadium back a little beyond 2016 but it will come.

From what I've been told, something will start within the next two years. Clarification on "within two years": Not the start of being built, but the fundraising for what is being built. An upper deck was not part of that. Press box and possibly club seating.

(09-29-2014 07:00 PM)ncbeta Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 11:34 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 03:21 PM)ultraviolet Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 02:46 PM)St. H. Gink Wrote:  Average Attendance:

46,920 - ECU
44,510 - UCF
36,919 - Cincy
36,870 - Memphis
34,820 - SMU
31,415 - Houston
29,597 - UConn
29,137 - South Florida
28,179 - Tulane
24,195 - Tulsa
23,805 - Temple

Average % Capacity:

108.81% - SMU
98.21% - UCF
93.93% - Tulane
93.84% - ECU
80.65% - Tulsa
78.54% - Houston
73.99% - UConn
62.17% - Memphis
56.30% - Cincy
44.24% - South Florida
34.74% - Temple

It sure is nice to be in a league with programs that have fans that care. If Memphis stays on course they could and probably will lead the league in attendance.

I've said this many times, yet every time I said it, I was trounced by a UCF fan haha

How many fans can Memphis get in the liberty bowl for a consistently top 40 team? I say 40 because that's usually where people say "hey, they have a good team this year."

How many alumni live in the area or driving distance?
I imagine that a fair amount of locals will support the tigers just because they're the local team (works for us a good bit).

Big city + Memphis alumni + no NFL team nearby - local fans and alumni of SEC teams = ##,###????

I know y'all have well above average basketball attendance, but I imagine most of those people go to the football games anyway.

Memphis is still 10k below ECU and I predict ECU attendance to climb....we ll see

(09-29-2014 08:42 PM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 03:21 PM)PuddlePirate Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 08:57 AM)piratefan1975 Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 08:09 AM)FrancisDrake Wrote:  

(09-22-2014 10:41 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  God...that press box is PRIME for a renovation. Cincinnati should give you guys their architect in exchange for a second basketball game every year.

You no like the double-wide in the sky!? I love Dowdy Ficklen but that thing is an eye sore and I'm being kind. Its great on the in inside, but damn I hope they do something with it soon....

It is an eye sore. Patience, conference mates. We have legislative approval from the State of North Carolina for an addition and renovation. I have not heard of a time table, but the approval was recently (within the past year) extended.

Several years ago, prior to the end zone expansion, a poll was distributed to Pirate Club members to gauge the acceptance of suites to be constructed in the end zone. That idea was scrapped and we ended up with 7,000 seats in the end zone that is now our student section.

There have been no renderings, that I'm aware of, but I have heard that the new expansion will include suites and press along the south side; as well as meeting rooms, academic support rooms, etc. It is unknown whether an upper deck above that will be included, but I'm feel confident that whatever is constructed there will be designed to accommodate a future upper deck above it.

We'll take our time and get it right. For now, our double-wide in the sky will have to do.

Approval was granted by the legislature in 2012 for the addition of 8,000 seats and a new press box to be built in 2016. That was in the literature sent out with the season tickets that year but didn't elaborate any further. I've seen where some have said that we don't need the additional 8,000 seats but I look at it from the prospective of having attended ECU games since 1992 when we were not filling 35,000 seats completely to today where are generally in the 95% capacity range of 50,000. If we go the 58,000 or so we will eventually have the demand to put asses in those seats. Attendance has grown over those 22 years that I've been going to games and it us my opinion that the demand will be there in the future to need those additional 8,000 seats. I have heard that renovating the swim team's facilities are planned as well so that may put the South side of the stadium back a little beyond 2016 but it will come.

From what I've been told, something will start within the next two years. Clarification on "within two years": Not the start of being built, but the fundraising for what is being built. An upper deck was not part of that. Press box and possibly club seating.

I ve been hearing 60k for ECU capacity all year now. That would truly set us apart and put us above 1/3 to half of the cartel 5

(09-23-2014 03:09 PM)Philly Brian Wrote:  OK ... I will list Tulane at 98%

Average Attendance:

46,920 - ECU
44,510 - UCF
36,919 - Cincy
36,870 - Memphis
34,820 - SMU
31,415 - Houston
29,597 - UConn
29,137 - South Florida
28,179 - Tulane
24,195 - Tulsa
23,805 - Temple

Average % Capacity:

108.81% - SMU
98.21% - UCF
98.00% - Tulane
93.84% - ECU
80.65% - Tulsa
78.54% - Houston
73.99% - UConn
62.17% - Memphis
56.30% - Cincy
44.24% - South Florida
34.74% - Temple

good thing Temple got out of that conference that was holding back their attendance numbers.

(09-30-2014 12:20 AM)perimeterpost Wrote:  good thing Temple got out of that conference that was holding back their attendance numbers.

Even at 23,805 that would put Temple just slightly behind Ohio at 24,119 and ahead of everybody else in the MAC.

After the Nippert renovation, we'll have a capacity of 40000. So, if you take the current attendance average, we'll be at 92% - 36919/40000.