(12-17-2015 10:37 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  I saw a thread on the realignment board asking why the MAC hasn't been affected... my answer is simple: nobody wants those teams! Not trying to be mean, but the best home attendance (which is usually a pretty good measure of fan support) is BYU, Boise State and the AAC...

Top Ten Average Attendance/Stadium Capacity
BYU Indy 58,532/64,045
Temple AAC 44,159/68,532
Memphis AAC 43,802/59,308
East Carolina AAC 43,274/50,000
Cincinnati AAC 37,096/40,000 <-- need new capacity
Houston AAC 33,980/40,000
Boise St. MWC 33,612/36,387
Navy AAC 31,669/34,000
Army Indy 30,991/38,000
UCF AAC 30,065/44,206

http://americanrx.blogspot.com/2015/12/2...e-g5s.html

...with a couple of exceptions (what's up with Tulsa?)

Thoughts?

FIFY

(12-17-2015 10:41 PM)NTXCoog Wrote:  

(12-17-2015 02:10 PM)YNot Wrote:  Here are some interesting POWER school numbers:
- TCU averaged 46,750 - another 10-win, near top-10 team with pedestrian numbers. SMU and Texas were the top-2 games of the season, both at 48K.

I feel dirty defending TCU, but their stadium's official capacity is 45k.

Wow! They had TWO games in 2015 that reported 48K attendance.

(12-17-2015 06:26 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  AAC is pretty much all in big cities and are huge schools. This list should be no surprise.

Big cities mean more entertainment options to compete with. Makes the AAC numbers look even more impressive.

(12-17-2015 06:26 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  AAC is pretty much all in big cities and are huge schools. This list should be no surprise.

#MACtion

(12-17-2015 10:54 PM)YNot Wrote:  

(12-17-2015 10:41 PM)NTXCoog Wrote:  

(12-17-2015 02:10 PM)YNot Wrote:  Here are some interesting POWER school numbers:
- TCU averaged 46,750 - another 10-win, near top-10 team with pedestrian numbers. SMU and Texas were the top-2 games of the season, both at 48K.

I feel dirty defending TCU, but their stadium's official capacity is 45k.

Wow! They had TWO games in 2015 that reported 48K attendance.

I believe the actual seating capacity at TCU is under 45,000.....44,000+. I do not know about the 48,000 figures, but they do have an area in one end zone that they sell standing room only...there are no seats

(12-17-2015 10:37 AM)Hokie Mark Wrote:  I saw a thread on the realignment board asking why the MAC hasn't been affected... my answer is simple: nobody wants those teams! Not trying to be mean, but the best home attendance (which is usually a pretty good measure of fan support) is BYU, Boise State and the AAC...

Top Ten Average Attendance/Stadium Capacity
BYU Indy 58,532/64,045
Temple AAC 44,159/68,532
Memphis AAC 43,802/59,308
East Carolina AAC 43,274/50,000
Cincinnati AAC 37,096/40,000
Houston AAC 33,980/40,000
Boise St. MWC 33,612/36,387
Navy AAC 31,669/34,000
Army Indy 30,991/38,000
UCF AAC 30,065/44,206

http://americanrx.blogspot.com/2015/12/2...e-g5s.html

...with a couple of exceptions (what's up with Tulsa?)

Thoughts?

Not bad for us considering the year we had. I am sure the games from early in the year really helped the average. I think we stay over 30k again next year at minimum. We should win atleast a few games and people around here are really excited about seeing the new coach and offense he is bringing. I'll call it now and make a bold prediction: our first home game of the year will be over 40k in seats, we host Maryland on 9/17.

Independence is taking a toll on BYU's attendance. 57K last year. 58K this year.

Compare an average 63K over the last three years of MWC play.

(12-18-2015 10:03 AM)SMUmustangs Wrote:  

(12-17-2015 10:54 PM)YNot Wrote:  

(12-17-2015 10:41 PM)NTXCoog Wrote:  

(12-17-2015 02:10 PM)YNot Wrote:  Here are some interesting POWER school numbers:
- TCU averaged 46,750 - another 10-win, near top-10 team with pedestrian numbers. SMU and Texas were the top-2 games of the season, both at 48K.

I feel dirty defending TCU, but their stadium's official capacity is 45k.

Wow! They had TWO games in 2015 that reported 48K attendance.

I believe the actual seating capacity at TCU is under 45,000.....44,000+. I do not know about the 48,000 figures, but they do have an area in one end zone that they sell standing room only...there are no seats

Correct. Same reason why SMU has had several 35K+ crowds in Ford Stadium's history despite a 32,000 capacity.

(12-17-2015 10:41 PM)NTXCoog Wrote:  

(12-17-2015 02:10 PM)YNot Wrote:  Here are some interesting POWER school numbers:
- TCU averaged 46,750 - another 10-win, near top-10 team with pedestrian numbers. SMU and Texas were the top-2 games of the season, both at 48K.

I feel dirty defending TCU, but their stadium's official capacity is 45k.

Those in the snack stands and bathrooms don't count

(12-18-2015 10:27 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  Independence is taking a toll on BYU's attendance. 57K last year. 58K this year.

Compare an average 63K over the last three years of MWC play.

Yes, from 63k to 57k is a horrible noticeable drop-off... But 57k to 58k isn't, I see it more like slowly improving back to their average numbers, IMO.