(09-16-2017 11:49 PM)pesik Wrote: (09-16-2017 11:35 PM)UHRedcat96 Wrote: Rice draws? I saw about 1000 Rice fans scattered about. For being within 5 miles as the crow flies they bring nobody. How about if they just brought their usual 5000 home game fans...is that too much to ask?
no WE draw for rice
look at any given year when we regularly played rice, we are on average 4/5k better than the average game
who cares if rice brings anyone...
I hate to admit (since the "rivalry" barely has a pulse) but this has some legs. I think though there is data to show the disconnect on the “rivalry”. In 20 all-time home games versus Rice they have exceed our home average 10 times (possibly 11 at the end of this season). So at worst they boost our attendance half the time (or just over half). 8 of the last 9 games (since 1999) have seen a 20.4% boost in attendance compared to our season average.
I think there is a segment of our fan base that grew up and became fans and have been around for the entirety of this series. If you take out the anomalies in 1973 and 1975 Rice all-time actually is a 1.2% decrease in our season average. Basically I think it depends on when you got some skin in the game so to speak if your younger it means more, and if you’re older it means even less. While this is certainly an easy win and (at least in recent memory) a boost in attendance it has zero buzz.
So let's go back and take a look at home games versus Rice all-time.
2017: 38900 (Season Avg. TBD)
2013: 34831 (Season Avg. 25766) 35%
2011: 32112 (Season Avg. 31730) 1%
2009: 28243 (Season Avg. 25241) 12%
2007: 26514 (Season Avg. 20871) 27%
2005: 12125 (Season Avg. 15054) -20%*
2003: 25355 (Season Avg. 17581) 44%
2001: 23985 (Season Avg. 19457) 23%
1999: 31784 (Season Avg. 22590) 41%
1994: 14963 (Season Avg. 21308) -30%*
1992: 15006 (Season Avg. 22366) -33%*
1990: 24130 (Season Avg. 26589) -11%*
1988: 16923 (Season Avg. 23276) -27%*
1986: 10399 (Season Avg. 15461) -33%*
1984: 30123 (Season Avg. 27326) 10%
1982: 20103 (Season Avg. 30269) -34%*
1980: 29950 (Season Avg. 33230) -10%*
1978: 33186 (Season Avg. 39253) -15%*
1975: 35585 (Season Avg. 21849) 62%
1973: 43917 (Season Avg. 27094) 62%