Today's game probably won't be as well attended as I presumed a few weeks ago. A forecast of rain mid game paired with the fear of a loss is not a recipe for a sell out.

My guess is about 16,000 and we report 21,000. I haven't gone in yet but UB traveled nicely.

How is that inflated attendance?? And hurts that game is also carried on CBS sports

Since they scan tickets UT can give an accurate count, there is no indication or need to inflate. I can seat in the stands and usually estimate crowd with a thousand or so

(10-20-2018 11:29 AM)PaulJ Wrote:  Since they scan tickets UT can give an accurate count, there is no indication or need to inflate. I can seat in the stands and usually estimate crowd with a thousand or so

Because people bought season tickets that wouldn't or won't show up.

Didn’t quite a few Miami buy season tickets to save some coin?

Good a place as any to ask this question.

When was the press box built and wasn't it the first of it's kind?

(10-21-2018 09:11 AM)eastisbest Wrote:  Good a place as any to ask this question.

When was the press box built and wasn't it the first of it's kind?

1990. Idk about it's kind? Like one that holds people? Not sure.

I believe it was either the second largest or had the second most fan suites of any when it was built.

(10-21-2018 07:44 AM)rocket 51 Wrote:  Didn’t quite a few Miami buy season tickets to save some coin?

Hard to say but the ticket office said that they got very few requests for season tix from Florida. UM fans from elsewhere may have done that but there’s no way to know.

(10-21-2018 09:30 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  

(10-21-2018 09:11 AM)eastisbest Wrote:  Good a place as any to ask this question.

When was the press box built and wasn't it the first of it's kind?

1990. Idk about it's kind? Like one that holds people? Not sure.

I believe it was either the second largest or had the second most fan suites of any when it was built.

The Max Gerber press tower holds just under 1100 people, including the 400 seat Stadium Club on the first level...
It is almost identical to what Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) has, except Neyland has towers on both sides of stadium...

(10-21-2018 09:41 AM)H2Oville Rocket Wrote:  

(10-21-2018 07:44 AM)rocket 51 Wrote:  Didn’t quite a few Miami buy season tickets to save some coin?

Hard to say but the ticket office said that they got very few requests for season tix from Florida. UM fans from elsewhere may have done that but there’s no way to know.

There were over 3000 more fans at the Miami game than any other home game this year so clearly some local and regional UMiami fans attended and yes some may have bought UT home season tickets (there were dozens sitting around me in a season ticket section, wearing full head to toe gear). All the UT ticket office stated was that there were not many UT season tickets bought from the Miami area, but they clearly have a national draw and fan support that includes our region.

(10-20-2018 06:57 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  

(10-20-2018 11:29 AM)PaulJ Wrote:  Since they scan tickets UT can give an accurate count, there is no indication or need to inflate. I can seat in the stands and usually estimate crowd with a thousand or so

Because people bought season tickets that wouldn't or won't show up.

I don't know if the UT ticket office includes all sold tickets in the official attendance or not, but I do not believe they inflate attendance by the thousands as its not that hard to look around and see what the number is. If you attend the games like I do its pretty easy to see a crowd that is say 18,000 versus one that would be 22,000. And apparently there was no need to inflate the number for yesterdays game.

Students don't care anymore. We are 3-4 not 6-1 or 5-2. Michigan and Ohio State games will no longer be factors from here on out.

(10-20-2018 10:05 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Today's game probably won't be as well attended as I presumed a few weeks ago. A forecast of rain mid game paired with the fear of a loss is not a recipe for a sell out.

My guess is about 16,000 and we report 21,000. I haven't gone in yet but UB traveled nicely.

There is no way they inflate any of their attendance numbers by 5,000 (25% in your example). As a fan its really easy to look around the Glass Bowl and tell whether it is 16,000 or 21,000 and which is correct.

(10-21-2018 10:42 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Students don't care anymore. We are 3-4 not 6-1 or 5-2. Michigan and Ohio State games will no longer be factors from here on out.

Oh and its not just the students who don't care, UT and local football fans will also disappear. Even last year while 7-1 our mid week and final game attendances dropped 2,000-3,000, and you are right this season we are likely looking 15,000 or less for each of last two home games, lower if weather is bad.

(10-21-2018 10:42 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Students don't care anymore. We are 3-4 not 6-1 or 5-2. Michigan and Ohio State games will no longer be factors from here on out.

Student turnout was pathetic at the GB yesterday...

What WAS the attendance yesterday?

Lots of empty seats around me on the east side, and with the poor student turnout I was guessing no more than 17,000 in the stands?

(10-21-2018 11:45 AM)bcunn3128 Wrote:  What WAS the attendance yesterday?

Lots of empty seats around me on the east side, and with the poor student turnout I was guessing no more than 17,000 in the stands?

18,114

(10-21-2018 12:13 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(10-21-2018 11:45 AM)bcunn3128 Wrote:  What WAS the attendance yesterday?

Lots of empty seats around me on the east side, and with the poor student turnout I was guessing no more than 17,000 in the stands?

18,114

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