(12-03-2012 03:42 AM)Grandgreen Wrote:  I am always amazed at the great attendance debate based on numbers pulled out of someone's hat, but yet they become the basis of analysis like this when everyone should know that the variance in the fudge factor between programs is so great that the reported numbers are meaningless.

Funny thing is, the teams that fudge the numbers, are still on the bottom. Does that make the "basis of analysis" crystal clear now?

(12-03-2012 01:19 AM)Chrono124 Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 01:02 AM)Dukes09 Wrote:  Ga state 12,309. I promise you, it was nowhere near that many butts in seats. Serious inflation going on at ga state.
Big markets FTW!

So you a JM fan went to every Ga. State game just to see how many butts were in the seats?? If you were a Ga. State fan I would call that dedication, but since your not I guess I would call that....idk stalkerish (and I am sure that's not a word, but you get the point.)

LOL

Exactly. You have any idea what 12k looks like in a 75k stadium? Attendance smack is silly unless youre Alabama

If GA St. averaged 35k we'd never hear the end of it but because they draw 12k it doesn't matter...

(12-03-2012 08:13 PM)Saint3333 Wrote:  If GA St. averaged 35k we'd never hear the end of it but because they draw 12k it doesn't matter...

There is hearing about and hearing about it 8 times a week.

It is typically only discussed once a week after each week's games as one would imagine. The point is it does matter.

FAU, FIU and Tulane just laughed at you on the way to their limo

(12-02-2012 03:24 PM)Atlanta Trojan Wrote:  1. Arkansas State...26,398

2. Louisiana...22,865

3. TROY...20,952

4. ULM...19,359*

5. North Texas...18,927

6. MTSU...17,738

7. WKU...17,414

8. USA...16,793

9. FIU...13,634

10. FAU...13,459



* I left ULMs game with Arkansas out since it was not a "True" home game.

and #9 and #10 are leaving and texas state with pretty good numbers is coming in..an upgrade and looks better to the tv guys..

(12-03-2012 07:03 PM)panama Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 01:19 AM)Chrono124 Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 01:02 AM)Dukes09 Wrote:  Ga state 12,309. I promise you, it was nowhere near that many butts in seats. Serious inflation going on at ga state.
Big markets FTW!

So you a JM fan went to every Ga. State game just to see how many butts were in the seats?? If you were a Ga. State fan I would call that dedication, but since your not I guess I would call that....idk stalkerish (and I am sure that's not a word, but you get the point.)

LOL

Exactly. You have any idea what 12k looks like in a 75k stadium?

Worse than 12K in a 30K stadium?

(12-04-2012 07:37 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 07:03 PM)panama Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 01:19 AM)Chrono124 Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 01:02 AM)Dukes09 Wrote:  Ga state 12,309. I promise you, it was nowhere near that many butts in seats. Serious inflation going on at ga state.
Big markets FTW!

So you a JM fan went to every Ga. State game just to see how many butts were in the seats?? If you were a Ga. State fan I would call that dedication, but since your not I guess I would call that....idk stalkerish (and I am sure that's not a word, but you get the point.)

LOL

Exactly. You have any idea what 12k looks like in a 75k stadium?

Worse than 12K in a 30K stadium?

Exactly. So how can anyone question our paltry attendance this year when they never attended a game much less all 6?

(12-04-2012 07:43 PM)panama Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 07:37 PM)CatMom Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 07:03 PM)panama Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 01:19 AM)Chrono124 Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 01:02 AM)Dukes09 Wrote:  Ga state 12,309. I promise you, it was nowhere near that many butts in seats. Serious inflation going on at ga state.
Big markets FTW!

So you a JM fan went to every Ga. State game just to see how many butts were in the seats?? If you were a Ga. State fan I would call that dedication, but since your not I guess I would call that....idk stalkerish (and I am sure that's not a word, but you get the point.)

LOL

Exactly. You have any idea what 12k looks like in a 75k stadium?

Worse than 12K in a 30K stadium?

Exactly. So how can anyone question our paltry attendance this year when they never attended a game much less all 6?

Guess Ill find out if TROY comes to Atlanta Next year....

But IF TROY comes to Atlanta, GSU attendance will he higher than normal. with at minimum 5k TROY fans in attendance.

(12-03-2012 08:53 AM)cajunbane Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 03:42 AM)Grandgreen Wrote:  I am always amazed at the great attendance debate based on numbers pulled out of someone's hat, but yet they become the basis of analysis like this when everyone should know that the variance in the fudge factor between programs is so great that the reported numbers are meaningless.

Funny thing is, the teams that fudge the numbers, are still on the bottom. Does that make the "basis of analysis" crystal clear now?

Everyone fudges the numbers to a certain extent, but it's just more obvious at the bottom. ECU was listed as averaging 47k on the year, but really we probably averaged 40k. However that's pretty easy to overlook and not really notice. If you list 14k and average 7k or less that is obvious.

(12-04-2012 07:43 PM)panama Wrote:  Exactly. So how can anyone question our paltry attendance this year when they never attended a game much less all 6?

"The announced averaged during this season’s 1-10 season was 12,312. The actual number of bodies in seats were closer to between 5,000 to 8,000 (that’s being generous), and many left at halftime."

http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2...hultz_blog

That the evidence you wanted?

(12-06-2012 11:37 AM)Glassonion Wrote:  

(12-04-2012 07:43 PM)panama Wrote:  Exactly. So how can anyone question our paltry attendance this year when they never attended a game much less all 6?

"The announced averaged during this season’s 1-10 season was 12,312. The actual number of bodies in seats were closer to between 5,000 to 8,000 (that’s being generous), and many left at halftime."

http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2...hultz_blog

That the evidence you wanted?

How dare you fact check panama! Lol

(12-03-2012 07:03 PM)panama Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 01:19 AM)Chrono124 Wrote:  

(12-03-2012 01:02 AM)Dukes09 Wrote:  Ga state 12,309. I promise you, it was nowhere near that many butts in seats. Serious inflation going on at ga state.
Big markets FTW!

So you a JM fan went to every Ga. State game just to see how many butts were in the seats?? If you were a Ga. State fan I would call that dedication, but since your not I guess I would call that....idk stalkerish (and I am sure that's not a word, but you get the point.)

LOL

You have any idea what 12k looks like in a 75k stadium?

like this?

I know what a small crowd looks like in a cavernous stadium. I went to GSU and ODU and it wasn't close to the 12,293 announced. So? Most schools use tickets distributed not butts in seats.

(12-06-2012 12:03 PM)Dukes09 Wrote:  How dare you fact check panama! Lol

Lol, yeah, my bad. I happened across the article on another board, for some reason his post just popped up in my head... I cant help it.

(12-06-2012 12:07 PM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  I know what a small crowd looks like in a cavernous stadium. I went to GSU and ODU and it wasn't close to the 12,293 announced. So? Most schools use tickets distributed not butts in seats.

I dont think the fudged numbers was the issue, more like the "How dare you question our numbers, how do you know?" type argument.

The midgets are fighting in the bar again, someone please escort them out.

(12-06-2012 12:15 PM)Chrono124 Wrote:  The midgets are fighting in the bar again, someone please escort them out.

Looks like we found an intellectual midget...

(12-06-2012 12:15 PM)Chrono124 Wrote:  The midgets are fighting in the bar again, someone please escort them out.

have you seen that scene in ja.cka.ss 3? very funny stuff.

idunno if it qualifies as midgets though when some schools draw larger crowds than many others...

just poking you. :)