(09-03-2019 01:54 PM)herdfan129 Wrote:  Stadium seats 22,500 but announced attendance was 21,900?

I'm not doubting you guys when you say you sold it out, but why not report it as such?

I posted this on another thread, so here is what was explained for the difference in numbers.....

I believe they announced 21,980 and the stadium capacity is 22,500. However it was mentioned that the difference in scanned, sold tickets is because of the comp to NSU's Band and the Ballard comps for construction workers. It was also mentioned that, that could be the reason for the numbers and why the paid attendance numbers and actual numbers differed. Just using my observation of the crowd, near us, I would say there were more than 22,500 easily. I heard they sold more general admission tickets than available seats Student tickets SOLD OUT and the demand was huge from students). Those people had to go somewhere, that may have accounted for the 1,000 or so people standing, hovering on the 2nd level concourse behind the assigned seats (SOLD SEATS). NSU also SOLD OUT of their alot tickets and many of the people behind us standing were NSU fans. Those people stood the entire game. If the other concourses were the same I would suspect that would account for the difference in the numbers announced.

It was also stated that there were 10-15K on campus and around the University that tailgated on the mall and wonder around campus. There were a lot of people on the top of the parking garage watching the game as well. A friend, tried to get a ticket after the game started and was told it was sold out.

If ODU were smart. Future games that have huge demand, and if Fire Marshalls would allow. They could sell standing room only tickets for those concourse areas (those areas are large and could accommodate a lot of STANDING ROOM ONLY People for additional revenue and boost attendance numbers). I would imagine they could sell 3,000 - 4,000 or more for ODU home games against opponents like VA Tech, UVA, ECU, UNC, NC State and even others) That would move the attendance numbers for those games over 25,000.

IMO, it shows they SOLD the fans short on the stadium capacity. The Stadium should have been at least 25,00 from the start. However it shows the need to start a new fundraising campaign for the Phase II, so we can get those improvements and the capacity to 30,000 IMO.