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Lets_Talk:
1AA Fan,

Turns out, I was very close by using the 15,000 per game figure. For the HISTORY of Stambaugh Stadium the avg attendance per game is 13,199..... 2,771,984 fans for 210 games
From 1982-1996 a total of 1,048,413 fans for 92 games = 11,396 per game(rounded up).
From 1997-2013(expanded capacity) a total of 1,723,571 fans for 111 games = 15,528 per game(rounded up)

Even during the amazing run from 91-2000, YSU never came close to averaging 20,000 fans per game, let alone 23,000 per game. In fact, the largest crowd ever was in the 2000 season against UNI(21,119). There are THREE other games in which attendance was 20,000 or more in the 17 seasons since Stambaugh Stadium was expanded,  and all occurred when Tressel was Head Coach:
20,519 vs Buffalo(2000).... 20,519 vs SIU(1998) and 20,380 vs Cal-Poly(1998).
*There have been 10 other games where attendance was 19,000-19,999.

Since 2003, YSU has only had 4 seasons in which avg attendance was 15,000 or more... 2003(16,004), 2006(15,159 for a team that made the playoffs), 2007(16,149) and 2010(15,110). The last 3 seasons, attendance has been 13,811, 14,038 and 13,506. The 15,110 in 2010, was sandwiched between 14,497 in 2008 and 14,054 in 2009.
***This is based off info from YSU football Media Guide***

Yet, somehow you seem to believe YSU could average 23,000 fans for an entire season? This in spite of the population of the Ytown area having decreased significantly in the last 17 seasons. Add in the number of people who used to attend games regularly, but have long since lost interest in YSU football and the thought of YSU averaging 23,000 fans per game is even more ridiculous.

As far as football outdrawing basketball for total fans per season, or even average fans per game, where did I say basketball can or would outdraw football? Even at powerhouse basketball schools with football teams that are mediocre of worse, it is common for the football team to draw more fans per year and averages more fans per game. At the very least, the football team will avg significantly more fans per game than the basketball team. So, not sure what point you were trying to make there?????  ???

Kentucky basketball 2013-14(played in National Title Game): total fans for 18 games 413,350/22,964 per game
Kentucky football 2013(2-10 record): total fans for 7 games 416,303/59,742 per game

UCONN basketball 2013/14(National Champs): 182,416 total fans in 18 games = 10,134 per game
UCONN football(3-9 record) 2013: 216,523 total fans for 7 games = avg 30,932

Iowa State basketball 2013/14(28-8..ended season #11) - 227,079 total fans in 16 games = 14,192
Iowa State football 2013 (3-9) 332,165 fans for 6 games = 55,361

UNC basketball(24-10...#21) - 324,458 fans for 18 games = 18,025 per game
UNC football (7-6/4-4) - 360,500 fans for 7 games = 51,500

UMASS basketball (24-9 played in NCAA Tournament) - 92,400 fans for 14 games = 6,600 per game
UMASS football(1-11/1-7 MAC) -  94,981 fans for 6 games = 15,830 per game

PITT basketball(26-10, 2nd rnd NCAA Tournament) - 198,078 fans in 18 ga,es = 11,004)
PITT football (7-6/3-5 ACC) - 348,188 fans in 7 games = 49,791

ValleyTalk:

--- Quote from: IAA Fan on August 13, 2014, 01:06:03 PM ---YSU has standing capacity of almost 23k x 7 home games = 161k
4 home play-off games: 23k x4 = 92k

This is a total of 253k

YSU has a seated capacity of 21k x7 home games = 147k
4 home play-off games: 21kx4 = 84k

This is a total of 231k

Even if we did not have a 7-game home season (off years or we receive a play-off bye) we would be in excess of 200k.


All fans cheer. Maybe, the only one being foolish Paladin might be those with the attitude that dooms a team. My post contains no lie, no embellishment, or exaggeration. I expect to have all post-season games at home. 12-game seasons occur once ever 3.5 years. Perhaps if you stopped worrying about the pig's gizzards ...you would see that pork loin tastes great.

Furthermore, the fact that a MBB team averages about 5k per game. 200k/5k = 40. So it would take 40 games to see that same amount of tickets, concessions, etc. I am not the one ignoring the obvious and I did not need my YSU education to do the math.

Also Lets_talk ...I am not the one assuming 15k is normal attendance for a YSU football game.

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I would like to nominate this for worst post of the year.

We've never come close to averaging 23,000, let alone 20,000 a game in football and we definitely do not come close to 5,000 in basketball.

goodnews:
Thiel, Wilberforce, Kennesaw State, Oberlin, Northern Kentucky......

Did an ATHLETIC DEPT intern make this schedule?  Can someone please give the AD a map so they can see the endless amount of D1 basketball schools that are within a 6 hour drive?

IAA Fan:
Nov. 15 Saturday Kent State Beeghly Center TBA
Nov. 16 Sunday Oberlin+ Beeghly Center TBA
Nov. 18 Tuesday at Central Michigan Mount Pleasant, Mich. TBA
Nov. 21 Friday at Eastern Michigan+ Ypsilanti, Mich. TBA
Nov. 22 Saturday vs. Longwood+ Ypsilanti, Mich. TBA
Nov. 23 Sunday vs. UNC-Greensboro+ Ypsilanti, Mich. TBA
Nov. 26 Wednesday UMKC Beeghly Center TBA
Nov. 29 Saturday at Illinois State Normal, Ill. TBA
Dec. 2 Tuesday at Robert Morris Moon Township, Pa. TBA
Dec. 5 Friday at South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. TBA
Dec. 7 Sunday Thiel Beeghly Center TBA
Dec. 13 Saturday at Texas A&M College Station, Texas TBA
Dec. 17 Wednesday Kennesaw State Beeghly Center TBA
Dec. 19 Friday Wilberforce Beeghly Center TBA
Dec. 31 Wednesday Northern Kentucky Beeghly Center TBA
All times are Eastern and subject to change.
* - Horizon League contest.
+ - Eastern Michigan Exempt Tournament

IAA Fan:
Both talks ...read what I typed. I never said we averaged 20 or 23k ...I EXPECT TO SELL OUT. Not a stretch at all ...all of those 17k to 18k figures under Tressel were with a stadium that seated 16k. So were they sell-outs? Are either of you old enough to have stood in line at one of the will-call booths? I have been attending games since the 70's Furthermore, we were discussing Oakland ...when I used the 5k figures I was giving them the benefit ...they averaged 2,400 over 3-years that had them in the NCAA tourney. So if you want to bore the crap out of readers even more ...you can do the 'more realistic' math.

In short ...it will take OAKLAND 61 HOME BASKETBALL GAMES TO MAKE UP WHAT YSU WOULD MAKE IN A SEASON THAT HAS 6 REGULAR SEASON HOME GAMES AND 2 HOME PLAY-OFF GAMES  ...AVERAGING 16k IN ATTENDANCE. This is UNDENIABLE ...so why do you keep trying to do so? I said 40 in my last post and the reality is even more.

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