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Title: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: YSUGO on July 16, 2019, 11:24:18 AM
https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-07-16/25-biggest-fcs-football-stadiums-country
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: go guins on July 16, 2019, 03:18:57 PM
size doesn't mean much (as I keep telling my wife)
Here is what counts and we did pretty well considering a losing season:
HOME ATTENDANCE LEADERS
No. School Games Attendance Average
1. Jackson St. 4 99,079 24,770
2. Montana 6 148,064 24,677
3. James Madison 6 125,466 20,911
4. Southern U. 4 75,212 18,803
5. North Dakota St. 10 181,055 18,106
6. Florida A&M 6 107,239 17,873
7. Jacksonville St. 6 101,421 16,904
8. Montana St. 7 115,299 16,471
9. Delaware 6 97,791 16,299
10. Alabama St. 4 64,293 16,073
11. N.C. A&T 5 77,468 15,494
12. Alcorn 6 91,103 15,184
13. Alabama A&M 4 50,086 12,522
14. Youngstown St. 6 69,322 11,554
15. Idaho 5 56,400 11,280
16. McNeese 5 54,814 10,963
17. Western Caro. 5 52,900 10,580
18. Tennessee St. 4 41,688 10,422
19. South Dakota St. 7 71,243 10,178
20. New Hampshire 6 60,921 10,154
21. Harvard 5 49,211 9,842
22. Mercer 5 49,015 9,803
23. South Dakota 5 47,098 9,420
24. The Citadel 5 46,715 9,343
25. UNI 6 56,020 9,337
26. North Dakota 5 46,682 9,336
27. Illinois St. 6 55,561 9,260
28. William & Mary 4 36,922 9,231
29. South Carolina St. 5 45,871 9,174
30. Abilene Christian 5 44,953 8,991
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: Wick250 on July 16, 2019, 08:31:06 PM
Interesting.  And seven of those who finished ahead of us are historically black schools that undoubtedly played "home" games off campus in large cities with significant African-American populations.  Those games are important community events in the South that date back to the brutal days of complete racial segregation.  In "on-campus" only games, we probably are still in the top ten in attendance, which might well be a reflection of the state of FCS football across the nation.
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: guinpen on July 16, 2019, 09:04:22 PM
Surprised with UNI
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: go guins on July 17, 2019, 01:02:25 PM
Interesting.  And seven of those who finished ahead of us are historically black schools that undoubtedly played "home" games off campus in large cities with significant African-American populations.  Those games are important community events in the South that date back to the brutal days of complete racial segregation.  In "on-campus" only games, we probably are still in the top ten in attendance, which might well be a reflection of the state of FCS football across the nation.
Boy 1AA, I knew you have pretty important persons on your blog, but this almost reads like POTUS Trump is a member!  Blacks in black towns don't count when you are figuring attendance for black schools?  Maybe we should count them as 3/5ths of a white person like the US Constitution did?
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: penguinpower on July 17, 2019, 02:19:36 PM
Interesting.  And seven of those who finished ahead of us are historically black schools that undoubtedly played "home" games off campus in large cities with significant African-American populations.  Those games are important community events in the South that date back to the brutal days of complete racial segregation.  In "on-campus" only games, we probably are still in the top ten in attendance, which might well be a reflection of the state of FCS football across the nation.

Wick, interesting point you bring up as usual
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: YSU1 on July 17, 2019, 02:29:56 PM
Minus the VINDY and lack of promotion of YSU's sports I would think our attendance will decline some more.
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: Wick250 on July 17, 2019, 02:50:08 PM
Penguinpower.

Thanks.  The simpletons almost drove me from this site, but I decided to just ignore them.  I will occasionally share information with those that have the capacity to comprehend intelligent discourse.
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: HappyPenguin on July 17, 2019, 08:15:51 PM
Interesting.  And seven of those who finished ahead of us are historically black schools that undoubtedly played "home" games off campus in large cities with significant African-American populations.  Those games are important community events in the South that date back to the brutal days of complete racial segregation.  In "on-campus" only games, we probably are still in the top ten in attendance, which might well be a reflection of the state of FCS football across the nation.
Boy 1AA, I knew you have pretty important persons on your blog, but this almost reads like POTUS Trump is a member!  Blacks in black towns don't count when you are figuring attendance for black schools?  Maybe we should count them as 3/5ths of a white person like the US Constitution did?

Way to completely miss what he was saying there champ. Where did he remotely infer that black fans didn't or shouldn't count?

What he was actually saying was, a lot of the HBCU games are rivalry games that are held in bigger cities where they can draw upon a larger pool of fans. And he's right.

Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: ucfpengbuck on July 17, 2019, 09:16:27 PM
Interesting.  And seven of those who finished ahead of us are historically black schools that undoubtedly played "home" games off campus in large cities with significant African-American populations.  Those games are important community events in the South that date back to the brutal days of complete racial segregation.  In "on-campus" only games, we probably are still in the top ten in attendance, which might well be a reflection of the state of FCS football across the nation.

The Bethune Cookman vs Florida A&M game had drawn 70k plus at the Camping world stadium(citrus bowl) in Orlando.   
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: go guins on July 18, 2019, 03:20:05 PM
Interesting.  And seven of those who finished ahead of us are historically black schools that undoubtedly played "home" games off campus in large cities with significant African-American populations.  Those games are important community events in the South that date back to the brutal days of complete racial segregation.  In "on-campus" only games, we probably are still in the top ten in attendance, which might well be a reflection of the state of FCS football across the nation.
Boy 1AA, I knew you have pretty important persons on your blog, but this almost reads like POTUS Trump is a member!  Blacks in black towns don't count when you are figuring attendance for black schools?  Maybe we should count them as 3/5ths of a white person like the US Constitution did?

Way to completely miss what he was saying there champ. Where did he remotely infer that black fans didn't or shouldn't count?

What he was actually saying was, a lot of the HBCU games are rivalry games that are held in bigger cities where they can draw upon a larger pool of fans. And he's right.
This implication remains clear to me.  Black schools draw better in black communities, and by implication the additional fans are "obviously" black).  That is a racist comment.  It may be TRUE, but that doesn't make it not racist. 
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: Penguin Nick on July 18, 2019, 04:51:57 PM
Normally when someone makes an idiotic statement I just read it and move on.  But go guins, your comment regarding what Wick said is totally out of line.  Wick made a very interesting analysis.  Everyone is a "racist" when someone's comment or belief doesn't align with our own beliefs.  I'm so sick and tired of everyone calling everyone else a "racist."  There is so much division in this country and now I can't even read this board without someone calling someone else a "racist."   
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: YSUGO on July 18, 2019, 05:10:49 PM
Ditto. I don’t think the intent of Wick was racial at all!  Didn’t Rodney King say “Can’t we all just get along.”.  Let’s get excited for the upcoming Football season!
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: ytownchief22 on July 18, 2019, 07:07:15 PM
I sensed zero racism. Move along now.
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: guinpen on July 18, 2019, 08:09:43 PM
Normally when someone makes an idiotic statement I just read it and move on.  But go guins, your comment regarding what Wick said is totally out of line.  Wick made a very interesting analysis.  Everyone is a "racist" when someone's comment or belief doesn't align with our own beliefs.  I'm so sick and tired of everyone calling everyone else a "racist."  There is so much division in this country and now I can't even read this board without someone calling someone else a "racist."

ditto
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: go guins on July 22, 2019, 09:26:00 AM
Normally when someone makes an idiotic statement I just read it and move on.  But go guins, your comment regarding what Wick said is totally out of line.  Wick made a very interesting analysis.  Everyone is a "racist" when someone's comment or belief doesn't align with our own beliefs.  I'm so sick and tired of everyone calling everyone else a "racist."  There is so much division in this country and now I can't even read this board without someone calling someone else a "racist."

ditto
Sorry, but you guys are out of touch with today's politically correct environment.
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: guinpen on July 22, 2019, 08:38:27 PM
Normally when someone makes an idiotic statement I just read it and move on.  But go guins, your comment regarding what Wick said is totally out of line.  Wick made a very interesting analysis.  Everyone is a "racist" when someone's comment or belief doesn't align with our own beliefs.  I'm so sick and tired of everyone calling everyone else a "racist."  There is so much division in this country and now I can't even read this board without someone calling someone else a "racist."

ditto
Sorry, but you guys are out of touch with today's politically correct environment.

That is a good thing.
Title: Re: Largest FCS stadiums-YSU makes the cut
Post by: go guins on July 23, 2019, 10:18:29 AM

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ditto
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Sorry, but you guys are out of touch with today's politically correct environment.
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That is a good thing.
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Could be, but when public discourse is influenced by the color of the participants, it is a long way from a sure thing.
And DON'T tell me this isn't "public" because it IS public, and don't tell me that race didn't enter into is.  Just READ:

seven of those who finished ahead of us are historically black schools that undoubtedly played "home" games off campus in large cities with significant African-American populations.