CCU #1 in attendence?

[bodoyle]

Leading the Nation in Attendance: Coastal has been one of the standouts in I-AA in attendance based on capacity in its first three seasons. Ranking in the top seven in the nation in each of the first two years, the Chanticleers set a new Brooks Stadium record in the home opening win over No. 1 James Madison, packing 8,533 fans into a stadium that seats 6,408. Coastal finished the season as the top I-AA team in attendance based on capacity at 114.3 percent.

Coastal continued that tradition in the first game against Elon. The Chanticleers had 8,169 fans in the first contest, a percentage of 115.7 with the new seating capacity of 7,322.

Why did I think that it was app st or someone else with a higher percentage?

I went to ncaasports.com and looked and we were at 100.7% and in 4th place. Thumbs down to CCU's atheltics department for either stating a false stat, or not providing a link.

[AppGuy04]

Leading the Nation in Attendance: Coastal has been one of the standouts in I-AA in attendance based on capacity in its first three seasons. Ranking in the top seven in the nation in each of the first two years, the Chanticleers set a new Brooks Stadium record in the home opening win over No. 1 James Madison, packing 8,533 fans into a stadium that seats 6,408. Coastal finished the season as the top I-AA team in attendance based on capacity at 114.3 percent.

Coastal continued that tradition in the first game against Elon. The Chanticleers had 8,169 fans in the first contest, a percentage of 115.7 with the new seating capacity of 7,322.

Why did I think that it was app st or someone else with a higher percentage?

I went to ncaasports.com and looked and we were at 100.7% and in 4th place. Thumbs down to CCU's atheltics department for either stating a false stat, or not providing a link.

They even got the first game of this year wrong, the NCAA has their stadium listed as a capacity of 6408.
http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2006/Internet/attendance/IAA_CAPACITY.pdf

Here is last year, including playoffs:
http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2005/Internet/attendance/IAA_CAPACITY.pdf

[89Hen]

Thumbs down to CCU's atheltics department for either stating a false stat, or not providing a link.
I say thumbs down to the CCU's athletic department and admin for underestimating the demand for football and underbuilding your stadium's capacity! :nod:

You know what they always say in business... beating your budget by a lot means one thing... bad budgeting. :p

[Sly Fox]

Easy now with the 8k chestbeating. Your not even close to leading your conference in attendance. Get that stadium expansion rolling so we can start putting up some real numbers.

[bodoyle]

We added roughly 1000 seats for this season, and the stadium can and most likely will expand to 20,000 eventually.

[th0m]

Apparantly somebody thinks you have a 20k stadium already:

http://www.worldstadiums.com/north_america/countries/united_states/south_carolina.shtml

[SoCon48]

Leading the Nation in Attendance: Coastal has been one of the standouts in I-AA in attendance based on capacity in its first three seasons. Ranking in the top seven in the nation in each of the first two years, the Chanticleers set a new Brooks Stadium record in the home opening win over No. 1 James Madison, packing 8,533 fans into a stadium that seats 6,408. Coastal finished the season as the top I-AA team in attendance based on capacity at 114.3 percent.

Coastal continued that tradition in the first game against Elon. The Chanticleers had 8,169 fans in the first contest, a percentage of 115.7 with the new seating capacity of 7,322.

Why did I think that it was app st or someone else with a higher percentage?

I went to ncaasports.com and looked and we were at 100.7% and in 4th place. Thumbs down to CCU's atheltics department for either stating a false stat, or not providing a link.

Apps' was 139.4% last year.

[Coastal89]

I say thumbs down to the CCU's athletic department and admin for underestimating the demand for football and underbuilding your stadium's capacity! :nod:

You know what they always say in business... beating your budget by a lot means one thing... bad budgeting. :p
They had no idea that football would have the community support that it does. Especially going by the other sports average attendances, baseball- around 400 and basketball- around 900. However they should have considered that the 2 oldest local high school programs draw between 5000-6000 for home games.

From the drawings i've seen the new operations building being built next year will have about 3000 more seats in the north endzone.

[Hansel]

I say thumbs down to the CCU's athletic department and admin for underestimating the demand for football and underbuilding your stadium's capacity! :nod:

You know what they always say in business... beating your budget by a lot means one thing... bad budgeting. :p
- kind of sounds like the UD admin :)

[89Hen]

Especially going by the other sports average attendances, baseball- around 400 and basketball- around 900.
There are a lot of I-AA's that don't have big bball numbers either that do OK with football numbers...

Alcorn 905
Brown 929
Colgate 522
Nicholls 473
UNC 952
McNeese 815
UNH 999

[89Hen]

- kind of sounds like the UD admin :)
xlolx But really, this is the only time since they expanded the stadium in the 70's that we've been regularly selling out. My guess is we'll see a small expansion to one of our endzones bringing our cap up to 25k.

Don't get me wrong though, I'm glad that Coastal fans exceeded the admins expectations. I'd like to see all I-AA stadiums at 100%+ cap. :nod:

[rokamortis]

There are a lot of I-AA's that don't have big bball numbers either that do OK with football numbers...

Alcorn 905
Brown 929
Colgate 522
Nicholls 473
UNC 952
McNeese 815
UNH 999

Part of the problem with bball numbers is that a) we sucked for the last decade and b) our gym only holds 1,000 people.

But no matter what - we have to keep expanding Brooks stadium.

[bodoyle]

Rok: what's the capacity of the new hoops gym they are building?

[MarkCCU]

i think CCU's current stadium holds bout 8k. withthe expansion of the vistor side complete

[Coastal89]

Rok: what's the capacity of the new hoops gym they are building?
7000
http://www.thegrandplan.com/images/basketballcourt.jpg

[WUTNDITWAA]

7000
http://www.thegrandplan.com/images/basketballcourt.jpg
They're moving the old Charlotte Coliseum to Conway?
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[tarmac]

After two weeks of football

ASU -- 23814

Delaware -- 22500

Georgia Southern-- 20178

Eastern Kentucky -- 19800

James Madison-- 14462

[813Jag]

1st home game for Southern U. 22653 vs. Mississippi Valley

[89Hen]

Top 10
Appalachian State - 23814
Montana - 23438
Southern - 22653
Delaware - 22329
N.C. A&T - 21005
Georgia Southern - 20178
Eastern Kentucky - 19800
Norfolk State - 16397
Youngstown - 16256
Texas State - 15388

[AppMan]

After two weeks of football

ASU -- 23,814

Delaware -- 22,500

Georgia Southern-- 20,178

Eastern Kentucky -- 19,800

James Madison-- 14,41

Coastal Carolina - 8,169.

Last year ASU averaged 23,170 in a 16,500 seat facility, which is 6,700 more than capacity. In other words, ASU averaged 262 more in overflow than is the seating capacity of CCU's Brooks Stadium.

[th0m]

After two weeks of football

ASU -- 23814

Delaware -- 22500

Georgia Southern-- 20178

Eastern Kentucky -- 19800

James Madison-- 1441

I'm assuming you made a typo somewhere, but JMU's attendance for the Bloomsburg game was 14462.

[Eaglegus2]

i think CCU's current stadium holds bout 8k. withthe expansion of the vistor side complete

I hope you increase the seating by next year. Georgia Southern travels with a large crowd. Unless, CCU plans to bring in temp seating for the GSU game in 2007.

[Eaglegus2]

I'm assuming you made a typo somewhere, but JMU's attendance for the Bloomsburg game was 14462.


Quote:
Originally Posted by tarmac
After two weeks of football

ASU -- 23814

Delaware -- 22500

Georgia Southern-- 20178

Eastern Kentucky -- 19800

James Madison-- 1441


The Georgia Southern is considerably low. There were more fans than stated.:confused: I would guess that the number is 2K lower.

[LakesBison]

NDSU will be at 15,500 after this weekends game vs Northeastern.

You would NOT believe all the tickets being sold for NDSU @ Minnesota at Metrodome.... over 40,000 sold already!

[AppGuy04]

NDSU will be at 15,500 after this weekends game vs Northeastern.

You would NOT believe all the tickets being sold for NDSU @ Minnesota at Metrodome.... over 40,000 sold already!

Nice, now cross our fingers they can pull the upset

[MarkCCU]

I hope you increase the seating by next year. Georgia Southern travels with a large crowd. Unless, CCU plans to bring in temp seating for the GSU game in 2007.

I think each off season CCU is expanding more and more on the stadium. We should be ready for y'all. CCU is known to travel with a big crowd as well. Gadfly and I may come down there Saturday.

[AmsterBison]

Capacity is the maximum amount that something can hold. Say that you fit 3 gallons of water into a jug, are you going to insist that it is a 2-gallon jug despite clear evidence to the contrary?

Percent of capacity should top out at 100% in my book :)

[AppGuy04]

Capacity refers to the numbers of seats, that is all. This is the main reason why App is always over 100%, b/c the grass hill in front of the scoreboard is always full, but is not numbered, so therefore is not considered part of capacity

[SoCon48]

Capacity is the maximum amount that something can hold. Say that you fit 3 gallons of water into a jug, are you going to insist that it is a 2-gallon jug despite clear evidence to the contrary?

Percent of capacity should top out at 100% in my book :)
In that case, guess we could call "capacity" whatever the largest crowd has been. But then, "capacity" would have changed several times in the past few years without enlargement. Never know how many fannies will fit on the grass bank until they try.

[CCUCheer]

I think each off season CCU is expanding more and more on the stadium. We should be ready for y'all. CCU is known to travel with a big crowd as well. Gadfly and I may come down there Saturday.

YOU BETTER GO!!!!!! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: We NEED all the fan support we can get for this game! Be there or....:nono:
hehe :p xoxo
<3 Katie

[AppGuy04]

In that case, guess we could call "capacity" whatever the largest crowd has been. But then, "capacity" would have changed several times in the past few years without enlargement. Never know how many fannies will fit on the grass bank until they try.
Yeah, I know, but the 16,650 that KBS is listed as is just numbered seats, nothing more, so we will probably always be over 100%

[bisonguy]

NDSU will be at 15,500 after this weekends game vs Northeastern.

You would NOT believe all the tickets being sold for NDSU @ Minnesota at Metrodome.... over 40,000 sold already!

NDSU better be well OVER 15,500 average, seeing as how the opener had 15,609.

[The Gadfly]

I owe Mark money so I see us going to Ga or staying here in Chuck Town for the Al Green concert. :bang: What to do, what to do.