This Weeks Attendence

[UNHWildCats]

James Madison @ New Hampshire (Homecoming)

13,042

[PantherRob82]

wow, that's good attendance for UNH. Must've been packed.

[th0m]

Wow, nice attendance for UNH. Is that a new record?

[pwbnd]

NDSU/MVSU at the Fargodome....16,384.

[TheBisonator]

NDSU/MVSU at the Fargodome....16,384.

We're averaging 16,042 for the season. 83.2 percent capacity.

[Ram Ball]

3,403 at Meade Stadium for Homecoming weekend at URI against Richmond

:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

[Mountaineer]

18,758 in Boone to see App slide by Wofford. xsmileyclapx

[TheBisonator]

18,758 in Boone to see App slide by Wofford. xsmileyclapx

A crappy attendance in your guys' eyes would be a fantastic sellout for us. Then again, our stadium only seats 19,000...:D

[birdsflyhigh]

17,237 fans packed into Hancock Stadium to witness an ISU Redbird demolition of a very good SIU Saluki team. Fantastic homecoming for the Birds!! :rotateh:

[bcrawf]

Listening to the Radio it appears that the attendance in Terre Haute for the UNI-InSU game is around 500 WITH THE BAND!!

Embarassing, InSU either needs to commit to football or go non-scholarship. They are single handedly bringing the Gateway down.

[ISUMatt]

17,237 fans packed into Hancock Stadium to witness an ISU Redbird demolition of a very good SIU Saluki team. Fantastic homecoming for the Birds!! :rotateh:

Biggest Crowd in 30 years, they couldnt jam 1 more person in, they were 8 rows deep sitting on th egrass in front of the stands

[birdsflyhigh]

Matt, I know the black hole known as WIU looms next week, but let's savor a convincing win over the Salukis. Is this not a great time to be a Redbird fan or what?? :D

[ISUMatt]

Matt, I know the black hole known as WIU looms next week, but let's savor a convincing win over the Salukis. Is this not a great time to be a Redbird fan or what?? :D

For once, well maybe twice now!!
Saluki game is over, time for WIU!!!

[Tod]

23,626 at Wash-Griz for the UM/NAU game. Helluva game, too!

[SuperJon]

15,500+ reported at LU today. Probably only 12,500-13,000 though. Still over capacity. Homecoming helped.

[ISUMatt]

Gr eat numbers out to watch I-AA football today!! 23,626...WOW!!!!

[Tod]

Gr eat numbers out to watch I-AA football today!! 23,626...WOW!!!!

nuthin' else to do in montana...:D

seriously. it pays to be the only show in town. :)

[AZGrizFan]

23,626 at Wash-Griz for the UM/NAU game. Helluva game, too!

NAU TV said it was the 6th largest crowd EVER at Wa-Griz. :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Murietta scares the **** out of me. He is perhaps the most dangerous QB to come out of the BSC in about 15 years.:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

[RadMann]

21,688 at UD today....

[JSUCroft]

Look like it is over 50k for JSU and Southern. It will probaly be reported 39k.

[rmutv]

Supposedly an overflow crowd of 3,843 at Joe Walton Stadium for homecoming.

It didn't look that full, but it was probably a little below 3,000, which is the capacity.

[Tod]

Look like it is over 50k for JSU and Southern. It will probaly be reported 39k.
:hurray: :hurray: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Tod]

Supposedly an overflow crowd of 3,843 at Joe Walton Stadium for homecoming.

It didn't look that full, but it was probably a little below 3,000, which is the capacity.

Looks beautiful! :nod:

[JSUCroft]

:hurray: :hurray: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Yes it is because the last 3 years we have been struggling to get fans to the game. We had a all time low of 2500 fans at a home game that is unheard of for JState. Look like we back to the days of an avg. of 27k.

[Tod]

Yes it is because the last 3 years we have been struggling to get fans to the game. We had a all time low of 2500 fans at a home game that is unheard of for JState. Look like we back to the days of an avg. of 27k.

Excellent news! Good for you! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

[Paladin13]

13,427 for Furman

[UAalum72]

The rest of the NEC:
Sacred Heart 3,337 (83%)
Wagner 3,311 (100%+)
St. Francis 716 (18%, apparently there's something going on tonight an hour up the road in State College)

[redbirdtim]

716...ouch

I will say the ISU game looked about 18,500. I think the figures could actually be understated.

[TexasTerror]

10037 for the SHSU game...

I was hoping for 11,000...but hey, it's still a great day to be a Bearkat!

[JSUCroft]

Excellent news! Good for you! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:


Yeah it is we need to get back to a better crowd. I know you are being :rolleyes: but that is :cool:

[bulldog10jw]

13,236 at the Bowl for the Lehigh game.

[Ivytalk]

10,807 at Harvard for the Lafayette game.

[Tod]

Yeah it is we need to get back to a better crowd. I know you are being :rolleyes: but that is :cool:

No, I'm not. I'm sincerely happy for your renewed success. :nod: :nod: :nod:

[JSUCroft]

J-State wins in OT 31-28

[Tod]

Good Job! :thumbsup: :hurray: :hurray:

[PMB4Life]

These numbers are REALLY impressive. ALL HAIL IAA FOOTBALL!:hurray:

[downbythebeach]

I didn't go to the game, the students are at home for mid semester break.
Well we lost anyway.....:(

[rmutv]

Not exactly a lot to be excited about in Loretto, eh?

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Wow, nice attendance for UNH. Is that a new record?

No. According to information in the Media Guide, the record is 20K in 1977 for the season ending game with UMass with the autobid to the D-II Playoffs on the line (UMass won to end UNH's two year hold on that bid). Capacity was much larger in those days. I've also seen newspaper clippings that listed attendance as 14,500 in the 1975 UNH-UMass game in Durham.

Interestingly, the 20K in 1977 probably had a similar number of SRO folks as yesterday based on the different capacities. With the new capacity of 7.5K, there were 5,542 SRO folks yesterday. And they announced at the 5th Quarter event that there were 5K students in attendance which was awesome -- almost 50% of the undergrad population!!!!

JMHO, but I sure hope that yesterday's crowd puts the new stadium effort over the top! That should be a very strong argument for anyone still having any doubts. I thought we might hear an announcement this weekend.

[MplsBison]

Embarassing, InSU either needs to commit to football or go non-scholarship. They are single handedly bringing the Gateway down.

They'd have Butler as a travel partner in the Pioneer waiting for them.


Maybe someone should suggest it to them at the next meeting?

[UAalum72]

Supposedly an overflow crowd of 3,843 at Joe Walton Stadium for homecoming.

It didn't look that full, but it was probably a little below 3,000, which is the capacity.
You are correct. The NCAA lists attendance at RMU as 2,843
http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2006/Internet/attendance/WKLYATTENDANCEIAA.HTML

[kats89]

10037 for the SHSU game...

I was hoping for 11,000...but hey, it's still a great day to be a Bearkat!

Nice crowds for our only two home games this season...

UAM 10,041
Nicholls 10,037

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

SU vs Jackson State 60,000 plus but they only reported 40,000:mad:

http://sharpy.smugmug.com/gallery/2008447/6/102769941

http://sharpy.smugmug.com/gallery/2008447/6/102769923

http://sharpy.smugmug.com/gallery/2008447/5/102769896

http://sharpy.smugmug.com/gallery/2008447/4/102736773

pics from SU vs JSU
by Sharpy
http://sharpy.smugmug.com/gallery/2008447

by spring71
http://upload.pbase.com/edit_gallery/spring71/su_jsu

by TU94ALUM
http://tywashington.smugmug.com/gallery/2007889

[BLUE TIGER]

They say the attendance was 40k, but I think this crowd was about 50k. What do you guys think?

[Appstate29]

hey the seats we're filled with fans ands thats all that counts...
there do seem to be a spot open here or there, but whatever the attendence 40 50 or 60k the fans got a good game.

[BLUE TIGER]

Well I guess you're right and we're working to claim the 1AA title in attendance. It feels good to see JSU on top again. http://web1.ncaa.org/d1mfb/2006/Internet/attendance/IAA_AVGATTENDANCE.pdf

[slycat]

11640 for the texas st at mcneese st game.

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

hey the seats we're filled with fans ands thats all that counts...
there do seem to be a spot open here or there, but whatever the attendence 40 50 or 60k the fans got a good game.the concession stand/restroom area was packed also.

[BLUE TIGER]

I pulled this off the clarion ledger's blog.

My question to David though is one that was posed on Sports Journal last night: The reported gate was 40K to 50K last night. Everyone knows that there were at least 57K present at last night's event. How are all of these people getting in free?! If they are not, who has control over the ticket count (gate) and where is the money going? Someone needs to look into this. We are shorted on the count every weekend. How is it that 10,000 people sneak into two gates every weekend. I'm not saying that anyone is stealing, but it doesn't take a Ph.D. to figure out that the numbers don't add up. Something is going on! It has been for years! All we are asking for are the correct numbers. http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blo...89134446189892

[MSUBear42]

9,450 for WKU @ MSU. Not too bad for a 1-6 team. :bang:

[PAmedic]

15,500+ reported at LU today. Probably only 12,500-13,000 though. Still over capacity. Homecoming helped.

yup- 15,631 at Williams. All of us vomiting at the end :mad:

[PantherRob82]

I think UNI @ In St. was about 1,000. Paper and newspaper said 5-8 hundred minus the band is the real total. Picture posted on Panther Nation makes me sad for the Sycs.

[BlueHenBoy]

How did Delaware not sell out? ON HOMECOMING!

[PantherRob82]

How did Delaware not sell out? ON HOMECOMING!

:eek:

[89Hen]

Jackson St. - 26756
Montana - 23561
Appalachian St. - 23385
Delaware - 22022
Norfolk St. - 17057 :confused:
Southern U. - 16915
Ga. Southern - 16550
Youngstown St. - 16353
South Carolina St. - 15565
Alabama A&M - 14950


:nono: :nonono2:
Colgate - 4148
Northeastern - 3125
Tenn.-Martin - 2604
Indiana St. - 2584

[REALBird]

Biggest Crowd in 30 years, they couldnt jam 1 more person in, they were 8 rows deep sitting on th egrass in front of the stands

And what's even better is that our stadium only holds 15,000! Let's hope that two weeks from now (no offense Appy and Montana fans) the #1 ranked Redbirds will be hosting YSU to the tune of 20,000 fans in Hancock!

Heck, I don't care if someone has to sit on my lap.....as long as they're pretty. (NOTE: this was a joke. Hey the wife reads the board and follows football, what can I say?)

Spread the Red. Go Redbirds!

[Ronbo]

[disclaimer]This is just info and not meant as bragging although anytime something is posted about the Montana stadium it does seem like bragging.:smiley_wi

We're averaging 23,561 after 3 games. The stadium has 23,117 seats. It was announced on the 10 pm news last night that the University is looking at adding 4000 new seats to the east side. The diagram below has the last expansion marked. That was 4000 seats. So add that to the east side, possibly a second deck so that the boxes don't need to be relocated.

http://www.go-synthetic.com/wgs.gif

[MplsBison]

And what's even better is that our stadium only holds 15,000! Let's hope that two weeks from now (no offense Appy and Montana fans) the #1 ranked Redbirds will be hosting YSU to the tune of 20,000 fans in Hancock!

Heck, I don't care if someone has to sit on my lap.....as long as they're pretty. (NOTE: this was a joke. Hey the wife reads the board and follows football, what can I say?)

Spread the Red. Go Redbirds!


Any plans for stadium improvements?

Looks like you guys could use some.


Wins bring out the donors and the school support for new facilities.

Keep winning and it will take care of itself.

[89Hen]

It was announced on the 10 pm news last night that the University is looking at adding 4000 new seats to the east side.
:thumbsup: Brag away Ronbo. :nod: Can you get your AD and Prez to call our AD and Prez? :nonono2:

[JDC325]

GSU VS ELON

Attendance: 14825

Pretty good with our record and Elon usually does not pull alot of fans.

I am estatic about being #7 overall with the rough year we are having.
Good job Eagle faithful. :thumbsup:

[shakdaddy3]

Any plans for stadium improvements?

Looks like you guys could use some.


Wins bring out the donors and the school support for new facilities.

Keep winning and it will take care of itself.


http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ilsu/genrel/auto_pdf/RR-8-081806

http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ilsu/genrel/auto_pdf/RR-9-081806

if you built it, they will come :bow:

[JoshUCA]

http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ilsu/genrel/auto_pdf/RR-8-081806

http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ilsu/genrel/auto_pdf/RR-9-081806

if you built it, they will come :bow:

WOW...that would be one amazing stadium!!!xsmileyclapx

[Ronbo]

http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ilsu/genrel/auto_pdf/RR-8-081806

http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ilsu/genrel/auto_pdf/RR-9-081806

if you built it, they will come :bow:

Looks great. Get er' done!

[jstate83]

They say the attendance was 40k, but I think this crowd was about 50k. What do you guys think?

They finally estimated SUNDAY that it was over 50,000.
Still waiting on the official count.

Even the newscast around here was taking the Stadium Commission to the woodshed over that estimate.xlolx

We have gotten to the point of laughing at the stadium commission's count's a long time ago.xlolx

[jstate83]

I pulled this off the clarion ledger's blog.

My question to David though is one that was posed on Sports Journal last night: The reported gate was 40K to 50K last night. Everyone knows that there were at least 57K present at last night's event. How are all of these people getting in free?! If they are not, who has control over the ticket count (gate) and where is the money going? Someone needs to look into this. We are shorted on the count every weekend. How is it that 10,000 people sneak into two gates every weekend. I'm not saying that anyone is stealing, but it doesn't take a Ph.D. to figure out that the numbers don't add up. Something is going on! It has been for years! All we are asking for are the correct numbers. http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blo...89134446189892

You sneek into Memorial, you need to apply to be a spy with the CIA. :D
I been going for 35 years and yet to see a way.xlolx

[SU Jag]

They finally estimated SUNDAY that it was over 50,000.
Still waiting on the official count.

Even the newscast around here was taking the Stadium Commission to the woodshed over that estimate.xlolx

We have gotten to the point of laughing at the stadium commission's count's a long time ago.xlolx

I'm guessing around 52-54,000

[jstate83]

I'm guessing around 52-54,000

Yep...........That's probably right.:nod:

Heck...........It was at least 30,000 in that place an hour after the gates opened at 4pm.:nod:

I got to my seat at bout 4:20pm.
The BOOM was marching in then and the Jukebox came in right after that.

The stadium was rocking at the pre-game band battle by 5pm.:nod:
And when I say rockin..........................I mean a full blown party was going on while the teams was warming up.xlolx

[SU Jag]

Yep...........That's probably right.:nod:

Heck...........It was at least 30,000 in that place an hour after the gates opened at 4pm.:nod:

I got to my seat at bout 4:20pm.
The BOOM was marching in then and the Jukebox came in right after that.

The stadium was rocking at the pre-game band battle by 5pm.:nod:
And when I say rockin..........................I mean a full blown party was going on while the teams was warming up.xlolx

Yeah that place went crazy when JSU came out for warm-ups! The bands had that place rockin all night long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:nod:

[PDXCat]

NAU TV said it was the 6th largest crowd EVER at Wa-Griz. :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Murietta scares the **** out of me. He is perhaps the most dangerous QB to come out of the BSC in about 15 years.:bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
Perhaps - No way. While he is good he's not as good as Lulay, Ochs, or Meyers. And thats just in the last 2.

[G.S.Green]

Battle of the Bay clocks in at 18,157.

[AZGrizFan]

Perhaps - No way. While he is good he's not as good as Lulay, Ochs, or Meyers. And thats just in the last 2.

Sorry, but we'll have to agree to disagree. Put Murietta on ANY of those three teams, and they go a LOT farther, and are a LOT more dangerous. Murietta has had ***** to work with as far as talent around him going on 3 years. He's running for his life about 80% of the time, and still does incredible things. The one year they had a semblance of talent was his freshman year, and they won 8-9 games (don't remember). If NAU had been able to recruit any talent to go with his, they'd have been in the running every year.

I never feared Lulay or Meyers as much as I feared the general talent levels on those two teams. I FEARED Murietta, and I've seen him play in person a lot.

[McNeese72]

11640 for the texas st at mcneese st game.

Yeah, our attendance this year sucks. I'll guess we will have to start winning again for a couple of years to get all the fricking fair weather fans around here back.

Doc

[Walkon79]

Must have been about a buck-twenty at Sac State, (Montana State Win) in a stadium that holds about 24,000. Why don't we drop these nobodies and add the Dakota Schools!!!

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

Yep...........That's probably right.:nod:

Heck...........It was at least 30,000 in that place an hour after the gates opened at 4pm.:nod:

I got to my seat at bout 4:20pm.
The BOOM was marching in then and the Jukebox came in right after that.

The stadium was rocking at the pre-game band battle by 5pm.:nod:
And when I say rockin..........................I mean a full blown party was going on while the teams was warming up.xlolx:) :hurray: THe epitome of 1-aa football. 2 hours before kickoff.
(Pre Game Battle) 45 min Battle
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2/4 Pre Game
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3/4 Pre Game
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4/4 Pre Game
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Halftime Shows

Southern
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Jackson State
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THE FIFTH PT. 1
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THE FIFTH PT. 2
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[CrunchGriz]

Perhaps - No way. While he is good he's not as good as Lulay, Ochs, or Meyers. And thats just in the last 2.

PDX: I've got to agree...not to mention that someone should be looking a little bit closer to home. In the last 15 years the most dangerous QB came not out of MSU, EWU, or NAU, but out of Missoula. I think we know of whom I write--Dave Dickenson was unstoppable for three straight years, leading the nation in total offense twice, once by over a thousand yards, and he had 5676 passing yards in his senior season, a total none of the above (all great QBs in their own right) even approached.

Now that is truly scary.

[AZGrizFan]

PDX: I've got to agree...not to mention that someone should be looking a little bit closer to home. In the last 15 years the most dangerous QB came not out of MSU, EWU, or NAU, but out of Missoula. I think we know of whom I write--Dave Dickenson was unstoppable for three straight years, leading the nation in total offense twice, once by over a thousand yards, and he had 5676 passing yards in his senior season, a total none of the above (all great QBs in their own right) even approached.

Now that is truly scary.

CrunchGriz---DD is exactly why in my original post I said ABOUT 15 years....I think Murietta is the best since DD. Just no talent around him. Dave obviously had a lot of talent to work with.

[purduecrum]

Youngstown State (6-1,3-0) vs. Western Illinois (3-4,0-3)
Date: Oct 14, 2006 Site: Macomb, Ill. Stadium: Hanson Field
Attendance: 13522

[PDXCat]

Sorry, but we'll have to agree to disagree. Put Murietta on ANY of those three teams, and they go a LOT farther, and are a LOT more dangerous. Murietta has had ***** to work with as far as talent around him going on 3 years. He's running for his life about 80% of the time, and still does incredible things. The one year they had a semblance of talent was his freshman year, and they won 8-9 games (don't remember). If NAU had been able to recruit any talent to go with his, they'd have been in the running every year.

I never feared Lulay or Meyers as much as I feared the general talent levels on those two teams. I FEARED Murietta, and I've seen him play in person a lot.

Maybe it's your Arizona conection or maybe it's the ladies in your avitar :smiley_wi clouding your judgement. Last year both Lulay and Meyer were ranked at least top 25 in all the draft rankings. I just checked, Murietta is ranked 68th in his class right now by NFL Draftscout and isn't in the top 50 on ESPN's Scout, although I realize he could move up. Like I think, as well as most draft experts (not that the're always right by any stretch), Murietta's good, but not as good as either Lulay or Meyer.

[MACHIAVELLI]

ICON vs UAPB 30,216

[grizband]

:) :hurray: THe epitome of 1-aa football. 2 hours before kickoff.
(Pre Game Battle) 45 min Battle
1/4 Pre Game
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2/4 Pre Game
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3/4 Pre Game
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4/4 Pre Game
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Halftime Shows

Southern
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Jackson State
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THE FIFTH PT. 1
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THE FIFTH PT. 2
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Check out the 2006 Cavaliers corps (their drumline, anyway). If you are a fan of bands, you have to like them. Nice sound in that video by the way, how many people march for them?

[*****]

bands are great but football action is waaaaaaay better.

[MACHIAVELLI]

bands are great but football action is waaaaaaay better.

even when the game sucks?

[jstate83]

even when the game sucks?

2 week's in a row a game the xlolx ICON xlolx is in will suck for you Mach.xlolx

[AZGrizFan]

Maybe it's your Arizona conection or maybe it's the ladies in your avitar :smiley_wi clouding your judgement. Last year both Lulay and Meyer were ranked at least top 25 in all the draft rankings. I just checked, Murietta is ranked 68th in his class right now by NFL Draftscout and isn't in the top 50 on ESPN's Scout, although I realize he could move up. Like I think, as well as most draft experts (not that the're always right by any stretch), Murietta's good, but not as good as either Lulay or Meyer.

Newsflash: Being a good college quarterback does not always translate to the pro game.....think Ryan Leaf. And being an average college QB doesn't mean you won't make a splash in the NFL....think Tom Brady. Also, reread my posts....their (Meyers, Lulay) production is more about the talent AROUND them than their individual talent (que the EWU and MSU posters defending Lulay and Meyers---I think they're great QB's in their own right, guys). And it has NOTHING to do with my Arizona connection----I have an extreme dislike for NAU....just mad respect for their QB. :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

[SU Jag]

Check out the 2006 Cavaliers corps (their drumline, anyway). If you are a fan of bands, you have to like them. Nice sound in that video by the way, how many people march for them?

SU marches 185,excluding the dancing dolls and the drum major.:thumbsup:

[MACHIAVELLI]

They finally estimated SUNDAY that it was over 50,000.
Still waiting on the official count.

Even the newscast around here was taking the Stadium Commission to the woodshed over that estimate.xlolx

We have gotten to the point of laughing at the stadium commission's count's a long time ago.xlolx

Well I guess it is official.

A Ticketmaster audit revealed that about 38,000 tickets were sold for last Saturday’s Southern University vs. Jackson State football game, JSU athletic director Bob Braddy said today.

Braddy said he was surprised by the low number, considering the 60,492-seat Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium appeared close to capacity for much of the game.

The state runs Memorial Stadium and JSU leases the facility on game days for a flat $15,000 fee or 7 percent of the ticket sales, whichever is higher.

“This is the reason I’d like to have our own stadium or have full control of Memorial Stadium,” Braddy said. “It’s hard to get a handle on some of these issues when there’s another party involved. I don’t think Memorial Stadium is out to get us, but we’re not happy with this arrangement.”

For more on this story, read Thursday’s editions of The Clarion-Ledger or go to www.clarionledger.com Thursday morning.

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pb.../NEWS/61019055

[MACHIAVELLI]

"We're giving as accurate of a count as we know how," Whatley said. "All the numbers have checked out between ticket sales and turnstile figures. I'm not saying a few people could go without being counted, but there are not errors in the thousands. All of our ticket salespeople have to log in and out of Ticketmaster, and their cash drawers have to match the tickets sold or they are docked the money they're missing. No one is lining their pockets."

Whatley said general admission seating on the Memorial Stadium bench seats can make perceived attendance look larger than actual attendance.

To have a capacity crowd, said Whatley, fans must sit shoulder-to-shoulder on the bleachers.

Without assigned seats, Whatley said fans spread out for comfort.

"Basically, every person is taking up about one and a half seats because they want space," Whatley said. "Do the math, and a 60,000-person stadium can look pretty full, but there's only 40,000 people in it. Plus, the bands have about 300 people and they're taking up sections for about 1,100 people."
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pb...0101/610200353

[psc2445]

bands are great but football action is waaaaaaay better.


AGREED! bands have just never done it for me, while i do appreciate their passion and energy, i'll still take a sloppy game over an energetic halftime show

[SUjagTILLiDIE]

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October 20, 2006

J-State disputes crowd figures

Memorial Stadium's audited ticket numbers appear to be low
By David Brandt
[email protected]

A winning football team doesn't mean all is good for Jackson State fans.

With little to complain about on the field during their team's 5-1 start, Tigers fans have shifted their ire to the stands, saying attendance figures announced by Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium officials aren't accurate.

Memorial Stadium appeared near capacity during last Saturday's JSU-Southern University game, won by the Tigers 31-28 in double overtime. By halftime, fans filled the stadium except at the highest points of the 60,492-seat facility.

So when the Ticketmaster audit revealed about 38,000 tickets were sold, JSU athletic director Bob Braddy said he was stunned. Adding in the marching bands, complimentary tickets and football recruits, the final attendance figure of 40,000 to 41,000 closely matched the turnstile count given by stadium officials during the game. JSU officials released an estimated count of 50,000 to reporters covering the game.

"This is the reason I'd like to have our own stadium or have full control of Memorial Stadium," Braddy said. "It's hard to get a handle on some of these issues when there's another party involved. I don't think Memorial Stadium is out to get us, but we're not happy with this arrangement."

After three home games, JSU leads Division I-AA in average attendance, at 26,756 per game.

Memorial Stadium director Watt Whatley said the counts are accurate.

JSU rents the stadium, paying $15,000 or 7 percent of ticket sales, whichever is higher. General admission tickets are $22, $25 if purchased at the stadium on game day.

If 40,000 tickets were sold at $22 each, the stadium would make $61,600 and JSU $818,400.

Whatley said he has no incentive to announce a lower turnstile count than actual tickets sold. He also said accusations that stadium employees are under-reporting sales and then pocketing the money are false.

"We're giving as accurate of a count as we know how," Whatley said. "All the numbers have checked out between ticket sales and turnstile figures. I'm not saying a few people could go without being counted, but there are not errors in the thousands. All of our ticket salespeople have to log in and out of Ticketmaster, and their cash drawers have to match the tickets sold or they are docked the money they're missing. No one is lining their pockets."

Whatley said general admission seating on the Memorial Stadium bench seats can make perceived attendance look larger than actual attendance.

To have a capacity crowd, said Whatley, fans must sit shoulder-to-shoulder on the bleachers.

Without assigned seats, Whatley said fans spread out for comfort.

"Basically, every person is taking up about one and a half seats because they want space," Whatley said. "Do the math, and a 60,000-person stadium can look pretty full, but there's only 40,000 people in it. Plus, the bands have about 300 people and they're taking up sections for about 1,100 people."

Braddy said he is exploring the possibility of going to reserved seating next season. He would not say if ticket prices for premium seats would increase under that plan.

"I would think tickets on the 50-yard line would be a little more valuable, but we haven't gone into all the details," Braddy said. "I do think reserved seating will give us a better idea of how many people are in the stadium."

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pb...0101/610200353

[MACHIAVELLI]

Furor over perceived crowd undercount at JSU-Southern game unfounded

By Eric Stringfellow
[email protected]

COMMISSION OVERSIGHT

There also are other factors that suggest an undercount is unlikely, including the makeup of the five-member Stadium Commission.

Three of its members, James Covington, Clarence Johnson and Walter Reed, are JSU graduates. Lonnie Moore attended Alcorn State, and its fifth member, Dr. D.E. Magee Jr., is a graduate of historically black Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio.

Covington, the Stadium Commission's vice chair, said JSU and not the Stadium Commission is the entity that controls the tickets. "The tickets are sold on JSU's account with Ticketmaster," Covington said.

Sales are reconciled by stubs and the turnstiles, which are monitored by JSU, after factoring in those who enter the stadium through the pass gate.

The Stadium Commission's rent schedule is based on attendance. Covington said that makes a deliberate undercount counter to the Stadium Commission's financial interest and would be something that's nearly impossible for someone to execute.

And that includes Whatley.

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061024/COL0601/610240384

[MACHIAVELLI]

2 week's in a row a game the xlolx ICON xlolx is in will suck for you Mach.xlolx


ICON-36 vs jsu-7. I told you jsu hadn't played anybody prior to the ICON.