Attendance Update!

hross1 · Post by **hross1** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:15 pm

With the addition of SEBO, we lost seats.

Those free tickets are for the visiting side, just so you know. My brother's tickets are in section 16.

BGSUFootballFan · Post by **BGSUFootballFan** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 5:20 pm

I have kept track of the attendance of all of BG's home games since 2002 when they became my favorite team. Heres a look at our attendance in home openers by year and team since then.

2002
vs. Tennesee Tech 15,696

2003
vs. Eastern Kentucky 15,669

2004
vs. S.E. Missour St. 23,088

2005
vs. Temple 19,462

thats an average of 18,459 in our last 4 home openers...

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 6:08 pm

hross1 wrote:With the addition of SEBO, we lost seats.

Those free tickets are for the visiting side, just so you know. My brother's tickets are in section 16.

Since when do you have to sit in the seat your ticket tells you to? I can honestly say that the '03 UT game & the MACC that year were the only games that I've ever sat in the seats my tickets told me to. If he wants to sit elsewhere he'll have no problems, most likely.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:12 pm

hammb wrote:
hross1 wrote:With the addition of SEBO, we lost seats.

Those free tickets are for the visiting side, just so you know. My brother's tickets are in section 16.
Since when do you have to sit in the seat your ticket tells you to? I can honestly say that the '03 UT game & the MACC that year were the only games that I've ever sat in the seats my tickets told me to. If he wants to sit elsewhere he'll have no problems, most likely.

We got a Marco's pizza tonight. Have to do the pick-up thing to get the tickets. My two are also in sec 16, row 36, as if that matters. Pretty damn good deal with our coupon, XL pizza with two football tickets for $12.

bgsufalcon24 · Post by **bgsufalcon24** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:59 pm

BGSUFootballFan wrote:I have kept track of the attendance of all of BG's home games since 2002 when they became my favorite team. Heres a look at our attendance in home openers by year and team since then.

2002
vs. Tennesee Tech 15,696

2003
vs. Eastern Kentucky 15,669

2004
vs. S.E. Missour St. 23,088

2005
vs. Temple 19,462

thats an average of 18,459 in our last 4 home openers...

Alright, now I'm REALLY wondering how our attendance is calculated, because I was at the Temple game last year and I thought for sure that game was a sellout. Same goes for Toledo too, but I thought the crowd for the Temple game was even bigger.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:48 pm

Dayons_Den wrote:My example would be we had a BCS "power" in Mizzou here a few years ago- granted they aren't blazing their way to a Jan. 1 game, but THE state school in MO. and a pretty big deal and we had a worthless crowd. Now, two seasons ago we played SEMO a IAA squad and we had a GREAT crowd for that game.

Missouri (2002): 21,969
Southeast Missouri State (2004): 23,088

Pretty fine line between worthless and great for you, isn't it?

But your point remains. Without the rain, the Missouri crowd could have hit 25,000, I would think.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:58 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:
Dayons_Den wrote:My example would be we had a BCS "power" in Mizzou here a few years ago- granted they aren't blazing their way to a Jan. 1 game, but THE state school in MO. and a pretty big deal and we had a worthless crowd. Now, two seasons ago we played SEMO a IAA squad and we had a GREAT crowd for that game.
Missouri (2002): 21,969
Southeast Missouri State (2004): 23,088

Pretty fine line between worthless and great for you, isn't it?

But your point remains. Without the rain, the Missouri crowd could have hit 25,000, I would think.

Was it raining for the Missouri game? That was my very first ever BGSU Football game, and I don't recall rain?

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:09 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:
Dayons_Den wrote:My example would be we had a BCS "power" in Mizzou here a few years ago- granted they aren't blazing their way to a Jan. 1 game, but THE state school in MO. and a pretty big deal and we had a worthless crowd. Now, two seasons ago we played SEMO a IAA squad and we had a GREAT crowd for that game.
Missouri (2002): 21,969
Southeast Missouri State (2004): 23,088

Pretty fine line between worthless and great for you, isn't it?

But your point remains. Without the rain, the Missouri crowd could have hit 25,000, I would think.

Eh, somewhat of a fine line. I am going based on what the crowds looked like, though. If people can swear last years Temple games and Toledo games were over 25K based on appearance I feel the right to say the Mizzou game looked more like 15K. Regardless, for a name opponnent, like Mizzou, you should be able to raise the price of your ticket and still sellout or draw 25k+.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:11 pm

Dayons_Den wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:
Dayons_Den wrote:My example would be we had a BCS "power" in Mizzou here a few years ago- granted they aren't blazing their way to a Jan. 1 game, but THE state school in MO. and a pretty big deal and we had a worthless crowd. Now, two seasons ago we played SEMO a IAA squad and we had a GREAT crowd for that game.
Missouri (2002): 21,969
Southeast Missouri State (2004): 23,088

Pretty fine line between worthless and great for you, isn't it?

But your point remains. Without the rain, the Missouri crowd could have hit 25,000, I would think.
Eh, somewhat of a fine line. I am going based on what the crowds looked like, though. If people can swear last years Temple games and Toledo games were over 25K based on appearance I feel the right to say the Mizzou game looked more like 15K. Regardless, for a name opponnent, like Mizzou, you should be able to raise the price of your ticket and still sellout or draw 25k+.

I would definately agree with that assessment. And Mizzou brought quite a few (very annoying) fans, as I recall.

bgmaggot00 · Post by **bgmaggot00** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 11:56 pm

Bleeding Orange wrote: Was it raining for the Missouri game? That was my very first ever BGSU Football game, and I don't recall rain?

Ummm... yeah. The weather SUCKED for that Mizzou game. Lots of fairly heavy rain. Boo.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:44 am

bgmaggot00 wrote:
Bleeding Orange wrote: Was it raining for the Missouri game? That was my very first ever BGSU Football game, and I don't recall rain?

Ummm... yeah. The weather SUCKED for that Mizzou game. Lots of fairly heavy rain. Boo.

I guess I just don't remember sitting in any steady rain in that game. It certainly wasn't like the Kent game in 2003...

Kurt_UB_93 · Post by **Kurt_UB_93** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:56 am

I hope the weather is nice, so the BG fans will atleast be able to enjoy some part of the day. UB 27 - BG 20.

hross1 · Post by **hross1** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:52 am

Yep, the MIzzou game was rainy. I was there in the student section trying not to drown.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:44 am

hross1 wrote:Yep, the MIzzou game was rainy. I was there in the student section trying not to drown.

It wasn't steady rain. It was sheets, and then it would clear. It didn't rain much during the game itself, but it stormed quite a bit before hand, when people were deciding whether to go.

Thing was, it was actually fine weather. Very warm that day. High 70s. I'd compare it to the GMAC Bowl -- the locals were appalled, but it was so warm, the rain didn't matter much.

FliccGirl · Post by **FliccGirl** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:21 am

Schadenfreude wrote:
hross1 wrote:Yep, the MIzzou game was rainy. I was there in the student section trying not to drown.
It wasn't steady rain. It was sheets, and then it would clear. It didn't rain much during the game itself, but it stormed quite a bit before hand, when people were deciding whether to go.

I remember that. I was a freshman and the FMB had to keep putting on and taking off those horrible plastic raincoats.

Today calls for on-and-off storms too, according to weather.com....