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Post by tomclen on Nov 1, 2014 9:24:42 GMT -5
5,052. That was the attendance last night.
5,052 for six (6) Pac-12 Volleyball matches!
Sure, there's the laundry list of excuses: It was halloween night; California schools don't draw well; TV scheduling has created weird start times; blah, blah, blah.
But it seems to me there's a real problem with Pac-12 Volleyball and attendance. This is a great sport, the conference is having a remarkable year. It's a great product that is very family friendly and, now, has more exposure than ever before.
So why does attendance for Pac-12 volleyball absolutely, positively, stink to high heavan.
These numbers from the 10/31 matches are, frankly, embarrassing:
Cal at Oregon: 1,297
Colorado at UA: 989
Stanford at OSU: 818
UW at UCLA: 710
WSU at USC: 594
Utah at ASU: 644
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Post by Garand on Nov 1, 2014 9:47:54 GMT -5
What is the overall trend over the last five or ten years? Improving or getting worse?
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Post by n00b on Nov 1, 2014 10:01:25 GMT -5
What is the overall trend over the last five or ten years? Improving or getting worse? I present for comparison the attendance numbers for Friday, October 31, 2008 #6 Washington at #5 Stanford: 1,852 Washington State at #4 California: 471 Oregon State at #9 UCLA: 448 #7 Oregon at #12 USC: 379 |
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Post by tomclen on Nov 1, 2014 10:11:00 GMT -5
Whether it's trending up or down hardly seems important when you put up numbers like Pac-12 schools did Friday night.
And remember, at UCLA attendance was free; at Oregon, tickets were $3 if you wore any kind of 'costume.'
It seems to me the conference has an opportunity to put a marketing plan together to take better advantage of a great product which, for a variety of reasons, is falling flat in fan appeal.
(There are more 'views' of the UW @ UCLA match thread on Volleytalk than the attendance for six Pac-12 matches combined)
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Post by Pirate VB Fan on Nov 1, 2014 10:43:26 GMT -5
Well, the number one reason most nights is the scheduling caused by the PAC-12 Network. Hands down. With things like 11am Sunday and lots of Wednesday night contests attendance was going to be down. Getting rid of Saturday contests is close to criminal.
However, USC and UCLA have NEVER drawn well and UCLA has the double-whammy of student being used to not attending home games (it was their first on campus) and having a basketball game (albeit a exhibition against a D2 school) across the street at Pauly. Having basically no crowd with free admission is a joke. On UW's worst night they probably had twice what UCLA drew for a match against the #2 team in the country.
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Post by volleyguy on Nov 1, 2014 11:00:35 GMT -5
5,052. That was the attendance last night. 5,052 for six (6) Pac-12 Volleyball matches! Sure, there's the laundry list of excuses: It was halloween night; California schools don't draw well; TV scheduling has created weird start times; blah, blah, blah. But it seems to me there's a real problem with Pac-12 Volleyball and attendance. This is a great sport, the conference is having a remarkable year. It's a great product that is very family friendly and, now, has more exposure than ever before. So why does attendance for Pac-12 volleyball absolutely, positively, stink to high heavan. These numbers from the 10/31 matches are, frankly, embarrassing: Cal at Oregon: 1,297 Colorado at UA: 989 Stanford at OSU: 818 UW at UCLA: 710 WSU at USC: 594 Utah at ASU: 644 Well, I would have attended the USC match, but the UCLA match was going on at the same time. I would have attended the UCLA match, but it would involve driving on the 405 during rush hour. I would take public transport, but those brilliant LA politicians didn't connect the Metro Rail to any population destinations, such as LAX, USC or UCLA, or Staples, etc. Oh yeah, and last night was also Halloween, and if there's no candy being dished out, the neighborhood kids get vicious with their tricks. |
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Post by GoUCLA on Nov 1, 2014 11:07:44 GMT -5
5,052. That was the attendance last night. 5,052 for six (6) Pac-12 Volleyball matches! Sure, there's the laundry list of excuses: It was halloween night; California schools don't draw well; TV scheduling has created weird start times; blah, blah, blah. But it seems to me there's a real problem with Pac-12 Volleyball and attendance. This is a great sport, the conference is having a remarkable year. It's a great product that is very family friendly and, now, has more exposure than ever before. So why does attendance for Pac-12 volleyball absolutely, positively, stink to high heavan. These numbers from the 10/31 matches are, frankly, embarrassing: Cal at Oregon: 1,297 Colorado at UA: 989 Stanford at OSU: 818 UW at UCLA: 710 WSU at USC: 594 Utah at ASU: 644 Well, I would have attended the USC match, but the UCLA match was going on at the same time. I would have attended the UCLA match, but it would involve driving on the 405 during rush hour. I would take public transport, but those brilliant LA politicians didn't connect the Metro Rail to any population destinations, such as LAX, USC or UCLA, or Staples, etc. Oh yeah, and last night was also Halloween, and if there's no candy being dished out, the neighborhood kids get vicious with their tricks. Don't forget rain was forecasted in the weather in LA last night and although it didn't rain at that time, it did rain late at night.  |
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Post by volleyguy on Nov 1, 2014 11:13:49 GMT -5
Well, I would have attended the USC match, but the UCLA match was going on at the same time. I would have attended the UCLA match, but it would involve driving on the 405 during rush hour. I would take public transport, but those brilliant LA politicians didn't connect the Metro Rail to any population destinations, such as LAX, USC or UCLA, or Staples, etc. Oh yeah, and last night was also Halloween, and if there's no candy being dished out, the neighborhood kids get vicious with their tricks. Don't forget rain was forecasted in the weather in LA last night and although it didn't rain at that time, it did rain late at night. I meant to include that and got distracted. Southern Californians can't drive with even the thought of rain. |
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Post by kahusancali on Nov 1, 2014 11:29:56 GMT -5
which match got the highest attendance? the lowest?
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Post by kahusancali on Nov 1, 2014 11:31:00 GMT -5
which match got the highest attendance? the lowest? nevermind. just saw the original thread with those numbers. |
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Post by jayj79 on Nov 1, 2014 12:17:02 GMT -5
I'm sure the Big Ten had better attendance, but I'd be surprised if any other conference averaged any better last night.
The Missouri Valley Conference had 5 matches last night that totaled 4115 spectators (2638 @ UNI, 1477 total in the other 4 matches). that's an average of 823 per match vs. 842 per match in the Pac 12
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Post by bigfan on Nov 1, 2014 12:20:03 GMT -5
Southern Cal has never drawn well. Whats new? Holloween night and it is raining.
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Post by bucky415 on Nov 1, 2014 12:24:45 GMT -5
Come on, more rain! Rain! Rain! Rain!
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Post by future on Nov 1, 2014 12:25:09 GMT -5
Attendance at the OSU/PSU match last night was nearly 3000.
Attendance for Ill/MSU was 2,500
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Post by Wolfgang on Nov 1, 2014 12:34:50 GMT -5
If I lived in Southern California, I'd never go anywhere. Murderous freeways.
Here in Northern California, I don't really drive anywhere more than 35 minutes (each way) unless I absolutely positively have no choice. For example, I had to drive to Marin County (95+ minutes) for a wedding a couple of weekends ago. I rarely visit San Francisco because of the traffic.
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