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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2014 23:32:49 GMT -5
Avg attendance per game
1) Nebraska 8,258 2) Hawaii 6,259 3) Wisconsin 4,794 4) UNI 3,223 5) Minnesota 3,204 6) Illinois 3,134 7) Wichita st 3,078 8) Penn state 2,998 9) Mich state 2,913 10) Colorado st 2,803
5 big ten schools in top 10 0 PAC 12
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Post by volleyohio on Nov 23, 2014 23:36:26 GMT -5
UNI?
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Post by volleyfan24 on Nov 23, 2014 23:42:29 GMT -5
University of Northern Iowa.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2014 23:42:47 GMT -5
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Post by BoilerUp! on Nov 24, 2014 0:17:59 GMT -5
Thanks for the link - I was surprised Purdue was not in the top ten; but, they are in Total attendance.
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Post by n00b on Nov 24, 2014 0:19:08 GMT -5
1) Nebraska 8,258 3) Wisconsin 4,794 5) Minnesota 3,204 6) Illinois 3,134 8) Penn state 2,998 9) Mich state 2,913
I count six Big Ten schools.
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Post by jayj79 on Nov 24, 2014 1:03:21 GMT -5
2 MVC teams in the top 10 even during a down year. nice.
UNI might drop a spot or two, as they host the conference tournament over Thanksgiving weekend, which probably won't draw quite as many as a regular match, but still. (I assume only matches/sessions in which the home team plays counts towards the home attendance average)
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Post by playingwithfire on Nov 24, 2014 1:45:10 GMT -5
Avg attendance per game 1) Nebraska 8,258 2) Hawaii 6,259 3) Wisconsin 4,794 4) UNI 3,223 5) Minnesota 3,204 6) Illinois 3,134 7) Wichita st 3,078 8) Penn state 2,998 9) Mich state 2,913 10) Colorado st 2,803 5 big ten schools in top 10 0 PAC 12 Just an FYI: Several weeks ago, I had emailed the NCAA regarding what I saw as a discrepancy in the attendance reporting figures for Washington in a document they publish on their website. They said the attendance figures are self-reported and some schools don't always turn in complete figures. So we should keep that in mind when looking at those figures on their website... For example, when I reviewed the Washington figures as reported on the link you gave from the NCAA website, I noticed it says they played 12 home games. I assume that include pre-season figures, as I count 9 season home games so far (Stanford on Weds. will make 10 total season home games)...with an average attendance of 3,232 at Alaska Arena. IMHO, I think those should be the figures more people would be most interested in (except for perhaps the pre-season match up with Wisconsin, a Final Four team from last season. The attendance for that game was 3548 according to the Huskies' website.) If those NCAA website figures include pre-season games, perhaps that is where they get the lower attendance averages, as Washington's pre-season games vs. Seattle U, UNLV and UC Davis games were not big draws for local fans. But I count 14 total games at home for both pre-season and season, not 12...so not sure how accurate those figures are anyway...? Just something to keep in mind. Hope this info is helpful.
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Post by tomclen on Nov 24, 2014 1:47:20 GMT -5
I've been saying all season the PAC has allowed their own tv network to dictate schedules and it's really hurting attendance.
It has created unnecessary burdens on the so called student athletes and it's a giant F U to loyal ticket buying fans. The fans are answering, more and more, by staying home.
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Post by playingwithfire on Nov 24, 2014 1:57:12 GMT -5
I've been saying all season the PAC has allowed their own tv network to dictate schedules and it's really hurting attendance. It has created unnecessary burdens on the so called student athletes and it's a giant F U to loyal ticket buying fans. The fans are answering, more and more, by staying home. I agree to some extent, tomclen. I don't like the idea of putting extra burdens on our student-athletes...School should always come first...and wacky schedules make it hard for fans too. The increased tv exposure is a mixed blessing. It definitely can hurt actual attendance, when fans have the ability to forgo the rush hour traffic for mid-week or even Friday night games and watch games on tv from the convenience of their own home... But nothing can take the place of watching these exciting athletes battle it out in person! It truly is an honor and a privilege to be able to see such high quality volleyball right in one's own backyard.
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Post by roy on Nov 24, 2014 2:58:05 GMT -5
This may be a slight tangent but I think it kind of goes hand in hand with the attendance figures. I keep wondering if the actual attendance translates to long term fans of the sport. I recall a poster from Tennessee mentioning it back in 2005 (or around there) when Tennessee made their run to the Final Four. The poster said that he (or she) was in college and would always attend the games in the student section. But the poster also said that he had no intention of following the sport after he graduated from college and going to the games was simply a part of "student life."
I would suppose that the internet and all the TV can help to keep fans connected to their college team, but not sure what it does for actual attendance.
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Post by madonna on Nov 24, 2014 5:28:46 GMT -5
New Mexico is averaging 1,295 in attendance per home matches. Yet it says their "Stadium Capacity" is "0" and their "Pct Capacity" is "Infinity".
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Post by ugopher on Nov 24, 2014 7:31:58 GMT -5
I mentioned this in a thread about the B1G but I don't know that the conferences with television networks necessarily want or care if there are butts in the seats. They care about eyeballs watching their network. And, if it is more convenient for people to stay home, good. Means more viewers and more advertising dollars.
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Post by mikegarrison on Nov 24, 2014 7:59:11 GMT -5
TV coverage is actually good for attendance. You need to build interest in the game and the team, and then people will want to come to attend.
But moving the start times and game nights around almost randomly is bad for attendance. So whatever the PAC-12 teams gain by having so much TV coverage, they are losing again by the TV-dictated scheduling.
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Post by mikegarrison on Nov 24, 2014 8:12:42 GMT -5
Avg attendance per game 1) Nebraska 8,258 2) Hawaii 6,259 3) Wisconsin 4,794 4) UNI 3,223 5) Minnesota 3,204 6) Illinois 3,134 7) Wichita st 3,078 8) Penn state 2,998 9) Mich state 2,913 10) Colorado st 2,803 5 big ten schools in top 10 0 PAC 12 Just an FYI: Several weeks ago, I had emailed the NCAA regarding what I saw as a discrepancy in the attendance reporting figures for Washington in a document they publish on their website. They said the attendance figures are self-reported and some schools don't always turn in complete figures. So we should keep that in mind when looking at those figures on their website... For example, when I reviewed the Washington figures as reported on the link you gave from the NCAA website, I noticed it says they played 12 home games. I assume that include pre-season figures, as I count 9 season home games so far (Stanford on Weds. will make 10 total season home games)...with an average attendance of 3,232 at Alaska Arena. IMHO, I think those should be the figures more people would be most interested in (except for perhaps the pre-season match up with Wisconsin, a Final Four team from last season. The attendance for that game was 3548 according to the Huskies' website.) If those NCAA website figures include pre-season games, perhaps that is where they get the lower attendance averages, as Washington's pre-season games vs. Seattle U, UNLV and UC Davis games were not big draws for local fans. But I count 14 total games at home for both pre-season and season, not 12...so not sure how accurate those figures are anyway...? Just something to keep in mind. Hope this info is helpful. Washington website says 14 home matches, average of 2693 per match. But there is something messed up in their stats, because they list a total of -27830 total attendance! Adding them up I get 29084 for the conference matches (average of 3232) and 8622 (average of 1724) for the OoC home matches. So that's indeed 2694 average overall, but the total is 37706. The three matches against Seattle, UNLV, and UC Davis were a killer on the average -- especially the UC Davis match which happened at 1pm on a Friday. The Wisconsin match, on the other hand, drew 3548. So if only they could schedule more teams like that OoC, then they would draw better OoC.
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