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Post by redbeard2008 on Nov 24, 2014 20:41:23 GMT -5
Updated thru 11/23 though, and Washington is #9, Stanford #13, and Oregon #18 The only thing that really surprised me is BYU, I thought there attendance would be higher. That's cumulative. Washington is #12 in average attendance, at 2,693, which still leads the Pac-12 by over 500 per match. I'm expecting 6,000 or more (apparently the lower-bowl is sold out) this Wednesday for Stanford, which could push that average over 3,362 (or #7).
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Post by mikegarrison on Nov 24, 2014 21:45:12 GMT -5
Updated thru 11/23 though, and Washington is #9, Stanford #13, and Oregon #18 The only thing that really surprised me is BYU, I thought there attendance would be higher. That's cumulative. Washington is #12 in average attendance, at 2,693, which still leads the Pac-12 by over 500 per match. I'm expecting 6,000 or more (apparently the lower-bowl is sold out) this Wednesday for Stanford, which could push that average over 3,362 (or #7). It's true, Ticketmaster says there are no reserved seats available in any section. The entire lower bowl appears to be sold out (although that doesn't include the Dawg Pack student section or any tickets alloted to Stanford). I still find it hard to believe there will be "6,000 or more". I don't think I've ever seen that many there, even for a Regional. The only time I remember it even in the high 5000s was when they had a UCLA match followed by the ceremonial first practice of Men's Basketball.
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Post by tomclen on Nov 24, 2014 23:20:56 GMT -5
I'd also be willing to bet some season ticket holders (they're already counted) won't be there because....well...5p on what is still a workday for many people, plus Thanksgiving eve.
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Post by Babar on Nov 24, 2014 23:29:51 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. In the BIG and every other conference vb is not making money off tv. In some conferences they are paying to have it broadcast. Any money a school makes is off ticket sales and concessions. To that end, every school would like to have the seats filled.
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Post by bigdfromla on Nov 25, 2014 1:26:42 GMT -5
Kind of a shame how the Pac-12 Network kicks Volleyball to the curb once Basketball starts.
Saturday afternoon or evening games would be great for USC or UCLA, but they will never happen because of the Pac-12 Network showing football. Love watching Long Beach State and the Big West games on Saturday night.
I love the Sunday morning USC and UCLA home games. Unfortunately, USC only played Oregon State at home on Sunday this season. I also hated that the USC Tournament this season with Florida, San Diego and Texas A&M was played Thursday-Friday instead of Friday-Saturday, as most tournaments are played.
Some of us have to work during the week, which makes it difficult to attend weekday night games. That's why I have yet to see Stanford play USC or UCLA here over the last two years. All the games have been on weekday nights, as was Washington's visit to L.A. this year. It really sucked.
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Post by ugopher on Nov 25, 2014 7:56:16 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. In the BIG and every other conference vb is not making money off tv. In some conferences they are paying to have it broadcast. Any money a school makes is off ticket sales and concessions. To that end, every school would like to have the seats filled. Then they are really shooting themselves in the foot by kowtowing to the television networks. Selfish comment upcoming. I really liked the Friday/Saturday format with 1 match on Wednesdays. That allowed all the volleyball fans the opportunity to watch a B1G match without being drawn away by their own team plaing, either on the road or at home. That made, to me, Wednesday night a must see TV night. Now, any Wednesday night match is just one of many. I don't feel that having all teams play on Wednesday night provides that much more TV exposure (which is the explanation provided to me) and, from I have to heard, the BTN2GO streaming leaves much to be desired.
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Post by mikegarrison on Nov 26, 2014 23:13:04 GMT -5
That's cumulative. Washington is #12 in average attendance, at 2,693, which still leads the Pac-12 by over 500 per match. I'm expecting 6,000 or more (apparently the lower-bowl is sold out) this Wednesday for Stanford, which could push that average over 3,362 (or #7). It's true, Ticketmaster says there are no reserved seats available in any section. The entire lower bowl appears to be sold out (although that doesn't include the Dawg Pack student section or any tickets alloted to Stanford). I still find it hard to believe there will be "6,000 or more". I don't think I've ever seen that many there, even for a Regional. The only time I remember it even in the high 5000s was when they had a UCLA match followed by the ceremonial first practice of Men's Basketball. I suck.
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