---Exactly---check out the still photo during the game---the student side is packed except for the N EZ last section!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by raoul
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---Exactly---check out the still photo during the game---the student side is packed except for the N EZ last section!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by raoul
As I talk to my friends that tend to correctly criticize the AD regarding responsibilities that are directly under his control... but tend to perhaps state it too often on here... this kind of post does this forum absolutely no good.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
To all the people saying no students show up...boom 5000 students
During the first half full except for a small group near North end zone. South end one shot 70% full. The north end zone buff about 40% by space. That group would have filled East and SouthQuote:
Originally Posted by Crawfish
Fellas go back and look at the pics posted. We got under reported. Case closed.
yes, because I was there in the student section. Our side was packed. And if you took all the folks in the concourses in the restrooms/concessions ad the hill every seat would've been filled.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zeebart21
We just need to be consistent with baseball and report tickets sold. Greater numbers will encourage additional attendance. SF should address the attendance policy in the media to the fans and reduce any confusion. Transparency is key to trust.
We must be under reporting to protect ourselves from Fire Marshall putting a halt to fans entering the stadium. As a course of action always under report 20%.
Can someone please post a picture taken from the visitor side looking at the home side? This will put the attendance debate to rest. We had a great crowd by UL standards, but it wasn't 31k or more. 27k is nothing to be ashamed of.
My take on it was student side was about 3/4 full. Pretty good
End zone was about 1/3 full. Not great
Home side(including upper deck) was about 65%
Then you have your 500 on the grass and probably another 1500 at concession or restroom, etc.
If someone knows the capacity of the respective sides of the stadium I'd be curious to know. End zone must be around 7000
What stinks is that I believe most of these other schools over report grossly. When we say we had 27k, we had 27k!
Ulm's 20k
https://m.facebook.com/universitylou...pe=1&source=42
under reportedQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappDaddy
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Originally Posted by Just1More
I was replying to a post that predicted 3 things.
27.8K in attendance, people saying it was more, blaming Farmer for the under reporting.
He was 2for3. Not sure how my post "does this forum absolutely no good".
Sorry about that. I read your post without fully reading what you were responding to.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetryCajun
Almost 16,000 respectively, I don't know if I ever bought in to the near exact match but with the wing extensions, the student side equaled both decks home.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappDaddy
The problem is the scanners. After 2 attempts to scan my tickets, I was told to just go in. I'm sure they're not scanning at least 5%.
I can say that from my view of the student side from my seats, it looked more than 75% full, at least in the first half and the endzone looked more than 1/3 full, especially with the people standing on the rail above them. I went to the North Endzone at half to get my son and looked at the homeside and again, it looked more than 65%. 65%? You are saying it looked a tad more than half full? I've got to say that it did seem a little light in the britches when they announced the attendance since I thought it would be closer to 29,000.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappDaddy
It appears this picture could have been taken at kickoff? If so, I'm sure we all know that our homeside fills up pretty much after kickoff (which I don't understand). If this is the time it was taken, I would suggest looking at it midway through first quarter to get a true gauge.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappDaddy
I don't see 11k empty seats
It appears some of us were at different games. CDs picture is halftime or kickoff. Which is never a correct representation. It also doesn't show the hill nor the common areas.
Even in that picture, there are not 11k empty. Btw, how are we accounting for YRC club members? My son was not "scanned" when we walked in..
Unfortunately, we have a historical counting shortage. And many are using the past counts as references. So, they'll argue they agree with the under count. The other "empty seat" issue that keeps puzzling people is that our end zones are large sweeps, and they weren't originally counted in our 31k stadium capacity. People look on both sides and see empty seats, but don't understand that when you take that large end zone sweep, condense it into the stand sections, it fills the voids pretty fast. And the people constantly on their feet milling around the stadium is always another 1500 easy. The count is off. We under estimate.
We need to hire the counter from Tulane. We would be averaging about 35,000 - 40,000 a game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Just1More
Seeing the pictures of the upper deck...we under reported. Tickets sold plus students. This is not rocket science and it gives us a cushion if the weather gets bad.
---But C-Hawk they still miss the students coming in or do according to anecdotal reports---but yes the tickets would do a great service and as usual makes sense!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cajunhawk
Easy fix...make students come in through one gate...have someone with a clicker. Analog doesn't break.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer