(10-06-2014 05:12 PM)CoogPaw Wrote:  Houston's attendance will continue to tank throughout the season. The only thing to save season ticket renewals for next year is a big time coaching hire.

I don't think we need a big time coach... Losing your first game to new FBS move-ups isn't gonna help either.

(10-13-2014 01:01 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  Bump for update.

American averages 24% more fans per game than MWC, and 48% more fans than CUSA/Sun Belt.

Only 10 G5 schools averaging 30K per game, with Houston about to drop out of contention.

Five of the remaining 9 will be American members next year.

Schools in the 28-29K range: USF, UConn, SMU, San Diego St, Hawaii, UTSA, Marshall, ULaLa, Ark St.

Ucf should hopefully get over 40k this weekend with a 5pm Saturday game.

Bump for update in OP.

BTW - Marshall is having their best year since the Bob Pruett/Randy Moss days. They can hold 38K. Why aren't they averaging 30K this year?

(10-26-2014 03:40 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  Bump for update in OP.

BTW - Marshall is having their best year since the Bob Pruett/Randy Moss days. They can hold 38K. Why aren't they averaging 30K this year?

Lack of fans? WV dominates that state and the school itself isn't really THAT big. They have less than 10,000 undergraduates. The county Marshall is in is the only state where Marshall fans outnumber WVU fans, according to unofficial numbers.

If they implemented a bring your gun/bow policy, they'd probably need to expand though.

there is our Marshall reference.....Who cares about Marshall.

(10-26-2014 03:40 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  Bump for update in OP.

BTW - Marshall is having their best year since the Bob Pruett/Randy Moss days. They can hold 38K. Why aren't they averaging 30K this year?

you newbie's from CUSA need to leave Marshall in the rearview...seriously

as far as attendance....I look at it and the entire G5 is pretty much even. Yean, the AAC is #1 but not by a lot and we are all WAY under the P5's. It is what it is.

(09-29-2014 09:55 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  

(09-29-2014 08:42 PM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 03:21 PM)PuddlePirate Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 08:57 AM)piratefan1975 Wrote:  

(09-23-2014 08:09 AM)FrancisDrake Wrote:  You no like the double-wide in the sky!? I love Dowdy Ficklen but that thing is an eye sore and I'm being kind. Its great on the in inside, but damn I hope they do something with it soon....

It is an eye sore. Patience, conference mates. We have legislative approval from the State of North Carolina for an addition and renovation. I have not heard of a time table, but the approval was recently (within the past year) extended.

Several years ago, prior to the end zone expansion, a poll was distributed to Pirate Club members to gauge the acceptance of suites to be constructed in the end zone. That idea was scrapped and we ended up with 7,000 seats in the end zone that is now our student section.

There have been no renderings, that I'm aware of, but I have heard that the new expansion will include suites and press along the south side; as well as meeting rooms, academic support rooms, etc. It is unknown whether an upper deck above that will be included, but I'm feel confident that whatever is constructed there will be designed to accommodate a future upper deck above it.

We'll take our time and get it right. For now, our double-wide in the sky will have to do.

Approval was granted by the legislature in 2012 for the addition of 8,000 seats and a new press box to be built in 2016. That was in the literature sent out with the season tickets that year but didn't elaborate any further. I've seen where some have said that we don't need the additional 8,000 seats but I look at it from the prospective of having attended ECU games since 1992 when we were not filling 35,000 seats completely to today where are generally in the 95% capacity range of 50,000. If we go the 58,000 or so we will eventually have the demand to put asses in those seats. Attendance has grown over those 22 years that I've been going to games and it us my opinion that the demand will be there in the future to need those additional 8,000 seats. I have heard that renovating the swim team's facilities are planned as well so that may put the South side of the stadium back a little beyond 2016 but it will come.

From what I've been told, something will start within the next two years. Clarification on "within two years": Not the start of being built, but the fundraising for what is being built. An upper deck was not part of that. Press box and possibly club seating.

I ve been hearing 60k for ECU capacity all year now. That would truly set us apart and put us above 1/3 to half of the cartel 5

First step would be pressbox and suites...bringing cap. to around 54K. Anything above that is very long range at this point.

With SRO?...We could cram in close to 57 with the next addition.

I am excited because our new AD Harlan has the vision to start the process of getting a OCS at USF. Even a mild turnaround for our program will get us back closer to 40K.

At least this year we will have one big attendance game. UCF is coming to Tampa, so it should be our highest attended game.

(10-19-2014 12:46 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 01:01 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  Bump for update.

American averages 24% more fans per game than MWC, and 48% more fans than CUSA/Sun Belt.

Only 10 G5 schools averaging 30K per game, with Houston about to drop out of contention.

Five of the remaining 9 will be American members next year.

Schools in the 28-29K range: USF, UConn, SMU, San Diego St, Hawaii, UTSA, Marshall, ULaLa, Ark St.

Ucf should hopefully get over 40k this weekend with a 5pm Saturday game.

We did end up with 40k yesterday.

B/f Memphis left CUSA, they were derived for their attendance..some (not all) Marshall posters were the biggest detractors...thinking attendance would go up when Memphis left.

(10-26-2014 08:55 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(10-19-2014 12:46 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 01:01 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  Bump for update.

American averages 24% more fans per game than MWC, and 48% more fans than CUSA/Sun Belt.

Only 10 G5 schools averaging 30K per game, with Houston about to drop out of contention.

Five of the remaining 9 will be American members next year.

Schools in the 28-29K range: USF, UConn, SMU, San Diego St, Hawaii, UTSA, Marshall, ULaLa, Ark St.

Ucf should hopefully get over 40k this weekend with a 5pm Saturday game.

We did end up with 40k yesterday.

It looked full, but the announced attendance was only 39,554. I was hoping we'd get closer to a sell out with it being Saturday evening, homecoming, and a solid opponent.

(10-27-2014 09:06 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  

(10-26-2014 08:55 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(10-19-2014 12:46 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 01:01 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  Bump for update.

American averages 24% more fans per game than MWC, and 48% more fans than CUSA/Sun Belt.

Only 10 G5 schools averaging 30K per game, with Houston about to drop out of contention.

Five of the remaining 9 will be American members next year.

Schools in the 28-29K range: USF, UConn, SMU, San Diego St, Hawaii, UTSA, Marshall, ULaLa, Ark St.

Ucf should hopefully get over 40k this weekend with a 5pm Saturday game.

We did end up with 40k yesterday.

It looked full, but the announced attendance was only 39,554. I was hoping we'd get closer to a sell out with it being Saturday evening, homecoming, and a solid opponent.

It didn't look full on TV. Not even close as there were some sections that were sparsely filled. With that said, this Pirate isn't complaining about UCF's attendance in any way. You guys are doing just fine.

(10-27-2014 09:24 AM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:06 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  

(10-26-2014 08:55 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(10-19-2014 12:46 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 01:01 AM)CougarRed Wrote:  Bump for update.

American averages 24% more fans per game than MWC, and 48% more fans than CUSA/Sun Belt.

Only 10 G5 schools averaging 30K per game, with Houston about to drop out of contention.

Five of the remaining 9 will be American members next year.

Schools in the 28-29K range: USF, UConn, SMU, San Diego St, Hawaii, UTSA, Marshall, ULaLa, Ark St.

Ucf should hopefully get over 40k this weekend with a 5pm Saturday game.

We did end up with 40k yesterday.

It looked full, but the announced attendance was only 39,554. I was hoping we'd get closer to a sell out with it being Saturday evening, homecoming, and a solid opponent.

It didn't look full on TV. Not even close as there were some sections that were sparsely filled. With that said, this Pirate isn't complaining about UCF's attendance in any way. You guys are doing just fine.

The number was accurate. We had at least 5k empty seats. The upper visitor section was near empty and the east side had patchy areas with nobody in the seats. Student overflow has been helping to be honest. There was a lot of tickets online 4 hours before the game.

(10-27-2014 09:29 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:24 AM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:06 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  

(10-26-2014 08:55 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(10-19-2014 12:46 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Ucf should hopefully get over 40k this weekend with a 5pm Saturday game.

We did end up with 40k yesterday.

It looked full, but the announced attendance was only 39,554. I was hoping we'd get closer to a sell out with it being Saturday evening, homecoming, and a solid opponent.

It didn't look full on TV. Not even close as there were some sections that were sparsely filled. With that said, this Pirate isn't complaining about UCF's attendance in any way. You guys are doing just fine.

The number was accurate. We had at least 5k empty seats. The upper visitor section was near empty and the east side had patchy areas with nobody in the seats. Student overflow has been helping to be honest. There was a lot of tickets online 4 hours before the game.

It really is unfortunate that the press-box is placed where it is, from a television standpoint. It'd be much better served facing the opposite direction as those are the GKC seats and they're usually filled every game.

(10-27-2014 09:39 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:29 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:24 AM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:06 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  

(10-26-2014 08:55 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  We did end up with 40k yesterday.

It looked full, but the announced attendance was only 39,554. I was hoping we'd get closer to a sell out with it being Saturday evening, homecoming, and a solid opponent.

It didn't look full on TV. Not even close as there were some sections that were sparsely filled. With that said, this Pirate isn't complaining about UCF's attendance in any way. You guys are doing just fine.

The number was accurate. We had at least 5k empty seats. The upper visitor section was near empty and the east side had patchy areas with nobody in the seats. Student overflow has been helping to be honest. There was a lot of tickets online 4 hours before the game.

It really is unfortunate that the press-box is placed where it is, from a television standpoint. It'd be much better served facing the opposite direction as those are the GKC seats and they're usually filled every game.

It blocks the sun.

(10-27-2014 09:29 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:24 AM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:06 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  

(10-26-2014 08:55 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  

(10-19-2014 12:46 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Ucf should hopefully get over 40k this weekend with a 5pm Saturday game.

We did end up with 40k yesterday.

It looked full, but the announced attendance was only 39,554. I was hoping we'd get closer to a sell out with it being Saturday evening, homecoming, and a solid opponent.

It didn't look full on TV. Not even close as there were some sections that were sparsely filled. With that said, this Pirate isn't complaining about UCF's attendance in any way. You guys are doing just fine.

The number was accurate. We had at least 5k empty seats. The upper visitor section was near empty and the east side had patchy areas with nobody in the seats. Student overflow has been helping to be honest. There was a lot of tickets online 4 hours before the game.

The UConn game for us was awful. Lots of empty seats. Why in the world would people spend all that money to buy tickets and not even show up??? Or leave early for that matter??? That's like leaving your vacation early. Who in the Hell does that? Really wish some ECU fans could get virtual slaps to the face.

(10-27-2014 09:41 AM)firmbizzle Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:39 AM)UCF08 Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:29 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:24 AM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:06 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  It looked full, but the announced attendance was only 39,554. I was hoping we'd get closer to a sell out with it being Saturday evening, homecoming, and a solid opponent.

It didn't look full on TV. Not even close as there were some sections that were sparsely filled. With that said, this Pirate isn't complaining about UCF's attendance in any way. You guys are doing just fine.

The number was accurate. We had at least 5k empty seats. The upper visitor section was near empty and the east side had patchy areas with nobody in the seats. Student overflow has been helping to be honest. There was a lot of tickets online 4 hours before the game.

It really is unfortunate that the press-box is placed where it is, from a television standpoint. It'd be much better served facing the opposite direction as those are the GKC seats and they're usually filled every game.

It blocks the sun.

Yeah...I know why it's done that way, it's just unfortunate from a television standpoint.

(09-15-2014 09:40 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  As of 10/19/14

Links below should be live throughout the season:

American - 30,644 (30,770 with Navy)
MWC - 26,058
CUSA - 21,035
Sun Belt - 20,533
MAC - Doesn't report but judging by the national attendance stats (attendance is filed under "Misc Reports"), their average appears to be about 17K.

G5 Teams at 30K+ Avg Attendance
East Carolina - 44,755
UCF - 40,157
Memphis - 35,508
Cincy - 32,330
Navy - 32,154
Fresno - 35,868
Boise - 35,002
Air Force -31,200**
San Diego St - 31,484
UTEP - 31,303
UTSA - 30,291

Indep
BYU - 59,275**
Army - 32,346**

** - These stats help show why Aresco is holding out for BYU, Air Force and/or Army.

No seperation between CUSA and the Sunbelt.

(10-27-2014 09:41 AM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:29 AM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:24 AM)apex_pirate Wrote:  

(10-27-2014 09:06 AM)MechaKnight Wrote:  

(10-26-2014 08:55 PM)Insane_Baboon Wrote:  We did end up with 40k yesterday.

It looked full, but the announced attendance was only 39,554. I was hoping we'd get closer to a sell out with it being Saturday evening, homecoming, and a solid opponent.

It didn't look full on TV. Not even close as there were some sections that were sparsely filled. With that said, this Pirate isn't complaining about UCF's attendance in any way. You guys are doing just fine.

The number was accurate. We had at least 5k empty seats. The upper visitor section was near empty and the east side had patchy areas with nobody in the seats. Student overflow has been helping to be honest. There was a lot of tickets online 4 hours before the game.

The UConn game for us was awful. Lots of empty seats. Why in the world would people spend all that money to buy tickets and not even show up??? Or leave early for that matter??? That's like leaving your vacation early. Who in the Hell does that? Really wish some ECU fans could get virtual slaps to the face.

I didn't show to the UCONN game. I live three hours away and only have the vacation time to go to one Thursday night game. I have family in Greenville so I game my tickets away but not every season ticket holder is that lucky. Complain about me all you want but Thursday night games are not good for attendance.

(09-29-2014 09:55 PM)billybobby777 Wrote:  I ve been hearing 60k for ECU capacity all year now. That would truly set us apart and put us above 1/3 to half of the cartel 5

I don't know the slightest about criteria for expansion, but why would you expand to 60k if you cannot average 50k in attendance? What is a realistic goal for attendance? 100%? 90%?