Week 1
20,790- Kent State
18,142- Bowling Green
16,327- Ball State
15,732- MAC Average
7,668- Eastern Michigan

Week 2
24,511- Ohio
24,163- Western Michigan
22,758- Kent State
20,004- MAC Average
19,653- Akron
18,210- Central Michigan
15,624- UMass
15,106- Ball State

Week 3
24,836- Ohio
24,013- Buffalo
23,103- MAC Average
20,459- Toledo

Week 4
23,595- Northern Illinois
21,269- Miami
19,547- Ohio
18,809- Akron
17,034- MAC Average
16,419- UMass
16,094- Bowling Green
15,136- Central Michigan
5,402- Eastern Michigan

Weeks 1-4 Average
24,163- Western Michigan
24,013- Buffalo
23,595- Nothern Illinois
22,965- Ohio
21,774- Kent State
21,269- Miami
20,459- Toledo
19,231- Akron
18,570- MAC Average
17,118- Bowling Green
16,673- Central Michigan
16,022- UMass
15,717- Ball State
6,535- Eastern Michigan

EMU should not be allowed to hang around with that level attendance year after year. Bad patches are fine, but they are not even flirting with FBS numbers over the last few years.

Wish them the best, but lets get real.

Looks like PJ's marketing is working.

(09-22-2013 01:48 AM)Michael James Wrote:  Looks like PJ's marketing is working.

It worked when we were 0-1 and put in a good showing against MSU. We will see if it works this weekend when we are 0-4 after losing the previous home game to a 1aa school

(09-22-2013 01:17 AM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  EMU should not be allowed to hang around with that level attendance year after year. Bad patches are fine, but they are not even flirting with FBS numbers over the last few years.

Wish them the best, but lets get real.

It isn't like they are consistently 1 or 2 thousand below the rest of the MAC. They are consistently so far back you would think they are not even an FBS program. You could double their attendance and they still not be in an area any FBS program should be in 1 year, let alone every year.

Heck, you could TRIPLE their attendance and they would still be behind the team that just came up from FCS and plays their game over an hour away from campus. Their are better options out there.

EMU needs to start winning and fans will come out simple.. It's not because they are do close to Michigan it's about winning..

(09-22-2013 01:17 AM)NIUfilmmaker Wrote:  EMU should not be allowed to hang around with that level attendance year after year. Bad patches are fine, but they are not even flirting with FBS numbers over the last few years.

Wish them the best, but lets get real.

They get a pass here, their automated ticket counting machine is broken and a retired faculty member says they had more people than they're giving themselves credit.

(09-22-2013 04:29 AM)Ubish Wrote:  

(09-22-2013 01:48 AM)Michael James Wrote:  Looks like PJ's marketing is working.

It worked when we were 0-1 and put in a good showing against MSU. We will see if it works this weekend when we are 0-4 after losing the previous home game to a 1aa school

Yep, we might as well enjoy that "top spot" for now, because our number is going to start tanking next Saturday. Especially if the weather's lousy (although very early indications are that it'll be beautiful and 70+).

That said, despite Fleck's cringe-worthy string of boat references, he did succeed in getting an uptick of interest/buzz in the new season over the summer. But that won't amount to squat if the product on the field is a dumpster fire.

That'll obviously be Miami's largest crowd of year...be surprised if we can average 15K by year end. It was a beautiful September day and the home opener, and UC brought a nice contingent of fans as well. I had family at the game and they said the environment was pretty good through most of the game due to Miami's defense and specical teams, but our offensive scheme is so horrendous it eventually was a very hard game to watch if you are a RedHawk fan. Also, our punter is top notch and boomed out an 88 yard punt. (and he gets a lot of practice during the games!).

NIU outdrew the "sold out for the season flagship program"...who would've thunk??

P.S. Just kidding (kind of)....I guess it was raining in Athens.

(09-22-2013 11:08 AM)exCincy Kid Wrote:  NIU outdrew the "sold out for the season flagship program"...who would've thunk??

P.S. Just kidding (kind of)....I guess it was raining in Athens.

-Raining hard all morning (rules out sitting on the hill).

-3rd week in a row of home FB games.

-Austin Peay, an opponent with a 100% guaranteed victory.

(09-22-2013 11:12 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(09-22-2013 11:08 AM)exCincy Kid Wrote:  NIU outdrew the "sold out for the season flagship program"...who would've thunk??

P.S. Just kidding (kind of)....I guess it was raining in Athens.

-Raining hard all morning (rules out sitting on the hill).

-3rd week in a row of home FB games.

-Austin Peay, an opponent with a 100% guaranteed victory.

Peden has 22-24,000 real seats. Using your logic, why did The Ohio State University football team sell out their game with the same situation as OU?

(09-22-2013 11:21 AM)Flat Tire 2 Wrote:  

(09-22-2013 11:12 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(09-22-2013 11:08 AM)exCincy Kid Wrote:  NIU outdrew the "sold out for the season flagship program"...who would've thunk??

P.S. Just kidding (kind of)....I guess it was raining in Athens.

-Raining hard all morning (rules out sitting on the hill).

-3rd week in a row of home FB games.

-Austin Peay, an opponent with a 100% guaranteed victory.

Peden has 22-24,000 real seats. Using your logic, why did The Ohio State University football team sell out their game with the same situation as OU?

Peden has 21,000 real seats not counting the Hill.

Columbus has x50 times the population of Athens. That is why they can sell out a 100,000 seat stadium.

Hey, I'm not "throwing any stones" given the state of Miami's program and the liklihood that we'll be seeing crowds of 8K tops later this season...it's just fun to tease the Kitten fans a ittle about attendance after all the threads about how SO the tickets were and all. And besides, in all the "flagship" threads and enrollment threads, wasn't Athens proximity to Columbush noted on more than one occasion??

I'm not in the "Jump on EMU camp" but damn the Eagles have to do something to draw some more fans..

stop making excuses. Attendance for Norfolk St last year was 23,673. It was parents' weekend this week, should have been a bigger crowd but it was cold and rainy at game time. It happens.

(09-22-2013 11:26 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(09-22-2013 11:21 AM)Flat Tire 2 Wrote:  

(09-22-2013 11:12 AM)Kittonhead Wrote:  

(09-22-2013 11:08 AM)exCincy Kid Wrote:  NIU outdrew the "sold out for the season flagship program"...who would've thunk??

P.S. Just kidding (kind of)....I guess it was raining in Athens.

-Raining hard all morning (rules out sitting on the hill).

-3rd week in a row of home FB games.

-Austin Peay, an opponent with a 100% guaranteed victory.

Peden has 22-24,000 real seats. Using your logic, why did The Ohio State University football team sell out their game with the same situation as OU?

Peden has 21,000 real seats not counting the Hill.

Columbus has x50 times the population of Athens. That is why they can sell out a 100,000 seat stadium.

Well the OU web site says that the seating capacity is 24,000

The stadium, then known as the Ohio University's Athletic Plant, was built in 1929 with two side units that seated 12,000 people. In 1986, major renovations enlarged the permanent seating capacity to 19,000. In 1990, the five-story tower was constructed. In 2001, the playing field was lowered and seating capacity increased to 24,000.
http://www.ohio.edu/athens/bldgs/stadium.html

It must be very discouraging to see attendance drop down below 20,000 this early in the season?

I guess I thought Peden's official capacity was 24K as well. I don't think you can count lawn areas as seats...just standing room only. BSU has the same kidn of thing and pretty sure they only list the actual seats in the stadium for capacity's sake.

(09-22-2013 11:38 AM)exCincy Kid Wrote:  I guess I thought Peden's official capacity was 24K as well. I don't think you can count lawn areas as seats...just standing room only. BSU has the same kidn of thing and pretty sure they only list the actual seats in the stadium for capacity's sake.

it is. ignore him.

(09-22-2013 11:41 AM)perimeterpost Wrote:  

(09-22-2013 11:38 AM)exCincy Kid Wrote:  I guess I thought Peden's official capacity was 24K as well. I don't think you can count lawn areas as seats...just standing room only. BSU has the same kidn of thing and pretty sure they only list the actual seats in the stadium for capacity's sake.

it is. ignore him.

Go ahead and count the seats. Now that the ticketing system is online you can do it.

I have counted the seats and total is 21,000. The stadium sat 19,000 before the addition of Peden Tower (800 seats) and Phillips Club (1,200). The remaining space including the endzones is SRO.

Trust me. Go ahead and count the seats.