JMU attendance predictions

[LA_Mustang]

Seriously, I was told yesterday by a guy within the Athletic Department that it should be north of 25,000. I hope he's right.

I hope that is the case. Hopefully everyone doesn't stay on the boulevard.

[blackoutpony]

Seriously, I was told yesterday by a guy within the Athletic Department that it should be north of 25,000. I hope he's right.

I could believe 25K tickets sold, maybe not 25K butts in seats, but as long as the east side doesn't look like a graveyard, ala Southern Miss in 2012, I'll be happy.

[footballdad]

Zero - new attendance record #LockArms

[Mestengo]

Zero - new attendance record #LockArms

click

[Stallion]

too many good seats left in East side mid field seats and even decent seats on west side for there to be that many seats sold. They would have been gone already-unless there is going to a bunch of promotional seating in endzones. They never show all the available seats for games like this

[jpe747]

LakeHighlandsPony: at this time I have 3 extra tickets. If you want them let me know.

[smusic 00]

How many did they pass out to the schools? 5,000?

[GiddyUp]

Seriously, I was told yesterday by a guy within the Athletic Department that it should be north of 25,000. I hope he's right.

i think i have learned not to trust the ticket office or the AD office on tickets sold or attendance. We shall see. That would be great.

[GiddyUp]

Zero - new attendance record #LockArms

keep being a jackwad

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

i think i have learned not to trust the ticket office or the AD office on tickets sold or attendance. We shall see. That would be great.

Yeah

[PSCA]

We had a team and circumstances a few years back to create excitement and impact attendance, did not seem to matter. If everyone's (many) theory of play teams that our fans know ... which is not the case this weekend, no impact on attendance. Homecoming always help, but we will lose 2-4k after half time festivities conclude. Announced attendance 26k ... butts in the seat 21k 1st half and 18k 2nd half

[PerunasHoof]

We had a team and circumstances a few years back to create excitement and impact attendance, did not seem to matter. If everyone's (many) theory of play teams that our fans know ... which is not the case this weekend, no impact on attendance. Homecoming always help, but we will lose 2-4k after half time festivities conclude. Announced attendance 26k ... butts in the seat 21k 1st half and 18k 2nd half

What Coach Morris has done to galvanize the student body and alumni base is light years different than a few years a go.

People go to watch exciting football, which we haven't had. People I know actually look forward to the teams we know the least, because historically the Texas A&M's and Baylor's have throttled us. So no, I don't believe that factors in our attendance.

If we play exciting football, which we have this year, and have a coach that sells the team, our attendance will reflect that.

[PSCA]

I agree 100% that CM sells the program to the fans, students and community like NO ONE else, that will most defiantly help attendance. But, I think we played competitive and exciting football a few years back (incl a division title, Conf Champ game appearance, and 4 bowls/3w's). still not a lot of impact. Now had everything been the same except CM was the HC then, oh yes that would have made a diff. on the attendance ... some. So many on this board jump to the defense of our lack of crowd support (that's just MO), and then come up will all kinds of reasons. But, one common theme has been, we do not play anyone our fans know or care about. Other than our OCS (which is like it has been opponent wise for some time now), our home in conf sch is like it has always been. So CM (I love him), I don't think he alone will get it done, even if we are playing exciting football.

What will it take ... that is the 1mm dollar question, any many have opined. Don't take my post the wrong way. I love who we have steering the ship, love what he has done, and what he will do .... first class all the way .... LIGHT years ahead of JJ. I will be at the games (yes standing and yelling), just not sure how many will follow.

[Stallion]

all those excited Mustang fans must have been wearing purple last week

[PerunasHoof]

all those excited Mustang fans must have been wearing purple last week

I can't defend the number of people that traveled to Fort Worth last week.

I do think that the group that travels to Baylor next year should be good. A lot of people didn't want to go I'm sure because of the perceived blow out. The team has proven it's not a JJ era team that goes on the road and gets blown out 45-3 or whatever.

Give the process some time, it won't happen overnight.