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What will the SHSU game draw?

1-2000
12
34%
2-5K
8
23%
5-10K
10
29%
10-30k
5
14%
 
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Postby McClown27 » Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:17 pm

What should we expect for our D-1AA SHSU game? I am gonna guess about 3-4k, esp. since we fired the only person who did any marketing on the campus. I would guess we will be lucky to draw 32k for the whole home season now.

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Postby Pony_Fan » Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:28 pm

Orsini has a little problem on his hands. Needs fans in the stands and needs to win...both of which seem extremely difficult.
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Postby McClown27 » Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:30 pm

I think this is probably the worst loss since the Death Penalty. We were crapped on by the Sun Belt geographical rival.
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Postby Charleston Pony » Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:14 am

well, we know that SMU's die hard 1500 will be there to suffer through another football season. Attendance on the Blvd should run a little stronger than that number. SHSU will be the key, as has been the case for years here at SMU...how many will the visitors bring? One thing is certain...the announced attendance will be significantly higher than what you will observe in the stands.
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Postby covok48 » Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:02 pm

It will remind me to the Bosie State game several years ago. They had the number at 10,000. I could'nt even see 500.
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Postby Charleston Pony » Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:53 pm

hope you're right, Peruna. Surely SMU can draw 15-16,000 for a home opener REGARDLESS of who we play or what our record is coming in. I thought about attending this one, but just closed on a new home and will be moving this weekend. Hope to have the computer ready to pick up the game by 8:00 eastern time
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Less than 10K

Postby Sam I Am » Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:06 pm

I predict actual attendance to be under 10K. Ticket sales might be higher since there is a 4500 season ticket base. The UNT loss has killed the gate.
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Re: Attendance Issues

Postby McClown27 » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:42 am

Peruna wrote:.... or do you know something personally about on-campus marketing when you said in another thread that it costs you and mrsClown $1,000 to fly into the games, an expense you (understandably) do not want to absorb? Wins and losses, as always, will dictate attendance. But we'll have a decent (although certainly not packed) crowd for the opener.


I was there for the Nevada Parents Weekend game when maybe 2-3k were there (2002-2003).
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