If you pick to select your seat all of the sections in grey are sold out, which is all of the lower west side except the two ends which are nearly there and about 4 sections up top on each side.whyoh said:i don't see any sold out sectionsYankPoke said:On a positive note, I just looked at how we are doing for Saturday and it looks like the lower west side is almost sold out, and there are sections sold out up top. It looks like only the upper corners aren't close to being a sell out so we should expect to see a pretty big crowd for the Sheep.
YankPoke said:If you pick to select your seat all of the sections in grey are sold out, which is all of the lower west side except the two ends which are nearly there and about 4 sections up top on each side.whyoh said:i don't see any sold out sectionsYankPoke said:On a positive note, I just looked at how we are doing for Saturday and it looks like the lower west side is almost sold out, and there are sections sold out up top. It looks like only the upper corners aren't close to being a sell out so we should expect to see a pretty big crowd for the Sheep.
When you click on that the link is to the upper sections that appear sold out, the lower west side is indeed sold out. For those sections advertising premium it looks to only be around 20 seats left per section.whyoh said:YankPoke said:If you pick to select your seat all of the sections in grey are sold out, which is all of the lower west side except the two ends which are nearly there and about 4 sections up top on each side.whyoh said:i don't see any sold out sectionsYankPoke said:On a positive note, I just looked at how we are doing for Saturday and it looks like the lower west side is almost sold out, and there are sections sold out up top. It looks like only the upper corners aren't close to being a sell out so we should expect to see a pretty big crowd for the Sheep.
there's a link in red on the left that says "To purchase tickets in a premium seating area between the 30 yard lines, please click here"
YankPoke said:When you click on that the link is to the upper sections that appear sold out, the lower west side is indeed sold out. For those sections advertising premium it looks to only be around 20 seats left per section.
That would be fantastic, however from the looks of it I think we get 24-25k which is still not too bad.McPeachy said:YankPoke said:When you click on that the link is to the upper sections that appear sold out, the lower west side is indeed sold out. For those sections advertising premium it looks to only be around 20 seats left per section.
Wouldn't it be great to have a 28K+ crowd?!?!? :thumb:
thisWyoBrandX said:I think blacking out the channels locally is the wrong way to go. If I'm home sick, I'd be stuck listening to it on the radio instead of tv.
Instead, I would propose making the game day experience better. Create some designated drinking areas in War Memorial stadium and set it up like a sports bar, so you can watch the replays and all that stuff, while watching the game live. They could be mini-sports bars outside of the stands (where they would put them, I don't know, endzones????)
Double THISPut up some more TV boards in the stadium - keep the stats of each team updated on some of the smaller boards. Its always nice to see how many rushing/passing yards, and additional statistics as the game goes on.
triple THIS!!Run some free shuttles across town to get to different events. Free shuttles from parking lots on the outskirts of town so folks don't have to fight traffic. Create some bus lanes into the stadium and out of the stadium to get people to the parking lots quickly.
:shock: fuckin AI like wyovanian's idea of an interactive smart-phone app. Give me some stats - interactive things that can be done on the phone during the game. Setup an in game wireless network to save users some bandwidth.
MY GAWD WHY AREN'T YOU WORKING FOR THE AD?The cool part about that is you could even build some social communities with that app to get cheers going on around the stadium.
this tooCreate some office style raffles - eg, have your company purchase a $10 ticket to have x amount of employees win reasonable expenses paid to travel to a game. For example, a feedlot in worland could submit to the raffle, and 10 employees could ride a bus to Laramie and enjoy the game - using nothing but their time.
I think there are a ton of ways they could boost attendance. Truth be known, I think we are more concerned with it on this board than the athletics department is.
BeaverPoke said:Especially students...I mean, if the students are the future alumni, and we don't have their support now, how are we going to have the support from the alumni in 10 years?
J-Rod said:When you think about it that way, its remarkable what Wyoming has already achieved attendance wise. Sure, hope springs eternal for sell-outs, but Wyoming is never going to be a Nebraska-type place where the entire state congregates to on gameday.
spindoctor02 said:J-Rod said:When you think about it that way, its remarkable what Wyoming has already achieved attendance wise. Sure, hope springs eternal for sell-outs, but Wyoming is never going to be a Nebraska-type place where the entire state congregates to on gameday.
All stats from Wikipedia.
Nebraska population: 1.8 million
Lincoln NE population: 260,000
Greater Lincoln area (Lincoln + Omaha + Grand Island metropolitan areas): 310k + 885k + 83k = 1.28 million
Capacity of Memorial Stadium: 87k
Undergraduate Population: 19k
Percent of "local" population required to fill Memorial Stadium: 6.6% (87k / 1300k population)
Wyoming population: 580k
Laramie WY population: 31k
Greater Laramie area (Carbon, Albany, Platte, Goshen, and Laramie counties): 16k + 37k + 9k + 14k + 95k = 171k
Capacity of War Memorial 32k
Undergraduate Population: 14k
Percent of "local" population required to fill War Memorial Stadium: 17.3% (32k / 185k population)
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Actually, looking at the numbers above, the state of Wyoming does a better job of congregating for games on a statewide area by at least twice as much as fans in Nebraska do (figuring a roughly 2/3 capacity stadium). The incredibly low population in the "local" vicinity of Laramie really is a factor in the low attendance numbers, when compared directly to our "better followed" neighbors to the east.
BeaverPoke said:Good points Spin. So do you think, if Cheyenne, Casper, and especially Laramie (and UW) were to all grow significantly in the next 10 years, do you think Wyo could go from 18K-23Kper game and 26-29K for big games to 21k-26K and sell outs for big games?
Yet, oddly, with a much smaller population and enrollment, we had better attendance in the 80's and 90's with a larger-capacity stadium...spindoctor02 said:BeaverPoke said:Good points Spin. So do you think, if Cheyenne, Casper, and especially Laramie (and UW) were to all grow significantly in the next 10 years, do you think Wyo could go from 18K-23Kper game and 26-29K for big games to 21k-26K and sell outs for big games?
If you are just comparing to Nebraska, the whole area would have to triple in population, to get to a similar percentage. To support a 30k stadium, it looks like you'd need 300-450k population in the near vicinity.
This is a fact. I talk to a bunch of students in my classes and ask if theyre stoked for the games. They say things like, "the cowboys are home this weekend?" or "Dont we suck really bad?" and "I didnt know the university had a football team...". Shit like this makes me wanna puke. When I was a student back in 06 the student fanbase was rabid....these vapid turds now could give two shits about the team. I don't get it. I bleed brown and gold an will until I die. It takes a huge event to keep me from home games!!!BeaverPoke said:The Pokes definitely need better promotion. Too many people just don't give a shit.
Especially students...I mean, if the students are the future alumni, and we don't have their support now, how are we going to have the support from the alumni in 10 years?
ItSucksToBeACSURam said:BeaverPoke said:"I didnt know the university had a football team...".