Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Volatility_rivals135605" data-source="post: 132070817" data-attributes="member: 1476288">Thats true...&nbsp; To already have such a high participation % means WVU is already likely close to its peak national fan participation...&nbsp; Good Point Bell...&nbsp; The one counter to that argument is while we may not have much growth to be seen from being accepted into another conference, our fanbase is spread out over multiple states, with strong bases on Maryland, VA, NC, FL, NJ, &amp; PA.&nbsp; When all my friends went to WVU and I would visit them for the weekend many years ago, the majority of people I met there was from out of state, as WVU has a healthy number of out of state students every year, mainly PA, NY, NJ, Maryland...&nbsp; Also most graduates dont stay in the state of WV after graduation to find quality employment, but Im not sure if media participation of WVU games can be broken down per state. Im not sure if they can obtain that data from media providers or not.&nbsp; Though, it would be interesting to see a breakdown of WVU game views per state basis.Still your point remains, our max ceiling is lower, I suppose at least it shows the strength of the program within its fanbase.&nbsp; Well, until people become detached from the rate of change anyways...Just wish it was a bit wealthier, lol..</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Volatility_rivals135605, post: 132070817, member: 1476288"] Thats true... To already have such a high participation % means WVU is already likely close to its peak national fan participation... Good Point Bell... The one counter to that argument is while we may not have much growth to be seen from being accepted into another conference, our fanbase is spread out over multiple states, with strong bases on Maryland, VA, NC, FL, NJ, & PA. When all my friends went to WVU and I would visit them for the weekend many years ago, the majority of people I met there was from out of state, as WVU has a healthy number of out of state students every year, mainly PA, NY, NJ, Maryland... Also most graduates dont stay in the state of WV after graduation to find quality employment, but Im not sure if media participation of WVU games can be broken down per state. Im not sure if they can obtain that data from media providers or not. Though, it would be interesting to see a breakdown of WVU game views per state basis. Still your point remains, our max ceiling is lower, I suppose at least it shows the strength of the program within its fanbase. Well, until people become detached from the rate of change anyways... Just wish it was a bit wealthier, lol.. [/QUOTE]

Name