Predict Attendance For Saturday

[ArcherSPS]

15,654

 

[Fktdawg]

Unfortunately I feel like they won't announce how many are really there for whatever reason.

We'll have a packed house and they'll prob announce 12k+ when it's probably more like 14k+

 

[KurtRambis4]

Why would they do that?*

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[Shmuley]

0. Wait, are you asking about the Oxford super?

 

[skydawg1]

Unfortunately I feel like they won't announce how many are really there for whatever reason.

We'll have a packed house and they'll prob announce 12k+ when it's probably more like 14k+

I think something has definitely changed in the way we count attendance. For instance, listening to Jim Ellis go on and on about the crowd...grandstand packed, bleachers packed, outfield packed...official attendance 9378. No freaking way.

 

[Drewbowski]

I think it will be less than 2007.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I've been to

every home series this year, nearly, and don't have this impression at all.

 

[Digging dog]

Over 15K for sure.
To all of y'all in LFL, cook up some grease burgers when we are at bat. Smoke screen.

 

[Dawgzilla]

That would be a pretty small crowd for DNF. I'm guessing at least 8007.

 

[ArcherSPS]

That's some of the dumbest **** I've ever hear. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.

 

[ArcherSPS]

Neither do i and I've only missed the Mizzou series.

 

[ronpolk]

If we win Friday, north of 15k. If we lose Friday, about 13k.

 

[57stratdawg]

I definitely thought there was more than 10,500 at the game on Sat.

 

[engie]

The NCAA gets a percentage of ticket sales during postseason play*

Misannouncing low is such an LT move though.

 

[KurtRambis4]

I wouldn't doubt

that we may, bc of that, but we aren't going to do it by 2000-3000.

 

[engie]

I wouldn't bet either way. With 07 still seared in my memory...

 

[rem101]

I don't know how there were only 10k+ saturday. It was way more packed than Friday.

 

[CuzDawg]

For whatever reason, it will be less than actual

 

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

The NCAA gets a percentage of ticket sales during postseason play*

Misannouncing low is such an LT move though.

I was told something similar to this on Saturday as we waited for the rain to clear out. The guy we spoke with told us that MSU bids on the regional and if we go over a certain attendance MSU has to pay back a percentage of the gate revenue to the NCAA as it's their tournament and we're just a host site.

 

[MaroonNation]

Anyone know the maximum amount the fire department will allow in. I know they have been a thron in the past.

 

[dawgoneyall]

Anyone know the maximum amount the fire department will allow in. I know they have been a thron in the past.

I think that 2007 the tickets were limited due to LT's say so. Not due to any legal restrictions by the fire department.

LT was like a government worker...I have the power to do something (even if it's wrong) and by god I'm going to do it cause I'm in control.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Misannouncing low is such an LT move though.

Agree, especially when we have a great chance to break several of our own current NCAA attendance records .. MSU 'owns' the top 13 NCAA On-Campus Records .. Plus #1 & #2 Super Regional Single-Game Records.

#1 15,586 Mississippi April 12, 2014 NCAA On-Campus Record
#2 15,078 Texas A&M April 16, 2016 #2 NCAA On-Campus Record
#7 13,715 Clemson June 9, 2007 #7 NCAA On-Campus Record - NCAA Super Regional Single-Game Record
#13 12,620 Clemson June 8, 2007 #13 NCAA On-Campus Record - #2 NCAA Super Regional Single-Game Record

 

[bulldogcountry1]

History has shown that it takes several factors to get the attendance above 14K - Nice spring weather, SBW, school in session, successful team.

I've heard all the stories about announcing the attendance on the low side, and I would bet my left girodo that Saturday was about 1K less than actual. The announced 9400 on Friday seemed about right because the bleachers weren't completely packed. They were Saturday, and there was some overflow standing. That typically means over 11K.

I doubt we will get over 15K actual due to school being out and really hot weather, but I hope I am wrong. Unless we break the record, though, we should continue to under-announce.

 

[paindonthurt_]

The fire department was definitely on hand in 2007. And when they shut it off at the gate, lots of people climbed the back fence.

 

[GloryDawg]

I was told something similar to this on Saturday as we waited for the rain to clear out. The guy we spoke with told us that MSU bids on the regional and if we go over a certain attendance MSU has to pay back a percentage of the gate revenue to the NCAA as it's their tournament and we're just a host site.

Do they still bid on regional s?

 

[00Dawg]

No, we shouldn't. We already gave up a slot or two in the national attendance rankings because we didn't announce attendance for two regular season games, so they went in as zeros and significantly dropped our total and particularly our average. If we're going to play the PR game, we need to do it right, and that means reporting whatever number is highest, paid or actual. There's no excuse for us not to battle LSU for the attendance title when we're fielding a Top-10 team.

 

[HardyStreetAlumniClub]

Do we announce actual or paid attendance?

It just seems like there were more people in the stadium than they announced last Saturday. I don't know if it has to do with the NCAA running the show or not. Did we set any all game regional attendance records this weekend?

 

[HardyStreetAlumniClub]

I agree. If we are going to pride ourselves on setting attendance records, and I agree that we should, then we need to not screw it up.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Do we still have guys with the clickers at the gates? If so, they need to be told to not be stingy with the clicking.

 

[Dawgtini]

15601

 

[bulldogcountry1]

No, we shouldn't. We already gave up a slot or two in the national attendance rankings because we didn't announce attendance for two regular season games, so they went in as zeros and significantly dropped our total and particularly our average. If we're going to play the PR game, we need to do it right, and that means reporting whatever number is highest, paid or actual. There's no excuse for us not to battle LSU for the attendance title when we're fielding a Top-10 team.

Well, if it comes down to having 6th largest crowd ever and pride or the 10th largest crowd ever and $20k extra for the program, I'll take the $. We are only beating our own records at this point. No need to throw away money when we are trying to build a 55 Mil stadium.

 

[00Dawg]

Except for the whole illegality of not reporting all revenues to a contracted partner, that sounds great.