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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: Snaggletiger on September 24, 2012, 10:34:04 AM

Title: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: Snaggletiger on September 24, 2012, 10:34:04 AM
that this staff had better get this thing turned around...attendance.  As was pointed out, the announced attendance at the game Saturday was about 700 short of capacity.  I think it was more than that and admittedly but surprisingly, about half the missing were LSU fans.  Think about it.  The #2 team in the nation and one of your biggest rivals coming in.  6:00 p.m. start....national audience..and the stadium is not full?  No need to hash out all the reasons...we suck and all that.  But think about what the attendance for Arkansas will be.  Think it will be anywhere near full? If we're 1-3 and couldn't fill it up for LSU, no way we're remotely close to capacity for Arky. 

That's money lost for ticket sales.  Money lost for the vendors at the game.  Money lost for the City of Auburn and surrounding areas.  This is not a fire Chizik thread.  Just stating the obvious that unless the product on the field improves, attendance will continue to suffer and bigger losses in overall revenue will be where the pressure comes from. Anyone ever thought you'd see the day when a West rival ranked #2 would come into JHS at night...and the stadium not filled to capacity?   
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: Saniflush on September 24, 2012, 10:35:47 AM
that this staff had better get this thing turned around...attendance.  As was pointed out, the announced attendance at the game Saturday was about 700 short of capacity.  I think it was more than that and admittedly but surprisingly, about half the missing were LSU fans.  Think about it.  The #2 team in the nation and one of your biggest rivals coming in.  6:00 p.m. start....national audience..and the stadium is not full?  No need to hash out all the reasons...we suck and all that.  But think about what the attendance for Arkansas will be.  Think it will be anywhere near full? If we're 1-3 and couldn't fill it up for LSU, no way we're remotely close to capacity for Arky. 

That's money lost for ticket sales.  Money lost for the vendors at the game.  Money lost for the City of Auburn and surrounding areas.  This is not a fire Chizik thread.  Just stating the obvious that unless the product on the field improves, attendance will continue to suffer and bigger losses in overall revenue will be where the pressure comes from. Anyone ever thought you'd see the day when a West rival ranked #2 would come into JHS at night...and the stadium not filled to capacity?   


That was not a money lost for ticket sales.  The tickets were sold. 

Now the vendors did not get to sell as many $8 cups of ice but the university got theirs on the tickets.
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: dallaswareagle on September 24, 2012, 12:00:17 PM
I have stated what it cost me to come to games, but after last year and the cluster fuck that is this year will make me think long and hard about spending that kind of cash next year to see what I see on  the field.
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: JR4AU on September 24, 2012, 12:28:12 PM

That was not a money lost for ticket sales.  The tickets were sold. 

Now the vendors did not get to sell as many $8 cups of ice but the university got theirs on the tickets.

Concessions is how they feel it.  And that's a shitload of money, or money lost. 
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: dallaswareagle on September 24, 2012, 12:34:27 PM
Concessions is how they feel it.  And that's a shitload of money, or money lost.

Not to mention money for outside vendors. Restaurants-hotels-grocery stores and such. 
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: chinook on September 24, 2012, 02:45:35 PM
and the whores.  don't forget about the whores.   
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: dallaswareagle on September 24, 2012, 02:47:43 PM
and the whores.  don't forget about the whores.

I bring mine with me.
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: Buzz Killington on September 24, 2012, 04:10:29 PM
and the whores.  don't forget about the whores.

Men laying their trick-money down. Twenty dollars for a ticket? Maybe not. Maybe instead I'll spend it on the whore.
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: dallaswareagle on September 24, 2012, 04:14:05 PM
Men laying their trick-money down. Twenty dollars for a ticket? Maybe not. Maybe instead I'll spend it on the whore.

$20.00 whore?  Sometime you need to spend the extra money and upgrade, maybe even go full keen.
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: Godfather on September 24, 2012, 05:57:18 PM
Men laying their trick-money down. Twenty dollars for a ticket? Maybe not. Maybe instead I'll spend it on the whore.
Jesus Christ one time during an Auburn season I get a whore and now I have to hear it the rest of my life.
Title: Re: The Biggest Reason...
Post by: AU_Tiger_2000 on September 24, 2012, 11:06:50 PM
Jesus Christ one time during an Auburn season I get a whore and now I have to hear it the rest of my life.

I like her idea.