Small college football fan bases

[SteelersPride]

apparently your out of your mind for real, if you keep thinking the purpose of this thread is all about pitt............

 

[SteelersPride]

as stated a few times specifically in posts #13

 

[NDHoosier101]

PItt sold out for notre dame that was it lol

You're welcome.

Off campus stadiums kill attendance. Even IU manages 44+.

 

[FSUmanager]

pitt at 37, thats not horrible at all

Dude do not worry about it. FSU has fewer fans than Pitt does according to the link. Think about that for a second.

 

[bonham]

And the sanctions would have killed us without that large fan base

and without O'brien of course

 

[NDHoosier101]

Here's the average attendance for every team in 2012: 2012 NCAA Football Attendance Statistics - College Football Universe

 

[tech_iceman]

this should help

targeting...ejected

 

[Uman5]

Miami Hurricanes own this category.

 

[rfjeff9]

Its amazing how places like "happy valley" routinely pull 100k ppl into the stadium............INSANE more seats than the pros, and sold out

Then you have a team, like my team, PITT. Playing in an NFL stadium, and pulling 30k in sales with 20k showing up, place barely half full..............

disheartening

You'll fit right in in the ACC.

 

[Innermind]

Large cities have a much more difficult time selling out for college football. The pros generally can outdraw them and there is a great deal more to do in larger metro areas.

Everyplace that sells out for college football is in small towns or lacks other sports as competitors.

Many people use the excuse of poor college sports following by stating "this is a pro sports town".

Not true everywhere...take a look at Detroit...the Metro Detroit area has been called the greatest sports town in America by many people over the years because of the massive support for the four major pro leagues plus college sports.

Remember, Ann Arbor is only approx a 25 minute drive from Detroit. The Metro Detroit area (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb Counties) has a population of approx 4.1 million...add in Washtenaw County too (Ann Arbor's county), and now you're looking at approx 4.5 million. This area is sports crazed, and obviously can support massive fanbases for all four major pro leagues plus college football & basketball.

 

[Wild Turkey]

I like Pitt fans we see them every year in Birmingham for the Bowl game!

 

[bonham]

Here's the average attendance for every team in 2012: 2012 NCAA Football Attendance Statistics - College Football Universe

Wow..#5..not bad at all

 

[Uman5]

I see one issue. Miami's high and opponent were an away game. Not sure if the averages are accurate.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

I went to Pitt for my doctorate. Part if it is the off campus stadium, I think.

 

[Uman5]

I went to Pitt for my doctorate. Part if it is the off campus stadium, I think.

We don't get any credit for that either.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

In some ways it makes no sense though because Pitt's student section is usually packed. It is the ready of the place that is empty. I used to go down and get great seats for $10. It was fun because I love football but the vibe was weird.

 

[GreenNickle]

The Ohio State Invasion of CAL was amazing.
No coincidence that it was the largest crowd in Cal history.

your welcome

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

in the last 20 years, Pitt has been below .500 nine times, and at .500 one time.
they lost 7 games last year, and 7 games the year before.
what, exactly, would be the attraction to Pitt football??

Pittsburgh Yearly Totals

You should check USCe's history on the field and compare it to their attendance. Mind boggling. They stunk it up for 100 years and still sold out their games. Well, as of around the Lou Holtz era to present anyway.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

Here's the average attendance for every team in 2012: 2012 NCAA Football Attendance Statistics - College Football Universe

Damn!!! We're 15th on that list.

 

[SteelersPride]

this threads sparked some decent discussion