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Post by goaztecs on Aug 16, 2010 9:57:27 GMT -8
I'm hoping for 20K but I'm guessing 18,561
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Post by steveaztec on Aug 16, 2010 10:03:21 GMT -8
I will say 22,000.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2010 10:06:13 GMT -8
This one might be a little ugly. Usually the first game of the year brings a little spike in attendance- especially from the students. But I'm not so sure about this year- especially due to who we're playing. I know I'm gonna miss it  , so thats one less. 20K hopefully. |
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Post by Old School on Aug 16, 2010 10:09:03 GMT -8
Any freebies?  Oldie Out |
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Post by fowl on Aug 16, 2010 10:53:46 GMT -8
Have we/can we just give away tickets to youth organizations? I know about Hoke's heros and the $5 tickets for that game but why don't we give two tickets to every pop warner player in the county if we aren't going to draw more than 20k? Granted our expenses would likely rise due to additional security staff etc but concessions, parking, and additional ticket sales for siblings/parents would likely rise enough to offset those costs.
Watching ESPN's 30 for 30 on the U many of the early studs at Miami said they got their first taste of Cane football when Burger King would run a promotion for $1 tickets when you purchased a meal. That was back pre-Schnellenberger when they were terrible and attendence was weak.
This would get more people to the game and start creating in-roads with local youngsters which might pay dividends down the road. Letting unsold ticket inventory got to waste is a mistake IMO.
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Post by napo on Aug 16, 2010 10:55:24 GMT -8
Alumni are being offered 2 free tickets so hopefully that will help with attendance.
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Post by cvtower on Aug 16, 2010 11:32:47 GMT -8
Alumni are being offered 2 free tickets so hopefully that will help with attendance. Are these free tickets limited to a certain seating area? |
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Post by zbt69 on Aug 16, 2010 11:33:08 GMT -8
I think it will be around 25,000 with about 5,000 be students.
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Post by napo on Aug 16, 2010 11:48:10 GMT -8
Alumni are being offered 2 free tickets so hopefully that will help with attendance. Are these free tickets limited to a certain seating area? The tickets I received were in Plaza 9 (if I remember correctly) |
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Post by AztecWilliam on Aug 16, 2010 11:59:45 GMT -8
Alumni are being offered 2 free tickets so hopefully that will help with attendance. This is news to me. I'm a season ticket holder (3 seats). Do I also get two free tickets? Also, I think the idea of giving tickets to Pop Warner or some other deserving group is excellent. We desperately need a big crowd to kick off the season. I'll guess that about 25,000 should be close to the actual count. One more thing. The fact that we are speculating that attendance will be in the low 20s (or worse) tells us how much we need to get this program in gear. Yes, it may take a couple more years for Hoke to recruit his way to 8 and 9 wins seasons, but man, meanwhile this program is dying on the vine for lack of fans at the games. A 3-1 start, with the loss being a close one at Mizzou, would help a lot. AzWm |
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Post by Fred Noonan on Aug 16, 2010 12:00:13 GMT -8
17,500 The Fred Noonan School of Navigation.  |
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Post by k5james on Aug 16, 2010 12:05:48 GMT -8
I'm hopefull for about 25k. I don't think you can really expect more than that. There's usually a decent showing of students for the first game. If it's exciting and the team is sharp we might be able to get some of them to be repeat customers. If the team looks sluggish and sloppy and the game is boring, they'll have the "same old Aztecs" attitude.
The game I worry about is the USU game. If we don't trounce NSU and NMSU and have a good showing against Misery, that game could be a ghost town (15k) but if we do I'd expect another 25k game.
Now if we get off to the start we feel we should get off to...I think we can get close to 30k for the AFA game.
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Post by napo on Aug 16, 2010 12:12:27 GMT -8
The game I worry about is the USU game. If we don't trounce NSU and NMSU and have a good showing against Misery, that game could be a ghost town (15k) but if we do I'd expect another 25k game. I would hope that the Sky Show alone would draw more than that. |
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Post by laaztec on Aug 16, 2010 12:14:08 GMT -8
Alumni are being offered 2 free tickets so hopefully that will help with attendance. How do I get them? I am coming down with my family. |
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Post by k5james on Aug 16, 2010 12:14:11 GMT -8
The game I worry about is the USU game. If we don't trounce NSU and NMSU and have a good showing against Misery, that game could be a ghost town (15k) but if we do I'd expect another 25k game. I would hope that the Sky Show alone would draw more than that. $#!+, you're right. I completely forgot about the skyshow. Nevermind then. There'll be about 35-40k for that one. ;D |
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Post by Kiss My Aztec on Aug 16, 2010 13:01:03 GMT -8
Alumni are being offered 2 free tickets so hopefully that will help with attendance. Is there a link, all alumni or alumni association members? I'm a lifetime member and have not received anything yet. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2010 13:08:02 GMT -8
That would be outstanding I think it will be around 25,000 with about 5,000 be students. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2010 13:09:39 GMT -8
I never received it either, but my neighbor did- video featuring Lindley and brown. I'm looking for it now Alumni are being offered 2 free tickets so hopefully that will help with attendance. Is there a link, all alumni or alumni association members? I'm a lifetime member and have not received anything yet. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2010 13:19:06 GMT -8
By the second quarter, yes. However, I bet there will be 5K less at kickoff, down to 17K again by the end of the third quarter and then down to 12K by the end of the game. BTW, one thing that will hold down attendance is that given geography and their FCS status, Nicholls State figures to bring a "crowd" of not more than a few hundred. (No knock on them, just sayin'.) |
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Post by standiego on Aug 16, 2010 14:13:47 GMT -8
really need to get the alums or marketing dept in motion NOW,
someone mentioned have the players spend a few hours on dorm move in day helping the Freshman , great personal connection or at the dining halls, hand out information how they can attend the games
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, so thats one less. 20K hopefully.
