If We Win, Will They Come?

[RBB89 3,497]

I just went to look up the numbers and do the math, but I cannot find a reliable source on how big our student section is. I see 12,400 cited a lot by unofficial sources. News articles comparing student sections from spring 2015 say both 6,800 and 7,800 student reserved seats. Does that not count the GA seats? Aren't those still reserved for students? Looking at the seating chart and doing the math, 12,400 has to be the right number. 40 rows of 100 seats for general public/faculty across roughly 10 sections. So, around 12,400 would remain.

17 tickets for home games for 12,400 seats is 210800 tickets distributed. For each student to get 12 tickets, there would have to be 17,566 students with 8 tickets leftover.

So, there are only 35,363 seats in Memorial Stadium not accounted for by bundled student tickets.

The basketball allotment for students per game is 7800. They accept more requests than that but usually cap it at around 12,000. So, students don't get every game. AH's capacity is 17,472.

The football student section is capped at like 11,600. It was mentioned before the Ohio State game, because we made more tickets available. We could actually fit more students in there though, because they all stand and cram into the main block (and in between rows). That's why there were empty seats at the OSU game. It's a free for all.

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

The basketball allotment for students per game is 7800. They accept more requests than that but usually cap it at around 12,000. So, students don't get every game. AH's capacity is 17,472.

The football student section is capped at like 11,600. It was mentioned before the Ohio State game, because we made more tickets available. We could actually fit more students in there though, because they all stand and cram into the main block (and in between rows). That's why there were empty seats at the OSU game. It's a free for all.

 

So, 7,800 reserved seats is the correct number? Oh, I got it, all the 12,400 claims are the total maximum number of students who are allotted tickets? That is the most devious way to count the size of your student section. Wow. I hate the Crimson Guard.

 

That should have been more obvious from the seating chart, I couldn't figure out how the student section was more than half the seats when it definitely isn't.

 

Your numbers totally work out then, and better than mine. 132600 tickets distributed with 12 per person is exactly 11050 students. Plus 550 who just bought football tickets. 

[Hovadipo 54,926]

So, 7,800 reserved seats is the correct number? Oh, I got it, all the 12,400 claims are the total maximum number of students who are allotted tickets? That is the most devious way to count the size of your student section. Wow. I hate the Crimson Guard.

That should have been more obvious from the seating chart, I couldn't figure out how the student section was more than half the seats when it definitely isn't.

Your numbers totally work out then, and better than mine. 132600 tickets distributed with 12 per person is exactly 11050 students. Plus 550 who just bought football tickets.

I don't think 12,400 is the max student packages they sell. Because weren't people getting just 8 games the Cody years?

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

I don't think 12,400 is the max student packages they sell. Because weren't people getting just 8 games the Cody years?

Either 8 or 10. I can't remember.

 

2012 - 18 home games - 140400 tickets - 17550 students with 8 - 14040 with 10 - 11700 with 12

2013 - 19 home games - 148200 tickets -18525 students with 8 - 14820 with 10 - 12350 with 12

 

Oh shoot. I don't think they gave you tickets over breaks so any of those home games have to be subtracted. Whelp. I'm not doing that. Formula is 7800 seats times number of home games for tickets sold divided by tickets per student

[BburgHoosier 27]

Lots of  thoughts about what we need to do to fill the Memorial Stadium, specifically student attendance. Student attendence, actual butts in seats, needs to improve.

 

When I first started attending games in Memorial Stadium, officlals ignored people bringing in beer and alcohol.

 

Is it time to consider areas in the stadium where beer and wine would be available to fans?

 

Would that influence some of the half-time tailgaters to stay or come back after half time?

[RBB89 3,497]

Lots of thoughts about what we need to do to fill the Memorial Stadium, specifically student attendance. Student attendence, actual butts in seats, needs to improve.

When I first started attending games in Memorial Stadium, officlals ignored people bringing in beer and alcohol.

Is it time to consider areas in the stadium where beer and wine would be available to fans?

Would that influence some of the half-time tailgaters to stay or come back after half time?

They do serve alcohol in the suites, Stadium Club, and Henke Hall. There was talk of a small rooftop section on top of the new SEZ expansion when completed...I assume that would be a good trial area for a beer garden type thing. Who knows though.