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re: KNWA said 10,000 tickets still remain for the LR game.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 6:16 pm to wmr
Posted on 9/11/15 at 6:16 pm to wmr
and Wally Hall has been making excuses for days.
LR's really showing out and letting everyone know how much they support the Hogs.
I saw a stat that 71% of the people that come to a game in Fayetteville are from out of the area.
I also saw a stat that says there are 8500 hotel rooms and 97 hotels in Benton/Washington counties. Those rooms have around a 68-70% occupancy rate.
If all of the rooms are booked w/ hog game attendees, let's say an average of 2.75 people to a room. Which is 23,375 people. Last season's average attendance was about 68,000, 71% of that is 48,280.
Something doesn't add up. 25,000 drive up same day and go back home after the game? I'm sure a lot do, but not 35% of the stadium's entire capacity.
The stated number of fans from outside of NWA is almost enough to sell out WMS. There's more students on campus than the mystery 25,000 fans that supposedly drive back and forth on game day.
If 48K fans actually come from outside of NWA to watch the hogs in RRS, then no way in hell should there only be 40,000 tickets sold, and I'm expecting of that 40,000 sold at least 70% to be season ticket holders, presumably from NWA.
LR's really showing out and letting everyone know how much they support the Hogs.
I saw a stat that 71% of the people that come to a game in Fayetteville are from out of the area.
I also saw a stat that says there are 8500 hotel rooms and 97 hotels in Benton/Washington counties. Those rooms have around a 68-70% occupancy rate.
If all of the rooms are booked w/ hog game attendees, let's say an average of 2.75 people to a room. Which is 23,375 people. Last season's average attendance was about 68,000, 71% of that is 48,280.
Something doesn't add up. 25,000 drive up same day and go back home after the game? I'm sure a lot do, but not 35% of the stadium's entire capacity.
The stated number of fans from outside of NWA is almost enough to sell out WMS. There's more students on campus than the mystery 25,000 fans that supposedly drive back and forth on game day.
If 48K fans actually come from outside of NWA to watch the hogs in RRS, then no way in hell should there only be 40,000 tickets sold, and I'm expecting of that 40,000 sold at least 70% to be season ticket holders, presumably from NWA.
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Posted on 9/11/15 at 6:33 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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25,000 drive up same day and go back home after the game
I have no idea of the number, but I've been to 50+ games in Fayetteville and have stayed overnight less than 10 times. Very, very few people that I know stay the night after a Fayetteville game. There is really no reason to being that I (and many of my friends) been to several weeknight basketball games despite having to work the following day.
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at least 70% to be season ticket holders, presumably from NWA.
I'm sure
This post was edited on 9/11/15 at 6:38 pm
Posted on 9/11/15 at 6:41 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
Having "all" of the NWA hotel rooms filled with football fans would assume that they are completely empty every other weekend of the year.
Hotels here are generally lower-occupancy on weekends, like they are in almost all areas with business travelers. But they aren't empty on weekends without Hog fans.
Hotels here are generally lower-occupancy on weekends, like they are in almost all areas with business travelers. But they aren't empty on weekends without Hog fans.
Posted on 9/11/15 at 6:44 pm to CtotheVrzrbck
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If 48K fans actually come from outside of NWA to watch the hogs in RRS, then no way in hell should there only be 40,000 tickets sold
That's because it's bullshite.
People in NWA and Fort Smith have more incentive to buy season tickets because they, or someone they know, will always be able to use their tickets. That doesn't make them "better fans", it's just reality. Businesses as well as individuals in NWA get a lot more out of season tickets than people living in Little Rock do.
It's a strange complex that comes from down there. They fail to recognize that just between NWA and Fort Smith metros, you're talking about nearly 800,000 people.
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