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Do you think that expanding stadiums beyond 100,000 is a good or bad thing...
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:41 pm
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:41 pm
for either the teams that have already done so, or even including the teams that have it as a "goal" or "plan" in the future?
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Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:41 pm to Mister Tee
Why would it be bad?
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:42 pm to Mister Tee
If there's a demand for it, why wouldn't it be a good thing?
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:42 pm to Mister Tee
Bad. It's why Ole Miss refuses to go beyond 65,000.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:42 pm to Mister Tee
Someone jelly their stadium doesn't fit over 100,000??
This post was edited on 6/10/15 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:46 pm to Mister Tee
If it's a thing, it's just a thing; neither good nor bad.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:46 pm to Mister Tee
An awesome thing.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:50 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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If there's a demand for it, why wouldn't it be a good thing?
There may not always be the same demand for it, especially with TV coverage today, and empty sections of seats look bad on TV.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:50 pm to Mister Tee
really won`t know that answer for 15 to 20 years from now, i could see a downturn in attendance in the future with the superior coverage and home entertainment options. Though Auburn sold out last year even without Bama or Georgia and the additional "Eagles nest' tickets and have sold out this year, i believe we could fill it if they expanded the student section. Long term i would prefer upgrades and more premium seating.
This post was edited on 6/10/15 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:55 pm to TexAgChill
What are you going to do when the "hard times" come, though? When everything is black and meek...and the band-wagonners are, literally, nowhere to be seen.
Quality over quantity.
Quality over quantity.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:57 pm to Mister Tee
It doesn't matter what your capacity is. When bad times hit the stadium will look empty. Right Aggy?
Posted on 6/10/15 at 10:58 pm to dkreller
Like mass exits from the stadium at half time while trailing Troy?
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:00 pm to DaleDenton
More like the 90s
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:01 pm to Mister Tee
The only reason it would be bad would be because how obvious empty sections are for non-big games (which would be the majority of home games). I mean, I guess they lose money for printing out tickets that go unsold right? Other than that it shouldn't matter.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:04 pm to Mister Tee
It's only bad if you don't have the demand.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:04 pm to dkreller
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It doesn't matter what your capacity is. When bad times hit the stadium will look empty. Right Aggy?
Meh we will take a sold out season next year. That is a lot of money.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:06 pm to Mister Tee
It's a bad thing for most programs.
I want Carolina to stay roughly where we are now, but add another twenty or so luxury boxes and continue to improve amenities.
The problem is the new profit model for the SEC and other major conferences.
Empty seats are no longer considered a loss. Many empty seats are paid-for in advance regardless of whether or not someone is actually sitting in them at game time. Capacity stadiums each and every week are no longer of paramount importance ... just as long as the seat is sold. It's the time share model.
We top-out at 86k in Billy Brice. That's plenty. Add another 20 suites and then find another 4k general admission or something and that should last us another five decades or so.
Big stadiums are overrated IMHO. It's all about the atmosphere ... size really doesn't matter when it comes to stadiums IMHO.
I want Carolina to stay roughly where we are now, but add another twenty or so luxury boxes and continue to improve amenities.
The problem is the new profit model for the SEC and other major conferences.
Empty seats are no longer considered a loss. Many empty seats are paid-for in advance regardless of whether or not someone is actually sitting in them at game time. Capacity stadiums each and every week are no longer of paramount importance ... just as long as the seat is sold. It's the time share model.
We top-out at 86k in Billy Brice. That's plenty. Add another 20 suites and then find another 4k general admission or something and that should last us another five decades or so.
Big stadiums are overrated IMHO. It's all about the atmosphere ... size really doesn't matter when it comes to stadiums IMHO.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:07 pm to Henry Jones Jr
It just seems like a "We Want Big" fad or something. Remember when women in the 90's used to have unusually large hair with lots of hairspray. But then it rained...and those same women just looked like chemo patients?
In the mean time...the rest of the high-quality ladies knew the difference and consequences in persuing those ways.
In the mean time...the rest of the high-quality ladies knew the difference and consequences in persuing those ways.
This post was edited on 6/10/15 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:11 pm to scrooster
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size really doesn't matter when it comes to stadiums
That's what she said.
Posted on 6/10/15 at 11:12 pm to Mister Tee
Jordan Hare seats 87,000. That's so little league.
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