Topic: Will we average 30,000 this fall???...

[SuperAnjario]

RI went 3-9 last year in what we used to call 1AA and is a nobody in football with no traveling fans. Did you mean for that to be a "2" instead of a "3"?

Home openers are always extremely well attended regardless of opponent.  You can take my word for it or look up the historical numbers.  I'm right, though.

The recipe is there for a massive attendance year IF we come out OK on kickoff times and don't get hammered by weather.  Remember, we have little control over kick time when TV is involved.  Also, I expect all of our games except RI to be televised, for sure.  We're CUSA's marquee team.  FS1 and CBSSports are going to fight over broadcasting our games.  We may draw a Thursday night FS1 spot.  Not a big hindrance to attendance if it's not late in the year.  Also, all of our CUSA home games are against somewhat attractive teams this year.

Rhode Island:  Home opener=great attendance

OU:  Revenge, recognized opponent, rival, early in the season=probably the best attended game since VT came to Huntington

MTSU:  good conference opponent, homecoming, revenge=great attendance

FAU:  good conference opponent=potentially good attendance if the time slot and weather cooperate

Rice:  see FAU

Western Kentucky:  Probably looking at a crowd similar to the ECU crowd from last year, but it could improve with a 3:30 kick/a shot of nice weather/us playing for what we all want to be playing for

We could realistically crack 30k for any of the first 5 games.  It all depends on if we get 1-3 really well attended games of 30+++ and then don't get whacked with 24k or less at all.

[firstate]

Judging by the amount of MSU fans at the MU/MTSU game last year, they don't have many.

[GreenSteve]

we have a good schedule at home...

That's the first time I've heard it described that way...

GS.

[backontrack]

Good in that they're all winnable and that the tougher C-USA games (I know--relative term) are at home...

[sleeinwv]

Tough call...
          
Sept. 6, 2014   Rhode Island            Over 30,000       
Sept. 13, 2014   Ohio                     Over 30,000       
Oct. 11, 2014   Middle Tenn.            No.  They will bring fans, however.  IMO,MTSU will become a heated rivalry.       
Oct. 25, 2014   Florida Atlantic         No.....but will be close.  Hopefully we're top 25 by this weekend.       
Nov. 15, 2014   Rice                       If they are 7-2 and we're 9-0....maybe.
Nov. 28, 2014   Western Kentucky    No way, no how.  IMO, another soon to be heated rivalry.  They will bring fans.
CUSA Championship                        Over 30,000.

Black Friday will KILL us......

I can see us having 3 maybe 4 over 30,000 but Black Friday game will kill the average.

I'll say CUSA championship game (not a gimme but it should be here), Ohio, MTSU and maybe RI

[fedale]

How many bought tickets to the Military bowl?

Isn't there a voucher for 2 home games for free if you bought them?

If we put 5,000-8,000 in Annapolis, that should provide some extra tickets.

[lovetheherd2]

In '02, when we opened with Appy amidst great expectations the crowd was 31,042...now, we DID have the SoCon rivalry with those people, but there no reason whatsoever that we can't do that well this year...

I need to know the population loss in the area since 02, that's 12 years, some very tough.

I'll be hopeful & very happy if we hit 30,000 or even 28,500