AgLA06 said:
The Marksman said:
AgLA06 said:
The Marksman said:
AgLA06 said:
Farmer1906 said:
Last's Night's Attendance - 7,934
-4th highest attended game of the year
Season Average - 6,431
Total Attendance - 257,258
I am fairly certain both are record highs. If anyone had any previous concerns about Olsen expanding, this year should have addressed it.
I'm all for renovation and some expansion, but man averaging 6,400 fans a game and maxing at 7K ish fans for the most important games makes the claims of a 15K or more seat stadium seem like a reach.
Who's gonna tell him?
Obviously not you. What do I need to be told?
You can't expand a stadium that will be half empty for 60% or more of the games for 5 regional / super games and 6 Saturdays in conference. As nice as it would be, it doesn't work financially.
This is Schloss' quote on what he wants.
"So we have physical limitations as to how far out we can go, we can certainly go up but you also have the sun to deal with out in right field. So for me, I mean, I was hoping anywhere from 12 to 15,000. "
The fact that our maximum attendance is only around 7-8K(not counting Aggie Ally) is not representative of how many people want to watch the Aggies play baseball, but is only representative how many people physically can fit in Blue Bell to do so. When we build a bigger stadium, it will be full.
It will be more than half full for the 45ish non-conference and non Saturday conference games?
There were only 40 home games this year so your 45 estimate is a little high.
Based on this season #'s alone with a small season ticket base due to a limited # of physical seats, we topped 6k in 60% of the games & 7k in 43% of the games. If we sell an extra 1-2k in season tickets with an expanded ballpark, then its safe to say we'll have 6k+ tickets sold in even the smallest of games. If we build a ballpark that expands to 12K, we should have no problem being more than half full.
What is more important?
Maximizing revenue and having the best possible experience for 12 of the home games and maybe dealing with a semi empty park for 12 of the weaker Tuesday night and early OOC
or
Having a ballpark look full for most of the season even if it means people get left out being able to attend big games and selling the most season tickets.