Predicting 1st game attendance

[Knight_Light]

The big donor seats on the east side looked less than 1/2 full.  This drives me crazy just like that section at the dome behind the visiting team.  The TV cameras and the main home crowd (west side) are looking right at the those sections that get all the no shows.  Not sure what can be done about it if anything - just a shame.  Probably the same corporate supporters that have gator seats also.

Since USF can't sell many of those high priced booster club seats on the East Side Stands...why don't they just use less sections for boosters?

UCF can sell many East Side Stand tix either (obviously no club too), especially with UCF kickoff games at 6pm (suns up!) and GOL's desire to move games to earlier in the day.

UCF though only has about 4-5 booster sections total on the East side...so fans can still walk up on game day and purchase a $30 sideline tix on the 30 if they want.

USF has too much booster tix supply vs demand right now (East Side), so they should eliminate a few of those sections...and move boosters closer together (say between the 30's), and open up those tix on the 15-25 yd line to the public.

Is the club open on the East side of USF Boosters? If so, just require a wrist band or something to get in...vs those that have to go to the first level concourse for concessions if they are not a booster.

KL

PS. That's my worthless marketing suggestion of the day. As others noted, its the EAST Side Stands at both UCF and USF that get the most TV time...since the main TV cameras/announcers box are located in the West Side Stands. Image is everything.

[79 Bull]

The big donor seats on the east side looked less than 1/2 full.  This drives me crazy just like that section at the dome behind the visiting team.  The TV cameras and the main home crowd (west side) are looking right at the those sections that get all the no shows.  Not sure what can be done about it if anything - just a shame.  Probably the same corporate supporters that have gator seats also.

Since USF can't sell many of those high priced booster club seats on the East Side Stands...why don't they just use less sections for boosters?

KL, the problem is not in SELLING the seats.  The problem is getting them to use the tickets.  I understand those 2 sections on the 50 are basically sold - the tickets are just not used.

[E.T.]

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KL, the problem is not in SELLING the seats.  The problem is getting them to use the tickets.  I understand those 2 sections on the 50 are basically sold - the tickets are just not used.

Exactly.

[Guest]

... an announced crowd of 26,351 at Raymond James Stadium

So I wasn't that far off...

yeah... optimistic...

26,500...

Neither was tree53...

25,950 :-[