St. Pete Bowl Attendance

[ncentonze]

I didnt go to the USF St Pete Bowl because of 2 thngs. 1) we played Memphis 2) it was a mid afternoon game i believe, 4pm?

I would have had to make a whole day of it and take off of work. a night time game like the ucf st pete bowl someone could still do things during the day (ie work) and still make the game even if you live and work in orlando. IMO

[Triple B]

Here are the actual attendance figures and media reported estimates for those interested in the facts . . .

2008 St. Pete Bowl attendance was 25,205 minus an estimated 1,000 Memphis fans equals an estimated 24,205 USF fans.

2009 St. Pete Bowl attendance was 29,763 minus an estimated 8,000 Rutgers  fans equals an estimated 21,763 UCF fans.

Thus, it appears USF fans bought about 11% more tickets than UCF fans.  GB!

Except that only 21,863 showed up (no clue on how many actually paid for their tix).

Believe USF's attendance was hurt by very weak student attendance, plus, overall tix sales as each tix sold through USF received a free ticket to the USF/Syracuse Hoop Game...but that still left USF short on official tix sales.

From Tampa Tribune:

WHERE’S THE SCHOOL SPIRIT? Of the six Big East schools that went to bowl games in 2008, USF sold the third-most tickets (8,500). The actual attendance at Tropicana Field for the St. Petersburg Bowl was 21,863.

However, despite one of the nation’s largest enrollments, only 533 – or 1.1 percent – of the school’s student body attended the St. Pete Bowl, located about 40 minutes from campus.

What’s more surprising about the low student turnout (only 533 tickets sold) was USF offered discounted $10 tickets and of USF’s fall enrollment of 46,330, nearly two-thirds of USF’s students (30,300) are from nearby Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Here are the number of tickets sold by each Big East school for its 2008 bowl games according to each university. Pittsburgh, which played in the Sun Bowl, did not release its ticket numbers.

School (Bowl tickets sold by school) Bowl

West Virginia (18,800) Meineke Car Care

Cincinnati (13,187) Orange

USF (8,500) St. Pete

Rutgers (5,012) Papajohns.com

UConn (3,500) International

And your turnout would have been about the same if you were playing Kent State ..... run along now ... your obsession with us is borderline creepy.

[dabull80]

Our turn out for the magicjack was very very poor.  The game should have been sold out and wasn't even close.  In time we will get the fan base.

[jstewholymoly]

West Virginia (18,800) Meineke Car Care

Cincinnati (13,187) Orange

USF (8,500) St. Pete

Rutgers (5,012) Papajohns.com

UConn (3,500) International

Welcome to why, starting next year, the Champs Sports Bowl is the new destination for BE runner-up!

[LunchTimeBully]

Here are the actual attendance figures and media reported estimates for those interested in the facts . . .

2008 St. Pete Bowl attendance was 25,205 minus an estimated 1,000 Memphis fans equals an estimated 24,205 USF fans.

2009 St. Pete Bowl attendance was 29,763 minus an estimated 8,000 Rutgers  fans equals an estimated 21,763 UCF fans.

Thus, it appears USF fans bought about 11% more tickets than UCF fans.  GB!

Except that only 21,863 showed up (no clue on how many actually paid for their tix).

Believe USF's attendance was hurt by very weak student attendance, plus, overall tix sales as each tix sold through USF received a free ticket to the USF/Syracuse Hoop Game...but that still left USF short on official tix sales.

From Tampa Tribune:

WHERE’S THE SCHOOL SPIRIT? Of the six Big East schools that went to bowl games in 2008, USF sold the third-most tickets (8,500). The actual attendance at Tropicana Field for the St. Petersburg Bowl was 21,863.

However, despite one of the nation’s largest enrollments, only 533 – or 1.1 percent – of the school’s student body attended the St. Pete Bowl, located about 40 minutes from campus.

What’s more surprising about the low student turnout (only 533 tickets sold) was USF offered discounted $10 tickets and of USF’s fall enrollment of 46,330, nearly two-thirds of USF’s students (30,300) are from nearby Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Here are the number of tickets sold by each Big East school for its 2008 bowl games according to each university. Pittsburgh, which played in the Sun Bowl, did not release its ticket numbers.

School (Bowl tickets sold by school) Bowl

West Virginia (18,800) Meineke Car Care

Cincinnati (13,187) Orange

USF (8,500) St. Pete

Rutgers (5,012) Papajohns.com

UConn (3,500) International

For the millionth time there were well over 2,000 students at the game. They didn't buy tickets through the school, they bought them through ticketmaster. If you are somehow trying to compare our student fanbases then you are delusional USF had to EXPAND its student section for the Cincy game this year making our student section over 14,000. Oh and the students actually paid to go because tickets ran out. Again, nobody is at all concerned about student interest in football.

http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=204812826

The Student Section Drive to 15,000 Seats Is On!!! 

Courtesy: USF

            Release: 10/15/2009

         

 

Courtesy: J. Meric

Access My Student Account

Updated 1:21 PM on Thursday, Oct. 15

TAMPA - USF students have claimed and purchased well over 14,000 tickets for tonight's game and once again, due to the overwhelming demand, the Bulls' Ticket Office has opened up more $10 tickets.

USF has opened up 546 additional seats at $10 apiece for USF students.

It is already guaranteed that USF will have a record turnout of students at the tonight's game, now the DRIVE TO 15,000 STUDENTS is on. 

Now, if anyone actually cared about your program they would report the ACTUAL attendance to your bowl game this year. There was most definitely not 29 K. I watched your beatdown on TV.

[Knight_Light]

Here are the actual attendance figures and media reported estimates for those interested in the facts . . .

2008 St. Pete Bowl attendance was 25,205 minus an estimated 1,000 Memphis fans equals an estimated 24,205 USF fans.

2009 St. Pete Bowl attendance was 29,763 minus an estimated 8,000 Rutgers  fans equals an estimated 21,763 UCF fans.

Thus, it appears USF fans bought about 11% more tickets than UCF fans.  GB!

Except that only 21,863 showed up (no clue on how many actually paid for their tix).

Believe USF's attendance was hurt by very weak student attendance, plus, overall tix sales as each tix sold through USF received a free ticket to the USF/Syracuse Hoop Game...but that still left USF short on official tix sales.

From Tampa Tribune:

WHERE’S THE SCHOOL SPIRIT? Of the six Big East schools that went to bowl games in 2008, USF sold the third-most tickets (8,500). The actual attendance at Tropicana Field for the St. Petersburg Bowl was 21,863.

However, despite one of the nation’s largest enrollments, only 533 – or 1.1 percent – of the school’s student body attended the St. Pete Bowl, located about 40 minutes from campus.

What’s more surprising about the low student turnout (only 533 tickets sold) was USF offered discounted $10 tickets and of USF’s fall enrollment of 46,330, nearly two-thirds of USF’s students (30,300) are from nearby Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Here are the number of tickets sold by each Big East school for its 2008 bowl games according to each university. Pittsburgh, which played in the Sun Bowl, did not release its ticket numbers.

School (Bowl tickets sold by school) Bowl

West Virginia (18,800) Meineke Car Care

Cincinnati (13,187) Orange

USF (8,500) St. Pete

Rutgers (5,012) Papajohns.com

UConn (3,500) International

For the millionth time there were well over 2,000 students at the game. They didn't buy tickets through the school, they bought them through ticketmaster.

So your saying all of these mystery students would rather pay $30 (plus ticketmaster fees) to go to the St Pete Bowl vs spending $10 and NO ticketmaster fees through USF?

[South_Florida_Flip]

So your saying all of these mystery students would rather pay $30 (plus ticketmaster fees) to go to the St Pete Bowl vs spending $10 and NO ticketmaster fees through USF?

There was a limited supply of those $10 tickets for students and they were all taken. Once they were gone the $30 option was the only one left.

[LunchTimeBully]

Here are the actual attendance figures and media reported estimates for those interested in the facts . . .

2008 St. Pete Bowl attendance was 25,205 minus an estimated 1,000 Memphis fans equals an estimated 24,205 USF fans.

2009 St. Pete Bowl attendance was 29,763 minus an estimated 8,000 Rutgers  fans equals an estimated 21,763 UCF fans.

Thus, it appears USF fans bought about 11% more tickets than UCF fans.  GB!

Except that only 21,863 showed up (no clue on how many actually paid for their tix).

Believe USF's attendance was hurt by very weak student attendance, plus, overall tix sales as each tix sold through USF received a free ticket to the USF/Syracuse Hoop Game...but that still left USF short on official tix sales.

From Tampa Tribune:

WHERE’S THE SCHOOL SPIRIT? Of the six Big East schools that went to bowl games in 2008, USF sold the third-most tickets (8,500). The actual attendance at Tropicana Field for the St. Petersburg Bowl was 21,863.

However, despite one of the nation’s largest enrollments, only 533 – or 1.1 percent – of the school’s student body attended the St. Pete Bowl, located about 40 minutes from campus.

What’s more surprising about the low student turnout (only 533 tickets sold) was USF offered discounted $10 tickets and of USF’s fall enrollment of 46,330, nearly two-thirds of USF’s students (30,300) are from nearby Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Manatee and Sarasota counties.

Here are the number of tickets sold by each Big East school for its 2008 bowl games according to each university. Pittsburgh, which played in the Sun Bowl, did not release its ticket numbers.

School (Bowl tickets sold by school) Bowl

West Virginia (18,800) Meineke Car Care

Cincinnati (13,187) Orange

USF (8,500) St. Pete

Rutgers (5,012) Papajohns.com

UConn (3,500) International

For the millionth time there were well over 2,000 students at the game. They didn't buy tickets through the school, they bought them through ticketmaster.

So your saying all of these mystery students would rather pay $30 (plus ticketmaster fees) to go to the St Pete Bowl vs spending $10 and NO ticketmaster fees through USF?

No, I'm saying 95% of students didn't know about the $10 tickets because they were released after classes had ended and most students were already on winter vacation. It's hard to buy a ticket that you don't know exists. If you were at the game you would've seen that the entire east endzone was full of students.

[SattyBull]

Time to move this...... it's old news anyways.

[Triple B]

Time to move this...... it's old news anyways.

Good idea ..... and looks like some parts need to be split and moved again.