50,000 strong? What happened to ECU?

[Central Floridave]

found on twitter

Here's a mid-season look at #AAC football attendance, the top-half of the league in home game average:

1. UCF -- 44,415
2. Cincinnati -- 37,893
3. Memphis -- 37,501
4. South Florida -- 35,574
5. #ECU -- 35,155
6. Navy -- 32,398

Pirates are at UCF on Saturday night.

 

[mattropolis]

Easy:
2019 (3-3; Only wins are William and Mary, Gardner Webb, and Old Dominion)
2018 (3-9)
2017 (3-9)
2016 (3-9)
2015 (5-7)

It costs a lot of money to buy season tickets, tailgate, babysitters, etc.... Not to mention giving up all or part of a day for many families. It is not an inconsequential expense for most people. When your program doesn't seem to care I can understand why people walk away. You can watch them lose from home for a 80-90% reduction in cost (just guessing).

 

[Central Floridave]

good article

A look at how coaching hires changed the trajectory of the AAC

Having the right head coach matters no matter what conference you play in, but especially so in the AAC.

By Dan Morrison Oct 8, 2019, 9:00am EDT

https://www.underdogdynasty.com/201...e-aac-ecu-temple-ruffin-mcneill-lincoln-riley

 

[UCFloridaTech]

They should change their name to Carolina Tech, or something.*

 

[jestert79]

Funny how things change. I remember some posters from ECU being here constantly talking trash, many years ago

 

[Colonel Mortimer]

35,000 is pretty impressive for a team that's averaged 3 wins over the past 3 years.

 

[Knight_Light]

35,000 is pretty impressive for a team that's averaged 3 wins over the past 3 years.

Those are "announced figures as many of their past games barely past the 15k mark but most were announced 30k.

What's made it worse for ECU is their games day revenue is way down (lower Tix sales and fewer actual attendance) yet ECU just spent $50 Million on new press box, suites and club level.

They are hurting big-time on their balance sheet.

 

[UCF-CE94]

They have a lot of bandwagon fans who bailed and went back to be NC State, UNC, Duke, Wake Forest, etc. fans when EZU started to lose. I have family up there who make fun of the entire school because people from NC think of it as the 13th grade.

 

[PowerEye101]

Home Attendance vs ECU

2015 - 23,734 (0-12)
2017 - 40,287 (13-0)
2019 - ?

 

[KnightHammer]

found on twitter

Here's a mid-season look at #AAC football attendance, the top-half of the league in home game average:

1. UCF -- 44,415
2. Cincinnati -- 37,893
3. Memphis -- 37,501
4. South Florida -- 35,574
5. #ECU -- 35,155
6. Navy -- 32,398

Pirates are at UCF on Saturday night.

I went to the USF/Wisconsin game. They announced 40k+. No way was there more than 12K. Before you ask, I went to watch a kid who is like a son to me play his first college game for USF. He was offered and should have went to UCF, but that's another story.

Also, USF hosted my 2021 6'6" 300lb nephew at the BYU game. They offered him. I call him Pancake, because that's what he does. He'll probably get a UF offer at some point. UCF has yet to reach out to him. Go figure.

 

[KnightGeist]

found on twitter

Here's a mid-season look at #AAC football attendance, the top-half of the league in home game average:

1. UCF -- 44,415
2. Cincinnati -- 37,893
3. Memphis -- 37,501
4. South Florida -- 35,574
5. #ECU -- 35,155
6. Navy -- 32,398

Pirates are at UCF on Saturday night.

In what universe is usf averaging 35k at home hahahahahaha

 

[Knight_Light]

Here is what the cows actual homecoming attendance looked like last week vs BYU when they listed 35,375 (more than half full).

 

[firm_bizzle]

Winning solves a lot of problems.

 

[Poolside Knight]

no fanbase in this conference has a large enough fanbase or track record of consistent support in lean times to engage in attendance smack talk

 

[UCF_SystemsEng]

no fanbase in this conference has a large enough fanbase or track record of consistent support in lean times to engage in attendance smack talk

If any of us did, they'd be in the Big12 right now.

 

[ucfversusbcs]

Here is what the cows actual homecoming attendance looked like last week vs BYU when they listed 35,375 (more than half full).

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That looks like 35k. Most of them are inside the stadium.

 

[SCKnight]

You are talking bad about the Virtual Bowl winners

 

[Lurky]

They are 50,000 virtual fans strong...

 

[HammerB08]

 

[HammerB08]

 

[Ucfmikes]

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Too many lols and smiley emojis to be taken seriously

 

[I.R.A. Pirate]

Those are "announced figures as many of their past games barely past the 15k mark but most were announced 30k.

What's made it worse for ECU is their games day revenue is way down (lower Tix sales and fewer actual attendance) yet ECU just spent $50 Million on new press box, suites and club level.

They are hurting big-time on their balance sheet.

What you’ve been told is a good bit off base. I’ve bought season tickets and attended ECU games for over 35 years. There have been over 30k at every game this year. I’ve become pretty good at predicting attendance by looking around the stadium. At no game has only 15k been in the stands. That would be correct if one side in the lower deck was full from the 10 to the 10 and all other seats in the 51k stadium was empty. Once we begin to be competitive again we will quickly be back in the 40s each game. Don’t listen to to ACC fans in the area...it would be like listening to the UF fans in your area...no respect. My cousin is an UF fanatic...no respect for UCF.

I have enjoyed and pulled for UCF the last few years. Thanks for carrying the AAC banner. We hope to be helping you soon.

 

[I.R.A. Pirate]

What you’ve been told is a good bit off base. I’ve bought season tickets and attended ECU games for over 35 years. There have been over 30k at every game this year. I’ve become pretty good at predicting attendance by looking around the stadium. At no game has only 15k been in the stands. That would be correct if one side in the lower deck was full from the 10 to the 10 and all other seats in the 51k stadium was empty. Once we begin to be competitive again we will quickly be back in the 40s each game. Don’t listen to to ACC fans in the area...it would be like listening to the UF fans in your area...no respect. My cousin is an UF fanatic...no respect for UCF.

I have enjoyed and pulled for UCF the last few years. Thanks for carrying the AAC banner. We hope to be helping you soon.

 

[Knight_Light]

What you’ve been told is a good bit off base. I’ve bought season tickets and attended ECU games for over 35 years. There have been over 30k at every game this year. I’ve become pretty good at predicting attendance by looking around the stadium. At no game has only 15k been in the stands. That would be correct if one side in the lower deck was full from the 10 to the 10 and all other seats in the 51k stadium was empty. Once we begin to be competitive again we will quickly be back in the 40s each game. Don’t listen to to ACC fans in the area...it would be like listening to the UF fans in your area...no respect. My cousin is an UF fanatic...no respect for UCF.

I haves enjoyed and pulled for UCF the last few years. Thanks for carrying the AAC banner. We hope to helping you soon.

I said "in past games" (i.e. last few years) as you know all the media reports with even quotes from ECU Leaders about their attendance issues when so few fans were showing up on beautiful game days.