If we were 8-3, 6-1 in THIS conference

[noeynox]

Would our stadium look like Memphis's? We know could fill the place in the Big East days, but is there such apathy in this league that a team with a chance to win the league plays in an empty stadium? I really wonder what the rent will look like if we become competitive.

 

[zls44]

People in Connecticut don't care about beating UCF, USA, Tulsa and Tulane. It will be very, very difficult to draw above 35,000 with any consistency in this conference.

 

[noeynox]

I have my doubts as well. 35k, I'd be ecstatic. Memphis would give their left nut to have 35k, in their building at 8-3, with a chance to win their conference.

 

[junglehusky]

I'm slightly less pessimistic, I think if we end the home slate with the slightly more familiar teams (Temple, USF, Cinci) or a ranked UCF/ECU and UConn is having a good year we'll come close to selling out. I wouldn't say in that same year if we end with Memphis / Tulane / Tulsa instead it would be as good, but hopefully the conference wouldn't do that.

 

[EJHarrington]

Let's get to 8-3 and then worry about it.

 

[noeynox]

Let's get to 8-3 and then worry about it.

Good point. We are a long way from that, but what the hell is there to speculate about. I just saw the biggest B/S call ever. Pass interference, oh ball was tipped, oh ok defensive holding. BS

 

[storrsroars]

Last year, discounting any games involving Rutty or Ville, the only team that consistently drew over 30K was UCF. Attendance for intra-AAC games was miserable all around, with most games in the 20K range and a few under that.

I don't see it getting better.

 

[noeynox]

another terrible punt. Wain must be punting into the wind. My gosh those are terrible.

 

[huskymedic]

PaulDoyle16:22pm via Twitter Web Client
Attendance at Liberty Bowl is 35,102.

 

[noeynox]

Def looks a little a fuller than it did at the start. They must tailgate like UConn fans.

 

[Carl Spackler]

People in Connecticut don't care about beating UCF, USA, Tulsa and Tulane. It will be very, very difficult to draw above 35,000 with any consistency in this conference.

Bullshytte.

People in CT care about UCONN. A winning UCONN team will draw. We drew for games early in this season, when we have sucked ass for 4 years straight.

A winning UCONN football team, is a gold mine.

 

[gars44]

PaulDoyle16:22pm via Twitter Web Client
Attendance at Liberty Bowl is 35,102.

not buying that

 

[huskymedic]

PaulDoyle16:22pm via Twitter Web Client
Attendance at Liberty Bowl is 35,102.

not buying that

I don't buy 3/4 of the attendance figures I see but at peak it look half full... Capacity is 61K

 

[TouchdownHusky]

Maybe if UConn could actually score TDs on offense there might be interest in this franchise. UConn might be the most inept offense in college football. Every week we see scores from big boy college football that are in the neighborhood of 42-37. I'd at least like to see them scoring if they are gonna lose 9-10 games per year.

 

[UConnNick]

Like UCONN, Memphis is a basketball school. Always has been, always will be. Filling a 62K seat stadium for games in this conference isn't going to ever happen for them, even if they are undefeated for an entire season.

 

[huskyniner]

Like UCONN, Memphis is a basketball school. Always has been, always will be.

Not buying this. A few consistent years with the team performing as well as the Fiesta Bowl team did, and the fans will support it big time. UConn hockey got a few big wins early in the season over ranked opponents and now the games are drawing consistently large crowds. Connecticut will support a winner.

 

[TigerJ]

Attendance smack really?

 

[Dooley]

I'd be impressed with 3500 this Saturday. Sad but somewhat true.

 

[J187Money]

I'd be impressed with 3500 this Saturday. Sad but somewhat true.

Come on. There will be 10k.

 

[Dooley]

Come on. There will be 10k.

I primarily joke and kid. The announced will be 10-15K, sure. I'm also talking 4th quarter deals. No more than a couple of hundred like the Cinci game. The mean attendance through all 4 quarters shouldn't be much more than 3500.

 

[rich1122]

Sellouts will be few and far between the next three years.

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

Memphis attendance avg in 2013 was 28,537... UConn's was around 34,000 per game. I wonder with the new conference and bring a non-P5 if attendance will continue to drop around the league in the years to come? I really think here in CT winning and a dynamic HC and face of the program to energize fans (which we have) can really turn things around for UConn in terms of putting people in seats at The Rent.

Does anyone see any data on league-wide attendance this year? Wondering who leads the AAC?

 

[Whale22]

I'm slightly less pessimistic, I think if we end the home slate with the slightly more familiar teams (Temple, USF, Cinci) or a ranked UCF/ECU and UConn is having a good year we'll come close to selling out. I wouldn't say in that same year if we end with Memphis / Tulane / Tulsa instead it would be as good, but hopefully the conference wouldn't do that.

Strikes me that Temple is considered a name that we could get excited ending the season with. To think they were kicked out of old BE and now we're trying to get ourselves excited for them. They're all the same, we have nothing in common with these schools. It's like trying to get excited for the Wolfpack.

 

[UofMemphis]

The Liberty Bowl holds over 59,000 people, Memphis had 35k there.

ECU - 45k
UCF - 38k
Memphis - 34k
USF - 31k
Cincy - 30k
Houston - 28k
UConn - 28k
Tulane - 26k
Temple - 23k
SMU - 22k
Tulsa - 20k

Navy is bringing 32k

 

[UConnNick]

Not buying this. A few consistent years with the team performing as well as the Fiesta Bowl team did, and the fans will support it big time. UConn hockey got a few big wins early in the season over ranked opponents and now the games are drawing consistently large crowds. Connecticut will support a winner.

I never suggested UCONN fans won't support the football program, just that it's never going to surpass basketball as the school's No. 1 athletic program.