Dooley
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Are there really people here who think an extra 5,000 people in seats at the Rent would cause a mad rush of conference commissioners to call Susan up and ask UConn to the prom? Really? CR is a complex mish-mash of desires, needs, history, personalities, money, and dozens of other things. Yes, filling the stadium is one of a hundred or so things that could improve UConn's attractiveness to a P5 league. Most of those things are out of the control of the University.
You are over-simplifying this. Of course 5K empty seats at ONE GAME is not going to have much effect. But 5-10K empty seats at EVERY GAME certainly will. If we can't fill our stadium on a beautiful 70 degree Friday night against a top, nationally recognized opponent in the first game after the wicked witch is dead, then that is cause for concern.
You are right: empty seats isn't the ONLY thing that may or may not get us out of AAC purgatory. But it is the one of very few things that we as fans can control, along with TV ratings, buying merchandise, and donating to the school. 5K empties at a big game like BYU home opener sends a very poor message. If we have 5-10K empties at every home game this year, then that's on us as fans. P5 conferences won't be convinced that they can make money off UCONN when UCONN can't make money off of UCONN.