Blacking out would be a very bad thing to do. It has a lot of unintended

Oct 9, 2015
1:38:49pm

Bob Vance

negative effects that owners don't realize when they do them. Short term gain, potentially, at getting an extra person or two into the stadium, while losing several other casual fans in the process.

Bad, bad idea.

Report problem with this ad

Bob Vance

Bio page: Bob Vance
Joined: Feb 13, 2006
Last login: May 3, 2024
Total posts: 51,416 (7,054 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

Selling out or not selling out LES - some on the board just don't get it

Cougarpride

10/9/15 9:45am

That's true. For many it's better to spend alot of money on a sweet Man Cave

SUAVO

10/9/15 9:50am

Absolutely agree. You can see more replays from better angles in man cave, but

StevensHenagerNation

10/9/15 11:58am

I too have built a pretty sweet "man cave" but...

bYu95070

10/9/15 1:29pm

RE: Selling out or not selling out LES - some on the board just don't get it

pastyute

10/9/15 9:51am

While point 1 is true, if a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it does

Rhino84

10/9/15 9:57am

Your stadium only holds 45,000. BYU's holds 63,000.

WJCougar

10/9/15 9:58am

RE: Your stadium only holds 45,000. BYU's holds 63,000.

pastyute

10/9/15 10:02am

in a ute's mind, 45k is > than 58k

JONBOY

10/9/15 10:05am

The point is....no need to brag about selling out a 45k stadium

WJCougar

10/9/15 10:07am

I don't think he was bragging. He was correcting misinformation.

Ute in DC

10/9/15 10:14am

Boise State will be our highest attended game. Only going downhill from here.

banksters

10/9/15 10:05am

And yet, there will still be more at a BYU game than R.E.S.

WJCougar

10/9/15 10:07am

Sure, Utah "sells out" it's games, which is a feat, but in the actual biggest

jsjohnson1278

10/9/15 1:02pm

Yewt games sell out so fans can use the stadium as a rest room.

RealityCheckedCougr

10/9/15 3:30pm

The home schedule is not helping with ticket sales.

WJCougar

10/9/15 10:00am

But the argument is that in past years we would always sell out. Who did we

Rhino84

10/9/15 10:09am

Past Years the only way to see any of those games was to attend

lawilson

10/9/15 10:13am

Not true most if not all home games were on KSL. Craig Bolerjack cut his

8theU

10/9/15 10:28am

This is a poor excuse, the majority of the teams on the home schedule are very

CougarPilot

10/9/15 11:33am

RE: Selling out or not selling out LES - some on the board just don't get it

Finngirl

10/9/15 10:06am

Actually, you're wrong.

Phred84044

10/9/15 10:11am

Utah's games are always on TV and

SD_UTE

10/9/15 10:12am

I do have to agree... Conference affiliation has helped Utah attendance.

lawilson

10/9/15 10:17am

No question Utah is up right now. Lots of things going for it.

banksters

10/9/15 10:20am

If BYU was in the Big XII, it would be a sellout, too

2FarGone

10/9/15 10:26am

to be fair you don't know if Utah would sell out a 65,000+ stadium in Provo at

MormonThug

10/9/15 10:31am

I agree Utah is a poor example and poor example of a P5 program

8theU

10/9/15 10:43am

stadium size does play into this as well

spugeddy24

10/9/15 12:13pm

Attendance is better than ever at Utah

PolarisPrime

10/9/15 4:18pm

Michigan has had > 100k at every home game since 1975. Notre Dame has sold out

NewMexiCoug

10/9/15 10:32am

BYU is great...

PolarisPrime

10/9/15 4:19pm

ECU an d Cinci are good games. First time visitors to LES and solid teams.

Turnpike Lane

10/9/15 10:45am

I found dates to be much more fun if my date was willing to open her mouth. . .

Ty10s_WinGames

10/9/15 11:21am

Attendance for the majority of NFL teams is as strong as ever, but it is the

gww687

10/9/15 11:35am

...Which is weird cuz it costs an arm and a leg to go to an NFL game

SouthernAZcoug

10/9/15 1:04pm

It's the hottest any sports league has ever been, it's absolutely unreal how

gww687

10/9/15 1:44pm

Hawaii @ BSU last Saturday Night looked like it had 10K people.

CosmoK

10/9/15 12:17pm

What does Provo have that Lincoln doesnt? I will never understand why more

Bgash

10/9/15 12:52pm

Boring student sections don't camp out in line 5 days before a game

StevensHenagerNation

10/9/15 1:25pm

Went to every single home game last year and the year before that so yeah

Bgash

10/9/15 1:37pm

Sellouts don't come from students. They come from an all around culture of

Rhino84

10/9/15 2:11pm

I agree for the most part

Bgash

10/9/15 2:43pm

Blacking out would be a very bad thing to do. It has a lot of unintended

Bob Vance

10/9/15 1:38pm

I will help.....give me your tickets!!!!

digitalayon

10/9/15 4:17pm

Report problem with this ad

Posting on CougarBoard

In order to post, you will need to either sign up or log in.

Report problem with this ad