So why doesn’t BYU reduce seating capacity?

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Feb 8, 2019
9:39:53am

LifelongAP Walk-on

A sold out stadium of 46k feels more full than a 64k stadium with 52k in it.

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Originally posted on Feb 8, 2019 at 9:39:53am

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LifelongAP

Previous username: Westjordancoug
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We shouldn't play Utah anymore. What do we get out of it? Drop that dumpy

BeefNoodleSoup

2/8/19 8:11am

What does BYU get out of it? A mostly full stadium once every other year

ALUF 1990

2/8/19 8:12am

Our stadium is already mostly full.

BeefNoodleSoup

2/8/19 8:13am

Last year was pretty bad. Outside of the Utah State game we were about 10,000

BYUheaven

2/8/19 8:26am

-10,000 is still mostly full. CF attendance is down everywhere.

BeefNoodleSoup

2/8/19 8:39am

Not at Rice Eccles

displacedute

2/8/19 9:43am

Cause your stadium is small. 45k

Shore10

2/8/19 9:50am

Attendance is down everywhere, right? Not in SLC

displacedute

2/8/19 9:53am

If we had a stadium that seated 200 people and didn't know how to do math,

BeefNoodleSoup

2/8/19 10:00am

RE: If we had a stadium that seated 200 people and didn't know how to do math,

displacedute

2/8/19 10:28am

Have you been to a Utah basketball game laterly?

Boomcannon

2/8/19 10:46am

I'm sorry, did we start playing college football games in the Hunstman?

displacedute

2/8/19 10:57am

You're right. This post was completely inappropriate for the subject.

Boomcannon

2/8/19 11:04am

No, but if you did it would finally look full and 80K could demonstrate tackles

SwisshQiumi

2/8/19 11:21am

Attendance is also not down in the prisons

Shihan

2/8/19 11:56am

LES sold more tickets for SJ State game than RES did for, well, ANY game.

Shore10

2/8/19 1:32pm

RE: LES sold more tickets for SJ State game than RES did for, well, ANY game.

displacedute

2/8/19 2:24pm

RE: What does BYU get out of it? A mostly full stadium once every other year

The Board Imbecile

2/8/19 8:15am

Thousands of BYU fans dress up as empty seats every game? Ok got it

ALUF 1990

2/8/19 8:18am

You didn't answer his question

Wingnut

2/8/19 8:18am

LOL...says the 45k stadium capacity guy, which for YEARS was STILL empty.

Desert Rat

2/8/19 8:20am

Utah’s had like 80 consecutive sell-outs and is expanding

LifelongAP

2/8/19 9:11am

Selling out at 45K. Whoopee!

BeefNoodleSoup

2/8/19 9:12am

BYU would have 230+ game sellout streak with a 45k stadium

STL

2/8/19 9:24am

So why doesn’t BYU reduce seating capacity?

LifelongAP

2/8/19 9:39am

I'd be fine with it

STL

2/8/19 9:48am

Why? Are we only 3/5ths of a person to you?

Shore10

2/8/19 1:34pm

RE: Thousands of BYU fans dress up as empty seats every game? Ok got it

The Board Imbecile

2/8/19 8:21am

RE: What does BYU get out of it? A mostly full stadium once every other year

LaVellIfIKnow

2/8/19 8:18am

Yeah, why play yer biggest rival. Then we just look down on em

MatthiasG

2/8/19 8:38am

They are basically 1/5 of our P5 games

CallingDingo

2/8/19 8:41am

I'll be ok with it

SpiffCoug

2/8/19 8:46am

It certainly has benefited Utah far more than BYU the last decade or so.

Mr. Scoobs

2/8/19 8:52am

I would pull a Liberty and play them twice in the same season

2FarGone

2/8/19 9:01am

If you can't beat 'em, quit. Not sure I like that. If we ever get a string of

Goliath

2/8/19 9:30am

what would we gain from beating them? Not much.

BeefNoodleSoup

2/8/19 9:38am

Really? Disagree completely.

Goliath

2/8/19 9:51am

Are you trolling or completely irrational?

Cougstreak

2/8/19 9:57am

Beat them, then kick them to the curb.

Dr MoBYU

2/8/19 10:15am

I'm down with that.

BeefNoodleSoup

2/8/19 12:29pm

I would hesitate to drop them only because it looks like we quit

pappabear246

2/8/19 10:31am

^^^^^^ This. Never, EVER give up to Utah. Period!

BleedCougarBlue2

2/8/19 1:59pm

I'm growing tired of losing to them every year

Byu_1988

2/8/19 2:04pm

Can't it just be about entertainment. Once you get to that point sports will be

JAGA97

2/8/19 3:02pm

Let’s only play schools with “moral standards”. Oh, wait.

deliciousmocha

2/8/19 4:42pm

I would love to call their bluff and stop playing them. They are now the high

DraperCoug22

2/9/19 6:48pm

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