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<blockquote data-quote="Vespidae" data-source="post: 661913" data-attributes="member: 2957"><p>Attendance. I don’t even know where to start, so I’ll start at the beginning.</p><p></p><p>The NCAA did a comprehensive study on attendance and in brief, the top factors that drive attendance are: urban vs rural location, density of alumni < 5 mi of the school, and third, the quality of the opponent.</p><p></p><p>In Tech’s case, we are clearly an urban school. Against other urban schools, we do ok, even if the numbers aren’t big ... they are stable. </p><p></p><p>Density of alumni < 5 mi of the school. We don’t do well here. Not a lot of factories near Tech. At Auburn, there’s 50,000 grads with a 20 min drive. </p><p></p><p>Quality of opponent. Re NC State, in Atlanta, no one cares. The ACC is not as big a draw as say, Alabama, simply because we’re an ACC school in the heart of SEC country.</p><p></p><p>The recipe for attendance is simple ... play better opponents, win more often, and encourage the alumni and students to show up. </p><p></p><p>Note: “As an Auburn employee, I must get 2-3 requests a DAY to attend sports events. They really drive everyone to attend everything. And most of the games, not just football, are full. Tech seems to take the attitude of Vanderbilt which is, the admin doesn’t care and neither do the alumni. But they do it and try to enjoy themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vespidae, post: 661913, member: 2957"] Attendance. I don’t even know where to start, so I’ll start at the beginning. The NCAA did a comprehensive study on attendance and in brief, the top factors that drive attendance are: urban vs rural location, density of alumni < 5 mi of the school, and third, the quality of the opponent. In Tech’s case, we are clearly an urban school. Against other urban schools, we do ok, even if the numbers aren’t big ... they are stable. Density of alumni < 5 mi of the school. We don’t do well here. Not a lot of factories near Tech. At Auburn, there’s 50,000 grads with a 20 min drive. Quality of opponent. Re NC State, in Atlanta, no one cares. The ACC is not as big a draw as say, Alabama, simply because we’re an ACC school in the heart of SEC country. The recipe for attendance is simple ... play better opponents, win more often, and encourage the alumni and students to show up. Note: “As an Auburn employee, I must get 2-3 requests a DAY to attend sports events. They really drive everyone to attend everything. And most of the games, not just football, are full. Tech seems to take the attitude of Vanderbilt which is, the admin doesn’t care and neither do the alumni. But they do it and try to enjoy themselves. [/QUOTE]
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