Semifinal game tix

[mousegriz1]

Once upon a time UM used to be the same way. Then came the leanish years. Now you get 22K instead of 27K. Granted people will say we have never filled the stands in the playoffs, and that is true-is. there have been 2-3 games where the stands were at capacity.

I have to say, I was one of the "expand Washington Grizzly until the seats stop filling" person.

Then I moved to Huntington WV. When Marshall was at its peak in the MAC, Marshall, thinking the same thing, expanded to 38K seats.

During the MAC and Conference USA years (before I moved here... I was still in Missoula) Marshall regularly seated between 28k-33K fans.

Then they moved to the Sunbelt. average attendance has been 16K-20K and the only reason they would have 20K is because of JMU and Coastal Carolina.

So you have a stadium that can seat 38K+ but average attendance over the last five years has been 20K.

I think it's a very bad idea to expand beyond where you are now. Okay maybe add another 3k-5k seats, but then call it good. It's not a good look when it's the playoffs and the stands aren't full ala Wa-Griz. As much as I hate to say it, MSU looks much better represented with the stands full at 22K.

Makes me regret that vote to expand the stadium in a different life.

"Looks" can be deceiving. "Sound" is real.

I listened to both games last weekend. UM sounded much better represented.

 

[Bobcat99]

Once upon a time UM used to be the same way. Then came the leanish years. Now you get 22K instead of 27K. Granted people will say we have never filled the stands in the playoffs, and that is true-is. there have been 2-3 games where the stands were at capacity.

I have to say, I was one of the "expand Washington Grizzly until the seats stop filling" person.

Then I moved to Huntington WV. When Marshall was at its peak in the MAC, Marshall, thinking the same thing, expanded to 38K seats.

During the MAC and Conference USA years (before I moved here... I was still in Missoula) Marshall regularly seated between 28k-33K fans.

Then they moved to the Sunbelt. average attendance has been 16K-20K and the only reason they would have 20K is because of JMU and Coastal Carolina.

So you have a stadium that can seat 38K+ but average attendance over the last five years has been 20K.

I think it's a very bad idea to expand beyond where you are now. Okay maybe add another 3k-5k seats, but then call it good. It's not a good look when it's the playoffs and the stands aren't full ala Wa-Griz. As much as I hate to say it, MSU looks much better represented with the stands full at 22K.

Makes me regret that vote to expand the stadium in a different life.

I think getting to 25-27k would be ideal.

 

[SinCityGriz2005]

I think getting to 25-27k would be ideal.

Doable. I mean why not if you can fill the seats do it.

 

[Stop_HammerTime69]

Perfect. I can save my $ and not pay an extraordinary price to watch the Griz beat the cats on my TV and put that money towards a short vacation in Nashville. Win-Win!

I mean it only cost $25 if you know some folks

 

[ElrodGrizzly]

I mean it only cost $25 if you know some folks

Your username got even better with the new Sac State guy....

 

[get'em_griz]

Once upon a time UM used to be the same way. Then came the leanish years. Now you get 22K instead of 27K. Granted people will say we have never filled the stands in the playoffs, and that is true-is. there have been 2-3 games where the stands were at capacity.

I have to say, I was one of the "expand Washington Grizzly until the seats stop filling" person.

Then I moved to Huntington WV. When Marshall was at its peak in the MAC, Marshall, thinking the same thing, expanded to 38K seats.

During the MAC and Conference USA years (before I moved here... I was still in Missoula) Marshall regularly seated between 28k-33K fans.

Then they moved to the Sunbelt. average attendance has been 16K-20K and the only reason they would have 20K is because of JMU and Coastal Carolina.

So you have a stadium that can seat 38K+ but average attendance over the last five years has been 20K.

I think it's a very bad idea to expand beyond where you are now. Okay maybe add another 3k-5k seats, but then call it good. It's not a good look when it's the playoffs and the stands aren't full ala Wa-Griz. As much as I hate to say it, MSU looks much better represented with the stands full at 22K.

Makes me regret that vote to expand the stadium in a different life.

Bobcat Stadium is going to be getting their expansion in the next 5 years and their capacity will be around 25k also. Don't think they won't have trouble filling their stadium in the playoffs either with the expansion.

Washington-Grizzly should be at 27k capacity right now if the east side expansion wasn't reduced by 2k seats. We could theoretically fill up to 30k if that was the case.