Originally Posted by Windy City Flyer
I think the telling stat might just be the variance between average vs capacity. The numbers don't lie. The fan base at UD is unbelievably loyal. Sometimes I wonder why the stadium renovation didn't include 1000 additional seats. It looks like we'd support it quite well!
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Actually the numbers do lie. Our fan base is extremely loyal, but at every home game the upper 400 section (414?) is empty but yet they are counted as sold, even for sellouts. I believe these are overflow seats for students. I assume other programs might do the same thing, but what is true attendance? Since every student pays for a seat in their tuition/fees, one could argue that along with season ticket holders, every game is sold out. Fact is, UD arena is probably the correct size. If we truly did start to sell out every game, we could manage attendance via ticket prices. And, with more games on tv, all sports are past the point of adding more butts in seats
