huskerfan711 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Ok, maybe I'm missing something, but how is a sellout crowd determined? For instance, we have sold out nearly the last 300 home games... but we have had different attendance numbers for each game? What I'm asking is, what exactly constitutes a sellout? Or are these numbers just different because every ticket is sold, but only x amount of people show up? GBR!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
papersun87 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 It represents tickets sold, not necessarily butts-in-seats. Edit: Ha, that didn't make a lick of sense. Sellout streak is determined by tickets sold. Attendance is determined by how many show up. Quote Link to comment
huskerswrkhavoc Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 all tickets being sold is a sold out game... but then people that can get in on passes etc can be extras getting in.. i know multiple times also that i haven't been counted in that actual attendance, which im not alone in that figure i know.. Quote Link to comment
DaveH Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 What I'm asking is, what exactly constitutes a sellout? When they sell out of tickets to the game. Quote Link to comment
huskeraddict Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 It's a sell-out streak, not a show-up streak. Quote Link to comment
huzkerbob Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 The stadium capacity, is an estemate of total seats. Given that NU has bench seating, more can be packed in when needed. I think our capacity, and number of tickets is around 81,000. But total attendance includes all those in attendance including the opposing teams staff and players. Which allows our attendance record to be over 85,000. (85,800 is where the school site has it, did we beat that this year?) Quote Link to comment
hastingshusker Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 They also count refs, stadium workers, and people that show up to broadcast the game. Quote Link to comment
General Blackshirt Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 They also count refs, stadium workers, and people that show up to broadcast the game. Basically, everybody who is in the stadium. Working concessioins, taking tickets, etc. Everybody thats there is counted, i think. Quote Link to comment
dbetz23 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 They also count refs, stadium workers, and people that show up to broadcast the game. Basically, everybody who is in the stadium. Working concessioins, taking tickets, etc. Everybody thats there is counted, i think. Yea, the world herold did an article about this a few years ago, they count all tickets sold, plus refs, vendors, coaches, players, security, ect. Quote Link to comment
sarge87 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Ok, maybe I'm missing something, but how is a sellout crowd determined? That is when the people sell out to the corporate fascists, man. And they forget where they come from, man. Whoa! Acid flashback. Quote Link to comment
husker rob Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 dont forget that people in wheel chairs get in for free and sit in the area under the stands behind each of the end zones. visitors (unofficial and official) and guests count toward the attendance a couple of years ago when NU played KSUcks around Veterans day, NU saluted the Veterans and had a seating area right behind the players on field level (a couple hundred) all got in free, and counted toward the attendance totals Quote Link to comment
CoachKevin Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 dont forget that people in wheel chairs get in for free and sit in the area under the stands behind each of the end zones. visitors (unofficial and official) and guests count toward the attendance a couple of years ago when NU played KSUcks around Veterans day, NU saluted the Veterans and had a seating area right behind the players on field level (a couple hundred) all got in free, and counted toward the attendance totals I was not counted a few times as I entered through the old athletic offices with a sideline pass. This was late 80's. Twice was against OU. One was the Game of the Century II and the other was the year OU was on Probation and the game wasn't on TV. Quote Link to comment
skerfan1705 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 "dont forget that people in wheel chairs get in for free and sit in the area under the stands behind each of the end zones." wait! So if I break both my legs I can see games for free? Quote Link to comment
Army Husker Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 "dont forget that people in wheel chairs get in for free and sit in the area under the stands behind each of the end zones." wait! So if I break both my legs I can see games for free? Sounds like it's time to place a call to Tonya Harding... Quote Link to comment
BigRedfxtoy Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 You break both of your legs, nothing is free. Quote Link to comment
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