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“I can’t afford $10 a ticket for Pitt with all this stagflation!”I wonder what the excuses were then.
1:30 pm kickoffs only.It's because they were all early games. Damn Nutting.
Wasn't that costly. My seats were 5 rows below the Chancellor box. It was as fancy as a hunting blind in Elk County.“I can’t afford $10 a ticket for Pitt with all this stagflation!”
I wonder what the excuses were then.
🤔That was my initial thinking also...... but they were 7 games into the season, undefeated, and #2 in the country.Stupid article. It takes time to build up support.
Pitt was in the top 20 in attendance that year. It was a great year but the program was horrific in the 60's and early 70's. Even Major's 73'-75' teams were merely decent. Stupid article. It takes time to build up support. Let's not forget also that all 3 pro sports teams were seeing the greatest success that they had ever had at that time and the city-region was seeing it's lowest economic days. The more I think about it, the more I realize that the author was probably just the grandfather of the anti-Pitt dreck we have in town today.
🤔That was my initial thinking also...... but they were 7 games into the season, undefeated, and #2 in the country.
I'm just saying.
Is it a "lack of fan support" or........there are only so many Pitt fans?? That is two different things. Subtle, but different.Lack of fan support has always been the number one hindrance to the success of our program.
Is it a "lack of fan support" or........there are only so many Pitt fans?? That is two different things. Subtle, but different.
This is really the reason. Pitt attendance is compared to the cow college in the middle of the state. That place has 30-some feeder branch campuses sending tens of thousands of kids every year to State College. How many undergrads do these state diploma mills have. Even the ones that flunk out still feel allegiance to them.Is it a "lack of fan support" or........there are only so many Pitt fans?? That is two different things. Subtle, but different.
Dorsett running was a thing of beauty.I suggest some of you take a look at the crowd shots in these highlights to see what 42k looked like in Pitt Stadium. Then consider that college football attendance averaged 30k for FBS in 1976. B10 was around 60k, the SEC and PAC were mid 50s, Big8 low 50s, and the ACC was high 30s. Pitt has rarely drawn well in the modern era for a variety of reasons, but it's not nearly as bad as people like to make it out. The nitwits have invaded your brains.
I believe we set the season attendance record in 1982 that we broke in 2003. We had sustained success so people wanted tickets.I'm sure that same article could have been written in 1981 or 1982 as well after 6 or 7 years of success, and how rapidly it dropped at the first sign of struggle. Just sayin.
It can’t be the number of Pitt fans. There are plenty of us out here. However, there may be a bigger issue of developing fans as they spend 4 to 6 years of their lives in Oakland. Just count the Pitt grads each year times(X) the past 25 years or so. I think you’re seeing an effort the past few years (by the athletic dept) to cultivate future fans moreso than in the past. Branding has improved and the Panther Pitt seats seem to be getting more populated and rowdy. These fans need to be returning after graduation. More gameday experiences like Saturday will only help. There has been some sort of disconnect post graduation for many reasons for many years.Is it a "lack of fan support" or........there are only so many Pitt fans?? That is two different things. Subtle, but different.
And then they immediately dumped the team at the first sign of struggle. Same with basketball in the 2000s-2010s.I believe we set the season attendance record in 1982 that we broke in 2003. We had sustained success so people wanted tickets.
This is really the reason. Pitt attendance is compared to the cow college in the middle of the state. That place has 30-some feeder branch campuses sending tens of thousands of kids every year to State College. How many undergrads do these state diploma mills have. Even the ones that flunk out still feel allegiance to them.
Pitt will never churn out grads in those numbers. I know 7 PS grads that have grad degrees from PItt...who do you think they root for? Pitt will have to rely on the fickle consumer to fill the stands. Its just what it is.
A $7 ticket in 1976 is $33.75 in today's money.
This is the only answer. This fan base is so easily triggered and the Nits were doing it Saturday evening on Twitter because they know it works.Pitt has rarely drawn well in the modern era for a variety of reasons, but it's not nearly as bad as people like to make it out. The nitwits have invaded your brains.
I suggest some of you take a look at the crowd shots in these highlights to see what 42k looked like in Pitt Stadium. Then consider that college football attendance averaged 30k for FBS in 1976. B10 was around 60k, the SEC and PAC were mid 50s, Big8 low 50s, and the ACC was high 30s. Pitt has rarely drawn well in the modern era for a variety of reasons, but it's not nearly as bad as people like to make it out. The nitwits have invaded your brains.
And people do spread out when there are no-shows.Seats verses benches is a big deal when it comes to how "full" a stadium looks.
Wisconsin's Camp Randall looks full whether there are 80k or 60k in the place. At 80k, the place sucks as you are smashed into each designated 15 inches - especially if your row is filled with 15" plus type of people. Personally, I blame the beer, brats and curds more than the poorly planned design but I digress.
I'll take the comfort of 45k at Heinz over 80k at Camp Randall every time.
Yep. Around 52,000. Pitt was #1 and the NFL was on strike into late October. Pitt was the only game in town for a change and that attendance was at the upper limit of our capability.I believe we set the season attendance record in 1982 that we broke in 2003. We had sustained success so people wanted tickets.