Hard to tell on TV whether the attendance was anywhere between 40,000 to 50,000, however rather than complain that I want an on campus stadium which I think will eventually happen with the Gallagher/Barnes duo, my biggest complaint is why doesn't Pitt put its extra or lousy seats on Stub Hub? The bottom line is there is no denying atmosphere/full stadium helps get 4 and 5 star players which is what we need. We average about 2 or 3 a year and that's certainly not good enough to compete for championships so here's my suggestion.
To improve the atmosphere and sell more seats, (as mentioned yesterday), the athletic dept. needs to start dumping the lousy seats on Stub Hub. Stub hub showed barely any seats available for the YSU and if the attendance was 50,000 to be fair, that means 17,000 to 20,000 weren't sold and makes zero sense. In today's world, most fans who need seats buy off Stub Hub or ticket exchange NOT at the Pitt ticket window. I'm a former season ticket holder for the NY Jets and they dump on Stub hub and sell the seats all day long with success. The reason I know is who sells a row of seats 1-30 on Stub Hub. Last season, they were 4-12 and had 95% capacity or more at every game which is pretty good for a team that everyone knew was going to lousy. Keep in mind this was a team that had an 11 year waiting list for season tickets and blew through it when they introduced the PSL's for Metlife Stadium and lost many of their season ticket holders including me due to the PSL's costing $15,000 to $20,000 a seat or actual game tickets that got out of control. I still go to six games a year (no preseason which is a waste) and buy every game on Stub Hub.
The bottom line is Pitt tickets aren't expensive and if they put the bad seats on Stub Hub, there is no doubt they would sell them. Try the upper end zone which are always empty. If anything, they should be putting ALL of the extra tickets on Stub Hub especially when they play unattractive teams such as YSU or mid majors. If they go for a $ 1 a piece than so be it as those fans will buy more stuff inside the building rather than having an empty seat with the hope of possibly get them back for future games. Virginia isn't a bad team however people aren't flocking to see them. Try it for that game as well. We need juice in the building. Not aerial shots of empty yellow seats on ESPN. Recruiting is the name of the game in the college football. H2P!
To improve the atmosphere and sell more seats, (as mentioned yesterday), the athletic dept. needs to start dumping the lousy seats on Stub Hub. Stub hub showed barely any seats available for the YSU and if the attendance was 50,000 to be fair, that means 17,000 to 20,000 weren't sold and makes zero sense. In today's world, most fans who need seats buy off Stub Hub or ticket exchange NOT at the Pitt ticket window. I'm a former season ticket holder for the NY Jets and they dump on Stub hub and sell the seats all day long with success. The reason I know is who sells a row of seats 1-30 on Stub Hub. Last season, they were 4-12 and had 95% capacity or more at every game which is pretty good for a team that everyone knew was going to lousy. Keep in mind this was a team that had an 11 year waiting list for season tickets and blew through it when they introduced the PSL's for Metlife Stadium and lost many of their season ticket holders including me due to the PSL's costing $15,000 to $20,000 a seat or actual game tickets that got out of control. I still go to six games a year (no preseason which is a waste) and buy every game on Stub Hub.
The bottom line is Pitt tickets aren't expensive and if they put the bad seats on Stub Hub, there is no doubt they would sell them. Try the upper end zone which are always empty. If anything, they should be putting ALL of the extra tickets on Stub Hub especially when they play unattractive teams such as YSU or mid majors. If they go for a $ 1 a piece than so be it as those fans will buy more stuff inside the building rather than having an empty seat with the hope of possibly get them back for future games. Virginia isn't a bad team however people aren't flocking to see them. Try it for that game as well. We need juice in the building. Not aerial shots of empty yellow seats on ESPN. Recruiting is the name of the game in the college football. H2P!