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Stansbury Speaks...
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BackstreetBuzz
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I like CPJs personality, just not crazy about the 3O. I think stars are also important to attendance. I guess we have had JT5 recently, but we really miss a Joe, Goose, Dez, Calvin, JFN, Dwyer, etc. One guy throwing for 3000 yards brings in a lot more fans than 6 guys rushing for 500 yards.
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Nevermind that our two best years under CPJ have both come under QBs with one year in the offense, and both had a significant setback in their third.
Nevermind that.
GTRules
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In order from highest average attendance.
2003 - 53K - Auburn, Clemson, UGA. NCST, UMd, UNC
Record: 7-6
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 7-6
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 3/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 3/6
Thursday Night: 1 (UMd)
2005 - 52K - Clemson, UGA. UNC, UConn, NCST, Wake
Record: 7-5
Rank: 7 weeks. High: 15. Avg: 20 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 7-5
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 1/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 5/6
Thursday Night: 1 (NCST)
2009 - 52K - Clemson, UGA. Jax St, UNC, VPI, Wake.
Record: 11-3
Rank: 15 weeks. High: 7 Avg: 13 End: 13
Record Pvs Season: 9-4
Rank Pvs Season: 22
Kick before 3:30: 2/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 4/6
Thursday Night: 1 (Clemson)
2015 - 51K - FSU, UGA. Alcorn St, Tulane, UNC, Pitt, VPI
Record: 3-9
Rank: 4 weeks. High: 14 Avg: 16 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 11-3
Rank Pvs Season: 7
Kick before 3:30: 2/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 5/7
Thursday Night: 2 (Alcorn St, VPI)
2006 - 51K - Notre Dame. Samford, Troy, UVA, UMd, Miami, Duke
Record: 9-5
Rank: 9 weeks. High: 13 Avg: 19 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 7-5
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 2/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 5/7
Thursday Night: 1 (UVA)
2007 - 50K - Clemson, UGA. Samford, BC, Army, VPI, UNC
Record: 7-6
Rank: 2 weeks. High: 15 Avg: 18 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 9-5
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 3/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 4/7
Thursday Night: 1 (VPI)
2014 - 49K - Clemson, Georgia Southern. Wofford, Miami, Duke, UVA
Record: 11-3
Rank: 7 weeks. High: 7 Avg: 16 End: 7
Record Pvs Season: 7-6
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 4/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 2/6
Thursday Night: 0
2013 - 49K - UGA. Elon, UNC, VPI, Syracuse, Pitt, Alabama A&M
Record: 7-6
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 7-7
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 4/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 3/7
Thursday Night: 1 (VPI)
2011 - 48K - Clemson, UGA. W. Carolina, Kansas, UNC, UMd, VPI
Record: 8-5
Rank: 8 weeks. High: 12 Avg: 19 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 6-7
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 4/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 3/7
Thursday Night: 2 (WCU, VPI)
2016 - 48K - Clemson. Mercer, Vanderbilt, Miami, Duke, GA Southern, UVA
Record: 9-4
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 3-9
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 5/7***
Kick 3:30 or later: 2/7
Thursday Night: 1 (Clemson)
***includes 3:00 kick for Mercer
2008 - 47K - FSU. Jax St, Gardner-Webb, Miss St, Duke, UVA, Miami
Record: 9-4
Rank: 5 weeks. High: 14. Avg: 19 End: 22
Record Pvs Season: 7-6
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 2/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 5/7
Thursday Night: 2 (Miami, Jax St)
2017 - 47K - UGA. Jax St, UNC, Pitt, Wake, VPI
Record: 5-6
Rank during season: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 9-4
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 5/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 1/6
Thursday Night: 0
2004 - 47K - Samford, Miami, Duke, UConn, UVA, VPI
Record: 7-5
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 7-6
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 4/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 2/6
Thursday Night: 1 (VPI)
2010 - 46K - SC St, NCST, UVA, MTSU, Miami, Duke
Record: 6-7
Rank: 2 weeks. High: 15 Avg: 15 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 11-3
Rank Pvs Season: 13
Kick before 3:30: 4/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 2/6
Thursday Night: 0
2012 - 44K - Presbyterian, UVA, Miami, MTSU, BC, BYU, Duke
Record: 7-7
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 8-5
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 1/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 6/7***
Thursday Night: 0
***Miami, BC, BYU at 3:00
2003 - 53K - Auburn, Clemson, UGA. NCST, UMd, UNC
Record: 7-6
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 7-6
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 3/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 3/6
Thursday Night: 1 (UMd)
2005 - 52K - Clemson, UGA. UNC, UConn, NCST, Wake
Record: 7-5
Rank: 7 weeks. High: 15. Avg: 20 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 7-5
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 1/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 5/6
Thursday Night: 1 (NCST)
2009 - 52K - Clemson, UGA. Jax St, UNC, VPI, Wake.
Record: 11-3
Rank: 15 weeks. High: 7 Avg: 13 End: 13
Record Pvs Season: 9-4
Rank Pvs Season: 22
Kick before 3:30: 2/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 4/6
Thursday Night: 1 (Clemson)
2015 - 51K - FSU, UGA. Alcorn St, Tulane, UNC, Pitt, VPI
Record: 3-9
Rank: 4 weeks. High: 14 Avg: 16 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 11-3
Rank Pvs Season: 7
Kick before 3:30: 2/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 5/7
Thursday Night: 2 (Alcorn St, VPI)
2006 - 51K - Notre Dame. Samford, Troy, UVA, UMd, Miami, Duke
Record: 9-5
Rank: 9 weeks. High: 13 Avg: 19 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 7-5
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 2/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 5/7
Thursday Night: 1 (UVA)
2007 - 50K - Clemson, UGA. Samford, BC, Army, VPI, UNC
Record: 7-6
Rank: 2 weeks. High: 15 Avg: 18 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 9-5
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 3/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 4/7
Thursday Night: 1 (VPI)
2014 - 49K - Clemson, Georgia Southern. Wofford, Miami, Duke, UVA
Record: 11-3
Rank: 7 weeks. High: 7 Avg: 16 End: 7
Record Pvs Season: 7-6
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 4/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 2/6
Thursday Night: 0
2013 - 49K - UGA. Elon, UNC, VPI, Syracuse, Pitt, Alabama A&M
Record: 7-6
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 7-7
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 4/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 3/7
Thursday Night: 1 (VPI)
2011 - 48K - Clemson, UGA. W. Carolina, Kansas, UNC, UMd, VPI
Record: 8-5
Rank: 8 weeks. High: 12 Avg: 19 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 6-7
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 4/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 3/7
Thursday Night: 2 (WCU, VPI)
2016 - 48K - Clemson. Mercer, Vanderbilt, Miami, Duke, GA Southern, UVA
Record: 9-4
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 3-9
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 5/7***
Kick 3:30 or later: 2/7
Thursday Night: 1 (Clemson)
***includes 3:00 kick for Mercer
2008 - 47K - FSU. Jax St, Gardner-Webb, Miss St, Duke, UVA, Miami
Record: 9-4
Rank: 5 weeks. High: 14. Avg: 19 End: 22
Record Pvs Season: 7-6
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 2/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 5/7
Thursday Night: 2 (Miami, Jax St)
2017 - 47K - UGA. Jax St, UNC, Pitt, Wake, VPI
Record: 5-6
Rank during season: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 9-4
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 5/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 1/6
Thursday Night: 0
2004 - 47K - Samford, Miami, Duke, UConn, UVA, VPI
Record: 7-5
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 7-6
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 4/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 2/6
Thursday Night: 1 (VPI)
2010 - 46K - SC St, NCST, UVA, MTSU, Miami, Duke
Record: 6-7
Rank: 2 weeks. High: 15 Avg: 15 End: NR
Record Pvs Season: 11-3
Rank Pvs Season: 13
Kick before 3:30: 4/6
Kick 3:30 or later: 2/6
Thursday Night: 0
2012 - 44K - Presbyterian, UVA, Miami, MTSU, BC, BYU, Duke
Record: 7-7
Rank: NR at any time
Record Pvs Season: 8-5
Rank Pvs Season: NR
Kick before 3:30: 1/7
Kick 3:30 or later: 6/7***
Thursday Night: 0
***Miami, BC, BYU at 3:00
BainbridgeJacket
F*** Joe Biden
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Thank you, saves me a lot of posting. 2003 & 2008 where anomalies somewhat in attendance. 2012 shows the importance of marquee opponents, but you have to have a combination of marquee opponents and favorable game times preferably combined with middle of the pack ACC opponent as the Thursday night game (aka not VPI). I don't see quite as much correlation with winning as I expected.
HurricaneJacket
Flats Noob
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With the exception of 2012 and 2008 attendance seems more driven by kick time and opponent than any other factor.
That said winning obviously matters since 2016 isn't lower despite having 5 games prior to 3:30.
All in all a very mixed bag of data.
18in32
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IMHO, the correlation is thin and the data is mixed because our winning is so erratic. If we win consistently, casual fans will take an interest.
Dirty Jacket
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Consistency will fix fan interest issues. Simple as that. No one who barely cares about Tech football is going to care anymore because the shade of gold changed and adidas is our supplier. Since I started undergrad nearly twenty years ago we have not won consistently. We’ve barely even had back to back great seasons (maybe 08 and 09, and that’s a stretch). We backed up a historic 2014 with a total dud. We need to build momentum to get the casual fan interested. I think that is the bottom. No shade of gold, locker room reno, improved WiFi, etc is going to make any difference in reeling casual fans in.
BainbridgeJacket
F*** Joe Biden
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Lack of an exciting defense. Welcome Woody!!!
smokey_wasp
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Yeah, Chan was Mr. Excitement with those old man sweaters, vanilla offense, 7 win seasons and multiple Humanitarian Bowl appearances. It couldn't be because of other factors. (For the record, I respect Gailey plenty, but c'mon. You're going to make the argument that our attendance suffers because our coach lacks personality and you're going to reference the Gailey years to prove your case?)
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coit
Persecuted for his beliefs
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No excitement you say?
Do you know what the chart below represents? I've left the axis titles off to make it more difficult for you.
gogt5
Flats Noob
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THERE IS ZERO EXCITEMENT AROUND CPJ!!!!!!
DressCheeseSideSeaboard
Cyborg
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You are the anti-3GT.
coit
Persecuted for his beliefs
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Here's another one. I left the Y axis numbers on there as a hint. Some might call this a measure of "excitement."
Deke
Everybody relax, I'm here.
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Here's another one. I left the Y axis numbers on there as a hint. Some might call this a measure of "excitement."
Erection duration for our last 3 head coaches after taking Viagra?
DressCheeseSideSeaboard
Cyborg
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As reported by your mom.
andrew
Bobby Bonilla's Financial Planner
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I'm pretty excited.
BainbridgeJacket
F*** Joe Biden
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Kanye's foray into impressionist art.No excitement you say?
Do you know what the chart below represents? I've left the axis titles off to make it more difficult for you.