If LU stadium was expanded and LU go FBS, Could LU top them all?

[UNLV]

Team                  Avg. Game             

Louisiana Tech      19,485                 
Utah St.              17,878                 
New Mexico St.      15,906                 
San Jose St.      14,474                 
Texas St.              12,805
Idaho                  12,730                 

Ark st  17,687
FAU    15,286
FIU      10,204
ULL    18,666
ULM    13,889
MTSU  20,017
UNT    17,144
Troy      18,413
WKU    14, 394


Lamar      16,079

[NorthoftheBorder]

If the stadium was at 28-30k, and if the team was really competitive with some attractive non conference games, then LU could average 25k+!  Thats my answer.

[Roger Korby]

Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos is adding an end zone section, a very large one, that will expand their capacity to 30,000. They are working on it now.

It does not appear that Cardinal Stadium can be expanded like they are doing in San Marcos.  Any thoughts on how Cardinal Stadium can be expanded to 30,000?  Just curious.

[badndn]

[quote name="Roger Korby" post="1024345" timestamp="1310586486"]
Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos is adding an end zone section, a very large one, that will expand their capacity to 30,000. They are working on it now.

It does not appear that Cardinal Stadium can be expanded like they are doing in San Marcos.  Any thoughts on how Cardinal Stadium can be expanded to 30,000?  Just curious.
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Bowl it and add a small second deck to the sidelines you could get it to 30K.

[geezer]

Just WIN and we will all see.

[puddin tane]

a realitic view----too many people think that football ends on friday night to get 30k to LU...that+ the wannabe aggies and longhorns

[SgtRey]

[quote name="Roger Korby" post="1024345" timestamp="1310586486"]
Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos is adding an end zone section, a very large one, that will expand their capacity to 30,000. They are working on it now.

It does not appear that Cardinal Stadium can be expanded like they are doing in San Marcos.  Any thoughts on how Cardinal Stadium can be expanded to 30,000?  Just curious.
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The answer is posted on the side of the stadium... ;D

[coachacola]

This is the stadium now at 16K:

[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4588508829_4c3f6eb3eb.jpg[/img]

This could be the stadium at 25K:

[img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4589129700_d6b9b07b87.jpg[/img]

Even at 25K, there's still room to add more seats.  A large pressbox with extra seating can add a few thousand.  A small upper deck or just adding another 10 rows or so on the east side adds even more.  30K is attainable.

[sleepy]

Bottom line is you have to win in Beaumont if you want support.  Beaumont unfortunately is full of fair weather fans.

[geezer]

Beaumont is far from the only place that expects wins to fill the stands.  Have you been to an Astros or Rockets game recently.  It is not hard to get tickets.  Same thing is true in most major leauge cities where the teams have loosing records.  Hardly expect a small university to get support if they are not at least competitive.

[SgtRey]

[quote name="geezer" post="1024821" timestamp="1310685354"]
Beaumont is far from the only place that expects wins to fill the stands.  Have you been to an Astros or Rockets game recently.  It is not hard to get tickets.  Same thing is true in most major leauge cities where the teams have loosing records.  Hardly expect a small university to get support if they are not at least competitive.
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[color=red][b]HEB[/b][/color] is giving Astros' tickets away in place of "Buddy Bucks"

[Texantagonise]

[quote name="Le Sgt Rey (French)" post="1024824" timestamp="1310685636"]
[quote author=geezer link=topic=85274.msg1024821#msg1024821 date=1310685354]
Beaumont is far from the only place that expects wins to fill the stands.  Have you been to an Astros or Rockets game recently.  It is not hard to get tickets.  Same thing is true in most major leauge cities where the teams have loosing records.  Hardly expect a small university to get support if they are not at least competitive.
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[color=red][b]HEB[/b][/color] is giving Astros' tickets away in place of "Buddy Bucks"
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My kid would be MAD!!..  ;D

[AJ25]

[quote name="Le Sgt Rey (French)" post="1024824" timestamp="1310685636"]
[quote author=geezer link=topic=85274.msg1024821#msg1024821 date=1310685354]
Beaumont is far from the only place that expects wins to fill the stands.  Have you been to an Astros or Rockets game recently.  It is not hard to get tickets.  Same thing is true in most major leauge cities where the teams have loosing records.  Hardly expect a small university to get support if they are not at least competitive.
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[color=red][b]HEB[/b][/color] is giving Astros' tickets away in place of "Buddy Bucks"
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I think the Astros give them away... You just have to agree to stay the whole game ;)

[SgtRey]

[quote name="Texantagonise" post="1024837" timestamp="1310688825"]
[quote author=Le Sgt Rey (French) link=topic=85274.msg1024824#msg1024824 date=1310685636]
[quote author=geezer link=topic=85274.msg1024821#msg1024821 date=1310685354]
Beaumont is far from the only place that expects wins to fill the stands.  Have you been to an Astros or Rockets game recently.  It is not hard to get tickets.  Same thing is true in most major leauge cities where the teams have loosing records.  Hardly expect a small university to get support if they are not at least competitive.
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[color=red][b]HEB[/b][/color] is giving Astros' tickets away in place of "Buddy Bucks"
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My kid would be MAD!!..  ;D
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Yeah..we just stop going to HEB... ;D

[puddin tane]

and the story comes full circle...

Went to a Rice game..bout 40 yrs ago[b]..(LU had the weekend off)[/b] got in with a Coke bottle cap..trying to fill that big nice place

which is what would happen at LU with a 30k stadium..

[AJ25]

I think that stadium is best as-is right now until Beaumont proves they can continue to fill it.

[NorthoftheBorder]

If they stay FCS, but if a FBS invite comes, then expansion is absolutely necessary.

[geezer]

Again it comes back to winning.  Win at either level and it will be filled.  Win as an FBS and money will come in to expand, but even if it was not expanded as long as it is full LU would meet the attendance requirements to be FBS