I dunno. I think weekend games are usually much easier for a lot of people to attend. I think it’ll be as good as it would have been today, if not even more full. As someone working in the city, it’s MUCH easier coming down for a Saturday game than a weekday evening with work the next day.
I enjoyed the sun, to me , not too hot, I’m used to being outdoors in the summer
If the game was sold out, why did so few attend?
Because the game was moved on 12 hours notice to Labor Day weekend Saturday afternoon.
I’d say around 30k showed up (52k Tix “Sold”)
If it was only Rutgers, I would criticize, but it is all P5 teams. Many games for all P5 teams are now announced as sold-out or close to it, but very few really are.Rutgers still went ahead and announced the attendance as 52,519 according to the below box score. That's above capacity. There were entire corner sections completely empty that were clearly visible on TV.
Rutgers 61-14 Temple (Sep 4, 2021) Final Score - ESPN
Game summary of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Temple Owls NCAAF game, final score 61-14, from September 4, 2021 on ESPN.www.espn.com
Some folks buy tickets and don’t show up. Lots of those upper level folks with corner tickets are the first folks 5 minutes into the game who head for prime seats. The Yellow Jackets let folks sit wherever they want 5 minutes after the game starts.Rutgers still went ahead and announced the attendance as 52,519 according to the below box score. That's above capacity. There were entire corner sections completely empty that were clearly visible on TV.
Rutgers 61-14 Temple (Sep 4, 2021) Final Score - ESPN
Game summary of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Temple Owls NCAAF game, final score 61-14, from September 4, 2021 on ESPN.
So long as you report it correctly (tickets out/sold or turnstile) that’s all that matters per the NCAA.
Wish it were so but not even close. Definitely well below 30k. The stadium was not at 50% capacity.
It wasn't just the "upper corners," there were entire sections of lower corner seats that were virtually empty. I saw it with my own eyes.
Judging by the posts of yours I've seen, it doesn't surprise me at all that you have no problem with Rutgers releasing wildly inaccurate attendance numbers. You were posting from the stadium that it was a great crowd when it clearly wasn't the case.
Agreed.
How are the numbers inaccurate? The attendance is based on tickets out, not people in the building. There were no more tickets left to purchase. Yeah, there was likely only 30-32,000 in the stadium, but that's not what announced attendance is based on.
Rutgers still went ahead and announced the attendance as 52,519 according to the below box score. That's above capacity. There were entire corner sections completely empty that were clearly visible on TV.
Rutgers 61-14 Temple (Sep 4, 2021) Final Score - ESPN
Game summary of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Temple Owls NCAAF game, final score 61-14, from September 4, 2021 on ESPN.
