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Can an A&M fan enlighten me about the Baylor tarp

Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:03 am
Posted by Latarian
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:03 am
I keep reading this and was just curious about it, do they cover seats because they can't sell them? Pictures would be good also if you have them.
This post was edited on 9/14/11 at 9:04 am
Posted by powerbelly51
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:06 am to
They cover around 5000 seats that they are unable to sell.
Capacity w/o tarp is 50,000
Capacity w/tarp is 45,000


They remove it sometimes when A&M or UT pay at Baylor.

This post was edited on 9/14/11 at 9:15 am
Posted by Latarian
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:07 am to
how long has this been going on?
Posted by powerbelly51
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:09 am to
Not sure.

Here is the tarp

This post was edited on 9/14/11 at 9:14 am
Posted by relapse98
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:11 am to
The tarp is Baylor's biggest fan.



They really can't sell out the stadium they have, they don't even come close. Their attendance has actually dropped while in the Big XII. Someone said, probably on texags, that the 'seats' under the tarp aren't really seats but cement steps and you used to be able to bring in a lawn chair to sit on the top row.
Posted by GerryDiNardo
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:14 am to
N/M
This post was edited on 9/14/11 at 9:16 am
Posted by Bob Ag
Austin
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:15 am to
If notice in the first picture, there is probably actually more or equal A&M fans there than Baylor fans.

They have had the worst attendance in the big12 since it began.
Posted by Covingtiger
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:18 am to
Baylor is a joke
Posted by powerbelly51
Member since Aug 2011
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:18 am to
Accumulated Attendance (total)

Teams preceded by national ranking:

No. 5: Texas (704,580; seven games)
No. 10: Nebraska (599,648, seven games)
No. 11: Texas A&M (577,338; seven games)
No. 18: Oklahoma (508,426; six games)
No. 31: Missouri (369,240; six games)
No. 35: Oklahoma State (355,684; seven games)
No. 39: Texas Tech (342,647; six games)
No. 44: Iowa State (317,767; seven games)
No. 46: Kansas (313,955; seven games)
No. 48: Kansas State (298,897; six games)
No. 54: Colorado (281,182; six games)
No. 65: Baylor (240,259; six games)

Average Attendance Per Game

No. 5: Texas - 100,654
No. 11: Nebraska - 85,664
No. 12: Oklahoma - 84,738
No. 13: Texas A&M - 82,477
No. 26: Missouri - 61,540
No. 32: Texas Tech - 57,108
No. 41: Oklahoma State - 50,812
No. 43: Kansas State - 49,816
No. 49: Colorado - 46,864
No. 54: Iowa State - 45,395
No. 55: Kansas - 44,851
No. 61: Baylor - 40,043

Percentage Of Capacity

No. 4: Texas Tech (106.2)
No. 5: Nebraska (105.67)
No. 7: Oklahoma (103.2)
No. 12: Texas (100.53)
No. 21: Kansas State (99.63)
No. 23: Texas A&M (99.37)
No. 47: Missouri (90.04)
No. 49: Kansas (89.26)
No. 50: Colorado (87.14)
No. 59: Oklahoma State (84.38)
No. 63: Iowa State (82.58)
No. 67: Baylor (80.09)
Posted by Smoke Ring
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:28 am to
Baylor covers the seats that they can't sell. The only time they pull it off is when a Nebraska, UT, or A&M comes to town.
Posted by Latarian
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 4:56 pm to
LINK

here you go Aggies
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 5:05 pm to
I always have trouble believing the numbers the Horns give out for their attendance.

They almost always claim to be at or very near a sell out when you can plainly see thousands upon thousands of empty seats for games against cupcakes.


also, here is a new one from cuppycup

This post was edited on 9/14/11 at 5:16 pm
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
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Member since Aug 2009
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 7:22 pm to
quote:

I always have trouble believing the numbers the Horns give out for their attendance.

They almost always claim to be at or very near a sell out when you can plainly see thousands upon thousands of empty seats for games against cupcakes.


Paid attendance vs actual attendance. Must be counting the full capacity in suites. Since suites are paid on an annual basis rather than per game, the actual per game attendance can differ wildly without affecting paid attendance.
Posted by GodBlessAmerica
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:05 pm to
This post was edited on 9/14/11 at 9:07 pm
Posted by busey
First Coast, Florida
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:09 pm to
So the seats covered by the tarp don't count against attendance?
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
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Posted on 9/14/11 at 9:15 pm to
quote:

Paid attendance vs actual attendance. Must be counting the full capacity in suites. Since suites are paid on an annual basis rather than per game, the actual per game attendance can differ wildly without affecting paid attendance.


Oh I get that they are probably counting all tickets bought.

However, I still have a hard time believing that many people are buying tickets that go unused.
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