Stadium Capacity in lower 1/2 SEC -

[usc5930]

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Texas A&M	Kyle Field	102,733
Tennessee	Neyland Stadium	102,455
LSU	Tiger Stadium	102,321
Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium	101,821
Georgia	Sanford Stadium	92,746
Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium	88,548
Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium	87,451
South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium	80,250
Arkansas	Razorback Stadium	76,212
Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium	64,038
Missouri	Memorial Stadium	62,621
Miss State	Davis Wade Stadium	61,337
Kentucky	Kroger Field	61,000
Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium	40,550

 

[mannblack]

We are in company of some rich folks

 

[statelinecock]

Actually since the last update it's in the the upper 70s. They should put pro style seating throughout the entire stadium and renovate the concessions which would drop it more. Today's environment doesn't need expansion of capacity but enhanced qaulity.

 

[uscwatson21]

The capacity is probably never going up. How often do we actually fill it up?

So much money in TV these days, it's pricing out any increase in capacity.

 

[GandBinNC]

Good. It should be. In fact, 80,000 is too large for the vast majority of games. With every game televised, the days of massive stadium additions are over.

 

[Horseshoe 04]

I don’t miss home games

 

[usc5930]

Hard to deny the correlation, just like 4-5 ⭐️ in recruiting …?

 

[92Pony]

Good. It should be. In fact, 80,000 is too large for the vast majority of games. With every game televised, the days of massive stadium additions are over.

Yep. Heck, even with “sellouts” the stadium often isn’t full-full.

 

[TAV31]

Yep. Heck, even with “sellouts” the stadium often isn’t full-full.

It doesn't matter if the people show up to the game. It's about actual number of tickets sold. So as long as you get the term "sold out" mentioned, everyone made their money.

 

[CockofEarle]

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Texas A&M	Kyle Field	102,733
Tennessee	Neyland Stadium	102,455
LSU	Tiger Stadium	102,321
Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium	101,821
Georgia	Sanford Stadium	92,746
Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium	88,548
Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium	87,451
South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium	80,250
Arkansas	Razorback Stadium	76,212
Ole Miss	Vaught-Hemingway Stadium	64,038
Missouri	Memorial Stadium	62,621
Miss State	Davis Wade Stadium	61,337
Kentucky	Kroger Field	61,000
Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium	40,550

Think Fenway, wrigley……..bigger is not always better.

 

[TAV31]

Think Fenway, wrigley……..bigger is not always better.

Yeah, use Duke basketball for example. It only holds 9,000 people so they got this huge claim to Fame about always being sold out. Hell Carolina women's and men teams normally avg more pol than Duke's teams. That's even with us just being a middle of road teams.

 

[usc5930]

I’m just saying close-in north & south end zones would be much louder - and look even better ?

 

[Captain Weegie]

I’m just saying close-in north & south end zones would be much louder - and look even better ?

No one would buy those seats. It would just look emptier than it does now.

 

[usc5930]

No one would buy those seats. It would just look emptier than it does now.

If this program gets rolling everybody knows it’ll be full - you have no control over where a teenager goes to play ball, but facilities are a controlled variable and necessity -

 

[king ward]

We are in company of some rich folks

We are a couple thousand lower now and we still have more seats than we need. Anything we do from here on out ought to be about better, not bigger. The demand curve has been shifted by rising cost and diminished product. We have some well-heeled fans who can pay anything, but by and large, our fanbase is not prosperous and won't sacrifice to support mediocrity when HDTV is everywhere.

 

[king ward]

I’m just saying close-in north & south end zones would be much louder - and look even better ?

The south is what it is and pretty much what it is going to be. The north needs serious enhancements which might not raise capacity.

 

[Captain Weegie]

If this program gets rolling everybody knows it’ll be full - you have no control over where a teenager goes to play ball, but facilities are a controlled variable and necessity -

Attendance trends across both pro and college sports have been pointing down for several years.

We don't need more seats. People are looking for more comfort, convenience and amenities in the live sports experience.

 

[fowl_mood]

The baseball model tells the story from a long term perspective. Make it smaller, nicer. Realize the TV /streaming appeal has and will reduce capacity.

And add this...the available sports dollar is better used to fund NIL and not fill seats. Schools are actually motivated to do this passively by reducing seats. Fans may find it more satisfying on many levels. The players can play with no fans and more money in the pocket. Only the richest, established power teams will support monstrosities.

 

[gr8spur]

We had WB swaying with Joe Morrison. And the capacity at that time was around 72,400. In the day of large screen HD TV, and nearly every game broadcast, I don’t see the need to think expansion is wanted or needed.

 

[1977 Cat]

Tennessee's stadium is a dump. It should seat about 75,000 because the seats are so small. UK reduced the size of seating and I think really made it comfortable to watch games.

 

[bashby33]

Tennessee's stadium is a dump. It should seat about 75,000 because the seats are so small. UK reduced the size of seating and I think really made it comfortable to watch games.

Many of the stadiums with lots of seats are the same size as ones with less. They just squeeze more people in.

I wish they would list stadiums by square footage instead.

 

[bayrooster]

Think Fenway, wrigley……..bigger is not always better.

Tennessee is shoulder to shoulder seating during a packed house. I.e. no fun if you require a couple of inches of personal space.

 

[USCBatgirl21]

Attendance trends across both pro and college sports have been pointing down for several years.

We don't need more seats. People are looking for more comfort, convenience and amenities in the live sports experience.

Especially with what it costs.