So... as fans I think we did our job

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secking said:
It’s on every write up from the game plus ny nephew was there. He said 40,000 maybe.

Knoxnews has a write up about the attendance as well. They also say 40-45. 65,000 came from UT. Maybe they got confused and gave them the pollen count instead. Sneezing my head off, hate pollen.
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Guy's!! It makes little or no difference in April how many people show up for a less than game or more than practice scrimmage. Other than to make the players feel good. When the numbers count is in Sept, Oct, Nov. and December....
 
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#55
Alright, lets put to bed this capacity thing once and for all. Based on the following info from Wikipedia we can make some assumptions:

Structure and seating
Stadium growth
Shields–Watkins Field opened in 1921 with a single grandstand, the Original West Stands, having a capacity of 3,200. The East Stands were added five years later in 1926 to increase capacity to 6,800. The West Stands were increased from 17 rows to 42 rows in 1930, increasing capacity to 17,860.[5]

In 1937, a small row of seats (called North Section X) was constructed across the north end zone, adding 1,500 seats. The next year, in 1938, the East Stands were expanded to 44 rows. The capacity after these expansions was 31,390.[5]

In 1948, another expansion of the stadium was begun that resulted in the south end zone being enclosed in a horseshoe style (see Harvard Stadium for an example). The South Stands added 15,000 seats, bringing the total capacity to 46,290.[5]

Several expansions were undertaken in the 1960s. First, in 1962, the West Upper Deck was built, adding 5,837 seats and a press box. In 1966, North Section X in the north end zone was replaced by a grandstand that seated 5,895 (the North Stands), and in 1968, the East Upper Deck that seated 6,307 was added. The total capacity of the stadium was 64,429.[5]

The two Upper Decks were connected to enclose the south end zone during two expansions in 1972 and 1976. The 1972 Southwest Upper Deck addition extended the West Upper Deck to the south by 6,221 seats, and the 1976 Southeast Upper Deck addition extended the East Upper Deck to the south by 9,600, giving contiguous upper seating around three sides, and increasing total capacity to 80,250.[5]

In 1980, the North Stands were rebuilt, netting a capacity increase of 10,999 seats and enclosing the north end zone in a "bowl" style (see Rose Bowl and Yale Bowl for examples). A net loss of seats in 1987 to accommodate the West Executive Suites construction was more than offset by a student seating adjustment in 1990, increasing capacity to a total of 91,902.[5]

In 1996, the last major expansion was completed with the North Upper Deck to fully enclose the upper level, giving a net gain of 10,642 seats. A 1997 seating adjustment to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was followed by addition of the East Executive Suites, topping total capacity at 104,037 in 2000.[5]

The addition of the East and West Club Seats in 2006 and 2009, respectively, decreased the total capacity to 100,011. In 2010, the completion of the Tennessee Terrace raised stadium capacity to its current total of 102,455 people.[5]

2004–2010 renovations

View from the northeast sideline as UT hosted WKU on September 5, 2009.
In 2004, the University of Tennessee implemented the Neyland Stadium Master Plan, a long-term strategy for expanding, renovating, and maintaining the stadium. The plan called for the addition of club seats, widening of concourses, creation of entry plazas, and updates to the stadium's infrastructure.[17] The estimated $200 million renovations, which will be carried out over a series of several phases, are to be funded entirely by private donations and revenue generated from priority and club seats.[17]

Phase I of the master plan, completed in 2006 at a cost of $26 million, involved the addition of the East Club Seats, renovation and widening of the north lower concourse, the addition of LED signage, and the addition of extra restrooms and concessions.[18] The East Club Seats, built on the East Upper Deck, includes 422 seats and an adjoining club room overlooking the Tennessee River.[18]

Phase II of the master plan, completed in 2008 at a cost of $27.4 million, involved the renovation and widening of the west lower concourse, renovations to the Peyton Manning Locker Complex and the concourse connecting it with Shields–Watkins Field, and the construction of the Lauricella Center for Letter Winners and the Stokely Family Media Room.[19] The Lauricella Center for Letter Winners, named for Vol All American running back Hank Lauricella, sits adjacent to the locker complex, and provides a gathering area for athletes, coaches, and their family members. The Stokely Family Media Room provides a setting for press conferences and coach and player interviews.[19]

Phase III of the master plan, completed in 2010 at a cost of $83 million, included the construction of the West Club Seats, improvements to the Executive Suites and press box, renovations to the west top level concourse, the addition of elevators and stairwells to the West Side, the creation of the Gate 21 Plaza and other entry plazas, the construction of the Tennessee Terrace, and the installation of a statue of General Neyland, created by sculptor Blair Buswell, to the west entrance.[4] The West Club Seats are similar to the East Club Seats, with 422 seats and an adjoining club room. The Tennessee Terrace features 1,782 priority seats, with an adjacent climate-controlled concourse area, overlooking the west sideline.[20]

Phases IV and V will involve renovation of the south and east concourses and the creation of an entry plaza at Gate 10.[21]
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So the bottom level appears to hold roughly 60k. I am basing that off the 1948 capacity prior to any upper decks of 46290 and the addition and eventual expansion of the North stands in 1980 adding 10,999 to the lower bowl. That brings the total, if my calculations are correct, to 57,289 in the lower bowl which we all saw was pretty full other than the reserved section which appeared fairly full. That means to reach the projections of around 65k there only had to be about 8,000 people in the upper decks and box seats. I honestly think that was very possible. If we were not at 65 we were close.
 
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#56
VolsFan-TX said:
CJP is making $3.8 million to get us to the Atlanta. I am not flying in from TX for a scrimmage.
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There are probably enough fans within driving distance to fill up the stadium. I pretty sure that those who need to travel a long distance are absolved of wrong doing. :)
 
#57
#57
Everyone on here expects CJP to provide a National Championship very quickly.. I feel he is withing reason to expect a packed house for a FREE scrimmage.
 
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Hawkeye4588 said:
Alright, lets put to bed this capacity thing once and for all. Based on the following info from Wikipedia we can make some assumptions:



So the bottom level appears to hold roughly 60k. I am basing that off the 1948 capacity prior to any upper decks of 46290 and the addition and eventual expansion of the North stands in 1980 adding 10,999 to the lower bowl. That brings the total, if my calculations are correct, to 57,289 in the lower bowl which we all saw was pretty full other than the reserved section which appeared fairly full. That means to reach the projections of around 65k there only had to be about 8,000 people in the upper decks and box seats. I honestly think that was very possible. If we were not at 65 we were close.
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The lower bowl looked full, but if you can see space between bodies you know it wasn't.
 
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vollygirl said:
The lower bowl looked full, but if you can see space between bodies you know it wasn't.
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That is a valid point. I wonder if that is how the overestimate occurs though. They just assume the section is full and make a count.
 
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volfan102455 said:
Yeah - don't go watch your child play baseball. Tennessee football is more important NOT.

It is spring, there are lots of other activities going on that take folks away.
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I've got kids that will be starting teams sports soon. That's way more fun than watching other people's kids.

I consider being a good parent as an excused absence. Like many other family type activities.
 
#64
#64
volfaninky said:
Worst season in history and last in SEC and yet we as fans deliver 3rd in SEC for spring game attendance yesterday. Aight with me!!

2018 SEC spring game attendance numbers: Georgia once again tops conference
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If you believe there were 63K fans at that game then you are correct but there was not where near 63K fans at that game. Were the fans there involved in the game? Was it loud during key plays? Did people sit on their hands like the blue hairs on saturdays? All of these questions go into whether or not CP was accurate for saying the fans did not do their job. If the head coach thinks that fans can do more to help his teams then we should try and figure out how to do more to help the team. Collectively we can and will get back to the 1990's teams.

We are blessed to have UT as our team, we could be involved with the FBI investigation, the NC academics issue, the Louisville basketball problems, or the soon coming Auburn basketball issues.......but we are not involved with all that. That being said we are no where near the loudest, the most loyal, or that best fans in college football as a whole. There are some of us that support our university to no end, but a lot of others are either totally negative or only fair weather fans.
 
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secking said:
Actual attendance was less than 45k, which puts UT 6th in the SEC but still top 10 in the nation. SEC loves them some foolsball.
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Whatever the lower section holds is what the attendance was. I think it holds around 60000. Holds over 45, I’m sure!
 
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#66
Once the AD starts paying me to do so, I will make driving 6 hours to a scrimmage game a priority. Until that point I will be a fan who doesn't attend the spring game. Nothing to see here.
 
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Hawkeye4588 said:
Alright, lets put to bed this capacity thing once and for all. Based on the following info from Wikipedia we can make some assumptions:



So the bottom level appears to hold roughly 60k. I am basing that off the 1948 capacity prior to any upper decks of 46290 and the addition and eventual expansion of the North stands in 1980 adding 10,999 to the lower bowl. That brings the total, if my calculations are correct, to 57,289 in the lower bowl which we all saw was pretty full other than the reserved section which appeared fairly full. That means to reach the projections of around 65k there only had to be about 8,000 people in the upper decks and box seats. I honestly think that was very possible. If we were not at 65 we were close.
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Thanks for posting the Neyland timeline. This struck me as odd:

The addition of the East and West Club Seats in 2006 and 2009, respectively, decreased the total capacity to 100,011. In 2010, the completion of the Tennessee Terrace raised stadium capacity to its current total of 102,455 people.[5]

I don't see how they can say the Tennessee Terrace added people much less 2444 people.
 
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vollygirl said:
The lower bowl looked full, but if you can see space between bodies you know it wasn't.
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This. People tend to spread out a little more and it could still look full.

Still a very good crowd for a Spring game. It was a beautiful day.
 
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secking said:
It’s on every write up from the game plus ny nephew was there. He said 40,000 maybe.

Knoxnews has a write up about the attendance as well. They also say 40-45. 65,000 came from UT. Maybe they got confused and gave them the pollen count instead. Sneezing my head off, hate pollen.
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I was there as well. I've been to several spring games over the years. There wasn't 65k there. It wasn't 40k either. Looked like 50 to 55 to me.
 
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#70
Boca Vol said:
This. People tend to spread out a little more and it could still look full.

Still a very good crowd for a Spring game. It was a beautiful day.
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If everyone in attendance sat in the lower bowl it would have been pretty full.
 
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Hawkeye4588 said:
Alright, lets put to bed this capacity thing once and for all. Based on the following info from Wikipedia we can make some assumptions:



So the bottom level appears to hold roughly 60k. I am basing that off the 1948 capacity prior to any upper decks of 46290 and the addition and eventual expansion of the North stands in 1980 adding 10,999 to the lower bowl. That brings the total, if my calculations are correct, to 57,289 in the lower bowl which we all saw was pretty full other than the reserved section which appeared fairly full. That means to reach the projections of around 65k there only had to be about 8,000 people in the upper decks and box seats. I honestly think that was very possible. If we were not at 65 we were close.
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Buddy of mine was there sitting in the skyboxes. His estimate was that the lower bowl was 80-85% full and there was perhaps, maybe 1500-2000 in the upper deck. He thought there was closer to 50k, certainly not 65k.
 
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#72
tennrich1 said:
This has to be the most “looking to be offended” fan base in the world.. there’s a mental condition name for it.....it’s MASSIVELY unattractive and non masculine by the way 😏😏😏😏
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The dumbest for sure. I don't know about offended. I doubt anyone was actually offended. I know I wasn't offended by his comments. I do know though, he doesn't need to be worried about the fans. This is one of the best fan bases in the country. He's never been a head coach so he needs to learn from his rookie mistake. You don't call out one of the best fan bases in the country when you've got more important matters on your plate.
 
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tennrich1 said:
This has to be the most “looking to be offended” fan base in the world.. there’s a mental condition name for it.....it’s MASSIVELY unattractive and non masculine by the way 😏😏😏😏
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It’s no different than any other football-crazed fan base. Tennessee is not unique except we probably have more loyalty than any other school. A&M would come closest to rival us
 
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Hawkeye4588 said:
Alright, lets put to bed this capacity thing once and for all. Based on the following info from Wikipedia we can make some assumptions:



So the bottom level appears to hold roughly 60k. I am basing that off the 1948 capacity prior to any upper decks of 46290 and the addition and eventual expansion of the North stands in 1980 adding 10,999 to the lower bowl. That brings the total, if my calculations are correct, to 57,289 in the lower bowl which we all saw was pretty full other than the reserved section which appeared fairly full. That means to reach the projections of around 65k there only had to be about 8,000 people in the upper decks and box seats. I honestly think that was very possible. If we were not at 65 we were close.
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I agree! There were enough in the upper deck and skyboxes to more than fill the open spaces in the lower bowl, so truly 60-62000 at least.
Take that, Jimmy Hyams!
 
#75
#75
all I know is I'm still here...everything else is minutia...and

GO VOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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