[bobbyake]

Akron Soccer attendance is up 28% this year over last year


Over the past 2 seasons (13 home):
5 Home Games above 4,000 - 38%
3 Home Games between 3,500 & 3,999 - 23%
2 Home Games between 3,000 & 3,499 - 15%
2 Home Games between 2,500 & 2,999 - 15%
1 Home Games below 2,500 - 8%

Akron is 2nd in the nation for attendance:

[Doug Snyder]

Akron Soccer attendance is up 28% this year over last year

Penn State should bring in another 4k+

Over the past 2 seasons (13 home):
5 Home Games above 4,000 - 38%
3 Home Games between 3,500 & 3,999 - 23%
2 Home Games between 3,000 & 3,499 - 15%
2 Home Games between 2,500 & 2,999 - 15%
1 Home Games below 2,500 - 8%

Statistically... you compare the first 5 games last year to the first 5 games this year ….or the average for ALL the games last year to ALL the games this year. Your analysis is flawed....but it probably does not make any difference. It does look like you are manipulating the data for your argument. FYI

Here is a question for you. Do you think that the Zips football team would play in front of 66% capacity if they were the defending national champions?? The Soccer team did just that last night.

[bobbyake]

Akron Soccer attendance is up 28% this year over last year

Penn State should bring in another 4k+

Over the past 2 seasons (13 home):
5 Home Games above 4,000 - 38%
3 Home Games between 3,500 & 3,999 - 23%
2 Home Games between 3,000 & 3,499 - 15%
2 Home Games between 2,500 & 2,999 - 15%
1 Home Games below 2,500 - 8%

Statistically... you compare the first 5 games last year to the first 5 games this year ….or the average for ALL the games last year to ALL the games this year. Your analysis is flawed....but it probably does not make any difference. It does look like you are manipulating the data for your argument. FYI

Here is a question for you. Do you think that the Zips football team would play in front of 66% capacity if they were the defending national champions?? The Soccer team did just that last night. ANSWER: No, odds of hitting 66% are small

I'm not making any argument here in this thread, just showing the numbers. Hard to see how they're manipulated when this is all we have to compare with. You have the first 5 home games this year vs first 5 last year, then you have overall. All the data is given so you can make your own statistics if this boggles your mind.

If you take only seating into account, Akron soccer is bringing in over 100% attendance for each game.

Akron football will never win more than 2 games in a season with Ianello as the coach so why play what if's? Akron Football averaged 16,132
the year after they won the MAC championship and went to the Motor City Bowl. That is only 49% of the Rubber Bowl capacity for that year.

BTW your question is flawed. You asked if Akron football would play in front of 66% capacity if they were the defending national champions. They would have to play in front of exactly 66% for the answer to be a yes. Whether they played in front of 80% or 50% wouldn't matter because exactly 66% is what you asked. It is easier to give a no answer given the odds of hitting exactly 66%.

[Doug Snyder]

Akron Soccer attendance is up 28% this year over last year

Penn State should bring in another 4k+

Over the past 2 seasons (13 home):
5 Home Games above 4,000 - 38%
3 Home Games between 3,500 & 3,999 - 23%
2 Home Games between 3,000 & 3,499 - 15%
2 Home Games between 2,500 & 2,999 - 15%
1 Home Games below 2,500 - 8%

Statistically... you compare the first 5 games last year to the first 5 games this year ….or the average for ALL the games last year to ALL the games this year. Your analysis is flawed....but it probably does not make any difference. It does look like you are manipulating the data for your argument. FYI

Here is a question for you. Do you think that the Zips football team would play in front of 66% capacity if they were the defending national champions?? The Soccer team did just that last night. ANSWER: No, odds of hitting 66% are small

I'm not making any argument here in this thread, just showing the numbers. Hard to see how they're manipulated when this is all we have to compare with. You have the first 5 home games this year vs first 5 last year, then you have overall. All the data is given so you can make your own statistics if this boggles your mind.

If you take only seating into account, Akron soccer is bringing in over 100% attendance for each game.

Akron football will never win more than 2 games in a season with Ianello as the coach so why play what if's? Akron Football averaged 16,132
the year after they won the MAC championship and went to the Motor City Bowl. That is only 49% of the Rubber Bowl capacity for that year.

BTW your question is flawed. You asked if Akron football would play in front of 66% capacity if they were the defending national champions. They would have to play in front of exactly 66% for the answer to be a yes. Whether they played in front of 80% or 50% wouldn't matter because exactly 66% is what you asked. It is easier to give a no answer given the odds of hitting exactly 66%.

LOL You spent 76 words to make that argument about 66%.

There were 13 home games (in Akron) last year. No argument in THIS TREAD?? How would one know?? You have been on this attendance crusade all season.

Please don't put a list of games up and lots of data, averages and year over year increases if you ARE NOT using it to prove your point. If you expect me to do the math...let me know.

*EDIT* you used a format that does not bring your all your data to the post input section (the games table...large font). If you included the first 5 games...I missed it and apologize for that part of my post. If you edited it...good job.

[Crew8]

Akron Soccer attendance is up 28% this year over last year

Penn State should bring in another 4k+

Over the past 2 seasons (13 home):
5 Home Games above 4,000 - 38%
3 Home Games between 3,500 & 3,999 - 23%
2 Home Games between 3,000 & 3,499 - 15%
2 Home Games between 2,500 & 2,999 - 15%
1 Home Games below 2,500 - 8%

Statistically... you compare the first 5 games last year to the first 5 games this year ….or the average for ALL the games last year to ALL the games this year. Your analysis is flawed....but it probably does not make any difference. It does look like you are manipulating the data for your argument. FYI

Here is a question for you. Do you think that the Zips football team would play in front of 66% capacity if they were the defending national champions?? The Soccer team did just that last night. ANSWER: No, odds of hitting 66% are small

I'm not making any argument here in this thread, just showing the numbers. Hard to see how they're manipulated when this is all we have to compare with. You have the first 5 home games this year vs first 5 last year, then you have overall. All the data is given so you can make your own statistics if this boggles your mind.

If you take only seating into account, Akron soccer is bringing in over 100% attendance for each game.

Akron football will never win more than 2 games in a season with Ianello as the coach so why play what if's? Akron Football averaged 16,132
the year after they won the MAC championship and went to the Motor City Bowl. That is only 49% of the Rubber Bowl capacity for that year.

BTW your question is flawed. You asked if Akron football would play in front of 66% capacity if they were the defending national champions. They would have to play in front of exactly 66% for the answer to be a yes. Whether they played in front of 80% or 50% wouldn't matter because exactly 66% is what you asked. It is easier to give a no answer given the odds of hitting exactly 66%.

LOL You spent 76 words to make that argument about 66%.

There were 13 home games (in Akron) last year. No argument in THIS TREAD?? How would one know?? You have been on this attendance crusade all season.

Please don't put a list of games up and lots of data, averages and year over year increases if you ARE NOT using it to prove your point. If you expect me to do the math...let me know.

You already did......you added up the words of the last argument. LOL

Season attendance has grown, soccer is growing. What's not to like about these numbers?

[Doug Snyder]

Akron Soccer attendance is up 28% this year over last year

Penn State should bring in another 4k+

Over the past 2 seasons (13 home):
5 Home Games above 4,000 - 38%
3 Home Games between 3,500 & 3,999 - 23%
2 Home Games between 3,000 & 3,499 - 15%
2 Home Games between 2,500 & 2,999 - 15%
1 Home Games below 2,500 - 8%

Statistically... you compare the first 5 games last year to the first 5 games this year ….or the average for ALL the games last year to ALL the games this year. Your analysis is flawed....but it probably does not make any difference. It does look like you are manipulating the data for your argument. FYI

Here is a question for you. Do you think that the Zips football team would play in front of 66% capacity if they were the defending national champions?? The Soccer team did just that last night. ANSWER: No, odds of hitting 66% are small

I'm not making any argument here in this thread, just showing the numbers. Hard to see how they're manipulated when this is all we have to compare with. You have the first 5 home games this year vs first 5 last year, then you have overall. All the data is given so you can make your own statistics if this boggles your mind.

If you take only seating into account, Akron soccer is bringing in over 100% attendance for each game.

Akron football will never win more than 2 games in a season with Ianello as the coach so why play what if's? Akron Football averaged 16,132
the year after they won the MAC championship and went to the Motor City Bowl. That is only 49% of the Rubber Bowl capacity for that year.

BTW your question is flawed. You asked if Akron football would play in front of 66% capacity if they were the defending national champions. They would have to play in front of exactly 66% for the answer to be a yes. Whether they played in front of 80% or 50% wouldn't matter because exactly 66% is what you asked. It is easier to give a no answer given the odds of hitting exactly 66%.

LOL You spent 76 words to make that argument about 66%.

There were 13 home games (in Akron) last year. No argument in THIS TREAD?? How would one know?? You have been on this attendance crusade all season.

Please don't put a list of games up and lots of data, averages and year over year increases if you ARE NOT using it to prove your point. If you expect me to do the math...let me know.

You already did......you added up the words of the last argument. LOL

Season attendance has grown, soccer is growing. What's not to like about these numbers?

Nothing. I love it that soccer is doing so well. I have my Costa Rican friends in California following the Zips now because of Brenes.

But why use one Zip program as a basis to denigrate another??

[bobbyake]

Nothing. I love it that soccer is doing so well. I have my Costa Rican friends in California following the Zips now because of Brenes.

But why use one Zip program as a basis to denigrate another??

If you look at the football attendance thread, I've shown that football attendance has increased 19% this year over last year. I don't see where I'm denigrating another program.

I made an argument in that thread, which was Akron Soccer program could outdraw Akron Football. It officially did for one football game being last year against Buffalo. Overall, I gave up on this argument because it can not be proven based on official attendance. If you look at the football attendance thread, there's speculation about how they come up with that number. Because of the speculation, it's hard to take that number as a serious measure to compare with Akron soccer. So if you want to continue thinking Akron football outdraws Akron soccer, I have no argument against that. But you have to at least respect that you would have a poor argument to say Akron soccer does not outdraw Akron football based on actual butts in seats.

I'm not here to argue with you, I grew up playing American football and it's still my #1 sport. I think what we have with our soccer program is special and make observations that are unique to Akron, like attendance.

I did not edit the original chart, sorry if it created confusion. There have only been 13 home games (8 last year and 5 this year) so far over the past 2 seasons if you don't count the playoffs, which I don't.

Although official football attendance is up 19%, it doesn't represent the actual situation our football team is in. Akron soccer attendance is up 28% and does represent their situation better.