A Sellout?
Watch for today's announced attendance, because there are empty seats throughout the Coliseum. Trojan Nation looks more like a street corner, with less than half of the bleachers filled with students. The band is not getting much energy from the fans, with so few sitting around it.
On the positive side, the student-entrance problems from the Nebraska game were apparently non-existent.
Would you want to sit near Bartner? He sold out all 12,000 spirit card members to get paid ND trips. Pay the student body the same $2000/seat Bartner got out of that deal.
you are correct scott. they put up metal fencing and made it like an amusement park ride. much easier. and i got in 15 before game time and got to tailgate all morning. love the new system. FIGHT ON
Scott,
I was at the game. By halfway through the first quater, the colesium was pretty much full.
Could it have been that the insane gridlock that happened (and still is happening) downtown made more than a few people late. Remember that? It was on the Daily News home page. Ever read that paper, Scott?
Usually, I defend you from hyper-sensitive Trojan fans, but maybe I posted too soon.
Sloppy, sloppy reporting, Scott.
A sellout is when all the seats are sold. The student seats are all sold. Apparently, however, less than 6,000 students showed up for the game, leaving more than 2,000 empty places. Since the Sun Deck is the last student section to be filled, the result is the band surrounded by empty seats. That must have looked strange on television--the "capacity crowd" with all those vacant chairs just behind the end zone.
That being said, with all seats to the game being sold, why wasn't the game announced at 92,000? If it's "bodies" present that count, and only 5800 students showed up, out of an allotment of more than 8000, why was the attendance 90,282? For that matter, if more than 1,000 additional students were admitted for the Nebraska game, why was the attendance at that game listed as 92,000?
Of course, all this is really nitpicking. The real story, frankly, is that in 2005 and 2006, the Trojans have virtually sold out their entire home season. It seems likely that USC will play before capacity crowds for all games, home and away, in the 2006 regular season--something that has never happened at USC. Given the attendance patterns at USC, even in other "golden eras," this is truly remarkable.