Attendance Stats from Championship Game

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- 12/03/2018 at 1:10 PM #83230
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  palos_verdes_ute
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  Pac-12
  Washington vs. Utah
  Time: 5 p.m./FOX (Friday)
  Levi’s Stadium capacity: 67.500
  Announced crowd: 35,134
  Percentage filled: 52
  TV rating: 3.1
  Note: Up 15 percent from last year (Stanford vs. USC/ESPN) but down 21 percent from 2016 (UW vs. Colorado/FOX).
  
  ACC
  Clemson vs. Pittsburgh
  Time: 5 p.m./ABC
  BofA Stadium capacity: 75,412
  Announced crowd: 67,784
  Percentage filled: 89.8
  TV rating: Not available.
  
  Big Ten
  Ohio State vs. Northwestern
  Time: Saturday, 5 p.m./FOX
  Lucas Oil Stadium capacity: 67,000
  Announced crowd: 66,375
  Percentage filled: 99
  TV rating: 5.6
  Note: Down 30 percent from last year (Ohio State-Wisconsin).
  
  Big 12
  Oklahoma vs. Texas
  Time: Saturday 9 a.m./ABC
  AT&T Stadium capacity: 80,000
  Announced crowd: 83,114
  Percentage filled: 104
  TV rating: 6.8
  Comment: Third-highest overnight of the season (any conference).
  
  SEC
  Alabama vs. Georgia
  Time: Saturday 1 p.m./CBS
  Mercedes-Benz Stadium capacity: 71,000
  Announced crowd: 77,141
  Percentage filled: 109
  TV rating: 10.5
  Note: Highest overnight ratings for a non-bowl since 2011 (any game, any conference).
- 12/03/2018 at 1:22 PM #83234
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  Utah
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  This is why the PAC-12 is falling behind. No one cares.
  - 12/03/2018 at 1:31 PM #83238
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    Mr Chainsaw
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    Is it though, or is it geography. How many more people would have gone if it was < 3 hour drive. I know I would have.
    - 12/03/2018 at 1:35 PM #83239
      
      Mr Chainsaw
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      I guess that doesn’t account for TV rating though
    - 12/03/2018 at 2:05 PM #83259
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      PlainsUte
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      Geography, name brands and relevance all play in. Okla-Texas and Alabama-Georgia were easy drives for fans of both sides and being “name brands” for each conference in the race for the 4-team playoff they got a lot of national attention.
  - 12/03/2018 at 1:55 PM #83246
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    GameForAnyFuss
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    Two words: Population density.
  - 12/03/2018 at 4:26 PM #83291
    
    Dwight89
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    Definitely need to increase interest in football in general on the west coast. I think Oregon/Washington/Utah has very high interest. But California and Arizona being warm weather states there’s too many other sports and activities to do. Football is competing with the NBA, NFL, beaches, MLB those states.
    
    That combined with the West Coast having fewer people than the East Coast just makes it tough for the Pac 12 to have the same size of fan base as the SEC/Big 10.
  - 12/04/2018 at 6:57 AM #83338
    
    javadave
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    Or it doesn’t get the hype by ESPN like all of the other P5 conferences do.
- 12/03/2018 at 1:46 PM #83243
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  AlohaUte
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  Yup, the reality is, the West (both the coast and mountains) are more apathetic to sports than other regions. I attribute it to having a lot more to do. People have more things to fill their time out west than they do in the South.
  
  It doesn’t just matter more out West.
  - 12/03/2018 at 1:55 PM #83245
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    Utah
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    Yeah. We are just better people out here. 🙂
- 12/03/2018 at 1:48 PM #83244
  
  Crazyforu
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  This is 100% due to geography. Its doesn’t take any advanced math to figure out why attendance has always been bad at the PAC Championship game. The game is at a venue that isn’t easily accessible. At least with a bowl game you have 3-4 weeks to plan, this game you only have 1-2 weeks (and it isn’t over a holiday). Its not due to any perceived lack of interest though.
  - 12/03/2018 at 1:56 PM #83248
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    Utah
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    What about the tv rating. With lower attendance, ratings should be higher.
    - 12/03/2018 at 4:14 PM #83283
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      EagleMountainUte
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      5:20 Pacific start on a Friday. Horrible spot.
  - 12/03/2018 at 1:57 PM #83251
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    palos_verdes_ute
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    Vegas location in 2 years will improve this, but I don’t think it will rival those other conferences. The problem is the football culture among the PAC12 schools are not the same as schools in the south (or middle america).
- 12/03/2018 at 1:56 PM #83250
  
  St George Ute
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  I wonder what attendance would be like if they move it to the Raiders stadium in Vegas when it’s done. I’d attend, even if Utah wasn’t in the game.
  
  For that matter, they could move HQ to Vegas and likely save a ton. But, that’s a subject for another time.
  - 12/03/2018 at 2:22 PM #83265
    
    PlainsUte
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    Then they’d have to have a representative from the Teamster’s Union and the Gambino Family in the review booth. Not that the officiating can get any worse.
    - 12/03/2018 at 3:16 PM #83268
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      St George Ute
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      True. Maybe we move the offices to Anaheim and we get Mickey Mouse and Goofy in the review booth. Oh wait…
- 12/04/2018 at 3:32 PM #83469
  
  Calgradutedad
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  5 hr drive from Mobile, AL to SEC Championship game for a weekend game. 14 hour drive from Seattle to PAC 12 championship game for a Friday night game. Huge difference in ease of attending game.
  
  I live less than an hour away from Levi’s stadium. It’s got a bad reputation for its poor access so there’s not a lot of people willing to fight the Bay Area traffic to go see a couple of college teams. This is a pro team area. Colleges rarely get mentioned on sports talk in the Bay Area.
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