Ready to Move Up to FBS Football

[_kai_]

The best part of this picture is that it appears that all of the people sitting in the "Pride Band" section have melted.

Keeping true to the role playing of being actual Bears, the Pride Band hibernates between the first and fourth quarters.

[SHOCKvalue]

D2 Pitt State Attendance, Prior Ten Seasons:

2014- 9813
2013- 10030
2012- 10055
2011- 8657
2010- 7241
2009- 7821
2008- 7715
2007- 10196
2006- 8395
2005- 8556

Average- 8848


D1 FCS (FBS Hopeful) Missouri State Attendance, Prior Ten Seasons:

2014- 11665
2013- 8700
2012- 8710
2011- 10804
2010- 9028
2009- 9570
2008- 8958
2007- 10473
2006- 10045
2005- 10660

Average- 9861


The 5th Percentile of D1 FBS Attendance, Prior Ten Seasons:

2014- 14122
2013- 15453
2012- 13459
2011- 15291
2010- 14255
2009- 13889
2008- 15435
2007- 13353
2006- 14760
2005- 12506

Average- 14252


Listing last in D1 FBS attendance is irrelevant as the majority of years Eastern Michigan comes in dead last, with a margin of 5,000-10,000 to second-to-dead last. Otherwise, Missouri State would be that second-to-dead last program almost every year.

Also interesting to note that the schools in the D1 FBS 5th percentile and below have overall athletic budgets on average twice what Missouri State has. Even no-football Wichita State nearly doubles up D1 FBS hopeful Missouri State in this context. Missouri State has more in common from an athletics funding perspective to D2 Pitt State than they do they bottom 5% of D1 FBS, which is fitting, since WSU was going to the Elite Eight, spending lots of time in the MBB AP top 10, playing in the national championship game of the CWS, and fostering a number of legitimate future NBA-ers and MLB-ers at roughly the same point in human history that MSU was making the move from D2 to D1.

[1972Shocker]

Obviously there are a number of programs in the bottom 5% in terms of attendance who are not meeting the average of 15,000 in either paid or actual attendance requirement for FBS membership. So do these programs operate under some kind of waiver of is that requirement not really enforced?

[Kung Wu]

Obviously there are a number of programs in the bottom 5% in terms of attendance who are not meeting the average of 15,000 in either paid or actual attendance requirement for FBS membership. So do these programs operate under some kind of waiver of is that requirement not really enforced?

Not sure, but it spans over multiple years. I can't remember of it's two or three years.

[Shocker-maniac]

D2 Pitt State Attendance, Prior Ten Seasons:

2014- 9813
2013- 10030
2012- 10055
2011- 8657
2010- 7241
2009- 7821
2008- 7715
2007- 10196
2006- 8395
2005- 8556

Average- 8848


D1 FCS (FBS Hopeful) Missouri State Attendance, Prior Ten Seasons:

2014- 11665
2013- 8700
2012- 8710
2011- 10804
2010- 9028
2009- 9570
2008- 8958
2007- 10473
2006- 10045
2005- 10660

Average- 9861


The 5th Percentile of D1 FBS Attendance, Prior Ten Seasons:

2014- 14122
2013- 15453
2012- 13459
2011- 15291
2010- 14255
2009- 13889
2008- 15435
2007- 13353
2006- 14760
2005- 12506

Average- 14252


Listing last in D1 FBS attendance is irrelevant as the majority of years Eastern Michigan comes in dead last, with a margin of 5,000-10,000 to second-to-dead last. Otherwise, Missouri State would be that second-to-dead last program almost every year.

Also interesting to note that the schools in the D1 FBS 5th percentile and below have overall athletic budgets on average twice what Missouri State has. Even no-football Wichita State nearly doubles up D1 FBS hopeful Missouri State in this context. Missouri State has more in common from an athletics funding perspective to D2 Pitt State than they do they bottom 5% of D1 FBS, which is fitting, since WSU was going to the Elite Eight, spending lots of time in the MBB AP top 10, playing in the national championship game of the CWS, and fostering a number of legitimate future NBA-ers and MLB-ers at roughly the same point in human history that MSU was making the move from D2 to D1.

Looks like good ol' Moo St needs to raise moo cash.

#cattleauction #cowsnotsafe #moocash

[The Mad Hatter]

Looks like good ol' Moo St needs to raise moo cash.

#cattleauction #cowsnotsafe #moocash

#MooMoneyMooProblems

[1972Shocker]

Not sure, but it spans over multiple years. I can't remember of it's two or three years.

It's a rolling 2 year period. On the attendance numbers that @SHOCKvalue: reported the average for the bottom 5% doesn't meet the 15,000 average attendance criteria for any 2 year period. If that's accurate it's reasonable to assume that a number of the programs in that group are not meeting that average attendance requirement.

[RoyalShock]

They are fed up over on Bear365. Not a happy fanbase. One disgruntled Bear fan posted this pic of the new stadium at halftime. Keep in mind, the band, which occupies the most expensive, fifty yard-line seats, was on the field. That section was full.



Edit: Not quite halftime. The band was on the field, just over 2:00 to play. Waiting for the field goal to make it 19-0. So while the band is accounted for, the stands aren't empty due to a halftime bathroom break or run on the concession stand.

I'm not sure I can count more than 30 players. Assuming 11 more are on the field and out of frame, that's only 40. Did many of them stop attending, too?

[MoValley John]

I'm not sure I can count more than 30 players. Assuming 11 more are on the field and out of frame, that's only 40. Did many of them stop attending, too?

You are looking at the visitors bench. I don't know what the travel constructions are in FCS or MVFC, but assuming 11 are on the field and a few are outside of the field of vision, 50-55 might not be an unreasonable travel roster.

[MoValley John]

Looked it up. MVFC travel roster limited to 60.

[RoyalShock]

If that's the visitor's side, you probably wouldn't expect many MSU fans to be sitting there, unless the home side was full. And of course, we know that isn't very likely.

[MoValley John]

If that's the visitor's side, you probably wouldn't expect many MSU fans to be sitting there, unless the home side was full. And of course, we know that isn't very likely.

Student side. Visiting teams usually are placed closest to the raucous students. Also, SDSU brought both a large (relative) contingent of fans, plus their marching band. No home field advantage for the Bears.

Without SDSU's help, it's possible that the stadium would have been totally empty.

[DUShock]

You are looking at the visitors bench. I don't know what the travel constructions are in FCS or MVFC, but assuming 11 are on the field and a few are outside of the field of vision, 50-55 might not be an unreasonable travel roster.

Why is the band "Pride Band" backing the opposing team's bench? This is highly unusual. Maybe MSU's problem is that their feng shui fooked up?

[1972Shocker]

Why is the band "Pride Band" backing the opposing team's bench? This is highly unusual. Maybe MSU's problem is that their feng shui fooked up?

Not sure why it is labeled Pride Band. A Group of Bears is called a sloth. A pride is a group of lions. So technically this should be the Sloth Band. Male bears are called boars and Female bears are called sows although technically they are only related to pigs other than the fact that they are both mammals.

[MoValley John]

Crap! I was duck hunting last weekend and didn't follow America's Team on their fast track to the Sun Belt. Anyway, the Bears lost 47-7 to Youngstown State. A huge upset, as the Bears are a formidable opponent for any FBS, much less, FCS team. This must have been the Super Bowl for Youngstown State.