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So I was thinking, it wouldn't be too hard to demonstrate that Nebraska uses paid, not actual numbers. With that, I decided to spend 15 minutes to break down Nebraska basketball attendance nice and easy, using FACTS from the readily available numbers provided by A: The University of Nebraska, and B: the NCAA.
Here is the attendance figures as Nebraska reported on their 16 regular season home games. My source, http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.d...&Q_SEASON=2013
15,119 Fl Gulf Coast
14,771 Western Illinois
14,765 So. Caroliona State
15,332 Northern Illinois
15,088 Miami
15,949 Arkansas State
14,978 The Citadel
15,012 Michigan
15,342 Ohio State
15,945 Minnesota
15,333 Indiana
15,404 Illinois
15,797 Penn State
15,891 Purdue
15,978 Northwestern
15,998 Wisconsin
Anyone here can total these up, but I get 246,702. Divided by 16 games, you get an average of 15,419 per game. Now is where it gets fun. you look at the REPORTED FIGURES TO THE NCAA, and Nebraska's official reported attendance was 246,702. They averaged 15,419 per game. They did not report actual, they reported paid. Period. This is according to this: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_bask...ttend/2014.pdf
So, Nebraska reports paid attendance. Unfortunately for Shock Treatment, when there are huge disparities, or the Omaha World Herald calls bullshit and asks for actuals, Nebraska reluctantly adds them to the Box score. In the 2013-14 seasdon, Nebraska gave these actuals:
10,834 Western Illinois
10,974 So. Carolina State
11,358 Northern Illinois
12,579 Miami
11,048 Arkansas State
15,107 Indiana
14,412 Illinois
If Nebraska reported actual figures for every game, as they do when the World Herald asks, their attendance figures would drop substantially. This demonstrates everything I have said all along, Nebraska reports paid attendance, period. The World Herald has called bullshit. When asked, Nebraska will give the World Herald turnstyle, otherwise, they don't. Even then, Nebraska only reports PAID ATTENDANCE to the NCAA. It's not that hard to understand. Unless, you are a mindless, clueless, believe everything that they tell you on the Husker Radio show, kind of guy.
For everyone else, I'm not knocking how Nebraska reports, it is exactly how I'd report. The NCAA allows for tickets sold as a way to measure attendance, why would anyone short change their school? That is why Nebraska and just about, if not everybody else, reports tickets sold.
I hope this puts to bed all this silliness. Probably not, Husker fans are like that.
Here is the attendance figures as Nebraska reported on their 16 regular season home games. My source, http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.d...&Q_SEASON=2013
15,119 Fl Gulf Coast
14,771 Western Illinois
14,765 So. Caroliona State
15,332 Northern Illinois
15,088 Miami
15,949 Arkansas State
14,978 The Citadel
15,012 Michigan
15,342 Ohio State
15,945 Minnesota
15,333 Indiana
15,404 Illinois
15,797 Penn State
15,891 Purdue
15,978 Northwestern
15,998 Wisconsin
Anyone here can total these up, but I get 246,702. Divided by 16 games, you get an average of 15,419 per game. Now is where it gets fun. you look at the REPORTED FIGURES TO THE NCAA, and Nebraska's official reported attendance was 246,702. They averaged 15,419 per game. They did not report actual, they reported paid. Period. This is according to this: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_bask...ttend/2014.pdf
So, Nebraska reports paid attendance. Unfortunately for Shock Treatment, when there are huge disparities, or the Omaha World Herald calls bullshit and asks for actuals, Nebraska reluctantly adds them to the Box score. In the 2013-14 seasdon, Nebraska gave these actuals:
10,834 Western Illinois
10,974 So. Carolina State
11,358 Northern Illinois
12,579 Miami
11,048 Arkansas State
15,107 Indiana
14,412 Illinois
If Nebraska reported actual figures for every game, as they do when the World Herald asks, their attendance figures would drop substantially. This demonstrates everything I have said all along, Nebraska reports paid attendance, period. The World Herald has called bullshit. When asked, Nebraska will give the World Herald turnstyle, otherwise, they don't. Even then, Nebraska only reports PAID ATTENDANCE to the NCAA. It's not that hard to understand. Unless, you are a mindless, clueless, believe everything that they tell you on the Husker Radio show, kind of guy.
For everyone else, I'm not knocking how Nebraska reports, it is exactly how I'd report. The NCAA allows for tickets sold as a way to measure attendance, why would anyone short change their school? That is why Nebraska and just about, if not everybody else, reports tickets sold.
I hope this puts to bed all this silliness. Probably not, Husker fans are like that.
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