How bout 14,200 in attendance today. 10th largest ever
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How bout 14,200 in attendance today. 10th largest ever
Can DN hold 20,000?
If so that needs to be the goal at the regional.
One game - 20K
No, pretty sure fire Marshall wouldn't allow. 15,000 is massive at the Dude.
I dont think we are limited at 15K with the design of the ballpark. W could get close to 20Quote:
Originally Posted by basedog
#DudyNoble20,000
Let?s speak it into existence.
That would be a huge accomplishment.
I'm sure we could make it work. The biggest issue with that kind of crowd is you would have so many SRO we would almost have to put in some temporary bleachers for people to see the game. Otherwise there would be some massive thongs of people in that area above the bullpen and by Adkerson Plaza and even under the stands it would be very crowded if I had to guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by cheewgumm
Stock up on Depends. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
LOL. Yikes!Quote:
Originally Posted by HogsandDogs
You get much above 15K and the dude is miserable unless you have a lounge or reserved seat. Even then don?t try to go pee or get concessions.
That being said, 20K is doable. About 5K would just be in the park and unable to see the game.
I?ve always thought we should do a super bulldog weekend baseball game at Davis Wade and try to get 60K.
I watch a lot of other ESPN+ broadcasts of SEC baseball. Usually those broadcasts have announcers that are affiliated with the home team. It always cracks me up when these announcers start bragging of the huge crowds at their games. They brag that they have 4000-7000 for a Saturday game. Yes Texas A&M Arkansas Kentucky and Tennessee the finger points at you. I know crowds at the Dude shouldn’t be judge as a big deal but imo it is a big a very big deal. It is one thing that nobody else in the SEC can touch. Especially true that there is NO major metropolitan cities within a 2 hour drive of the Dude to draw crowds from. Unlike Fayetteville Baton Rouge Knoxville and Lexington.
Unless, you guys have a difference experience than me, at least 50% of the crowd is there purely to socialize, so I don't not having a good view is a big deal to many.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
That should be doable, but we'd have such gimmicky dimensions that I can't imagine the SEC allowing it for a conference game. Maybe we could play Jackson State or someone on that level there. But it would be kinda weird - like play a nonconference game on Saturday at noon, while the Saturday game of our weekend series is that night at Dudy Noble.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinto
Anything above 12-13K is miserable in the new stadium for everyone. You cannot move around at all. I thought Notre Dame game 1 of the SR was as packed as we could get that stadium but then they went over by a thousand more people for the OM game. It is just not an enjoyable experience at that point. Especially with the heat.
Except for the fact that all those people that do not care about viewing the game would actually be able to see it. It would be the people 9-12 deep in the concourses and walkways that could not see.Quote:
Originally Posted by viverlibre
Yes those type crowds can make things packed in. But it really doesn’t bother me because I’m at the Dude for one reason to watch baseball. Those that are there for social scene is fine with me because each and every one of them had to purchase a ticket. Which helps us!
One of those is not like the others lol. Arkansas is usually top 5 in attendance and does get above 10,000 for big SEC weekends. Still not 14,000 but more than those other three.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranchdawg
Double ticket prices. That would solve it.
There is a AA baseball team in Springdale, AR I believe which as you know is very drivable to Fayetteville. That only happens if there is enough population in the area to have a AA team.Quote:
Originally Posted by WPS
Tupelo, MS and Meridian, MS are both probably A ball size and both are over an hour away.
Exactly. I remember at the old stadium when we had massive crowds like that they actually had to open the Hump for people if it got too hot and I remember they would bring in a massive screen so fans could watch by the Palmeiro Center.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Yes, I remember they did that on SBW for several years. With the renovations to the Hump this past year, the street behind right field was rerouted and the portion immediately behind Dudy Noble is no longer used (they have it posted off). There's is definitely extra room back there now and something similar to what you're referring to could be done in that area.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
Of the 25 largest crowds for an on-campus baseball game in the entire country, we are responsible for 24 of them. We have the top 19 largest crowds, and the 21st through 25th largest crowds in history. Arkansas has the 20th largest crowd (on March 3, 2018). Our largest crowd was April 15, 2023 versus Ole Miss. The attendance was 16,423.
Was that actual attendance, or just tickets sold?Quote:
Originally Posted by basedog
AA stadiums are typically only about half the size of Dudy Noble though. The new Trash Pandas stadium here holds, I think, 7500. The old Huntsville Stars stadium was around 10,000 capacity and had 14,000 one time when the Beach Boys were there, but a good AA crowd is 4-5000. Even AAA stadiums aren't very large either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
I wish we could find a way to count the lofts, and the deck at the top. It is a few more but it counts.
They are there to socialize because it is boring just standing around. Not having grand stands down the third base line was a major mistake with our stadium. Major mistake. It?s either you were lucky enough to have season tickets since 2010 or you stand your ass up.