Zirg said:
That 2485 # is BS. I don't doubt the Lady Griz lead the conference in attendance, but I don't believe any "attendance" figure that UM (and most places) tell you. They count tickets given away whether they are used or not AND "make-up" every official attendance given. There's no physical gate that you pass through that counts attendance like in old-time stadiums. Remember those? I don't think many places use those anymore, but at least a gate didn't lie. Public Relations people do.
I disagree, but can't prove anything.
I heard from a reliable (unofficial) source last fall, that all ticketed UM sports are now scanner tabulated via barcode scanning of tickets and by smartphone scanning tabulation. Purchased tix that are not game-scanned (season tix not scanned) are not included in game attendance counts. I also know that UM is far ahead of most Big Sky schools in accurate tabulation... and that the Big Sky Conf. is a disaster in accurately providing attendance counts, partly (I've heard) because UM's total paid game ticket sales and actual attendance figures far outpace all other Big Sky schools, and I suppose they conclude, "Who needs to know that?. Faaar outpace all other Big Sky schools. Not even close. Forget it.