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top teams in the nation in football attendance. The Hokies sold out all of their
games in 2005 and they ranked 22nd in the nation in average attendance. In the
ACC Tech trails only Florida State and Clemson in average attendance, and they
are fourth in percentage of capacity filled. Here is a look at the entire ACC.
Florida State
6
82,724
82,300
100.52%
Clemson
6
78,232
77,381
101.10%
Virginia Tech
6
65,115
65,115
100.00%
Virginia
6
60,973
61,500
99.14%
NC State
7
52,925
57,500
92.04%
Maryland
5
52,426
51,500
101.80%
UNC
6
51,667
60,000
86.11%
Georgia Tech
6
51,607
55,000
93.83%
Miami
6
45,310
72,319
62.65%
Boston College
6
39,429
44,500
88.60%
Wake Forest
6
28,924
31,500
91.82%
Duke
6
17,486
33,941
51.52%
Maryland
5
52,426
51,500
101.80%
Clemson
6
78,232
77,381
101.10%
Florida State
6
82,724
82,300
100.52%
Virginia Tech
6
65,115
65,115
100.00%
Virginia
6
60,973
61,500
99.14%
Georgia Tech
6
51,607
55,000
93.83%
NC State
7
52,925
57,500
92.04%
Wake Forest
6
28,924
31,500
91.82%
Boston College
6
39,429
44,500
88.60%
UNC
6
51,667
60,000
86.11%
Miami
6
45,310
72,319
62.65%
Duke
6
17,486
33,941
51.52% From a percentage standpoint, the ACC is a good conference. Only Miami and
Duke draw less than 86% capacity on average. Four teams draw at least 100%
capacity, and Virginia is very close at 99.14%. Overall, eight of the ACC’s 12
teams draw at least 90% capacity. The ACC is known for its basketball, but
football is picking up steam as well. So how does the ACC stack up to the rest of the conferences? In average
attendance, it’s near the bottom of all the BCS conferences.
SEC
12
74,579
Big Ten
11
72,566
Big 12
12
58,397
Pac-10
10
59,479
ACC
12
52,242
Independent
4
40,869
Big East
8
39,400
Mountain West
9
35,275
Conference USA
12
25,543
WAC
9
21,595
Sun Belt
6
16,881
MAC
12
14,489 Of course, the SEC has basketball schools, just like any other conference.
But their premier basketball school, Kentucky, still averages 62,450 fans at
football games. While that only ranks ninth in the SEC (they would rank fourth
in the ACC), it does stand at 27th in the nation. The SEC is certainly a
football-first conference. In fact, 11 of the SEC’s 12 teams rank in the top 36 nationally in
attendance. Only four ACC schools rank in the top 36, although NC State,
Maryland, UNC and Georgia Tech all stack up at 37-40. The fact that every SEC
school with the exception of Vanderbilt (36,031) ranks well ahead of Miami,
arguably the top program in the ACC, is quite telling. ACC fans have yet to
embrace the culture of football, much like Virginia Tech fans have yet to
embrace ACC basketball culture. Now let’s switch gears to a different topic. A common opinion among fans on
the TSL message boards is that the next step for Virginia Tech is to win a
National Championship. The Hokies came close in 1999, but haven’t returned to
the big game since. If attendance figures from the schools who have won national
championships are any indications, Tech has a long way to go.
Michigan
107,501
110,915
Tennessee
104,079
107,593
Ohio State
101,568
105,017
LSU
92,400
91,580
USC
92,000
90,812
Florida
88,548
90,406
Oklahoma
82,112
84,331
Texas
80,106
83,333
FSU
82,300
82,724
Notre Dame
80,795
80,795
Nebraska
73,918
77,485
Washington
72,500
64,326
Georgia Tech
55,000
51,607
Colorado
53,750
50,409
Miami
72,319
45,310 Three of the teams that the Hokies stack up with—Washington, Georgia Tech
and Colorado—won their National Championships in the early 1990s. The
landscape of college football is much different today than it was at that time.
The Hokies are well ahead of Miami in average attendance, but the Hurricanes can
more than make up for that in recruiting with their location and climate. And there are other schools in the way that aren’t on the list above that
have larger stadiums than Tech, including Georgia, Auburn, Texas A&M,
Alabama and South Carolina. So if stadium size is any indication, the Hokies
have a long way to go before they have a chance to win another National
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Chris
Horne and Will Stewart get you started on Recruiting 2007 with a
TSL Audio "TechSideline.com Recruiting Report." Check
out our 25-minute discussion, wherein we touch upon some of the
top in-state kids in the class of 2007, plus we discuss the
sticky question of why the Hokies seem to get a slower start in
recruiting than other schools, and whether or not that matters.
You don't have to be a recruiting fanatic to enjoy this
conversation, which gives you a good starting off point for
following the 2007 recruits. (Plus, it's got an "Enter
Sandman" lead-in, which is always fun. WMA format,
compatible with Windows Media Player and MP3 players, 6.0 MB,
24:56).
At
only 5-8, 210 pounds, Pulaski (VA) running back Kevin Crouse
plays with big heart. He has been a starter since his freshman
year and, this past season, led the team in rushing with over
1,600 yards and 19 touchdowns. He’s eyeing bigger and better
things for his senior season and hopes he can earn a few
scholarship offers along the way.
It
has been well-documented on TechSideline.com and by other media
outlets that the Hokies will have a lot of experience next
season. Tech returns five starters, and the only seniors lost
off this year's team were from the end of the bench. VT is
expected to be one of the deepest and most experienced teams in
the ACC. That's true, but the gap won't be as large as many
would imagine.
Over
the years some of Virginia Tech's athletic financial information
has been posted on TechSideline.com as well as in various
Virginia newspapers. The Roanoke Times and other state
newspapers recently provided a fairly detailed summary of
Virginia Tech's athletic results from the fiscal year ended June
30, 2005. This information is audited by the Commonwealth of
Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) and is reported on its
website as an NCAA report. In an effort to provide a condensed
but meaningful analysis, I have summarized certain information
from those reports that I believe will show you how the Virginia
Tech athletic financial operations have grown in the past six
years.
The
Hokies are four practices into the spring, and among other
things, the offensive line is starting to shake out, and the
quarterback battle is still a dead heat. We bring you updates on
position changes, players who are out with injuries, and the
status of the quarterback race.
Franklin
County (Rocky Mount, VA) Lewis Witcher is the lone low post
threat entering Virginia Tech’s program out of the 2006 class.
At 6-8 ½, currently about 215 pounds, Witcher is an athletic
player who has a knack for rebounding and possesses some nice
offensive talent as well. A 4-star prospect by Rivals.com,
Witcher is looking forward to the opportunity of playing and
contributing in the ACC next season.
With
all the open positions on the Hokie football team this spring,
from quarterback to tailback to offensive line, finding the
players to man those positions is a priority. But Virginia Tech
also seeks more disciplined behavior, and how the Hokies comport
themselves on and off the field will go a long way towards
determining their success in 2006, perhaps as much as deciding
what players will man the two-deep.