Southwestern University Case Study Summary: Southwestern University is a state college in Stephenville, Texas. The college is known for its Football and have been in the top 20 in the rankings since the appointment of legendary Bo Pitterno in 2001 as the Head coach for the team. The coach requested to upgrade the stadium or construct a new stadium to accommodate the large fan base. This request was heard by the SWU’s president, Dr Joel Wisner, who decided that they would upgrade the stadium based on a forecast of when the current stadium would max out. Problem: Southwestern University is experiencing a quickly expanding football program. As a result, attendance for home games is increasing and approaching capacity. It is in the best interest of SWU to forecast attendance to aid them in deciding when the best time to expand the present stadium, which now holds 54,000. Data: The following data is from the past six seasons, 2002-2007. Game Year – Game – Opponent Attendance 2002-1 Baylor 34200 2002-2 Texas 39800 2002-3 LSU 38200 2002-4 Arkansas 26900 2002-5 USC 35100 2003-1 Oklahoma 36100 2003-2 Nebraska 40200 2003-3 UCLA 39100 2003-4 Nevada 25300 2003-5 Ohio State 36200 2004-1 TCU 35900 2004-2 Texas Tech 46500 2004-3 Alaska 43100 2004-4 Arizona 27900 2004-5 Rice 39200 2005-1 Arkansas 41900 2005-2 Missouri 46100 2005-3 Florida 43900 2005-4 Miami 30100 2005-5 Duke 40500 2006-1 Indiana 42500 2006-2 North Texas 48200 2006-3 Texas A&M 44200 2006-4 Southern 33900 2006-5
The growing interest and boom in popularity in the sport was obvious, in fact the change was so quick and the colleges, with their old-school style stadiums meant for crowds who, only a few years ago, would have been in much smaller proportions, were run over with the amount of people that came in to watch their games. In 1922, it was estimated that 500,000 people were turned down from buying tickets simply due to the lack of space. The total number of fans themselves was growing rapidly as the number grew, in fact in one year alone the total number of fans went from 10 million in 1924 to 12 million in 1925. Because of this school directors and boards of committees saw the major economic implications ahead of them and decided that in order to maximize profits they should simply build bigger stadiums, which they did. Yale was one of the first to see the coming boom and quickly raised its capacity from 50,000 in 1903 to 78,000 by 1914. With the amount of fans growing unproportionately to the growing sizes of the stadiums growing so rapidly talks of a 165,000
2 In the early 2000’s, Ohio State decided to undergo major renovations to their stadium so, they could fit more people inside of their games. They constructed over 11,000 more seats in the stadium allowing the school to generate increased amounts of revenue. During the period of renovation from the 1999 season to the 2001 season, the supply of seats inside of the stadium increased dramatically. This improvement showed well worthwhile because every single home game, the stadium was packed over capacity. There was an average of 1,964 extra fans at every home game of the 2001 football season.
UCM: CPSW did a home visit for Lance and Ashley. Both children were outside playing with their bicycle. Ashley seemed to be engaged little more than Lance during the visit. Both stated that they are excited that school will start soon for them. The foster parent ( Ms. Dawn) stated that Lance still sees his therapy and it seems to help him with his aggressive behavior at the day care. Ashley was standing next to the CP and quietly listening to the conversation. Ms. Dawn asked Ashley if she can go and play while grownups are talking. Very quickly Ashley got upset and started screaming. Ms. Dawn tried to help Ashley to calm down and it escalated more. CP gave little time Ms. Dawn so she can help Ashley to calm down. Shortly after the screaming
As an Iowa State student, I enjoy going to the games and supporting my school and team. The games are what I look forward to every weekend. There is a common characteristic of the love for Iowa State and Iowa State’s athletic teams in the stadium. The excitement from all the students and other Iowa State fans brings joy to my eyes. My favorite part of the football games is when all the fans in the student section are standing on the bleachers and cheering together and supporting our team. Although our football may not be very good, we still go to the all games and see our football players do the best they can and bring a win for Iowa State University. Everyone enjoys when the fight song plays and when we sing all the common cheers all together. The stadium gets so loud when there is an exciting play that happens in the game. When there is a touchdown for Iowa State the stadium gets so loud that I can’t even hear myself think and I enjoy the commotion from everyone where we all go around and high-five the people around us. With so many fans, the stadium must have a good size to hold all the cheering fans in one place. Because of so many fans, the stadium is the sixth largest stadium in the Big 12 Conference (by capacity) and the third newest in the conference. The record for most attendees to a single-game was against Kansas State with an attendance 56,800 people
Southwestern University: F The recent success of Southwestern University’s football program is causing SWU’s president, Joel Wisner, more problems than he faced during the team’s losing era in the early 1990s. For one thing, increasing game-day attendance is squeezing the town of Stephenville, Texas and the campus. Complaints are arising over parking, seating, concession prices, and even a shortage of programs at some games. Dr. Wisner, once again, turns to his stadium manager, Hank Maddux. This time, he needs a guaranteed revenue stream to help fuel the stadium expansion. One source of income could easily be the high-profit game programs. Selling for $6 each, programs are a tricky business. Under substantial pressure from
For Cowboy’s and AT&T, who signed a long-term contract agreement in 2013, the opportunity to grow as a team is promising. As technology continues to advance, what better place to test its worth than in a venue of thousands. The diverse groups of individuals who visit AT&T stadium, which has a maximum capacity of over 100,000, provides a unique opportunity to test the market with few
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Northern Arizona University, founded in 1899, is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona. NAU has 36 campuses in the state of Arizona. Over 7,000 students live on the Flagstaff campus, while living on campus people will say it is most convenient. On campus your surroundings are very familiar and near by. Like most would guess, living on campus you are open to tons of opportunities and have a lot more of the university experience you'd be missing out on if you were to live off campus.
Many people have the perception that all athletic departments are making a profit, when in reality the departments making a profit or breaking even are in the minority and not the majority (Burnsed, 2015). The University of Never Land is a Division II school in California that sponsors football and has an enrollment of 2,600 undergraduate students (Fried, G., DeSchriver, D, Mondello, M., 2013, p. 347). In order to compare how the Tinkerbells match up with other schools, you must look at schools that are similar in size and sport offering. In Division II 14 private schools offer football, have between 2000-3000 undergraduate students similar to UNL.
Located in the heart of Downtown Tampa, the University of Tampa is home of the Spartans. This program is apart of the NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports and features twenty varsity teams that play in the Sunshine State Conference. The Spartans have won a combined fifteen NCAA DII National Titles. The majority of the games the teams have won have been home games. There are many variables that play into the home team advantage. This research project theorizes that for the 2017-2018 year, the University of Tampa athletic teams win more when they are playing at home on campus than when they are playing away from campus.
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As the weekend begins, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s campus transforms from lethargic into a jocund atmosphere. While some look forward to parties on the weekends, others look towards Saturday, a day where, for three hours, a fan will sit in the stands and observe one of America’s most famous sports: football. Playing a major role in American culture, football has become a lifestyle for many that involves tailgating, socializing, and friendly rivalries. Today, anyone can experience the thrill, heartaches and triumphs of football just by observing. UNC Charlotte provides a first-hand experience of this popular sport for the community, alumni, students, and staff. This past game was the homecoming game against Florida International University. Fans near and far came to the Jerry Richardson Stadium to watch the Niners take on the Panthers. Through its modern design and lively ambience, the Jerry Richardson Stadium of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte provides a unique experience for all football lovers.
After being discussed, it has been decided that the Omaha Stingers will play their first season at the university of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium. This stadium is located in Lincoln, which is about an hour away from Omaha. It can hold up to 87000 people, and it has suitable accommodations for this amount of people. This was one of the first choices, not only because it was the closest football stadium, but it could hold sufficiently hold the amount of fans that we project to bring in during the first season. There are many different concession and restrooms located spread out throughout the concourse which helps to accommodate the large crowds.
Here’s an insider, the university oversell seats by 1000, as long as it doesn’t violate any laws and as long as fire marshal allows it. The past few years the stadium has gone through several upgrades to improve sells and provide a “better” experience for students and patrons. The University of Utah spent $3.3 million upgrading men’s bathroom, also spending $35,000 to install a new and improved water fountains after fans complained that vendors were blocking the water fountains. There is a plan to replace the current scoreboard with a scoreboard that is 4 times bigger, by next football season. The estimated cost would be $13 million; there are also rumors of expanding the south side of the stadium still keeping the original lockers from the Rice stadium. With the expansion, the U shape stadium would be closed adding 20,000
Because of the popularity of the sport, colleges and universities and occasionally local communities have been investing an enormous money in infrastructure for their teams. According the star-telegram site, “Nowhere is that more prevalent than in big-time college football, where 38 schools spent more than $20 million on their programs last year. Alabama led with more than $41 million in expenses, according to information obtained from the Department of Education. Auburn was second with $36 million. TCU spent more than $31 million, the fifth-most in the country. “Like the major professional sports leagues in America, colleges and universities have upgraded their facilities over the past 13 years adding to both the number and quality of seats.