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To the naked eye, a person attending a Coastal Carolina University football game this season would assume there is no way the school will meet the 15,000 in average attendance required by the NCAA of Football Bowl Subdivision programs.

The newly expanded Brooks Stadium now seats approximately 15,500, and it has been maybe 70 percent full at its peak this season.

But the naked eye can’t see total ticket sales, and with one game remaining, Coastal says it will meet the requirement, and all of the others associated with the school’s move from the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) to the FBS (formerly I-A).

But it’s not going to happen by chance. The school had to get creative and employ some corporate strategies and internal ticket purchases, specifically about 2,500 per game by the Chanticleer Athletic Foundation that have been marketed and distributed by the school’s alumni association.

They're gonna love when App Nation rolls into Conway next Fall...that'll boost their average.

They aren't the only ones doing it. Some of the MAC schools are much worse.

"The policy

A school must average 15,000 in attendance at least once every two-year period, with penalties for multi-year violations of the policy including a postseason ban and demotion from the FBS."

"They are generally in the Group of Five Conferences including the Sun Belt, of which Coastal is a member, and Mid-American (MAC)."

What about CUSA?!?

UNCC:
2016 - 14,192
2017 - 12,618

ULM:
2016 - 13,411
2017 - 9,928

No hate towards the Warhawks but if the NCAA actually penalized the programs who didn't meet the criteria, the Sun Belt could lose ULM and CUSA could lose UNCC giving the SB 9 teams and CUSA 13. This would be a great opportunity to steal USM from CUSA to replace ULM...I know I'm dreaming here!

moonshine wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 05, 2017 3:05 pm

"The policy

A school must average 15,000 in attendance at least once every two-year period, with penalties for multi-year violations of the policy including a postseason ban and demotion from the FBS."

"They are generally in the Group of Five Conferences including the Sun Belt, of which Coastal is a member, and Mid-American (MAC)."

What about CUSA?!?

UNCC:
2016 - 14,192
2017 - 12,618

ULM:
2016 - 13,411
2017 - 9,928

No hate towards the Warhawks but if the NCAA actually penalized the programs who didn't meet the criteria, the Sun Belt could lose ULM and CUSA could lose UNCC giving the SB 9 teams and CUSA 13. This would be a great opportunity to steal USM from CUSA to replace ULM...I know I'm dreaming here!

You've nailed an important point. The NCAA does not enforce this policy.