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/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 · Unread post by **/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 5:29 pm

New attendance record will be set.

MDaniels84 · Unread post by **MDaniels84** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 5:32 pm

I know that it is Thanksgiving this week but this announcement should make for the hap hap happiest Christmas ever for many of us !

YesAppCan · Unread post by **YesAppCan** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 5:36 pm

... Since Bing Crosby tapp-danced with Danny... Kaye

Yosef10 · Unread post by **Yosef10** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 5:58 pm

When would single game tickets for this game go on sale?

/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 · Unread post by **/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 6:09 pm

Will Uncle Luke be in attendance?

McLeansvilleAppFan · Unread post by **McLeansvilleAppFan** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 7:11 pm

I am not working that weekend!

I think I will be in Boone!!!

Unread post by **biggie** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 7:44 pm

Shamefully I just noticed the date and won't be able to go. If only they'd done any other Saturday next year.

JTApps1 · Unread post by **JTApps1** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 8:44 pm

Yosef10 wrote:When would single game tickets for this game go on sale?

Waiting for single game tickets could be risky as I would expect season ticket sales to explode with the Canes on the schedule.

Also, it shouldn't matter how well their fans travel we should have a record crowd with just App people.

Saint3333 · Unread post by **Saint3333** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:07 pm

Yosef10 wrote:When would single game tickets for this game go on sale?

About six months after full and half season tickets go on sale. And I hope they offer single ticket sales at least two weeks in advance to season ticket holders, just another perk of being a season ticket holder.

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/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09 · Unread post by **/\PP ST/\TE GRAD 09** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:43 pm

There will be single game tickets available. Season ticket sales aren't going to jump enough to not leave any single game tickets. Other than Miami we don't play many great teams at home in 2016. Even our conference schedule will have us traveling away for games against the top of the conference.

Season ticket sales will be up, but I wouldn't imagine a major swing. Can't see many more people committing to 6 games all to be guaranteed a ticket for the Miami game. Now, half season packages I can see jumping big time. Especially the one that includes the Miami game.

AppDawg · Unread post by **AppDawg** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 10:53 pm

I hope with Miami next year and Wake in '17, we double the number of season ticket holders. That would put us just at 9,000. I also hope this propels us to raise an additional $2 million in Yosef funds. That is what we need to fully fund scholly's.

Gillin has said, time to see what our fanbase is made of and where the fan commitment is. They admin has given us what we have asked for, time for the fanbase to do it's part.

AppFan11 · Unread post by **AppFan11** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:16 pm

Congratulations to Doug and the staff!!!!! So it took us two years at the FBS level to secure the first Home P5 game. Well done. It is hard to see how we don't set a new single game attendance record. One can certainly envision seeing more temporary bleachers in the end zones. It will be interesting to see if we can sell 35k or more. It will also increase season ticket sales... my guess somewhere around 25-50% off current level. Man, 2016 has shaped up to be one heck of a season and will do wonders for our SOS. This is a very winnable game. It was nice to hear SS's comments on using this game for recruiting purposes. Again, a big tip of the cap to our athletic administration.

appsfan · Unread post by **appsfan** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:17 pm

This a great get for App. Will we use the U as leverage to gain increase in season tickets sales? Gillen said our sales for this year was 4,500 (BTW, I have had season tickets for years) which is a disappointing number to me. What do you guys think?

AppDawg · Unread post by **AppDawg** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:41 pm

appsfan wrote:This a great get for App. Will we use the U as leverage to gain increase in season tickets sales? Gillen said our sales for this year was 4,500 (BTW, I have had season tickets for years) which is a disappointing number to me. What do you guys think?

4,500 is very disappointing. I thought for sure we were about 6k.

hapapp · Unread post by **hapapp** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 6:11 am

Great interview will Doug Gillin at the Scout site.

Scout.com/college/appalachian-state/

fjblair · Unread post by **fjblair** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:01 am

S.Lewis15 wrote:There will be a lot of Miami fans in Boone for this game.
Have you seen the amount of Florida license plates in Boone during Leaf season? A football game against Miami just gives then another excuse to travel to Boone. 30K+ will be in attendance.

Well mid September is not leaf season and Miami does not travel all that well. I'm sure there will be a decent amount of orange in the stadium but I don't expect a big turnout from them.

Either way it could be a record setter.

Saint3333 · Unread post by **Saint3333** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 8:38 am

hapapp wrote:Great interview will Doug Gillin at the Scout site.

Scout.com/college/appalachian-state/

Thanks for the link Hap. Lots of good nuggets in there. Sounds like Doug has noticed the empty seats on the east side and may consider not putting the temp north endzone bleachers up (I would imagine they be there for the first two games next season).

Also sounded like he didn't like the idea of mini-season packages.

Every time I hear an interview with him he reaffirms my thoughts that the demand isn't there in his mind to add non-premium seating given the current demand.

The next part is my speculation: For those hoping to get tickets for this game you better sign up for season ticket or be pretty good friends with someone that is because they are going to take care of the students and give them 8-10k seats, give Miami 2k tickets, season tickets will increase, and they will open up single game tickets sales to season ticket holders first.

Do the math and there won't be more than 5k single game tickets available to non-season ticket holders (and those will be in the grass).

appbio91 · Unread post by **appbio91** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:17 am

AppDawg wrote:
appsfan wrote:This a great get for App. Will we use the U as leverage to gain increase in season tickets sales? Gillen said our sales for this year was 4,500 (BTW, I have had season tickets for years) which is a disappointing number to me. What do you guys think?
4,500 is very disappointing. I thought for sure we were about 6k.

More disappointing is I believe I heard him say there are only a couple thousand that contribute to Yosef. Someone correct me if I heard that wrong.

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Yosef10 · Unread post by **Yosef10** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:20 am

Saint3333 wrote:
hapapp wrote:Great interview will Doug Gillin at the Scout site.

Scout.com/college/appalachian-state/
Thanks for the link Hap. Lots of good nuggets in there. Sounds like Doug has noticed the empty seats on the east side and may consider not putting the temp north endzone bleachers up (I would imagine they be there for the first two games next season).

Also sounded like he didn't like the idea of mini-season packages.

Every time I hear an interview with him he reaffirms my thoughts that the demand isn't there in his mind to add non-premium seating given the current demand.

The next part is my speculation: For those hoping to get tickets for this game you better sign up for season ticket or be pretty good friends with someone that is because they are going to take care of the students and give them 8-10k seats, give Miami 2k tickets, season tickets will increase, and they will open up single game tickets sales to season ticket holders first.

Do the math and there won't be more than 5k single game tickets available to non-season ticket holders (and those will be in the grass).

I can't see the speculation part of your post playing out Saint. I know the Bamas of the world have people buy season tickets just for one game but I don't think we'll have a whole lot of that going on. Let's go by the idea that 8-10k students get seats, I'll be generous and say we jump from 4500 to 6000 season tickets and 2000 go to Miami. At the high end that still leaves 6000+ and that's not including the hill, which I think will be filled with students. It will be a tough ticket to get, no doubt, but I don't think you'll automatically be stuck with a seat on the hill if you're not a season ticket holder

By I could be wrong, hopefully I am.

bcoach · Unread post by **bcoach** » Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:32 am

I would be very surprised if it was not a sellout but I just don't see big numbers from Miami.
On a separate note our season ticket sales are pitiful. I was very surprised and discouraged by the number.

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