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Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:24 pm
by wiu712
Illinois State shrugs off slow start to surge past Western Illinois.
From the Bloomington Pantagraph:
https://pantagraph.com/sports/college/i ... eea9c.html
Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 11:56 pm
by ST_Lawson
leatherneckcountry wrote:I want the person who counts attendance job if there were only 3600 people there
Apparently the capacity of the stadium is incorrect. According to John Bierbaum, it's actually 12.4k. He says there's 4,400 on the west side and 8,000 on the east side.
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Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:22 am
by Western_101
Wow,
who didn't know we didn't have a 16,000 seat stadium?
Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 7:27 am
by sealhall74
If the average college game fan butt size has increased at a pace similar to that of the players on the field, then it has to be true.
We got less total capacity now than what we had back in the 60s and 70s and it is decreasing every year. ;)
Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:01 am
by HoosierNeck13
Thoughts on the game :(listened to the 1st half and part of second):
We need to learn to run the ball and or it's going to be a long season. Not sure if it's a coaching or execution issue-as big as our OLine is, this shouldn't be an issue.
We need to learn to stop the run and not give up big plays ( add a extra DL and plug the hole up the middle).
Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 9:27 am
by ST_Lawson
Western_101 wrote: Sun Sep 10, 2023 1:22 am
Wow,
who didn't know we didn't have a 16,000 seat stadium?
The Athletics website doesn't know:
Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:21 am
by sealhall74
So what is the most accurate way to determine attendance when you dont have customers walk through turnstyles or have their tickets verified by computer? I think its a good opportunity for some AI. Wait until middle of second quarter (we have lots of stragglers). From east stands, take a hi res photo of the west stands and hillside (I was there). Do the same looking at the east stands. Let a computer count the heads in the captured images.
I would bet it would be accurate within 5%.
Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:30 am
by leatherneckcountry
sealhall74 wrote: Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:21 am
So what is the most accurate way to determine attendance when you dont have customers walk through turnstyles or have their tickets verified by computer? I think its a good opportunity for some AI. Wait until middle of second quarter (we have lots of stragglers). From east stands, take a hi res photo of the west stands and hillside (I was there). Do the same looking at the east stands. Let a computer count the heads in the captured images.
I would bet it would be accurate within 5%.
When I worked game days we had a clicker to count students then counted the amount of Stubbs
Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:32 am
by wiu712
Western uses a clicker-counter for recording student attendance. Students enter the game by showing their ID at the gate.
Re: Illinois State
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:51 am
by sealhall74
wiu712 wrote: Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:32 am
Western uses a clicker-counter for recording student attendance. Students enter the game by showing their ID at the gate.
I dont recall seeing one yesterday but I was not looking that closely. We ended up going in the south entrance.
The one closest to the beer and wine booth. Does the band get "clicked in"?