I dont think we need a 30k seat stadium to move up. We probably need a few thousand more seats though. I'll repost my prior post
To play devils advocate. While a 19k seat stadium isn't ideal, check out the G5 conference attendance averages.
http://www.ncaa.org/championships/st...all-attendance
2017
American - 28,669
Mountain West - 24,963
Conference USA - 19,248
Sunbelt- 17,843
MAC - 15,390
I can count 32 FBS teams that average under 20k and 12 teams that averaged between 20-25k . Quite a few more between 26-30
Were right at or close to the average of 3/5 of the G5 schools right now.
Would you trade our atmosphere for some mediocre G5 school just so we are larger?
I think a more realistic goal is to increase the capacity between 20-22. That's the competition. Well never be a power 5 school. Ever. And given the attendance trends nationally, I wouldn't be surprised if those numbers shrink more