Regarding attendance, I was told that UNC had been inflating it FB attendance for YEARS….and it was seemingly, YESTERDAY’s News. OK, so I don’t get out a lot.
BUT, I did inquire and was told the attendance numbers (for the PNC….assume ditto for CF) in the Official Box Scores on GoPack.com are based on PAID ticket sales AND Distributed tickets to students….not the scanned data of those coming in.
At least we NOW know that what we read is what was SOLD/Distributed. We can make our own judgement calls as to the number or percent of empty seats.
It appears that Peter Anlyn has assisted UNC in their “attendance estimates”. I use estimates since they round them off. Mr. Anylyn is the noted Logistics Expert that provides “Crowd Data” to the local media and some of the groups that purport to have crowds rivaling a Cecil B. DeMill production (you have to be OLD to understand that). These events have been a Monday tradition when the Legislature is in session and the numbers have been estimated in the THOUSANDS or perhaps TENS of THOUSANDS…..and the local media has to do their camera angles properly so that the couple of hundred or so are photographed as MASSIVE.
However, Mr. Anlyn is also adept at the art of Bussing Logistics….where the protesters are bussed in from neighboring states and counties. Free meals, smokes, gift cards, etc are the usual bait. There is a REAL opportunity for UNC to improve their attendance by hooking up with Mr. Anlyn….since their Living Socials and Groupon 52% OFF campaigns have not exactly been the “ticket”….Someone needs to alert AD Cunningham of this missed opportunity….
