POLL: Answering the Reser question

OSU DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Bob De Carolis expressed "frustration" in an article in The Oregonian yesterday with Beaver fans not filling up Reser Stadium on Saturdays. Reser holds 45,674, and the Beavers have averaged 41,922 for the four home games played thus far. That all leads us to ask you the questions..

Is De Carolis on point? Is he missing the boat on valid reasons why Beaver fans are not selling out Reser this year? Is it a little bit of both? On to the poll..



From the article by Oregonian scribe Paul Buker:

De Carolis did not intend to call out Oregon State fans, but he came very close when discussing the school's inability to fill 45,674-seat Reser Stadium.

"I've never seen a state like this, where it's one or the other, you're a Duck or you're a Beaver," De Carolis said. "Well, if (OSU alumni) are so proud of that, why is it so hard to keep this thing going? We have a hell of a football product -- a hell of a football product -- and we can't sell out the stadium?

"Where are all the Beaver fans?"

You can read the entire article HERE .

Notes and Numbers
Oregon State 2009 single game ticket prices:
$33 for the Portland State;
$45 for Cincinnati, Arizona and Stanford;
$65 for UCLA;
$75 for Washington
Avg. cost: $51.33

Oregon State 2009 season ticket:
$252
Avg. Cost: $42

Oregon State's 2009 away game schedule:
UNLV, Arizona State, USC, California, Washington State, Oregon

Oregon comparison
Single game: $55 for Purdue, Utah, Cal, Washington State, Arizona State; $70 for USC and Oregon State
Avg. cost: $59.29

Season Ticket: $370
Avg. cost: $52.88