Lots of chatter about attendance in the week leading up to the University of Louisville football team’s game against Clemson. Many complaining about Cardinal Stadium not being full, chastising their fellow fans for not showing up. If the complainers are among those showing up for games, they should acknowledge that less than full stadiums do have benefits.
One gets it that larger crowds create a big-game feel. Cardinal Stadium was expanded from 55,600 seats to 60,880 seats at the beginning of the 2019 season. The first game in the expanded stadium was against Notre Dame, the first game under Coach Scott Satterfield.