pic: Bills Blog - Bleachers in pit

[GaryVoshol]

So what is that, 10 rows of seats, maybe 12? At Kettering, they had 8 or 10 rows on one side of the field, 4 or 5 on the other, plus a section of bleachers on one end zone. Say 40% more rows at St Louis - that's being generous.

From the pit maps, the total length of the bleachers at St Louis may be somewhat longer than those at Kettering. (I seem to recall 115', which would make the bleachers a little more than twice the length of the field.) Say 40% longer, again generous; it ignores the extra bleachers that Kettering had on the end.

1.4x1.4=1.96 - 96% higher capacity at St Louis than at Kettering.

But Kettering was crowded for 38 teams. With 86 teams per division, the crowd should be about 125% larger. But the bleachers aren't 125% larger. I suggest that these bleachers will be at least 15% more crowded than the ones at Kettering were.