Attendance for "sold out" game

[igo4uni]

Will they be allowing more fans in than the official capacity of 16,300?? I know they did in years past. Any info would be fun to have!!

[UNIpanther99]

Re: Attendance for "sold out" game

If the students turn out in full force, it could be close to 18,000... If they don't, we could end up at 15,750.

[FOTY]

Re: Attendance for "sold out" game

If the students turn out in full force, it could be close to 18,000... If they don't, we could end up at 15,750.

So is that why they did not sell any standing room only tix to the general public?

[SALUKI FAN]

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And those are the players we should fear most tomorrow! 15,000-18,000 in the dome truly may be the deciding factor. Put these two teams on neutral ground and it is anyones game. The dome factor changes it all.

[9YRPLAN]

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not really, we have lost 2 recent playoff games at home. however we are confident that we will beat you down inside of a snow globe if we have to.

[UNI Fight]

Re: Attendance for "sold out" game

If the students turn out in full force, it could be close to 18,000... If they don't, we could end up at 15,750.

The students will show up. They showed up for Indiana State and South Dakota, they'll show up for the likes of SIU.

[clenz]

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I'm thinking students will be turned away at the door if the student section gets full.

[TheMacHouse]

Re: Attendance for "sold out" game

not really, we have lost 2 consecutive playoff games at home. however we are confident that we will beat you down inside of a snow globe if we have to.

Well, it wasn't 2 consecutive but the last 2 years had some bad endings.

[UNIpanther99]

Re: Attendance for "sold out" game

I'm thinking students will be turned away at the door if the student section gets full.

I highly doubt it... I think they will just keep packing them in.

[Gboom23]

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I highly doubt it... I think they will just keep packing them in.

Either way, the students better get there early if they want a seat. I'm looking for a new attendence record tomorrow - didn't they 'up' the capacity to 17,300 (or something like that) with the concourse being completed?

[Geno4UNI]

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I still think as good as this team has been for the last 4 + years that we should be having this discusion prior to every home game. It is mind boggling that Iowa & even Iowa State can draw the number of fans that they do & we can't fill a 16,000 seat arena.

[UNI Fight]

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I still think as good as this team has been for the last 4 + years that we should be having this discusion prior to every home game. It is mind boggling that Iowa & even Iowa State can draw the number of fans that they do & we can't fill a 16,000 seat arena.

Especially for ISU...they lose...a lot. I think their fans are showing up so that they can say they saw Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Texas Tech play when they're watching those teams play in bowls and ISU's seasons is done.

[cydave]

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Especially for ISU...they lose...a lot. I think their fans are showing up so that they can say they saw Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Texas Tech play when they're watching those teams play in bowls and ISU's seasons is done.

The attendance has surprised a lot of ISU fans, especially the last couple of years. Our final home game last year against Missouri was freezing cold and windy, our record was 2-9, and we were BAD, yet we still got 46,000+ fans at that game. The stadium was full at the start, but obviously dwindled after the 2nd half.
This year, so far, I think we are averaging 50,000+ fans for home games.
I know a lot of people say this about their teams (well except Kansas football fans) but, ISU has some of the most loyal fans in the country. They show up by the masses, no matter what the weather is like or what their record is. They will at least show up for the start of the game and give the team a chance. The great tailgating is also a great draw for the fans. If the tailgating sucked, the attendance would drop, greatly IMO.
If ISU ever gets good in football the fanbase will explode. If we can get 50,000+ for an average football team, I can't wait to see what we would draw if we were ranked in the top 25.

[PurpleCatFan]

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GENO4UNI I could not agree with you more.

We should be upset when we are not sold out instead of getting excited when we are.

This program is too good not to generate 17,000 every home game.

[Marc Wigim]

Re: Attendance for "sold out" game

I see your point, and that kind of mentality is why we are where we are NOW. Sellouts are rare for us just because of the hurdles we have being FCS, so when we get the whole state to notice, that's big. Not a lot of FCS programs can say that.

However, let's not stop with just one sellout. Let's keep it going. There's no roof on this thing (except for where we play)!