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RE: Early Guess the Attendance Thread for EIU
Seriously if buffalo gets a bigger attendance numbers than a team that went to the orange bowl and won two straight conference championships then I give up on the niu fan base!!! It will be pathetic if they can't beat 24,000. I'm prepared for a 17,000 number... Please tell me I'm wrong!!
09-15-2013 05:53 AM
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(09-15-2013 05:53 AM)huskie2379 Wrote:  Seriously if buffalo gets a bigger attendance numbers than a team that went to the orange bowl and won two straight conference championships then I give up on the niu fan base!!! It will be pathetic if they can't beat 24,000. I'm prepared for a 17,000 number... Please tell me I'm wrong!!

You are wrong.

I don't know if sellout, but I promise over 21k
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That's not good enough. I'm sorry but people and alumni need to come out and support. I really hope our new athletic director can change this. Disappointed if buffalo gets more than us. Again pathetic. We have Chicago and suburbs with millions of people... This should be easy for niu to sell out!!!
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(09-15-2013 06:14 AM)huskie2379 Wrote:  That's not good enough. I'm sorry but people and alumni need to come out and support. I really hope our new athletic director can change this. Disappointed if buffalo gets more than us. Again pathetic. We have Chicago and suburbs with millions of people... This should be easy for niu to sell out!!!

I agree. I really think part of the problem is how they killed tailgating in the east lot and the experience that brought. It looks like they have fixed that issue and hopefully it brings back more fans. They also closed some good grass areas for tailgating and moving everything to the Convo lots just isn't as good as tailgating on grass in view of the stadium. Michigan opens up its golf course for tailgating. Couldn't NIU open up some of the sports fields that play their seasons in the spring?
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I was in town yesterday and found it odd that the new hotel was still a few weeks away from being finished.

Homecoming at the earliest it seems.
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(09-15-2013 12:56 AM)MaddDawgz02 Wrote:  
(09-15-2013 12:47 AM)Ubish Wrote:  If you guys don't get at least 25k there is something seriously wrong with your fan base.

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I think the stadium only holds 24,000.

We say it holds 24,000 in the current configuration but we've put 27k in there before because the students can cram in like sardines.
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Anything [/i]less than an announced sellout (around 24k) would be a disappointment.

Unfortunately I doubt that many actually show up.
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It will be packed! relax...
09-15-2013 12:34 PM
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Breaking news....MD is EIU's biggest fan. No way Huskie Stadium has more blue than red and stop being so pessimistic. NIU should win by 17 and IMO they will. EIU is 3-0 but hasn't played top notch competition and they are not better than Iowa. They may be more explosive but they aren't more explosive than NIU and NIU will have a size advantage like the big ten normally has on MAC teams.

Chill out.
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(09-15-2013 10:43 AM)epasnoopy Wrote:  We say it holds 24,000 in the current configuration but we've put 27k in there before because the students can cram in like sardines.

They're gonna have to with all the HS bands sitting on the east side.
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FWIW: while the number of NIU freshmen increased this yr from last year , the overall ten day enrollment reporting number is down nearly 3,500 from yrs ago,
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Well if we just get 20,000 NIU fans which shouldn't be difficult, 1,200 band students, probably a parent each kid, a few thousand EIU fans who are playing well, anything short of a sellout would be shocking. Weather should cooperate. Cram 'em in.
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19,440...


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23,000 or more
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18,500...I've been disappointed for about 7 years with attendance...hope they prove me wrong.
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Looks like there are less tickets available than usual on ticketmaster...
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23,750
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No doubt it will be over the 2008 game vs Toledo...last time we hit 22k.

The rest is up to the students.
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(09-15-2013 10:54 AM)HuskieJohn Wrote:  Anything [/i]less than an announced sellout (around 24k) would be a disappointment.

Unfortunately I doubt that many actually show up.

I really think this does have an overflow potential, this is one of those games where all the stars align

- NIU is undefeated
- First home game coming off an Orange Bowl
- Nice weather
- First opportunity for students to see NIU after Orange Bowl
- In-state opponent swelling attendance, and one of the best FCS teams in the country further boosting their following
- Condensed home schedule causing more to attend this single game instead of perhaps choosing between 2 non-conf games.
- Band day? (is it band day, not sure about this??)
- Many local organizations, unions, places of employment have chosen this night as their outing.

I would be really surprised if this was not a sell-out.
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