Is going to be much better than Rice got, but still pathetic. Will be lucky to have 10k people there. 100% chance of rain has stopped ticket sales in their tracks.

What a shame. This game would have pulled 33-35k easily in good weather.

That's a shame about the weather... Should be a great game

I think the WKU loss has something to do with fan apathy as well. Hopefully you'll sell some tickets even if they don't show up.

Title game history:
Rank Attendance Host Opponent Date
1 51,978 UCF Tulsa 12/3/2005
2 44,128 UCF Tulsa 12/1/2007
3 41,045 UCF SMU 12/4/2010
4 33,048 East Carolina Houston 12/5/2009
5 32,413 Houston Southern Miss 12/3/2011
6 31,818 Houston Southern Miss 12/1/2006
7 22,740 Tulsa East Carolina 12/6/2008
8 20,247 Rice Marshall 12/7/2013
9 17,635 Tulsa UCF 12/1/2012

We could move it to Ruston. 63 degrees, 20% chance of rain.

How much rain is being expected? I saw on Weather Underground that only a half inch is being forecasted which isn't that bad if its spread throughout the day.

(12-04-2014 10:24 AM)goherd24herdfans Wrote:  Is going to be much better than Rice got, but still pathetic. Will be lucky to have 10k people there. 100% chance of rain has stopped ticket sales in their tracks.

What a shame. This game would have pulled 33-35k easily in good weather.

There will be more than 10k there but you are correct that the cool temps and 100% chance of high winds and driving rain is going to put a dent into what should have been a near sellout game. Just cant expect women and small children to stand outside in those elements.

The Tech band is going to WV. I still done believe it.

(12-04-2014 10:39 AM)Cscollis Wrote:  The Tech band is going to WV. I still done believe it.

tell me they arent bussing it!?!

Rain or not, if y'all only pull 10k for that game......come on. That would be just plain sad.

That would 2 yrs in a row of an awlful looking championship game on national tv. Weather hurt both, but still...

10K is an exaggeration, but the 19-21K range is my fear. The last I saw was 1.8 inches of rain starting Friday going into Saturday.

This will be the tailgating atmosphere come Saturday

So, similar weather to last year, if we're throwing accusations and excuses in the same breath

But at least your campus is green. Heck, 1 and a half inches of rain is what we get for the year here. (I'm exaggerating a little, just a little).

Move it to the Sun Bowl, it's beautiful right now.

(12-04-2014 12:46 PM)07owl Wrote:  So, similar weather to last year, if we're throwing accusations and excuses in the same breath

Difference being we have a history of putting at least 25K-30K butts in seats weekly.

Your attendance is that poor regardless of weather.

(12-04-2014 12:20 PM)MUsince96 Wrote:  10K is an exaggeration, but the 19-21K range is my fear. The last I saw was 1.8 inches of rain starting Friday going into Saturday.

If that is indeed the attendance (equal to what Rice got in Houston last year) can we put an end to the Marshall jabs at the 2013 game?

(12-04-2014 01:12 PM)MUsince96 Wrote:  

(12-04-2014 12:46 PM)07owl Wrote:  So, similar weather to last year, if we're throwing accusations and excuses in the same breath

Difference being we have a history of putting at least 25K-30K butts in seats weekly.

Your attendance is that poor regardless of weather.

So you put up a few more thousand weekly with three times the enrollment and being the only show in town. Very impressive. I'm not happy with our attendance, but football isn't a very high priority for most Rice students/alums, and it was frustrating when I was a student and it's frustrating now, but I can't say their priorities are wrong. Not that this is relevant to Saturday.

Supposed to rain heavy at times. Sucks for both teams. Our weather for games has been terrible this fall, rain or a good chance, almost every home game. Game time temp in the upper 40's. High of 53 - which will be toward the end of the game.

That said. I say we'll have about 22K there. That's bad for us. ugh!

(12-04-2014 12:46 PM)07owl Wrote:  So, similar weather to last year, if we're throwing accusations and excuses in the same breath

Rice didnt have 10000 there for the game. Their was maybe 2k, they crammed all in one section to look better on TV.

100% chance of a heavy rain and wind is not an excuse. Its a reason. You had mid 40's temps. Oh my!!!!!!

And its not much of an exaggeration. Maybe 15k but no way we come near 20k. Not in that. Think how fast the stadiums everywhere empty out for rain even in muh warmer days.

Excuses! If our fans don't come out and support this team, rain or not, they don't deserve them. Stop making excuses for their sorry arses. It could be a tornado and we should still be there! Top 25 teams deserve top 25 fans.

Friday - Rain. High near 54. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night - Rain. Low around 49. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Saturday - Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 54. South wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night - A chance of rain, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.