(12-23-2016 03:27 PM)WKUApollo Wrote:  

(12-22-2016 11:32 PM)wkuhilltopperfan Wrote:  

(12-22-2016 10:54 PM)Irish Rowdy Wrote:  WKU had a good crowd in Boca. Better than their CUSA championship crowd at home.

Yep. Dont get it

32 degrees with a weeks notice in Bowling Green, KY vs 75 degrees in a vacation paradise in South Florida with several weeks of preparation while countless people have time off from work for the Holidays.

I think im just surprised (pleasantly) (proud) with the size crowd we had in Boca

(12-22-2016 02:47 PM)usm99 Wrote:  In no way is this meant to be a slap in the face of teams as had USM been in either the Boca Raton or New Mexico bowl there's no chance we would've taken the 10k or so we had in New Orleans.

I agree with your point, but you think we only had 10k in NO??

(12-22-2016 05:48 PM)born in the burg Wrote:  

(12-22-2016 03:33 PM)chidave Wrote:  The Camellia Bowl looked like a thick crowd. Those attendances aren't horrible, it'll be interesting to compare as we get further into bowl season.

The historic Crampton Bowl only holds 21,000 people. Even if the teams don't travel, Alabama folks are football freaking crazy and will bring fans. Many of these tickets are cheap, free, or are sold through corporate sponsorship. It's a good idea for ESPN, though. Since these games are going to be sparsely attended and they are only played to fill their TV slots, play in tiny stadiums. There should be one in Norfolk, VA. It would be a "packed house." It would look good on TV. Most viewers wouldn't be the wiser.

Norfolk and Charleston would be decent locations for the eastern portion of C-USA and Sun Belt.

(12-23-2016 04:02 PM)Eagle in the gym Wrote:  

(12-22-2016 02:47 PM)usm99 Wrote:  In no way is this meant to be a slap in the face of teams as had USM been in either the Boca Raton or New Mexico bowl there's no chance we would've taken the 10k or so we had in New Orleans.

I agree with your point, but you think we only had 10k in NO??

Never heard an official number and just went with last number I heard that was rumored. At most I'd guess 15k

(12-23-2016 04:24 PM)usm99 Wrote:  

(12-23-2016 04:02 PM)Eagle in the gym Wrote:  

(12-22-2016 02:47 PM)usm99 Wrote:  In no way is this meant to be a slap in the face of teams as had USM been in either the Boca Raton or New Mexico bowl there's no chance we would've taken the 10k or so we had in New Orleans.

I agree with your point, but you think we only had 10k in NO??

Never heard an official number and just went with last number I heard that was rumored. At most I'd guess 15k

There's no official number I guess. But if the game had 35k and change, and we outnumbered the other team and had the lower two sections of Dome in gold, I would not guess 10k unless I was guessing low-number on the Price is Right.

With the La Tech vs Navy game attendance of 40k+ it takes the lead and also the top 3 bowl games to date are games involving CUSA teams.

(12-23-2016 11:06 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  

I heard from 2 different sources this evening that over 40K was announced at the LA Tech-Navy game. It certainly sounded like it.

I missed out on the La Tech game. I taught about making the 3hr trip north from Austin to go check it out. It was a beautiful foggy day I should have gone. I'm going to be kicking myself over it. Missed a good game and an awesome crowd.

The Dollar General Bowl had 32k+ making it 3rd highest to this point

HOD Bowl will have a huge crowd.

HOOD guarantees it!

I was thinking of going to the HOD but since I'll be in Arlington for the MNF game not sure if I'm willing to make back to back trips to the Dallas area on Monday and then Tuesday morning.

(12-23-2016 11:30 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(12-23-2016 11:06 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  

I heard from 2 different sources this evening that over 40K was announced at the LA Tech-Navy game. It certainly sounded like it.

I believe 40,532 is what they tweeted.

LM Armed Forces Bowl ‏@ArmedForcesBowl · 5h5 hours ago

40,542 on hand for today's @ArmedForcesBowl. Thanks for your support of the game. #LMAFB

(12-23-2016 11:06 PM)techdawg88 Wrote:  

I see myself!

But yeah it was a nice crowd, even if we were outnumbered by an armed force at the Armed Forces Bowl.

I can tell you for sure we brought more fans than Cal did last year. By a whole lot.

(12-24-2016 12:56 AM)DogsWin1 Wrote:  LM Armed Forces Bowl ‏@ArmedForcesBowl · 5h5 hours ago

40,542 on hand for today's @ArmedForcesBowl. Thanks for your support of the game. #LMAFB

This is a great bowl game; in my opinion one of the best in the C-USA rotation. 40,754 in 2012 when Rice played Air Force.

La Tech looked good and represented C-USA well.

(12-24-2016 09:31 AM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(12-24-2016 12:56 AM)DogsWin1 Wrote:  LM Armed Forces Bowl ‏@ArmedForcesBowl · 5h5 hours ago

40,542 on hand for today's @ArmedForcesBowl. Thanks for your support of the game. #LMAFB

This is a great bowl game; in my opinion one of the best in the C-USA rotation. 40,754 in 2012 when Rice played Air Force.

La Tech looked good and represented C-USA well.

Agreed, it was a fun game to watch. So glad the Gawgs pulled this one out.

On a side note... I hope Army can bring a similar crowd to the HOD on Tuesday. I expect the HOD attendance to top that of the Armed Forces. I still believe 50K is possible.

Here's the updated list ranked by attendance size:

Armed Forces - 40,542
New Orleans - 35,061
New Mexico Bowl - 29,688
Las Vegas - 29,286
Poinsettia - 28,114
Cure Bowl - 27,213
Idaho Potato - 24,975
Boca Raton Bowl - 24,726
Camillia - 20,257
Miami Bowl - 15,262
Bahamas - 13,422

I like to look at it this way...

1st- C-USA vs. AAC Armed Forces - 40,542
2nd- C-USA vs. S Belt New Orleans - 35,061
3rd- C-USA vs. MWC New Mexico Bowl - 29,688
MWC vs. AAC Las Vegas - 29286
MWC vs. Indy Poinsettia - 28,114
AAC vs. S Belt Cure Bowl - 27,213
MWC vs. S Belt Idaho Potato - 24,975
C-USA vs. AAC Boca Raton Bowl - 24,726
MAC vs. S Belt Camillia - 20,257
AAC vs. MAC Miami Bowl - 15,262
C-USA vs. MAC Bahamas - 13,422

(12-24-2016 10:57 AM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  I like to look at it this way...

1st- C-USA vs. Indy Armed Forces - 40,542
2nd- C-USA vs. S Belt New Orleans - 35,061
3rd- C-USA vs. MWC New Mexico Bowl - 29,688
MWC vs. AAC Las Vegas - 29286
MWC vs. Indy Poinsettia - 28,114
AAC vs. S Belt Cure Bowl - 27,213
MWC vs. S Belt Idaho Potato - 24,975
C-USA vs. AAC Boca Raton Bowl - 24,726
MAC vs. S Belt Camillia - 20,257
AAC vs. MAC Miami Bowl - 15,262
C-USA vs. MAC Bahamas - 13,422

Navy is AAC, not independent. But how in the world is the AAC going to spin the rest of this?