(09-25-2023 11:06 AM)MinerInWisconsin Wrote:  

(09-25-2023 09:54 AM)WKUApollo Wrote:  I don't know much FIU crowds but I know a pic of WKU's crowd 5 min before kickoff would be nearly as bleak, ok maybe not that bleak. For some reason the thousands of tailgaters wait till the last moment to get into the stands. Usually, the best pic is near end of 1st quarter once they all get into the stadium, hot the restrooms, get their drinks and snacks and finally find their seats.

This is not unusual. Most games at UTEP lots of fans aren't in their seats until almost the end of the 1st qtr. Always been that way except for a very late start time.

Sometimes low attendance is just low attendance, but there's also a strong inverse correlation between crowds in the stands at kickoff and the quality of the tailgating scene.

The best looking/most accurate crowd shots are almost always those taken near the end of the 1st quarter or a couple minutes into the 2nd quarter. (Not right at the quarter change, though, because restrooms and concessions...)