Projected attendance for Rice game?

[Harry]

What do you expect the attendance to be for the opener against Rice at 1:30pm?

[KingDL1]

What is reported or what the attendance really is?

[James]

I know, while students are disappointed about last week, there's still a nice buzz of excitement around campus. I know students will turn out.

[North Texas Shep]

What was our average last year?

I think the kids will still show up. It is our first CUSA game and first home game. Now if we lose, they might as well cancel the rest of the home games.

[GreenTexan13]

What was our average last year?

I think the kids will still show up. It is our first CUSA game and first home game. Now if we lose, they might as well cancel the rest of the home games.

If we have a showing like we did last weekend, you can 100% count on an almost empty stadium.

Edited September 15, 2015 by GreenTexan13

[THOR]

Chance of thunderstorms may keep folks away...hope it doesn't rain...21,239

[Harry]

Don't forget I do believe it is parents weekend so that should give it a boost as well.

[Avery]

Like stated above, I do believe there will still be a great crowd despite the outcome last week.  I was on the bus ride back from the SMU game, and though there were some negative words here and there the overall attitude was one of vengeance and excitement.  There is a lot of hope that we will learn from our mistakes at SMU and come back strong against Rice.  Whether that happens or not is to be seen.  The next two home games should have large crowds (weather permitting), mostly because of homecoming.  However, if we don't muster any wins until then I see the attendance dropping dramatically after the 10th.      

[UNT90]

Chance of thunderstorms may keep folks away...hope it doesn't rain...21,239

I think the storms are forecast for late afternoon

[emmitt01]

5

[THOR]

I think the storms are forecast for late afternoon

good to hear

[UNTexas]

Maybe the reason RV wants so few home games is because he wants less disappointment at home? 

[Matt from A700]

Since it's the first home game and conference game, I see at least 20,000 in attendance. If the game has the same result as SMU, I don't see 20,000+ for the rest of the season.

[Mean Green 93-98]

Now if we lose, they might as well cancel the rest of the home games.

I'm quite confident that Rice is a better team than SMU.  So it will really take some doing to come away with anything close to a W.

[Cougar King]

No more than 19k will show.

[greenit]

Opportunity game. 

[Withers940]

5

you meant 5+ the highest vote of 25 K right, so 25,005?

 

[MeanGreenDan]

21k

[Travis Scott]

Lots of Alums that have their own kids in sports will miss. 1:30 is in the height of kid sports games. I for one will be a lousy father by missing a baseball game and soccer game. But I am taking the rest of the kids to Apogee. And big thanks to the wife for covering

[southsideguy]

12

[untjim1995]

Old SWC schools usually get a nice crowd, so I think we will get over 17k for sure...at least that number or higher will get reported.

[Matt from A700]

12

Why is "Golden Eagle" a level or whatever on this site? That's Southern Miss's mascot.

 

I especially hate them after the basketball game last year.

 

Exact attendance prediction: 21,857

Edited September 16, 2015 by Matt from A700

[KingDL1]

I am wondering if we go into Homecoming head to head against a Texas OU weekend with no wins and play a  D1aa school most people have never heard of what the actual attendance will be? 

Edited September 17, 2015 by KingDL1

[MEANGREENCOACH2]

Chance of thunderstorms may keep folks away...hope it doesn't rain...21,239

Bring on the storms.  I hope the bottom falls out because this will help our chances our tremendously to actually obtain a win.  Doesnt matter to me personally what the attendance is as long as we get a Conference win!