UNT has record crowd for 2018 SMU win

Wag Tag · September 2, 2018

Great atmosphere! Great crowd, good weather, and awesome win! GMG

Christopher Walker · September 2, 2018

7 hours ago, meanrob said:

Sorry, no way.

7 hours ago, LongJim said:

Agree. It was a good crowd, but no way there were that many people there.

7 hours ago, KingDL1 said:

Not a chance in hell, but is official now.

Still a good crowd

I think what contributes to this perception is the Tail Fin Endzone looking 2/3 full. The entirety of the bowl and Club seats were at 95% through the whole first half. There were 1500-2500 people milling about on the concourse at any given time, however. If everyone physically in the building were in seats, the 29.5k would absolutely be agreed upon.

UNT 90 Grad · September 2, 2018

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KingDL1 · September 2, 2018

24 minutes ago, Christopher Walker said:

I think what contributes to this perception is the Tail Fin Endzone looking 2/3 full. The entirety of the bowl and Club seats were at 95% through the whole first half. There were 1500-2500 people milling about on the concourse at any given time, however. If everyone physically in the building were in seats, the 29.5k would absolutely be agreed upon.

No

Talon90 · September 2, 2018

It was absolutely packed on the Alumni/Home side. Great atmosphere! Well done to Wren Baker and all of the AD staff!

They were right about having a large walk up crowd and I was wrong about filling up all of those available seats.

Winning and great marketing came together last night. A corner has been turned.

The key to all of this: Keep winning.

greenjoe · September 2, 2018

The Club level is hard to measure as many ticket holders stay inside and either watch from the windows or watch the TV from the dining area. Their ticket was purchased but perhaps they weren't actually sitting in their seat.

Great win.

GO MEAN GREEN

southsideguy · September 2, 2018

Are we never happy here? We kicked SMU ass and I would not care if I was the only one in the stands to see it.

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emmitt01 · September 2, 2018

I agree with the number. Yes, I was there for Houston and yes I was there last night.

The number of people who were standing in the various concourse sections and up in the club (went up there too) was substantial, all while the tail had a good attendance and the home and visitor sides were damn near full.

Oh, and it was 36-0 North Texas to start the 4th quarter before we pulled our defense (the same defense we all thought would get shredded). Just thought that was important to note.

golfingomez · September 2, 2018

at the end of the day, this might be a record for most UNT fans at a game...

I bet Houston brought 3,000 more fans for their game in 2011, and i would imagine Baylor had more fans at Fouts

TreeFiddy · September 2, 2018

Hasn't it already been established that the attendance figure represents tickets sold/distibuted? Lots of people in the stadium last night. Great atmosphere. Even better result.

TreeFiddy · September 2, 2018

3 minutes ago, golfingomez said:

at the end of the day, this might be a record for most UNT fans at a game...

I bet Houston brought 3,000 more fans for their game in 2011, and i would imagine Baylor had more fans at Fouts

Maybe, but smoo brought their entire fanbase last night.

TheColonyEagle · September 2, 2018

Was at both Houston and SMU. Thought this game had more.

Mad Hatter · September 2, 2018

Had to watch it on tv. Pissed that I missed it. Crowd looked great. From what I hear the beer lines were long and we didn’t sell beer for Houston.

talked to several friends who went who have been borderline fans over the years. They said the tailgating was awesome, game atmosphere (and outcome) was fantastic, and one said it was by far his best UNT experience ever.

I think folks will come back for more. But will they come back for Incarnate Word?

Cerebus · September 2, 2018

14 minutes ago, TheColonyEagle said:

Was at both Houston and SMU. Thought this game had more.

My thought as well.

I was on the sidelines for the UH game, so I don't know how many people were in the club section then, but I do know that it has become part of the culture NOW for a ton of club members to never used their seat, they just stay inside all game.

Confuses me, but it's their money/choice.

NT91 · September 2, 2018

There were more at this game than the U of H game.

outoftown · September 2, 2018

44 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said:

I think folks will come back for more. But will they come back for Incarnate Word?

The goal for ICW is not a sellout. But if you can get 23-25k instead of the usual 17-20 k vs an FCS, thats a win and a substantial move in the right direction, particularly in times when most football programs are leaking attendance.

Edited September 2, 2018 by outoftown

Withers940 · September 2, 2018

We can all agree that SMU travels very well as a fan base though right?

Bless the families that made the sacrifice. RIP Pony Fans

GBarksdale · September 2, 2018

I watched on Stadium. Even more impressive than the crowd shots was the decibel level of the crowd. Sounded like a Notre Dame game

KingDL1 · September 2, 2018

1 hour ago, TreeFiddy said:

Maybe, but smoo brought their entire fanbase last night.

So sad and so true

Silent Eagle · September 2, 2018

5 minutes ago, GBarksdale said:

I watched on Stadium. Even more impressive than the crowd shots was the decibel level of the crowd. Sounded like a Notre Dame game

In-laws were shocked to hear how little the stadium holds. Said it sounded like autzen (Oregon). That’s high praise from a Bruin family.

Mad Hatter · September 2, 2018

19 minutes ago, GBarksdale said:

I watched on Stadium. Even more impressive than the crowd shots was the decibel level of the crowd. Sounded like a Notre Dame game

Rewatching now and you are spot on! It’s really loud. Great job crowd!!

oldguystudent · September 2, 2018

20 minutes ago, GBarksdale said:

I watched on Stadium. Even more impressive than the crowd shots was the decibel level of the crowd. Sounded like a Notre Dame game

I thought the ref mic wasn't working again. Then I re-watched the game online, and realized that I couldn't hear him because the crowd was so damn loud. Greatness!

oldguystudent · September 2, 2018

1 hour ago, Cerebus said:

My thought as well.

I was on the sidelines for the UH game, so I don't know how many people were in the club section then, but I do know that it has become part of the culture NOW for a ton of club members to never used their seat, they just stay inside all game.

Confuses me, but it's their money/choice.

There was a point at some time during the game when my buddy and I looked across the club seating, and it was nearly completely full.

The culture up there that has beaten me into submission is that you get the evil eye if you cheer above 10 decibels.

I enjoyed the espresso machine and the brewed iced tea up there. Nice additional little touches. Not sure, but I think they brought the concession prices down a bit too.

Hunter Green · September 2, 2018

If those jack wagon smut fans would bring a crowd like we do to Ford, it would be a sellout. Crappy fans down I-35.

meangreenJW · September 2, 2018

11 hours ago, KingDL1 said:

Not sure anyone is poo-pooing but the actual attendance was not that big clearly, there were way more people many more people at the Houston game opener.

No way. I don't know how many were there last night but I was at both games and have pictures from both and there were more there last night. The wing was substantially more filled in this time. And we had people standing everywhere. The wing looks cool doesn't work in practicality. People refuse to go up there high and sit. I walked up there one time. I can't say I blame them. It's a long straight up walk that isn't worth doing if you plan to ever go for concessions or the restroom.