Attendance question

[untcampbell]

Never left my seat the whole game from section 208. Any idea what the relative split was for TXSt fans v NT fans?

Coming into the game and looking from the top floor of Moody parking lot in the hour or so before I went into the stadium,  it appeared TXSt fan outnumbered us 4 or 5 to one, if not more. Clearly there were more of them than us, but did anyone get a shot of the NT side of the field to discern how many of those on that side were in Green. And even with TXSt fans sitting on the West side, was it even near full? We were mostly NT fans in our section but there were quite a few TXSt fans. Then after the game, coming out of the stadium into the concession area on our side it was packed NT. But likely most TXSt on our side stayed for the post game. I am guessing 3:2 or maybe 17K:11K for the whole stadium, but I may be way off.

 

GMG

[Coffee and TV]

3 minutes ago, untcampbell said:

it appeared TXSt fan outnumbered us 4 or 5 to one, if not more

Uhhhhh no chance. It was probably like 60/40 or 65/35 Tx State. 

[Glory to the Green]

 

[greenjoe]

On TV the Texas State fans appeared to outnumber us 2-1, 3-1.  

[NT80]

30 minutes ago, greenjoe said:

On TV the Texas State fans appeared to outnumber us 2-1, 3-1.  

This was only Texas State's second ever Bowl game, after their last year's same game. 

Of course they show up...it's still new to them.  

 

It reminds me when we had 4 straight New Orleans Bowls.   We felt like we were Big 12 ready.

Also, we ended our season 1-5 and lost our starting QB and best receiver for the game to NIL and Portal.

That cost us easily 5,000 more fans. 

 

[Coffee and TV]

What sort of deal on the tickets did students get for this game? Felt like the only ones I saw there were either on the field or in the band. 

[LongJim]

Students got a ticket, tailgate, and t-shirt for $25, I believe.

[Coffee and TV]

11 minutes ago, LongJim said:

Students got a ticket, tailgate, and t-shirt for $25, I believe.

They did not take advantage of that from what I could tell. 

[Big Z]

lol I remember a couple of years ago at the Frisco Bowl against Boise State. UNT fans were getting mad at me and my friends for standing up during big plays, cheering too loud and some of the UNT fans wouldn’t even high five us. 

Instead, those fans were just sitting there with their blankets looking like they were watching an episode of the Young and Restless. 

I love my alma mater but the UNT culture needs a big kick in a$$. North Dakota State plays Montana State tomorrow for the FCS championship in Frisco and I wish we had the fraction of both those fan bases. 

Edited Sunday at 08:15 PM by Big Z

[Green with Envy]

10 minutes ago, Big Z said:

I love my alma mater but the UNT culture needs a big kick in a$$. North Dakota State plays Montana State tomorrow for the FCS championship in Frisco and I wish we had the fraction of both those fan bases. 

Don’t let 9 national championships in 15 years cloud your judgement 

[dodgefan]

Mama and I took the grandkids, perfect weather for a game this time of year. We were shocked, at the low number of fans on the Press box/suites side. The question is not how did Tx St bring so many more fans, but, why we couldn't draw better?

[aztecskin]

8 hours ago, dodgefan said:

Mama and I took the grandkids, perfect weather for a game this time of year. We were shocked, at the low number of fans on the Press box/suites side. The question is not how did Tx St bring so many more fans, but, why we couldn't draw better?

The anecdotal evidence I heard from people was that it was "too expensive" and "not an impressive matchup" or "we are just going to lose" 

 

[UNTLifer]

7 minutes ago, aztecskin said:

The anecdotal evidence I heard from people was that it was "too expensive" and "not an impressive matchup" or "we are just going to lose" 

 

Here's my take on the First Responders Bowl.  

* I thought they did a fantastic job honoring first responders from all lines of work throughout the game.  Very impressive presentation for people that deserve to be recognized.

* Location isn't terrible and Ford Stadium is fine, but I had to shower four times to remove the SMU stench.

* Concessions were pretty good although it would have been nice to know if advance that they were not accepting cash.  

* Would have been nice to have First Responder Bowl souvenir cups instead of the stupid "Pony Up" cups.  Nobody's taking those home.

* Nice taking the train, walking over and then getting out quickly.  This was managed well by whoever is in charge of getting people from the station safely across Central Expressway.

* In spite of all of the above, $100 plus for sideline seats to this bowl/matchup was ridiculous.

 

[aztecskin]

Yep @UNTLifer I was looking for some First Responder Bowl stuff -- I brought my wife and kids (4) and my mom to the game. They had the souvenir cups that said Pony Up and there were signs for some gift shop somewhere that had Bowl specific gear but it was mostly just SMU stuff that was easiest to see. 

I believe the FRB website mentioned card-only. Also, I just assume that everywhere is getting away from cash because everyone is in the pocket of ViSA/Mastercard now. Or should I say they are in our pocket? 

If I had it to do over, I probably stay in Denton (I came down from Missouri) instead of Dallas, so I could take the train and get off like you did. We arrived 3 hours early but by then the parking lots were full and we had to park across 75 and get the shuttle -- which apparently was news to lots of people. The parking page on the FRB website didn't mention that area but directed everyone to pay lots on campus. The parking security told us about the garage as we were being redirected. 

My family *did* like the seatbacks on the general admission seats. Hint, hint, wink, wink UNT administration. 

[97and03]

12 hours ago, aztecskin said:

The anecdotal evidence I heard from people was that it was "too expensive" and "not an impressive matchup" or "we are just going to lose" 

 

The first two objections quickly become irrelevant without the third. This is the most likely reason. 

[Jonnyeagle]

9 hours ago, aztecskin said:

My family *did* like the seatbacks on the general admission seats. Hint, hint, wink, wink UNT administration

Totally agree.  I have been asking them to

make that a standard part of the package for season tickets.  The other issue is they need to improve the internet signal.  I think DATCU may offer the worst internet signal of any stadium in the country including high schools and junior highs!

[Son Of A Flying Worm]

I was there in Section 104. It looked like Texas St fans made up 2/3rds of the attendance.

[UNT78]

Attendance on TV was mostly TSU fans, a very poor showing for UNT. What the hell, we get out numbered by a Sunbelt team??? TSU had an enrollment of 40,600 in 2024…UNT had an enrollment of 46,900 in 2024…We are both similar size and I believe they should be admitted into the American; we could garner a great “rivalry” with them and they provide a great place to travel to in the San Marcos/San Antonio metro area. That bowl game was an exciting game… Too bad our fans base didn’t get to see it close up in the SMU stadium. I’m at my second home in Florida, that’s why I didn’t go! BTW…don’t you think the first responder bowl should have both teams logos in the end zones, that looked cheap? 

[NT80]

3 hours ago, UNT78 said:

Attendance on TV was mostly TSU fans, 

TV showed the visitors stands in the background (TSU side).  

[NorthTexasWeLove]

5 minutes ago, NT80 said:

TV showed the visitors stands in the background (TSU side).  

It showed UNT's side from time to time (Usually from the endzone or corner endzone. It was patchy, at best. 

[TIgreen01]

I personally hope they reduce the number of bowls available next year and fix the stupid transfer calendar.  There were only a couple of bowl games this year that saw both teams come in with near full strength rosters.  Then you have the playoffs happening around these games at home sites.  Almost no bowl game matchup had any kind of normal pregame hype to get excited about.  Its another chance to see your team play, but at a premium price, likely involves some sort of travel (to not always vacation destinations) and half your starters might be missing.  It's a complete wreck.

As far as our game goes, we were lucky to not have to travel too far, but unlucky to be missing our QB and knowing we were going to see a walk-on in his place.  Turns out that walk-on played a heckuva game, but going in you expect a mismatch and blowout loss.  Not a good recipe to sell tickets.