Attendance Projections

[LongJim]

I thought the turnout was pretty damn good for a Thursday. Students showed up for sure, and the TV audio was BIG TIME. Not going to get into pissing matches about student/alumni. That happens at every campus. What I want to see is "Denton/DFW" turning out. That's what the WingZone and 10-20 yard line seats are for, and those are the ones slow to fill up.

[MDH]

Those several thousand students are the next generation of check writing, ticket buying alumni, and they got a product worth supporting last night.

My thoughts as well. I still have no idea how you and I made it through Dodgeball....

[oldguystudent]

My thoughts as well. I still have no idea how you and I made it through Dodgeball....

I believe it was mostly horrendous amounts of homework and unspeakable sessions of drinking.

[mdmeangreen]

Attendance: 22,825

Not bad.

Not Bad!!!!

[NT03]

We outdrew last night's Arizona St / Washington St attendance

[oldguystudent]

We outdrew last night's Arizona St / Washington St attendance

It is so tempting to gloat. I've got a friend who got her bachelor's and master's at Washington St and constantly mocks me for following no-name North Texas. Tempting. So very, very tempting.

[meangreener]

In a slightly different twist, what I saw last night was a rowdy group of several thousand students who were actively engaged in the game through the ENTIRE FOUR QUARTERS.

Those several thousand students formed memories last night that will last a lifetime, an opportunity not provided to students for nigh a decade.

Those several thousand students are not going to go back to class on Monday with Tech shirts on saying, "I think we suck, so I left in the second quarter and totally got into Lou's with my fake ID."

Those several thousand students are going to spin fish tales for years to come, saying with bravado, "I was at THE STAND."

Those several thousand students are the next generation of check writing, ticket buying alumni, and they got a product worth supporting last night.

Great post. Exactly. Why this was a must win last night.