Attendance this saturday?

[meangreener]

Student attendance will be light, unfortunately. I think overall attendance will be light. It is what it is. 24K is still about what I'd guess.

UTSA isn't a very alluring opponent, despite their competitiveness. It's not homecoming and the name isn't recognizable for students. It's an incredibly busy week for students, I'm going to have to work extra hard on all the essays to compensate for the game taking up my Saturday.

I'm not making excuses, I still think 5-6K students show, but, I don't foresee a sellout.

Edited November 20, 2013 by meangreener

[Cerebus]

I'm not making excuses, I still think 5-6K students show, but, I don't foresee a sellout.

Do I need to make another "Worried about student attendance" thread to call people out?

[meangreener]

Do I need to make another "Worried about student attendance" thread to call people out?

This time it'd be valid, though. LOL.

Campus atmosphere is just quiet right now. This is the type of game where we need alumni to fill the place up for us.

[meangreenthirteen]

This time it'd be valid, though. LOL.

Campus atmosphere is just quiet right now. This is the type of game where we need alumni to fill the place up for us.

I don't buy that at all.

[meangreener]

I don't buy that at all.

That the atmosphere is dead or we need a bigger alumni turnout?

It is. You can "not" buy it all you want and we'll see Saturday.

I'm working my ass off trying to get people into the stands this week but not getting much response.

Edited November 20, 2013 by meangreener

[UNT90]

With the weather factor, probably about 17 to 18k true attendance announced at 20k.

[UNTcrazy727]

23,250

[meangreener]

With the weather factor, probably about 17 to 18k true attendance announced at 20k.

What weather factor?

Cold and windy?

People keep making up rain chances because 1 site says 20% of AM showers.

[TheColonyEagle]

Won't be close to UTEP.

I'm saying 18K

No one cares about UTSA. It's not homecoming. They won't bring as many as UTEP did.

Maybe we hit 20K due to how well the team is playing. But I think people are overestimating the UTSA "fan base" because 3 posters from their site keep coming over and stirring stuff up. All the sudden they're going to bring 5,000 people?

I don't think so.

[meangreener]

Won't be close to UTEP.

I'm saying 18K

No one cares about UTSA. It's not homecoming. They won't bring as many as UTEP did.

Maybe we hit 20K due to how well the team is playing. But I think people are overestimating the UTSA "fan base" because 3 posters from their site keep coming over and stirring stuff up. All the sudden they're going to bring 5,000 people?

I don't think so.

Expecting a drop into the teens is a little over the top don't you think? I think it'll more than the Rice game but less than UTEP. It's Preview Day. There will be a lot of people in the Wing.

And, I did but then come to find out UTSA's office has sold 200 tickets and RT has 120. So they're bringing less than Rice.

[TheColonyEagle]

Expecting a drop into the teens is a little over the top don't you think? I think it'll more than the Rice game but less than UTEP. It's Preview Day. There will be a lot of people in the Wing.

And, I did but then come to find out UTSA's office has sold 200 tickets and RT has 120. So they're bringing less than Rice.

That's good news about preview and the wing.

I hope I'm wrong.

[meangreener]

That's good news about preview and the wing.

I hope I'm wrong.

The thing that worries me is student turnout, quite frankly. At the very minimum I think we get Idaho-level attendance.

[KingDL1]

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Not looking any better yet,

Mostly Cloudy is a problem and a High of 44 plus the wind, if this forecast stays the same or gets worse we will be lucky to get to 18,000

[EagleGreen]

It will be cold and potentially rain. Students want to pack the house (word on the campus; WOTC). I think we won't pack it because of weather, I've been to most of the bad weather games and attendance was damn low. Last year's rain event seemed to pull may a few thousand at best (seemed in the 100s). My guess is an announced 17k. My hope is 30K. I'm bringing 8, and giving extra credit for attendance.

[meangreanmick]

I actually think alumni attendance will be OK. Cool weather shouldn't run anyone off and it doesn't look like it will rain outside of Friday night and early morning hours of Saturday. Kids sports are mostly over, some folks will be taking the whole next week off for Thanksgiving so I think alumni wise we should be ok.

I hope we haven't lost the momentum with the students, if they show up we will be in mid 20k's.

[meangreener]

It will be cold and potentially rain. Students want to pack the house (word on the campus; WOTC). I think we won't pack it because of weather, I've been to most of the bad weather games and attendance was damn low. Last year's rain event seemed to pull may a few thousand at best (seemed in the 100s). My guess is an announced 17k. My hope is 30K. I'm bringing 8, and giving extra credit for attendance.

Show me "potential" rain. 20% doesn't really count. And AM showers. It's really frustrating to keep spreading these rumors because it gets out.

Weather Underground, scientifically proven the most accurate major weather forecast site, has it at 0% for Saturday.

Edited November 20, 2013 by meangreener

[meangreenthirteen]

I think we will all be pleasantly surprised.

[Snowy]

I guess about 19,000. Haven't heard too much from students on campus this week so far. Will ask some students in finance today and see what they say

[jredallas]

I got my supply of hand and feet warmers for myself and those coming to the game with me. It will be a lot colder in the wind if the stadium is half empty than it would be with the stadium full of people around you blocking the wind, right? So, it is in everyone's best interest to bring extra people with you to have them sit to your north side.

Edited November 20, 2013 by jredallas

[PlummMeanGreen]

24, 800 (just the potential of bad weather will keep some of our wusses' home).

Then I think about all those up in Iowa (and beyond) who will remove a foot of snow from their stadium seats as they cheer their teams on with below freezing temps.

GMG!

Edited November 20, 2013 by PlummMeanGreen

[MEANGREENCOACH2]

+4 on my end!!! excited to watch a great game hopefully i make the JUMBO SCREEN

[MeanGreenRoadrunner]

Word is there is a large UTSA alumni base in the DFW area. If so, I would love to see UTSA show up big just like they did last year at Rice where there is a huge UTSA alumni base in the Houston area. UTSA's crowd was bigger, if not equal to the Rice home crowd. Several thousand strong.

[meangreener]

Word is there is a large UTSA alumni base in the DFW area. If so, I would love to see UTSA show up big just like they did last year at Rice where there is a huge UTSA alumni base in the Houston area. UTSA's crowd was bigger, if not equal to the Rice home crowd. Several thousand strong.

I've heard different things. I've heard that y'all are bringing about 500. Then I heard it was more like 2000. We'll see.

[Deuce]

hard to say. I know our allotment was only 250-300, and sold out, so our ticket office referred fans to UNT to buy tickets. I don't know how many purchased through UNT. Rowdytalk's group buy is around 125 IIRC. Add the band, players' families, etc.

I'd guess at least 1000.

Wish it was 7000.

Edited November 21, 2013 by Deuce

[UNT90]

What weather factor?

Cold and windy?

People keep making up rain chances because 1 site says 20% of AM showers.

Yes, cold and windy. That's weather.. And that will keep people away.