Well, if you were lucky enough to get the Brookings Register last Thursday, here's some help in your guessing.
The West stands are sold out for Hobo Day, while there is still plenty of good tickets left on the East side. And while a sell out isn’t predicted, a large crowd is expected. Ticket manager Christi Williams expects good walk-up sales through Friday. The Jacks have seen over a 45% increase in season ticket sales, or over 530 new season ticket holders.
Forecast says 67 degrees and partly cloudy on Saturday. We don't have NDSU fans to help us this time. So no record. But a very nice crowd to greet the Cowboys.
15,234. I was kind of surprise we didn't hit that number at the Beef Bowl this years against WIU. It looked like more than the announced attendance, but I've fooled on that for two years now.
Getting over 16,000 without a regional opponent with fans that travel well is a tough order but McNeese St. is going to be a tough opponent.
What the heck, 16,045!
My other prediction is for a kinder, gentler UPD presence and a fanbase that shows them the proper respect resulting in a safe and enjoyable Hobo Day for everyone.
Advertisements on TV for the game? Me thinking the athletic department is shooting for a big crowd. Throw in some great weather and a big time opponent, I'm guessing we top 16k for the first (and probably last) time of the year... 16,095.
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