knapplc
International Man of Mystery
I'm putting this here not because attendance is important, or because the Spring Game is anything noteworthy or meaningful, but because we have nothing else to talk about.
According to SB Nation, these are the top ten attendance figures for Spring Games so far. The biggest caveat to this list (aside from the fact that it doesn't mean anything) is that Alabama, who has led the nation or been top three since Saban got there, plays this Saturday.
That said, here's the list:
Team - ATT
Nebraska - 60,174
Kentucky - 50,831
Texas - 46,000
Texas A&M - 45,212
Georgia - 45,113
Ohio State - 37,643
South Carolina - 35,218
Louisville - 33,000
Clemson - 30,000
Oklahoma - 29,200
LINK
I suppose it's better to be at or near the top of this list than at the bottom. But even Texas Fan is saying that their figure is a lie in the comments of SB Nation's article.
EDIT - updated for games played through 4/20/13
Another weekend, another round of games. Attendance figures have changed a bit and Nebraska no longer sits atop the attendance list. Here's the current Top 25.
RK - Team - Attendance - Cost
1 - Auburn - 83,401 - Free
2 - Alabama - 78,315 - Free
3 - Tennessee - 61,076 - Free
4 - Nebraska - 60,174 - $10
5 - Arkansas - 51,088 - Free
6 - Kentucky - 50,831 - Free
7 - Texas - 46,000 - Free
8 - Texas A&M - 45,212 - $5
9 - Georgia - 45,113 - Free
10 - Ohio State - 37,643 - $12
11 - South Carolina - 35,218 - Free
12 - Louisville - 33,000 - Free
13 - Notre Dame - 31,652 - $12
14 - Clemson - 30,000 - Free
15 - Virginia Tech - 30,000 - Free
16 - Oklahoma - 29,200 - $5
17 - LSU - 28,000 - Free
18 - Ole Miss - 28,000 - Free
19 - Penn State - 28,000 - Free
20 - Florida State - 27,500 - Free
21 - N.C. State - 27,500 - Free
22 - Michigan State - 22,500 - Free
23 - Mississippi State - 21,000 - Free
24 - Missouri - 18,384 - $3
25 - Michigan - 18,000 - Free
Some items of note:
Only six of the top 25 teams charged admission for their spring games. Of those, Notre Dame and Ohio State charged the most for admission at $12 apiece. North Carolina State's Spring Game, the Kay Yow game, is "free" admission but fans were encouraged to donate $1 for the Kay Yow cancer research fund and scholarship endowment. NC State fans raised $20,000 for the charity through admission donations. Missouri's cost of admission was $3, or "free" with a donation of three cans of food for the Food Bank.
Seven of the top ten and eleven of the top 25 teams were, unsurprisingly, from the SEC. They love them some football down there.
Weather may have played a role in some teams' attendance figures for Big Ten schools. Nebraska's Spring Game was held earliest, but had by far the best weather with temps topping out at 71 degrees under partly cloudy skies. No other school in the conference had temps higher than 58 degrees, and as I watched the Michigan State game I noticed flurries amid the frigid temps. The fans who showed up to those games froze, but I suppose you could say they benefited from fall-like weather.
According to SB Nation, these are the top ten attendance figures for Spring Games so far. The biggest caveat to this list (aside from the fact that it doesn't mean anything) is that Alabama, who has led the nation or been top three since Saban got there, plays this Saturday.
That said, here's the list:
Team - ATT
Nebraska - 60,174
Kentucky - 50,831
Texas - 46,000
Texas A&M - 45,212
Georgia - 45,113
Ohio State - 37,643
South Carolina - 35,218
Louisville - 33,000
Clemson - 30,000
Oklahoma - 29,200
LINK
I suppose it's better to be at or near the top of this list than at the bottom. But even Texas Fan is saying that their figure is a lie in the comments of SB Nation's article.
EDIT - updated for games played through 4/20/13
Another weekend, another round of games. Attendance figures have changed a bit and Nebraska no longer sits atop the attendance list. Here's the current Top 25.
RK - Team - Attendance - Cost
1 - Auburn - 83,401 - Free
2 - Alabama - 78,315 - Free
3 - Tennessee - 61,076 - Free
4 - Nebraska - 60,174 - $10
5 - Arkansas - 51,088 - Free
6 - Kentucky - 50,831 - Free
7 - Texas - 46,000 - Free
8 - Texas A&M - 45,212 - $5
9 - Georgia - 45,113 - Free
10 - Ohio State - 37,643 - $12
11 - South Carolina - 35,218 - Free
12 - Louisville - 33,000 - Free
13 - Notre Dame - 31,652 - $12
14 - Clemson - 30,000 - Free
15 - Virginia Tech - 30,000 - Free
16 - Oklahoma - 29,200 - $5
17 - LSU - 28,000 - Free
18 - Ole Miss - 28,000 - Free
19 - Penn State - 28,000 - Free
20 - Florida State - 27,500 - Free
21 - N.C. State - 27,500 - Free
22 - Michigan State - 22,500 - Free
23 - Mississippi State - 21,000 - Free
24 - Missouri - 18,384 - $3
25 - Michigan - 18,000 - Free
Some items of note:
Only six of the top 25 teams charged admission for their spring games. Of those, Notre Dame and Ohio State charged the most for admission at $12 apiece. North Carolina State's Spring Game, the Kay Yow game, is "free" admission but fans were encouraged to donate $1 for the Kay Yow cancer research fund and scholarship endowment. NC State fans raised $20,000 for the charity through admission donations. Missouri's cost of admission was $3, or "free" with a donation of three cans of food for the Food Bank.
Seven of the top ten and eleven of the top 25 teams were, unsurprisingly, from the SEC. They love them some football down there.
Weather may have played a role in some teams' attendance figures for Big Ten schools. Nebraska's Spring Game was held earliest, but had by far the best weather with temps topping out at 71 degrees under partly cloudy skies. No other school in the conference had temps higher than 58 degrees, and as I watched the Michigan State game I noticed flurries amid the frigid temps. The fans who showed up to those games froze, but I suppose you could say they benefited from fall-like weather.
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