knapplc Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Alabama: 92,310 Nebraska: 66,784 Florida State: 53,818 Auburn: 53,209 Florida: 51,000 Georgia: 43,177 Arkansas: 42,000 Mississippi State: 36,357 Tennessee: 35,891 Texas: 29,541 South Carolina: 29,451 Mississippi: 28,000 Notre Dame: 27,863 Clemson: 27,000 Oklahoma: 25,598 LSU: 25,032 Texas A&M: 16,500 Oklahoma State: 16,000 Colorado: 15,655 North Carolina: 15,500 NC State: 13,139 Texas Tech: 12,400 Missouri: 10,000 Arizona: 4,500 Iowa State: 4,000 Baylor: 3,500 SOURCE Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 10 grand for Mizzou. Nice. Not many more came to the '08 Big 12 Championship game. It does matter though - from a fan's perspective, this is how we really impact the program. Every college envies the kind of support Nebraska gets every single year. Bama can't even say that. Quote Link to comment
lionsfan93 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Thats very impressive. Its a lot easier to spend a spring day outside in Alabama than it is in Nebraska. No better fans than husker fans! Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted April 18, 2011 Author Share Posted April 18, 2011 And it bears mentioning, since egos are on the line: TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama's annual A-Day Game will be televised live to a national audience by ESPNU on Saturday, April 16. A-Day is the 15th and final practice of the spring with kickoff from Bryant-Denny Stadium scheduled for 2 p.m. (CDT). As it is each year, admission is free to the public. LINK Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 It's a good thing Alabama didn't do something crazy like televise their spring game nationally on ESPN, or the attendance might have suffered.... 1 Quote Link to comment
skersfan Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 They do not have any secret new offensive plays or thoughts, so it is safe. Also they have more money than Nebraska and do not need to fill their stadium for income. They also know the dangers of televising it Nationally, and the adverse fan thoughts of actually being able to see the game even if living in Alaska. Nebraska, beginning to be all about the Number 1, thats bucks of course. Quote Link to comment
blasted_imposter Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Nebraska, beginning to be all about the Number 1, that's "Winning" of course. fifthed it forya. Quote Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 $667,840.00 plus consessions. Nice pay day for the Athletic Department and a nice payday for the business community of Lincoln. Tex-ass gives up free tickets and can't even get 30,000. Guess their fans are mostly bandwagon. T_O_B Quote Link to comment
skersfan Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 My comments are not an attack on Nebraska, just stating fact that the spring game is about money and money only. If Bo had his druthers it would not be open to the public is my guess. I have no problem, other than there are far more fans out of state than in state that want to see the game. Other programs have figured a way to make money from it and televise it. As forward thinking as we claim to be, we should be able to do it. I honestly doubt that televising it would lower the numbers much. If it did, then the fan base is not quite as strong as we like to think. If I was within 200 miles of the game I would be there televised or not. Too much fun to miss. Quote Link to comment
billdozer15 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I was under the impression the NU donates the money made at the game to a charity of some sort, is that incorrect? Quote Link to comment
blasted_imposter Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I was under the impression the NU donates the money made at the game to a charity of some sort, is that incorrect? If not, I've got a charity in mind that is in dire, dire need. ME. HOOK IT UP. Quote Link to comment
Bradr Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 $667,840.00 plus consessions. Nice pay day for the Athletic Department and a nice payday for the business community of Lincoln. Tex-ass gives up free tickets and can't even get 30,000. Guess their fans are mostly bandwagon. T_O_B Up until this point, I had been blissfully memory-impaired to the fact that I spent more on concessions than I did on the tickets. Dammit. Quote Link to comment
North Alabama Husker Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 10 grand for Mizzou. Nice. Not many more came to the '08 Big 12 Championship game. It does matter though - from a fan's perspective, this is how we really impact the program. Every college envies the kind of support Nebraska gets every single year. Bama can't even say that. Pretty tough to call out bama fans with the kind of attendance they have every year. They are crazy and sometimes rude but they are always there. I think their consequetive sell outs are about the closest to us. I realize your probably not calling the fans out really just thought I would say something nice about them since 90% of my family is bama fans. Quote Link to comment
UGAHusker Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Alabama: 92,310 Nebraska: 66,784 Florida State: 53,818 Auburn: 53,209 Florida: 51,000 Georgia: 43,177 Arkansas: 42,000 Mississippi State: 36,357 Tennessee: 35,891 Texas: 29,541 South Carolina: 29,451 Mississippi: 28,000 Notre Dame: 27,863 Clemson: 27,000 Oklahoma: 25,598 LSU: 25,032 Texas A&M: 16,500 Oklahoma State: 16,000 Colorado: 15,655 North Carolina: 15,500 NC State: 13,139 Texas Tech: 12,400 Missouri: 10,000 Arizona: 4,500 Iowa State: 4,000 Baylor: 3,500 SOURCE Unless a lot of those 43k were dressed as empty seats, Georgia came nowhere close to that number. I would say it was closer to 30 or 35k. Guess it really is hard to tell when tickets are free. Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Alabama: 92,310 Nebraska: 66,784 Florida State: 53,818 Auburn: 53,209 Florida: 51,000 Georgia: 43,177 Arkansas: 42,000 Mississippi State: 36,357 Tennessee: 35,891 Texas: 29,541 South Carolina: 29,451 Mississippi: 28,000 Notre Dame: 27,863 Clemson: 27,000 Oklahoma: 25,598 LSU: 25,032 Texas A&M: 16,500 Oklahoma State: 16,000 Colorado: 15,655 North Carolina: 15,500 NC State: 13,139 Texas Tech: 12,400 Missouri: 10,000 Arizona: 4,500 Iowa State: 4,000 Baylor: 3,500 SOURCE Unless a lot of those 43k were dressed as empty seats, Georgia came nowhere close to that number. I would say it was closer to 30 or 35k. Guess it really is hard to tell when tickets are free. ditto for lsu. I was watching the highlights of their game a few weeks back and it looked closer to 250 rather then 25000. They probably were out sucking on a crawdad head in the parking lot. Quote Link to comment
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