SPRING GAME NUMBERS: HUSKERS UBER ALLES

Them’s the numbers for the spring games, compiled by the guys at the Big Red Network who, understandably, are quite proud of the massive attendance for Pelini’s first spring outing. Insert jokes about “places with nothing to do” leading the list, though we’re wondering about Iowa State being so low on the list: shouldn’t more people have attended just to huddle for warmth? Chizik-nickels don’t buy as much kerosene as they used to, we guess.
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WVU had more than 18,000 for their game. There were only 18,000 tickets printed up and they were gone long before the game started and thus many people just paid the money and went in w/o purchasing a ticket. Recent reports are in the 22+ range would would be more accurate, also, students aren’t added to the equation…
Comment by Flu — May 2, 2008 @ 2:03 am
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Why wouldn’t Husker fans think we can win 9 or 10? We have 3 guaranteed out of conference wins, plus automatic wins against Baylor, K-State, Colorado, and Iowa St. That’s 7.
The games in question are Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Virginia Tech. We play Kansas, Missouri, and Virginia Tech at home, so I think 9 wins is very attainable. Hey, the schedule is very much in our favor this season.
Comment by DT — May 1, 2008 @ 3:06 am
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john-
Actually, Nebraska charged 10 dollars per seat as well, and sold out months in advance. Tickets were going for $80+ in the week preceding the game.
Comment by klowe — April 30, 2008 @ 11:41 pm
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38. Nebraska charged too. There was even tickets being scalped. So think of another excuse for ND’s overrated fairweather fans. Oh and i cant wait till Hefty goes the way of Bill Callahan for getting great recruits and not developing a single one.
Comment by James Woods — April 30, 2008 @ 11:32 pm
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but how many have the stones to charge 10 bucks a head as do we in south bend? yes , i know its for charity but still we got 30k to show and pay! maybe others do as well and cocktails to them and their adult offspring.. just thought i would add to the insanity of spring football
Comment by john — April 30, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
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Hey Raider Red (#10) I’m assuming you’re a Texas Tech fan…it didn’t seem to stop us from whopping your butts a few years back did it? RTR!
Comment by TheDeuce — April 30, 2008 @ 12:00 pm
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Yall aren’t the only ones who confuse Ole Miss and Mississippi State-our favorite one is ESPN- they regularly run Ole Miss info commercials during Mississippi State games, hehe. You should see the State message boards after THAT happens. Oh, Ole Miss had home baseball games that weekend-and had over 9,000 fans everyday for those. Hotty Toddy!
Comment by Lynn — April 30, 2008 @ 8:19 am
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Why did the Big Redders fail to add into the Florida total the ESPN nationwide television audience? Dammit.
Comment by sb — April 30, 2008 @ 7:07 am
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Arkansas just made the big time
Comment by Ulysses S. McGill — April 29, 2008 @ 9:56 pm
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I saw the texas game on Fox Sports and there is no way there was 42K.
I haven’t seen the A&M game either (it hasn’t been uploaded to the website yet) so I don’t know the legitimacy of that number yet.
Comment by AgRyan04 — April 29, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
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Shit, didn’t see your second post.
Comment by The Ghost of Jay Cutler — April 29, 2008 @ 6:21 pm
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Croominator,
Too late. Arch Manning exists. He’s a grandson. He’s Cooper’s kid. If all things go well, completely unpredictable spinal conditions will avoid him at all costs.
Comment by The Ghost of Jay Cutler — April 29, 2008 @ 6:19 pm
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#18,
You beat me to it. I like how Clemson closed the doors at 25k. I understand it wasn’t even close to that many.
Comment by Charlestownecock — April 29, 2008 @ 5:54 pm
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[Insert school name here] would have had [blank] if it wasn’t for [blank]
Quit making excuses, KU and MU fans. Your fan bases are fair-weather (quite literally) and inadequate at best.
Comment by Justin — April 29, 2008 @ 4:51 pm
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Scott,
Nebraska would definitely be at the top. They think they can win 9 or 10 games with the schedule they have this year. Crazy.
Comment by Big12Guy — April 29, 2008 @ 4:35 pm
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Never mind…there are two grandsons (but they’re Cooper’s so they don’t count).
Comment by the croominator — April 29, 2008 @ 4:22 pm
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Yoyofutbawl, +100 cocktails for the Mt. Kilimanjaro reference.
And FYI, the only reason Ole Miss had that many at their spring game was for the ceremonial Eli Manning-Patrick Willis Circle Jerk. Go figure, the last spring game that had comparable attendance was…Eli’s first spring game as a Rebel!
May Archie and Olivia be blessed with nothing but granddaughters.
Comment by the croominator — April 29, 2008 @ 4:20 pm