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I think 12K is pretty good. NDSU doubles the average playoff attendance of UND, which is THE FLAGSHIP university in North Dakota, has twice as many fans(or more) than NDSU, has a monopoly on fans all over the state and region, and has pretty much rendered NDSU irrelevant outside Cass County.

By the way, I think athletically NDSU will be fine, but academically, I'm a little worried about being on the same field as a team from the Ivy League of the West. I just don't know if NDSU is a peer institution. ;)

So now 12k is pretty good huh? Last week it was a guaranteed 16-17k because of your "rabid" fan base, which obviously doesn't exist.

Looks like I knew what I was talking about with playoff attendance, doesn't it? :D

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They had a lot of fun with our attendance in the playoffs (even though we had home playoff games every year for 6-7 years). Lets see how many people they get to show up when:

- Everyone has to buy a ticket. Everyone. Students, season ticket holders, faculty, parents.

- They can't have 2 for 1's at Stop and Go.

- It is Thanksgiving Weekend = No Students

- They can't lie about there attendance because season tickets don't count anymore.

- They are playing the worst team in the entire field which was a complete gift by the committee.

I am guessing there will be 10-11k.

:D:D So close.

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i will eat my crow. ndsu did draw the most today on which is traditionally a bad day attendance wise for fcs playoffs. thanksgiving weekend hurts a lot

Very good point. With the students home for the Thanksgiving holiday it makes it very difficult to sellout a game. I noticed Sioux Hockey had the same issue up in Grand Forks. :silly:

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Still more than twice as much as your last home playoff game. :lol:

Which was against a team we used to beat handily in the playoffs and beat by 40+ points the year before. Not exactly the recipe for a huge crowd. I mean if the dome only is 2/3's full for the first playoff game ever, how full would you expect it to be against Bob Morris after kicking their ass for 3 years in a row.

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I think 12K is pretty good. NDSU doubles the average playoff attendance of UND, which is THE FLAGSHIP university in North Dakota, has twice as many fans(or more) than NDSU, has a monopoly on fans all over the state and region, and has pretty much rendered NDSU irrelevant outside Cass County.

By the way, I think athletically NDSU will be fine, but academically, I'm a little worried about being on the same field as a team from the Ivy League of the West. I just don't know if NDSU is a peer institution. ;)

Fargodome 64 % filled.

REA 100.8% filled.

If UND can find a way to get fans to watch indoor hockey against Notre Dame, then NDSU should have found ways to get fans to watch indoor playoff football against RMU. Weather was perfect plus its in a dome. Holiday weekend meant a lot of tickets that should have opened up for the average person. 19,000 strong.. only during the regular season I guess.

New NDSU motto: FCS playoffs.......12,000 strong will you be there.....probably not.

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Very good point. With the students home for the Thanksgiving holiday it makes it very difficult to sellout a game. I noticed Sioux Hockey had the same issue up in Grand Forks. :silly:

These are interesting statistics and attendance figures

2010 Fighting Sioux Football Statistics

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES........... (3-8-0) (3-2-0) (0-6-0) (0-0-0)

CONFERENCE.......... (0-4-0) (0-2-0) (0-2-0) (0-0-0)

NON-CONFERENCE.. (3-4-0) (3-0-0) (0-4-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND

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Sep 02, 2010 at Idaho L 0-45 11466

Sep 11, 2010 at Northern Illinois L 17-23 18046

Sep 18, 2010 NOEASTERN ST W 55-14 9719

Sep 25, 2010 NW STATE W 49-24 7966

*Oct. 2, 2010 at South Dakota L 17-27 9596

*Oct 09, 2010 SOUTHERN UTAH L 21-31 10215

*Oct 23, 2010 at #21 Cal Poly L 21-22 10220

Oct 30, 2010 LAMAR W 31-6 6238

*Nov 06, 2010 UC DAVIS L 16-35 6633

Nov 13, 2010 at Montana L 17-27 24151

11-20-2010 at South Dakota State L 0-21 3918

* Great West Conference game

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These are interesting statistics and attendance figures

2010 Fighting Sioux Football Statistics

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES........... (3-8-0) (3-2-0) (0-6-0) (0-0-0)

CONFERENCE.......... (0-4-0) (0-2-0) (0-2-0) (0-0-0)

NON-CONFERENCE.. (3-4-0) (3-0-0) (0-4-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND

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Sep 02, 2010 at Idaho L 0-45 11466

Sep 11, 2010 at Northern Illinois L 17-23 18046

Sep 18, 2010 NOEASTERN ST W 55-14 9719

Sep 25, 2010 NW STATE W 49-24 7966

*Oct. 2, 2010 at South Dakota L 17-27 9596

*Oct 09, 2010 SOUTHERN UTAH L 21-31 10215

*Oct 23, 2010 at #21 Cal Poly L 21-22 10220

Oct 30, 2010 LAMAR W 31-6 6238

*Nov 06, 2010 UC DAVIS L 16-35 6633

Nov 13, 2010 at Montana L 17-27 24151

11-20-2010 at South Dakota State L 0-21 3918

* Great West Conference game

Now post something relating to playoffs....I think you missed the boat.

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These are interesting statistics and attendance figures

2010 Fighting Sioux Football Statistics

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL

ALL GAMES........... (3-8-0) (3-2-0) (0-6-0) (0-0-0)

CONFERENCE.......... (0-4-0) (0-2-0) (0-2-0) (0-0-0)

NON-CONFERENCE.. (3-4-0) (3-0-0) (0-4-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND

------------ ------------------------ --- ----- ------

Sep 02, 2010 at Idaho L 0-45 11466

Sep 11, 2010 at Northern Illinois L 17-23 18046

Sep 18, 2010 NOEASTERN ST W 55-14 9719

Sep 25, 2010 NW STATE W 49-24 7966

*Oct. 2, 2010 at South Dakota L 17-27 9596

*Oct 09, 2010 SOUTHERN UTAH L 21-31 10215

*Oct 23, 2010 at #21 Cal Poly L 21-22 10220

Oct 30, 2010 LAMAR W 31-6 6238

*Nov 06, 2010 UC DAVIS L 16-35 6633

Nov 13, 2010 at Montana L 17-27 24151

11-20-2010 at South Dakota State L 0-21 3918

* Great West Conference game

More apples and oranges from our friends in Bisonland. We are a third year transitional program and you are several years out of transition and are just now having your first real football success at Division I. But if that makes you feel better, than by all means, roll with it. :silly:

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More apples and oranges from our friends in Bisonland. We are a third year transitional program and you are several years out of transition and are just now having your first real football success at Division I. But if that makes you feel better, than by all means, roll with it. :silly:

Exactly....playoffs vs playoff eligibility 2 years away. First home playoff game since Bill Clinton was first elected in the White House vs a team that won a national title its first year in its building.

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Exactly....playoffs vs playoff eligibility 2 years away. First home playoff game since Bill Clinton was first elected in the White House vs a team that won a national title its first year in its building.

Darell and FightingSioux4Life - My apologies, you are correct. I promise not to bring any Bison or Sioux item on your board until you have fully transitioned with playoff eligibility so that we have an apples to apples comparison. Indeed it was in bad taste for me to bring up. Possibly we could meet in the playoffs in three years. If that happens and should NDSU win in this hypothetical situation, I would assume that NDSU in its 6th year of eligibility vs. UND's 1st year of eligiblity may be a discussion point. Here's to meeting in the 2013 playoffs!

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Darell and FightingSioux4Life - My apologies, you are correct. I promise not to bring any Bison or Sioux item on your board until you have fully transitioned with playoff eligibility so that we have an apples to apples comparison. Indeed it was in bad taste for me to bring up. Possibly we could meet in the playoffs in three years. If that happens and should NDSU win in this hypothetical situation, I would assume that NDSU in its 6th year of eligibility vs. UND's 1st year of eligiblity may be a discussion point. Here's to meeting in the 2013 playoffs!

You can bring up items but have it pertain to the thread. Yes our regular season attendance is poor but we are talking about the poor attendance at the dome for playoffs. Plus our 1st year of eligibility for playoffs is 2012. :D

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You can bring up items but have it pertain to the thread. Yes our regular season attendance is poor but we are talking about the poor attendance at the dome for playoffs. Plus our 1st year of eligibility for playoffs is 2012. :D

Doubt it will really matter what year it is.

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