Bison06 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yes it's a Thursday night but last year it was an exhibition game vs SD Mines (no counter) this year it's Valpo a DI team that counts towards playoffs so it will be a good crowd. Then you have SDSU so it will be 11-12k at least. I have no idea how many people tailgate at NDSU games, I just know it's a lot. I am not saying it's true, because I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if more people tailgated than went to the games. I know of many, many people who tailgate with no plans of going to the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnboyND7 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yes it's a Thursday night but last year it was an exhibition game vs SD Mines (no counter) this year it's Valpo a DI team that counts towards playoffs so it will be a good crowd. Then you have SDSU so it will be 11-12k at least. I'll bet UND getes about 8-9 for the Valpo game. Thursday nights are not conducive for good crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I have no idea how many people tailgate at NDSU games, I just know it's a lot. I am not saying it's true, because I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if more people tailgated than went to the games. I know of many, many people who tailgate with no plans of going to the game. I know you and others like to slam UND football attendance ( its not like it was back in the DII days) but will NDSU pack the dome against FSU? If they pan the crowd will they be dressed like blue seats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I'll bet UND getes about 8-9 for the Valpo game. Thursday nights are not conducive for good crowds. That brings up the old question...what else is there to do in Grand Forks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison06 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I know you and others like to slam UND football attendance ( its not like it was back in the DII days) but will NDSU pack the dome against FSU? If they pan the crowd will they be dressed like blue seats? It will be sold out, whether or not all those people come to the game is another story. Edit: My guess is it will be packed. Raising a banner tends to bring people out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison06 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 That brings up the old question...what else is there to do in Grand Forks? I would say being it's a Thursday night game, it's more about people having to travel than it is what else there is to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnboyND7 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I know you and others like to slam UND football attendance ( its not like it was back in the DII days) but will NDSU pack the dome against FSU? If they pan the crowd will they be dressed like blue seats? Yes. The game should be pretty dang full. People wanna see the banner raising and all that. That brings up the old question...what else is there to do in Grand Forks? Absolutely nothing. But I can't imagine my out of towners showing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I'm sorry, I'm just picturing an inanimate object with a gun to your head while you type on your keyboard. Actually it was a gun and he had a National Championship ring on his finger. I think his name was Travis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnboyND7 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Actually it was a gun and he had a National Championship ring on his finger. I think his name was Travis. Wonder who that'd be, we have a Travis on our football team but he would be wearing two rings so it definitely wasn't him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison06 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Actually it was a gun and he had a National Championship ring on his finger. I think his name was Travis. Alright, that was actually a pretty good one. Good for you Darell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Wonder who that'd be, we have a Travis on our football team but he would be wearing two rings so it definitely wasn't him! His second ring was lodged in the head of some guy he put in a coma, completely unprovoked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 His second ring was lodged in the head of some guy he put in a coma, completely unprovoked I wonder if the other inmates chanted "MVP! MVP!" during his perp walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreNorthDakota Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I'll bet UND getes about 8-9 for the Valpo game. Thursday nights are not conducive for good crowds. Last year's Thursday night opener had just over 8800. I imagine there will be a slight bump so 9000 is probably a good guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreNorthDakota Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yes it's a Thursday night but last year it was an exhibition game vs SD Mines (no counter) this year it's Valpo a DI team that counts towards playoffs so it will be a good crowd. Then you have SDSU so it will be 11-12k at least. That's a foolish estimate and you're just setting yourself up for disappointment if you actually expect 12,000 people to be there. I know SDSU is a good draw and all us die hards on a message board are really excited about it but we rarely broke 11,000 in our big D2 days. I'm optimistic that will be the first time we break 10,000 in far too long but 11-12k is absolutely a fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 You are right. 10,000 is a realistic goal for a lot of the games this year. 12,000 maybe for Homecoming. There is definitely some work to be done do to rebuild our fan base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 That's a foolish estimate and you're just setting yourself up for disappointment if you actually expect 12,000 people to be there. I know SDSU is a good draw and all us die hards on a message board are really excited about it but we rarely broke 11,000 in our big D2 days. I'm optimistic that will be the first time we break 10,000 in far too long but 11-12k is absolutely a fantasy. How about SDSU fans how many of them will be there. Brookings isn't too far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnboyND7 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 How about SDSU fans how many of them will be there. Brookings isn't too far away. SDSU fans dont travel all that well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 SDSU fans dont travel all that well. 9200 for Portland State during the Potato Bowl, so I figured at least maybe 11,000. 10,000 for sure, unless UND loses to Valpo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreNorthDakota Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 How about SDSU fans how many of them will be there. Brookings isn't too far away. SDSU won't bring more fans than Montana did last year and they didn't have a significant impact. For a little perspective, the last time SDSU came up to Grand Forks we only drew 9100. That was in our first year in a brand new stadium and with a national championship team on the field. I'd be shocked if we get any more than 10,500 but that'd be a pretty solid number considering the state of our attendance the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jheria Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I heard there is going to be more people outside tailgating than inside watching the game. Even if half the people stay tailgating there will be more people in the dome than at the Alerus for Valpo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Even if half the people stay tailgating there will be more people in the dome than at the Alerus for Valpo Whatever makes you feel better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jheria Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Whatever makes you feel better. The truth always does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Been catching up a bit on my research, sharpening my pencil a bit...turns out NDSU would very likely be the third best team in the PAC-12 this season and would likely be in line for a New Year's Day bowl of sorts. Sounds like a bodybag game to me with very little payout...UND should just stay away for the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSioux Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Great like those egos need feeding. The reality is UND has one of the best football schedules in the division we are just a few years into being on a level playing field as far as recruiting - having come out of transition. Really not much upside to adding FU to a schedule that is already the best in the region - no DIIs here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn-O Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Great like those egos need feeding. The reality is UND has one of the best football schedules in the division we are just a few years into being on a level playing field as far as recruiting - having come out of transition. Really not much upside to adding FU to a schedule that is already the best in the region - no DIIs here. Had a chance to run some analytics over lunch against the database...with some rather disturbing findings. It's highly probable that NDSU would dispatch of UCLA in Pasadena and ASU in Tempe with relative ease. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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