How many people at the Spring Game??

[TheBisonator]

I'm gonna guess exactly 2,577. NDSU always produces a specific exact number.

Anyone care to start a pool??:howdy:

[NDSUstudent]

3,089.....an optimistic prediction.

[Bison"FANatic"]

I will throw in 2712.

[lakesbison]

whats the most ever??

can NDSu tell us season ticket holders our seat selection before this game, so we can check out our new seats??

LETS FILL IT UP!


the Bisonville Basketball game should bring in an extra 8 people.

[Bison Dan]

whats the most ever??

can NDSu tell us season ticket holders our seat selection before this game, so we can check out our new seats??

LETS FILL IT UP!


the Bisonville Basketball game should bring in an extra 8 people.

I don't think the end zone seats have numbers!

[Tatanka]

4762 .

[heymch86]

1874 planting should be in full force, that will take some numbers away

[lakesbison]

Bison Dan -----I don't think the end zone seats have numbers!


Dam. LOW BLOW.



SO WHATS THE RECORD FOR MOST FANS AT A SPRING GAME??

[sambini]

3334..............................

[BeckerBison]

I have no idea how many will attend as I have never been to one, so I won't take a guess. But, I am driving up for it his year.

What type of things are sold at the locker room sale? And do you need to be there at 10:00 to be able to get anything?

[TheBisonator]

Just so you know, here's the attendances for the past few years:

2005 - 1,414
2006 - 1,776
2007 - 2,142

[1bizon1]

whats the most ever??

can NDSu tell us season ticket holders our seat selection before this game, so we can check out our new seats??

LETS FILL IT UP!


the Bisonville Basketball game should bring in an extra 8 people.

front row, 50 yard line, Dakota Field....oh, and they are aisle seats you lucky dog!!

[McBison]

Do students have to buy tickets? What time does tailgating start? Two things I need to know before making a prediction.

[roadwarrior]

No charge for the game. There is no "official" tailgating.

[lakesbison]

but plenty of UNOFFICIAL TAILGATING!!!

[McBison]

If last year was 2142, and students can get in for free, AND there are grills and bevs involved...............2392

[TCBisonFan]

2,581 people it'll be right on the money just wait and see

[lakesbison]

5000 would be SWEET!!

[IndyBison]

can NDSu tell us season ticket holders our seat selection before this game, so we can check out our new seats??
When the Colts used to have available season tickets, they would have a ticket day where they would mark all the available season tickets on a seat in the dome. You could go to that seat, check out the view, and go to the ticket office to buy that seat. I almost did it and now wish I had. They sold out the entire season last year with season tickets and now have a wait list for the new Lucas Oil Stadium (http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com/future/LucasOilStadium.htm) opening this fall. It will be awesome!!

[Tatanka]

St. Louis Blues do the same thing--it's a great way to get some foot traffic and raise up the season ticket counts...

It's a great way to get the job done: try your seats out before you buy!!

[extremerouge]

St. Louis Blues do the same thing--it's a great way to get some foot traffic and raise up the season ticket counts...

It's a great way to get the job done: try your seats out before you buy!!
LOVE THE BLUES!!!


...too bad they sucked again this year....

[ndsubison1]

2,784-- just wait and see

[BisonBabe]

Hmmmm I will go with 2595

[Tatanka]

LOVE THE BLUES!!!


...too bad they sucked again this year....
Too true. Too true. :smh:

[d3boys]

LOVE THE BLUES!!!


...too bad they sucked again this year....

maybe its time to get off the bandwagon and cheer for a real team

[onbison09]

2,700...I have some stupid questions: How do they pick the teams? Is it starters vs. backups? How much will the big guns actually play? And if you want a real team how bout my: STARS!! Kicking the living sh** out of the Sucks. (couldn't have happened to a better team with Pronger & Burtuzzi) Was at the game last night and playoff hockey is an amazing event to be at.

[99Bison]

2,700...I have some stupid questions: How do they pick the teams? Is it starters vs. backups? How much will the big guns actually play? And if you want a real team how bout my: STARS!! Kicking the living sh** out of the Sucks. (couldn't have happened to a better team with Pronger & Burtuzzi) Was at the game last night and playoff hockey is an amazing event to be at.

Usually it's:
#1 Offense + #2 Defense
vs.
#2 Offense + #1 Defense

[UTH]

maybe its time to get off the bandwagon and cheer for a real team

...quietly sneaking into the sidebar conversation...


Yes...
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff311/indio_rojas/CrosbyMalkinpenguinshockey.jpg
a REAL TEAM welcomes you.

[sambini]

Thor Will Be There With His Award Winning Tailgate Truck?

[extremerouge]

maybe its time to get off the bandwagon and cheer for a real team
yeah I am a real bandwagon fan...especially given the incredible amount of Stanley Cups the Blues have won....for those that don't follow hockey the Blues have NEVER won the stanley cup...

[onbison09]

2,700...I have some stupid questions: How do they pick the teams? Is it starters vs. backups? How much will the big guns actually play? And if you want a real team how bout my: STARS!! Kicking the living sh** out of the Sucks. (couldn't have happened to a better team with Pronger & Burtuzzi) Was at the game last night and playoff hockey is an amazing event to be at.
Umm kinda jinxed them :blush:. Hopefully they can pull it out Sunday night. Is CB gonna give Tyler a mild sedative before the game? On another note
2000th POST BABY THE ADDICTION CONTINUES!!! :nod:

[90BISON]

I'll say 2995, might be a bit optomistic.:confused:

[Bison101]

At least we are guaranteed to have more than 600.

http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=1443660

[TheBisonator]

At least we are guaranteed to have more than 600.

http://www.fightingsioux.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13500&ATCLID=1443660

We'll have at least 4 times that.

[imported_Bisongold]

They are a hockey school!

[Bison101]

They are a hockey school!

Yes, but they try to put on a facade of a football school whenever we from NDSU talk about football.

[Bison Dan]

We'll have at least 4 times that.

If they estimated it at 600 is was probably closer to 300.

[BlueBisonRock]

If they estimated it at 600 is was probably closer to 300.

Not true :D They are including virtual students who are connected to the game over the internet. :hide:

[Tatanka]

From the Home Office of the President at teh university up nort:


UND Spring Game Top Ten Attendance Explanations (in no particular order)

If they said it was 600 then it had to be 600. They're really good at teh counting up there.
They were piloting their new "virtual fan (http://www.bisonville.com/forum/showpost.php?p=183112&postcount=1)" program--that had to account for at least half of the attendance.
Game was advertised as a playoff game, otherwise they would have probably cracked 1000.
Way too windy for new Athletic Director to wear his new Merkin (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=merkin) in public.
All guests (and housekeeping staff) at the attached hotel (the 'Nad) were technically in attendance since the buildings are connected.
Too many other things to do in el Forko Grande...
Fans took their cue from teh president and were out of town and unavailable for comment.
Apparently nobody wanted to see UND play yet another sucky team at home.
And there you have it, the top ten explanations. Of course, I only counted eight, but then I re-read the first one, and it all made sense.

[extremerouge]

From the Home Office of the President at teh university up nort:

And there you have it, the top ten explanations. Of course, I only counted eight, but then I re-read the first one, and it all made sense.
haha nice!

[Tatanka]

Who's planning on tailgating?

[extremerouge]

Who's planning on tailgating?
I am going to be eating Famous Dave's!

[Tatanka]

I am going to be eating Famous Dave's!

looking at the weather, that option is looking better and better...

[Bison"FANatic"]

It don't look good for tailgaiting but all I know Tatanka is that you should not have to buy beer all year long for tailgaiting. :nod: :nod: :nod: A legend among mere mortals in the tailgaiting lot you should be.

[d3boys]

I am going to be eating Famous Dave's!

Ill go with you

[1bizon1]

I've been trying to call DAY and they are busy with all the storm calls, etc. Nothing on the SU website. Is the rummage sale and spring game still on?
T.I.A.

[Bisonguy]

I've been trying to call DAY and they are busy with all the storm calls, etc. Nothing on the SU website. Is the rummage sale and spring game still on?
T.I.A.


AFAIK it's on like Donkey Kong. :nod:

[Bison101]

AFAIK it's on like Donkey Kong. :nod:

Yeah, they wouldn't cancel the spring game. It's already been moved from a previous Saturday to today, so they wouldn't want to delay it any further.

[BisonNeil]

The weather will undoubtedly affect spring game attendance, but it will still be interesting to learn the #'s at NDSUs spring game.

When you hear 70-80k at places like AL, NE, Penn St, USC, etc, the number of fans that showed up at the Goopher spring game pales in comparison and NDSU could challenge them.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/18225554.html

[BlueBisonRock]

The weather will undoubtedly affect spring game attendance, but it will still be interesting to learn the #'s at NDSUs spring game.

When you hear 70-80k at places like AL, NE, Penn St, USC, etc, the number of fans that showed up at the Goopher spring game pales in comparison and NDSU could challenge them.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/18225554.html

Take a minute and read through the reader comments on this story (you will need to select the option to read all comments). There is one comment that states "NDSU When do you think we will play again?" The comments can be rated. This comment is currently rated 1 favorable and 10 unfavorables.

Have some fun, follow the link, and give this comment a favorable rating to help make a positive play the Bison statement.

[Tatanka]

I counted 4 sections pretty much full and scattered people in two or three more. I'd wager at least 3k.

[TheBisonator]

Jeff Kolpack said in his blog they announced 2,500 or something like that. I thought it might have been a little more than that (I was in the top row 50 yard line, and I could scan below me), not exactly 3,000 but pretty close to it.

[1bizon1]

I was mildly shocked by how many were there. I had to leave right after halftime and turned 970 on the radio. Mr.Miller stated that it was the biggest attendance yet for a spring game. However, he did not give a hard number.

[Tatanka]

No way to get a hard number as they didn't use tickets. But it looked to me like more than 2500. Just sayin'.

They had to remove the police tape that they had closing off the sections outside of the 30's because the ones between the 30s were pretty full.

[TheBisonator]

No way to get a hard number as they didn't use tickets. But it looked to me like more than 2500. Just sayin'.

They had to remove the police tape that they had closing off the sections outside of the 30's because the ones between the 30s were pretty full.

2,500 was a pretty accurate, maybe a little low-accurate estimate. I personally thought there may have been 2,700-2,900 or so, but that's just me. I was very pleased with the turnout.

[Bison"FANatic"]

I think it was about 2712;)

[ndsubison1]

Great showing! That was the first spring game ever for me, it was a great time.

[I'mWithNOSIB]

No way to get a hard number as they didn't use tickets. But it looked to me like more than 2500. Just sayin'.

They had to remove the police tape that they had closing off the sections outside of the 30's because the ones between the 30s were pretty full.

What are you talking about? Didn't you have to pay for your red ticket? :confused:

[Tatanka]

You mean the one with the wrong numbers on it from Office Depot?

Nope, they paid ME to take it! :)

[99Bison]

Way more than 2500... There was obviously no official count. They were going in thinking 2500, stated that before, after and always and it wasn't even close to that. This should be apparent after having to remove the taped off sections by 2 sections on each side. Realistically it appeared to be 4-5 k IMHO.

[Da Bison]

In an unrelated matter, Charles Kupchella announced today that the attendance figures for the UND spring game have been revised upward to 2,501.

[TransAmBison]

In an unrelated matter, Charles Kupchella announced today that the attendance figures for the UND spring game have been revised upward to 2,501.
Actually, the announcement came from and administrative underling. Kupchella was out of the universe and unavailable for comment.

[lakesbison]

thats crap, they removed the tape for 2 more sections.. each section is what 800? so 5 sections were full..

4000 right??

[Bison Dan]

thats crap, they removed the tape for 2 more sections.. each section is what 800? so 5 sections were full..

4000 right??

It's closer to 4000 than 2500 that's for sure.

[BisonNeil]

In an unrelated matter, Charles Kupchella announced today that the attendance figures for the UND spring game have been revised upward to 2,501.

Now that, is funny! Way too funny!!!!

[TheBisonator]

thats crap, they removed the tape for 2 more sections.. each section is what 800? so 5 sections were full..

4000 right??

Actually, the middle 5 sections seat about 550 and the two to either side seat 650 or so. The entire east grandstand seats approximately 6,200. Considering the middle 5 were at least 2/3 full and scattereds beside that, I'd say close to 3,000.

[SDbison]

Actually, the middle 5 sections seat about 550 and the two to either side seat 650 or so. The entire east grandstand seats approximately 6,200. Considering the middle 5 were at least 2/3 full and scattereds beside that, I'd say close to 3,000.
My guess would be between 3000 and 3500. I think NDSU needs to do something to grow Spring game attendance (i.e. additional print / radio / TV advertising). The luncheon, silent auction and locker room sale are great, but more needs to be done to get the word out. Was great to see Cold Stone Creamery and Famous Dave's have concession stands in the dome. Looked like all the concessions sales were good. Also, more rosters need to be available at the door. They run out every year! Can't some print shop donate them and make sure plenty are made?

[RowdyRabbit]

How was your spring game? Did you learn anything about anyone? Anyone in particular stand out?

I realize it's hard to tell from a spring game against yourself, but there must be a purpose, or they wouldn't do it. Our game got rescheduled to this thursday because of weather. Feel free to come on down to Coughlin and watch!

edit: I found the spring game thread.

[DIGRAPPLER]

I thought the attendance was about 4000. The roads weren't the greatest coming in from Barnesville. I sat next to some parents who were saying that a lot of parents didn't make it from Minnesota because of the weather. My brother in law from Whap didn't come either. I think it would have been bigger if the weather would have been good. They should advertise that it is free and they would be more people.

[Bison bison]

I had planned to attend, but the weather but the kabosh on that.

Probably not what you think though, ie roads.

I opened the curtains on my bedroom window at 6:30 am to see about 9 inches of snow- a vein instantly popped in my head and my wife had to call the ambulance.

Not to hijack the thread but

Winter, you can pack up your sh%t and go home for the next 6 months.

[90BISON]

thats crap, they removed the tape for 2 more sections.. each section is what 800? so 5 sections were full..

4000 right??

I'd even back you up on this one Lakes, definately closer to 4K than 2.5K.:nod:

[NDSUstudent]

I thought there was about 3k at the game but I've been to the last three spring games and though each was undercounted.

[Thunder_Struck]

I thought there was about 3k at the game but I've been to the last three spring games and though each was undercounted.


Just preparing for attendance numbers come playoff time.

[90BISON]

Just preparing for attendance numbers come playoff time.

Where are the attendance counters from UND when you actually need them? It's not like they have any job security up Nort.;)

[BigBison]

I was listening to Prime Time Sports tonight and Scott and Steve said they thought it was more around 4,000 people there for the spring game. Thats what I was thinking when I was there. Steve said there was two sections that were full from top to bottom and had almost everyone in a seat. Awesome turn out, considering the blizzard. 2500 way to low in my opinion, they had to open up extra sections.