SDbison
09-23-2011, 12:23 PM
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/130320293.html
North Dakota State's football team is coming to TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday to face the Gophers. And the Bison are bringing their feverish fan base along for the trip.
The hordes of North Dakota State followers -- more than 20,000 bombarded the Metrodome when the Bison upset the Gophers in 2007 -- will make the Twin Cities look like Packers country with their green and gold apparel.
"We've heard numbers between 15,000 and 20,000," said Sherri Schmidt, the school's alumni association's associate executive director.
For NDSU's alumni and supporters, many of whom reside in the Twin Cities metro area, Saturday night's matchup isn't just a game. It's an event.
They've booked more than 1,000 nights at five downtown hotels, according to the Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association.
The game itself is proving to be a tough ticket to get.
"It's one of the more popular games of the season," said Cortney Storsved, director of operations at Minneapolis-based Ticket King, who said the local broker has only a few remaining tickets for Saturday's game. "Their fans are super supportive."
(http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/130320293.html)
North Dakota State's football team is coming to TCF Bank Stadium on Saturday to face the Gophers. And the Bison are bringing their feverish fan base along for the trip.
The hordes of North Dakota State followers -- more than 20,000 bombarded the Metrodome when the Bison upset the Gophers in 2007 -- will make the Twin Cities look like Packers country with their green and gold apparel.
"We've heard numbers between 15,000 and 20,000," said Sherri Schmidt, the school's alumni association's associate executive director.
For NDSU's alumni and supporters, many of whom reside in the Twin Cities metro area, Saturday night's matchup isn't just a game. It's an event.
They've booked more than 1,000 nights at five downtown hotels, according to the Minneapolis Convention and Visitors Association.
The game itself is proving to be a tough ticket to get.
"It's one of the more popular games of the season," said Cortney Storsved, director of operations at Minneapolis-based Ticket King, who said the local broker has only a few remaining tickets for Saturday's game. "Their fans are super supportive."
(http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/130320293.html)