2011 Gopher Game... Let the Planning Begin

[ndbj52]

I asked why the Bison fans didn't show up for multiple games either. Seems like a fair question.

Simple answer, deer hunting.

[OhFourGopher]

Our metro area isn't 60 times the capacity of our stadium, just sayin...

There were plenty of fans for the majority of the games.

[OhFourGopher]

Simple answer, deer hunting.

That's a big issue with Gopher Games too.

[gotts]

There were plenty of fans for the majority of the games.

To see the novelty of a 2 year old stadium?

[mnriverbison]

Our metro area isn't 60 times the capacity of our stadium, just sayin...

Dude I live here and this town is full of people who do not care at all about college athletics. Of those that do, a lot of them went to other major FBS schools. Comparing the geographic distribution of UM alums to NDSU alums in their markets and out is apples to oranges.

I know a lot of Michigan State alums from work in MSP. It's just reality here. It is very rare for a huge FBS school to be in a major metro area where a lot of "visiting" fans have relocated. Not a lot of NDSU or UM grads live in East Lansing.

[gotts]

Dude I live here and this town is full of people who do not care at all about college athletics. Of those that do, a lot of them went to other major FBS schools. Comparing the geographic distribution of UM alums to NDSU alums in their markets and out is apples to oranges.

I know a lot of Michigan State alums from work in MSP. It's just reality here. It is very rare for a huge FBS school to be in a major metro area where a lot of "visiting" fans have relocated. Not a lot of NDSU or UM grads live in East Lansing.

Dude, its like not about distribution, its like about volume man!

[OhFourGopher]

To see the novelty of a 2 year old stadium?

I was talking about Bison attendance having 17,000-18,000 for most of the games in response to you not having enough fans to fill the Fargo Dome.

[tjbison]

I was talking about Bison attendance having 17,000-18,000 for most of the games in response to you not having enough fans to fill the Fargo Dome.

Honestly after a 3-8 season last year we did pretty good....alot better than I thought especially with the up and down year. I expect this year to be better as the playoff run was a good sign of things to come.

[gotts]

I was talking about Bison attendance having 17,000-18,000 for most of the games in response to you not having enough fans to fill the Fargo Dome.

Good question. Might have something to do with deer opener and thanksgiving holiday.

[OhFourGopher]

Honestly after a 3-8 season last year we did pretty good....alot better than I thought especially with the up and down year. I expect this year to be better as the playoff run was a good sign of things to come.

That's fair. I think Minnesota's attendance was hit in a similar way after a 1-9 start to the season.