Realistically the Michigan State game won't draw. Many students will be away from campus due to the holiday. Most casual fans have finished with Gopher football for the season. The Spartans have no value as a draw on their own. Regardless of tickets sold, I'm calling about 40,000 through the turnstiles as long as the weather is okay. That said, those 40,000 have the potential to be as loud and enthusiastic as those who attended the 2010 and 2011 Iowa games if the Gophers get off to a decent start and provide something to get excited about.
well thanks for educating all of us, sports realist. you know what is real and what is not. we really appreciate your realistic takes on realism. they are just so damn real. keep it real homey.
What if the game isn't real? What will the unreal attendance be? Will the atmosphere inside the stadium be surreal?
I would even wager to say that 40,000 is generous. The 10 dollar tickets may help though.
I didn't think about the use of realistic and my username when posting, but will take the hazing with good humor. That said, the chance for the Gophers to draw a big home crowd this year has already passed if it even existed at all.
They announced 48,801 for the Michigan game, with the stadium holding 50,805 that's a good crowd too. Hope everybody noticed the "announced". Even though that's the way all schools handle attendance figures now, it's my way of keeping it real.