Considering the general public no, and you made a well reasoned argument why people shouldn't care. On a Gopher Football Fan Board? Yeah, you might be part of a small minority. Even the trolls and the "U" haters care. They just want there to be LESS people, not more. Interestingly enough, when Wren and company were confronted with the fact that there only 19,000 or so in the Dome for a Non-Conference game their response was "Good! We only want TRUE fans in there!". Their all consuming hatred for anybody who worked for the U always took precedence over the "kids" playing ball.
Take a look at the Comments section on the Ruesse article and you'll see his Anti-Administartion Crusade continuing.
Many of us would just like to see the 'U" do well and selflessly, it's a whole lot more fun being at a game full of people cheering with you. I even hope that Iowa and Wisconsin fans continue to show up at THEIR home field. Now whether you go to the game or not THAT I couldn't care less about.![]()
Plus a full rocking stadium is important to recruiting. It does make a difference.