Been in Indy for 5 hours now. It's early, but from what I've seen, it's 90/10 Iowa fans. Gonna feel like a home game, boys.
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Was listening to KGYM in Cedar Rapids just a bit ago, and they mentioned that as they were in an elevator @ their hotel a BTN employee said, "I feel sorry for the Michigan State fans." Thought is was like a 12:1 ratio.
Doubt it will stay that way, but should be a hoot and hollar in downtown Indy tonight!
Cheers,
Drinkin Buddy
Doubt it will stay that way, but should be a hoot and hollar in downtown Indy tonight!
Cheers,
Drinkin Buddy
Hawk fans are everywhere and it sounds like almost everyone came with their tickets already purchased.
Without a doubt the week head start helped Iowa. But MSU fans aren't a great traveling base. Yeah they show up in mass for a Rose Bowl. I remember going to MSU in 09 and their fans making comments abut how Iowa travels well. In a snide way like it was some sort of put down.
Iowa fans have been starving for the team to be playing at this level since '09 so you get a ton of Iowa fans in Indy.
Iowa fans have been starving for the team to be playing at this level since '09 so you get a ton of Iowa fans in Indy.
Sometimes it can be deceiving if the opposing team is closer and will be coming in at the last minute. The year that Iowa played Texas in the Alamo Bowl it was about a 10:1 ratio of Iowa fans to Texas fans in the days leading up to the game. Then on game day Texas fans poured in from Austin and Hawkeye fans were clearly outnumbered when the game started.
That said, I think there will still be more Iowa fans in attendance at 7:17pm CST.
That said, I think there will still be more Iowa fans in attendance at 7:17pm CST.
There are probably a few elements at play here.
1) As mentioned, the headstart Iowa fans had in buying tickets having clinched a week earlier.
2) Our first time vs. their third...they may not be coming in a day or two early like they might have a few years ago when it was their first time as well. Iowa fans want to soak up all the pre-game atmosphere, whereas MSU fans might not be QUITE as into that part of it now.
3) This is just conjecture on Doodle's part, but could it be that MSU fanbase in general feels confident enough about this game that they are saving their travel time and dollars for the subsequent game(s)? Not every fan can afford multiple trips, and they may think this one is more of a "sure thing" than the next one, so they'll take a calculated risk by missing this one in order to ensure they have the wherewithal to travel to the following game(s).
Whatever the case, by game time Doodle expects there to be no shortage of MSU fans. They just may not be quite as plentiful as the Iowa fans who have spent the past 5 years wandering in the 8-5 desert, desperately seeking the Big Ten Championship Game oasis.
1) As mentioned, the headstart Iowa fans had in buying tickets having clinched a week earlier.
2) Our first time vs. their third...they may not be coming in a day or two early like they might have a few years ago when it was their first time as well. Iowa fans want to soak up all the pre-game atmosphere, whereas MSU fans might not be QUITE as into that part of it now.
3) This is just conjecture on Doodle's part, but could it be that MSU fanbase in general feels confident enough about this game that they are saving their travel time and dollars for the subsequent game(s)? Not every fan can afford multiple trips, and they may think this one is more of a "sure thing" than the next one, so they'll take a calculated risk by missing this one in order to ensure they have the wherewithal to travel to the following game(s).
Whatever the case, by game time Doodle expects there to be no shortage of MSU fans. They just may not be quite as plentiful as the Iowa fans who have spent the past 5 years wandering in the 8-5 desert, desperately seeking the Big Ten Championship Game oasis.
Same thing happened in the Alamo Bowl against Texas Tech, early 2000's maybe - I can't remember the year. It was black and gold everywhere on the river walk in the days leading up to the game. On the morning of the game, there were red-cladded Red Raider fans everywhere, with all of them holding up their finger guns.
They have been there and done that. Iowa's attitude is more like this is the next coming of Christ.
Michigan State sold their full ticket allotment ... so that ratio will probably swing over to something more akin to a 2:1 ratio. All the same, Iowa fans could still "double" them.
Ur face is a casual fan, u little Spartan dicksucker.
And you pulled that out of your ass? I guarantee you there'll be waaaaay more Iowa fans there. You obviously aren't at Indy or you wouldn't open your cake hole.
I'm just going by fan base size, bowl attendance, home attendance, income levels, etc. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Flint you must be way smarter than I because what you just said made no sense in tomorrows attendance. So are we playing in a bowl tomorrow? If so how much money should've we brought to Indy?
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Income levels? I have been in East Lansing, have you visited Iowa City? Our homeless are better off than your lower class. Iowa City is a recession proof city of excess.
Guy from Flint MI spouting income levels. Does he vacation in Gary IN.
This.
Sparty is saving money to be able to cheer the Hawks on in Dallas.
Such nice fans.
HAHAHAHAHAHA. Not saying Michigan is the Mecca of American culture but you seriously need to get out of Iowa.
I was comparing Iowa City to East Lansing...nothing else. I visit your state frequently, I am well aware of how much better it is than Iowa.
1.7% of the IOWA population got out of Iowa today. That was the point of this thread.
Judging from the bar/downtown scene, it's probably 100-1 Iowa fans right now and that's being generous to MSU.
Walking around downtown, we saw hundreds or thousands of Hawk fans and maybe 10 MSU fans. Not an exaggeration.
Honestly, we thought "oh, they must have had certain bars in a different district cater to MSU fans"
but no, their welcome party was at the Slippery Noodle. Walked past there half hour ago and even that place had Hawk fans coming out the door.
Honestly, we thought "oh, they must have had certain bars in a different district cater to MSU fans"
but no, their welcome party was at the Slippery Noodle. Walked past there half hour ago and even that place had Hawk fans coming out the door.
Im on the red eye from Anchorage, Alaska at this very moment. Not everyone can be there a day early! But the hawks are comin!
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