Lots and lots of tickets left for Minny game

[blubberhawk]

They'd rather not have the stadium flooded with Iowa fans and create a very embarrassing look. Right or not, that's their logic.

and at the Mecca of college football, Nebraska/Wisc. tickets for $4. 50 yard line seats for $18.

 

[Herky T Hawk]

My 10 year old son, who was born and raised in the Twin Cities, is used to this weather, and loves all things football doesn’t want to go to the game. “Too cold. Rather watch on TV.”

 

[frydaze]

and at the Mecca of college football, Nebraska/Wisc. tickets for $4. 50 yard line seats for $18.

holy damn!

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

and at the Mecca of college football, Nebraska/Wisc. tickets for $4. 50 yard line seats for $18.

I'll bet they somehow "sell" them all...

 

[Thunderlips71]

I'll bet they somehow "sell" them all...

The only true “streak” Nebraska football has is the big brown one in their underwear

 

[BonzoFury]

Yeah, I know.

But the school has 20k more students than Iowa and therefore a ton more alumni. The stadium is in a metro area of 3.7 million people compared to 450,000 in the CR/IC Corridor.

And, they have a brand new stadium which is pretty great.

So, they love the Vikings and hockey. They still can't find 50k fans to go the games?

The list of excuses Goophers use is long and largely BS. As you pointed out there are more people within a 1 hour drive of the U of M campus than in the entire state of Iowa. The Goophs are the only P5 team so no split allegiances like with Iowa, ISU.

The Vikings are clearly the #1 sports draw in the market, but NFL and college fans are largely different groups. Either way there are plenty of bodies for both.

Then there's the classic "there's so much more to do in the Twin Cities". Yeah...people don't come to Goopher games because they're all at the Guthrie or Mall of America or Weisman Art Museum. Nope, they just don't give two sh**s about Minnesota sports...it's a bunch of fair weather half-fans.