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<blockquote data-quote="Fighter of the Nightman" data-source="post: 1885124" data-attributes="member: 590800"><p>This is true and very valid. The MSU loss TRULY deflated a more casual fan base that was ready to buy back in (keep in mind, I think this was Dad's Day ... really unfortunate missed opportunity). The soul-crushing Purdue loss in the freezing cold (I was there!) probably really did a number on casual fan support, as well, given it cost us a trip to Indianapolis. Even if we got smoked by Michigan (no reason to think we couldn't hang with them after the outing in Ann Arbor), I think our hype going into next season would be a lot higher. With that said, I think attendance WILL be pretty decent this year. Assuming we start off 2-0, I will predict the following:</p><p></p><p><strong>2022 Attendance</strong></p><p>37,832 vs. Wyoming</p><p>33,669 vs. Virginia</p><p>37,579 vs. Chattanooga (Thursday)</p><p>44,910 vs. Iowa</p><p>45,683 vs. Minnesota</p><p>56,092 vs. Michigan State</p><p>45,574 vs. Purdue</p><p><strong>2022 Avg.: </strong>43,048</p><p></p><p>We saw a very nice bump last year, and word is our season ticket sales have increased ... but I would REALLY like to see continued improvement in ticket sales that matches the improvement from 2 wins to 5 wins to 8 wins!</p><p></p><p><strong>2023 Home Games</strong></p><p>42k-44k vs. Toledo</p><p>*Win at Kansas*</p><p>55k+ vs. Penn State</p><p></p><p>FAU probably won't be a huge crowd, but if we beat PSU (and God willing, FAU!) and can enter the Nebraska game at 4-0, that is a VERY legitimate chance at a sellout (especially considering Nebby fans will travel). The sad thing is that no matter what happens this season even if we're literally undefeated, the Northwestern home game will draw about 40k people max, lol. I've said it before, but both schools would be foolish to not move that bad boy to the INDOOR stadium in Arlington Heights as soon as it's built. The crowd at both sites sucks, and it would help both teams' exposure/image in Chicago and could become a really fun Thanksgiving tradition for Chicagoland people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fighter of the Nightman, post: 1885124, member: 590800"] This is true and very valid. The MSU loss TRULY deflated a more casual fan base that was ready to buy back in (keep in mind, I think this was Dad's Day ... really unfortunate missed opportunity). The soul-crushing Purdue loss in the freezing cold (I was there!) probably really did a number on casual fan support, as well, given it cost us a trip to Indianapolis. Even if we got smoked by Michigan (no reason to think we couldn't hang with them after the outing in Ann Arbor), I think our hype going into next season would be a lot higher. With that said, I think attendance WILL be pretty decent this year. Assuming we start off 2-0, I will predict the following: [B]2022 Attendance[/B] 37,832 vs. Wyoming 33,669 vs. Virginia 37,579 vs. Chattanooga (Thursday) 44,910 vs. Iowa 45,683 vs. Minnesota 56,092 vs. Michigan State 45,574 vs. Purdue [B]2022 Avg.: [/B]43,048 We saw a very nice bump last year, and word is our season ticket sales have increased ... but I would REALLY like to see continued improvement in ticket sales that matches the improvement from 2 wins to 5 wins to 8 wins! [B]2023 Home Games[/B] 42k-44k vs. Toledo *Win at Kansas* 55k+ vs. Penn State FAU probably won't be a huge crowd, but if we beat PSU (and God willing, FAU!) and can enter the Nebraska game at 4-0, that is a VERY legitimate chance at a sellout (especially considering Nebby fans will travel). The sad thing is that no matter what happens this season even if we're literally undefeated, the Northwestern home game will draw about 40k people max, lol. I've said it before, but both schools would be foolish to not move that bad boy to the INDOOR stadium in Arlington Heights as soon as it's built. The crowd at both sites sucks, and it would help both teams' exposure/image in Chicago and could become a really fun Thanksgiving tradition for Chicagoland people. [/QUOTE]
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