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[lwjr]

Watching on TV, the stadium was full the berm was full the crowd was really into it and the red out numbered purple. Great showing by SMU fans. Look forward to attending my first home game against Tulsa.
Also, great job by SMU students. Let's keep this thing rolling!!

Pony up!
Fry Rice!!!!

[Charleston Pony]

would love to see this kind of crowd EVERY time we play TCU

Hopefully the guys play well from here on out and we attract high 20's for Houston

other than that...

[docabel]

Great crowd. Loved seeing the south endzone hill filled. While I enjoy seeing the kids having fun on the hill most nights, the subliminal message that there were that many people who couldn't even get into the game and were willing to pay for SRO ticket could serve us very well in the future.

Funny thing was I had several people around me (on east side) saying the west side looked somewhat empty before realizing that the "red out" was actually like camo for those dressed in red against the red bleachers...

[GeorgiaMustang]

Boise State's Attendance tonight with College Gameday there:

Boise State sets school record with attendance of 34,137 at Bronco Stadium.

Apples to oranges, yeah, I know. Still cool though.

Is that all their stadium holds? It looks much bigger than that.

[planoponyfan]

Biggest crowd ever at Ford Stadium.. and probably more students there than ever before. The student section was full and they were the most active and involved fans in the stadium. We have to keep that up.

[mrydel]

I am a little curious. I know that we are notorious for showng up late, but there were a lot of empty seats at kickoff. The grassy knoll was not well attended at kickoff. Early first quarter things started filling up. Middle first quarter place was packed, Do you think it was just a matter of traditional laziness getting to the seats or do you think people on the boulevard, after we went up 7-0, decided it might be worthwhile going inside to watch? I know that a lot of people with tickets never go inside if they can drink outside, especially if they have a tv to watch. If the game actually made them come inside the stadium, maybe they will try coming inside again. Just wondering.

[LA_Mustang]

It's been mentioned several times but worth repeating, the student section was fantastic. I went to the UT/UCLA game yesterday and the UT student section wasn't half as loud or into the game as ours Friday night.....granted the way UT played had a lot to do with that but I just hope the students keep showing up, and being loud.

[FriscoChuck]

I was in my seat prior to kickoff and for the entirty of the game so I did not witness this but I understand that SMU estimates that an additional 10k - 15k were still on the boulevard during the game. Pretty cool party!

[smupony94]

I was in my seat prior to kickoff and for the entirty of the game so I did not witness this but I understand that SMU estimates that an additional 10k - 15k were still on the boulevard during the game. Pretty cool party!

That is what irks me, 5000 people on the Blvd during normal games who don't go into stadium

[indianmustang]

we should start promotions for UH game from now
like the offers they did to UAB,$ 10 tickets

[NickSMU17]

Houston is homecoming...

We will have 29k, if we keep winning

Tulsa is the game to worry about

[couch 'em]

I am a little curious. I know that we are notorious for showng up late, but there were a lot of empty seats at kickoff. The grassy knoll was not well attended at kickoff. Early first quarter things started filling up. Middle first quarter place was packed, Do you think it was just a matter of traditional laziness getting to the seats or do you think people on the boulevard, after we went up 7-0, decided it might be worthwhile going inside to watch? I know that a lot of people with tickets never go inside if they can drink outside, especially if they have a tv to watch. If the game actually made them come inside the stadium, maybe they will try coming inside again. Just wondering.

Most headed to the stadium right before kickoff (myself included) and had to wait in quite a long line to get in.

I was in line before the jets flew over and didn't get to my seat until SMU had the ball the second time.

[leopold]

I was sitting with a couple of people who weren't SMU or TCU alumni and I had mentioned before the game that it was a sellout. Early in the first quarter one of 'em turns to me and goes "Are you sure this is a sellout?" I told him that everyone was still coming in from the Boulevard and that by early second quarter it would be full. Sure enough, by then it was PACKED. Personally, I don't care if people are a little late to their seats if they actually show up.

And how 'bout Hawaiian Superstar Henry Kapono and his kick-a$$ national anthem, ehh? Ehh?

[mrydel]

Anthem was very good but in my opinion still far behind Willie K the previous week.

[PK]

Anthem was very good but in my opinion still far behind Willie K the previous week.

I'll second that. Willie K was outstanding. Best solo acapella rendition I've ever heard at a game.