Will we reach 115,000?
Does anyone know if we will put both bands on the field in temporary bleachers in an attempt to pack as many people as possible in the stadium? I recall several people stating we could top the 115,000 mark, so is that still viable by virtue of confirming there are temporary bleacher seats on the field?
Go blue!
September 9th, 2011 at 3:44 PM ^
oh i'm sure they will. it goes by people thru the gates right? not actually sitting?
September 9th, 2011 at 3:44 PM ^
Dave Brandon was quoted saying that we could top 115,000 tomorrow night. I am not sure but I think the band counts towards total attendance. Can anyone confirm that?
September 9th, 2011 at 3:45 PM ^
The answer is that every person in the stadium counts, and that includes the band. It also includes event staff (usually under 100).
September 9th, 2011 at 6:52 PM ^
Every non-ticketholder in the stadium counts, but they don't actually bother to count how many of the ticketholders show up. They use the number of tickets sold as the starting point, and then add the media, bands, players, people with field passes, etc. (That's how the 100K streak survived games like '95 Purdue, when nowhere near that many were actually present.)
September 9th, 2011 at 4:03 PM ^
Loves him some money.
September 9th, 2011 at 11:31 PM ^
Damn I love that song. Damn I love Bone Thugs. Damn I love how they are from my home town. DAMN I LOVE MICHIGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 9th, 2011 at 6:40 PM ^
He just said 114,000-115,000 at the pep rally. /confirmed
September 9th, 2011 at 3:47 PM ^
The visiting band has always sat on the field. From 2002-2004, the Michigan band would sell their tickets for the big games and sit on the field instead. But as far as I know, they haven't done that since.
September 9th, 2011 at 4:05 PM ^
"Priority seating" games (I think that was the term?) predated 2002 for sure. About 1999, as I recall. And lasted through 2005. Let me tell you, as someone who watched a few pretty key games at field level through the opposing team's bench, that was a total shaft to the MMB.
And now that the band has moved over to the other side of the field to the student section, it will never happen again. There were also safety concerns having the band wrapped all the way around the corner into the end zone, and still are on the other corner when there's a visiting band. Nowadays they're adamant about not having anyone past the extension of the sideline, but even at that, it can get scary when there's a few players barreling at you on a sidelines play.
September 9th, 2011 at 4:25 PM ^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqkNgEamzlw (8:45)
2006 U-M @ ND
September 9th, 2011 at 4:37 PM ^
It happened as far back as 99? That's strange. I always look for the band on TV. I have a freakishly good memory and the first game I remember them on the field was 2002 Washington (the Phil Brabbs game). They also sat on the field for 02-MSU, 03-ND, 03-OSU, 04-Iowa and 04-MSU.
The 2 biggest home games in 99 (ND and OSU) the band was in the stands.
September 9th, 2011 at 5:54 PM ^
I don't know what to tell you, I remember it before 2002. And we were definitely on the field for 2005 ND and Ohio State, and (I think) Minnesota as well because of some snafu where Athletics accidently sold the block of tickets. It was usually the two biggest home games per year by policy.
September 9th, 2011 at 3:55 PM ^
114999 first.
September 9th, 2011 at 3:59 PM ^
.....bring math and counting into it.
September 9th, 2011 at 7:12 PM ^
Before you can start getting to 115,000, you have to stop being at 114,999.
September 9th, 2011 at 4:10 PM ^
Fritz wants to see too.
September 9th, 2011 at 4:10 PM ^
Fritz wants to see too.
September 9th, 2011 at 7:46 PM ^
Fritz thinks that Hoke has changed the tide on the rivalry. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start
September 9th, 2011 at 4:18 PM ^
The bands will very likely not be on the field.
1) Only so many people are allowed on the field, and ND brings all of their band last I knew. This was deemed a major issue in 2003 and again in 2005 (when the entire ND band was left behind because they couldn't bring everyone).
2) The seats in the stands where the band sits are not meant for regular spectators. There are special spaces for the tubas and the drumline, none of which have regular assigned seating numbers.
September 9th, 2011 at 4:29 PM ^
I've got tomorrow night's final tally at 115,113. Gut feeling. It will be done.
EDIT: Also, this thread should be turned into a "Guess tomorrow night's attendence" thread. Maybe someone will throw in an mgoshirt or something from Moe's...
September 9th, 2011 at 4:38 PM ^
to see who won last weeks .....havent seen a post yet
September 9th, 2011 at 5:00 PM ^
That many people crammed into 1 spot must be a fire marshalls worst nightmare.
September 9th, 2011 at 5:44 PM ^
i was talking with a Sargent in the UofM police dept a month ago, and he said that they've been doing a ton of work to prep for this game as its going to be crazy!
September 9th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
It will be crazy. Hopefully not too crazy.
September 9th, 2011 at 6:56 PM ^
is counted as all the people in the stadium (not sure if players/coaches/etc count). They can only sell X amount of tickets. When games are sold out, the difference in attendance figures usually comes from the amount of security, media, vendors, etc. that are at each game. A sell out against Cupcake City is almost always going to have a lower attendance figure for a sellout against Ohio because there will be more media, security, etc. at the OSU game.
September 9th, 2011 at 6:17 PM ^
Our record is 113,090. We'll break it, but not by that much.
September 9th, 2011 at 7:00 PM ^
i got all my all my twitter followers to come, so thats a guarantee 7 more people.
September 9th, 2011 at 8:18 PM ^
Thread jack alert. When the weather says precipitation 30% does that mean that it there is a 30% chance of any rain at all or does that mean that 30% of the elasped time it will be raining (that is it will rain for an average of 3 minutes out of 10).
Attendence will be 114133. The last four digits also happen to coincide with the final score of 41-33 (lest some smart alec says "4-133" or something similiar.
September 9th, 2011 at 8:32 PM ^
They base the percentages on historical data
.They compile certain parameters about current conditions and compared them to analogous days in the past. The percentage of those days in which it rained is then used as the predicted chance of rain now.September 9th, 2011 at 10:23 PM ^
I don't care. Just win the damn game.
September 9th, 2011 at 11:23 PM ^
I don't understand why someone would down vote this thread.
September 9th, 2011 at 11:37 PM ^
bathrooms during half time.