[NU Sports] Saturday's Attendance

[neonrye at aol.com]

Anybody have a clue what attendance at Ryan might be like on Saturday against the Spartans?   We need home-field advantage, but don't know if we will have one.  As far as I know, this weekend is unprecedented in the Big 10, with all of the big games, including rivalry games over Thanksgiving Break.  Will there be a strong, vocal contingents of students at our game?  The Chicagoland and midwestern kids should make it, but what about those from the East Coast, West Coast, and points south?  I fear that MSU may send a lot of fans, as they usually seem to do at Ryan, but with the Title game in Indy next weekend on the horizon, and the game not meaning much for them, will they take a pass?

As for Michigan-OSU, my niece, who is a Junior at Ann Arbor, told me this evening that Michigan is making arrangements for students to return for the game.  Her cousin, who is her classmate there, is flying back tomorrow--she is not--so he will be back for the game. I assume that the Big House will be packed, as always--in anticipation of a long-awaited win over the hated Buckeyes.

And Nebraska will be packed, of course.  I assume Camp Randall will be also for that huge game vs. PSU, but will the students get back in time?   Purdue-Indiana?  Bet it will be especially small crowd this year.  And Illinois at Minnesota--can't imagine a sellout there; wonder if many fans will travel from Urbana for Zookster's Last Stand?

Any thoughts?  

Happy Thanksgiving.

Paul Levinson