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I was watching on TV, and I was impressed by the size of the crowd, but that does not even start to cover how *good* of a crowd it was.

Y'all were down 14 in the first half, and 28-14 in the middle of the third quarter, and the place was still rocking. An SEC stadium would have been quiet (at best), and booing (at worst) the home team. ABC would go to a commercial and show a crowd shot and the Miami fans were on their feet dancing and yelling.

It was amazing.

The amount of confidence, by both the team, and the fans, is amazing.

I think you have a real shot against Clemson, and in the playoffs.
 
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Notsince1985 said:
DTP said:
I'm trying to upload a photo I took right before kick off but it's not working. I keep getting an upload failed message.
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Right before kickoff being the the key phrase here. Don't bother.
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I don't need to anyway, there's already a photo posted here showing the crowd. It was a great crowd for a noon Virginia game. More importantly than size it was loud. Even when Virginia was pulling ahead, the crowd was never out of the game. I stood for a majority of the game and that's also rare for one of these types of games. That said, if you honestly believe there was 63 thousand people there (when capacity is only 65K), I've got some property to sell you.
 
DTP said:
Notsince1985 said:
DTP said:
I'm trying to upload a photo I took right before kick off but it's not working. I keep getting an upload failed message.
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Right before kickoff being the the key phrase here. Don't bother.
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I don't need to anyway, there's already a photo posted here showing the crowd. It was a great crowd for a noon Virginia game. More importantly than size it was loud. Even when Virginia was pulling ahead, the crowd was never out of the game. I stood for a majority of the game and that's also rare for one of these types of games. That said, if you honestly believe there was 63 thousand people there (when capacity is only 65K), I've got some property to sell you.
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Ok, you do realize you're literally on your own here, right?
 
If capacity is 65k, there was not 63k. It was a great crowd. Most empty in the club level. It was pretty empty 5 mins before kickoff but filled up.
 
Washington Post called it a "late rising crowd." Guess that was a dig at the empty seats at the kickoff. ??
 
BoxingRobes said:
miamimike said:
BoxingRobes said:
When the Turnover Chain comes out, its more then just a rallying cry for the players...the crowd pops so hard the minute a turnover happens...crowd just comes alive for those big moments. They pop harder for the turnovers then for the touchdowns.
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On TV they went off with the pick 6! Can’t imagine how loud it was to actually be there. I had every intention to fly to ND game but didn’t. Might be biggest regret in my life. I’ll be at the Pitt game. Place will probably be dead. Might be more Cane fans there than Pitt fans.
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I've been to plenty of of the big, loud stadiums in CFB...and honestly, the acoustics of the building with the roof make it just as loud as all but very few in college football at their loudest. Its the first true homefield advantage we've had since the glory days in the OB where its acoustics and the declining infrastructure made it seems like the structure would collapse with increasing volume. In the OB, it made it seems scary to be in the middle of it. This...you just can't hear **** and the noise feels so concentrated its uncomfortable.
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Just out of curiosity, who's louder? and what stadiums does it compare to?
 
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Notsince1985 said:
DTP said:
Notsince1985 said:
DTP said:
I'm trying to upload a photo I took right before kick off but it's not working. I keep getting an upload failed message.
Click to expand...

Right before kickoff being the the key phrase here. Don't bother.
Click to expand...

I don't need to anyway, there's already a photo posted here showing the crowd. It was a great crowd for a noon Virginia game. More importantly than size it was loud. Even when Virginia was pulling ahead, the crowd was never out of the game. I stood for a majority of the game and that's also rare for one of these types of games. That said, if you honestly believe there was 63 thousand people there (when capacity is only 65K), I've got some property to sell you.
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Ok, you do realize you're literally on your own here, right?
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He's not on his own. I've made the same argument. Great crowd and loud crowd. But unless a **** ton of people were hanging out around the concessions or bathrooms at the same time - not within 1,000 seats of being sold out.

I. Was. There. Were you?


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Notsince1985 said:
TriniMike said:
I was guessing around 57,000. Didn't look as full as the last two weeks. Pleasantly surprsied since we were playing at noon. It was a late arriving crowd.
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Guessing before? Because actual attendance was way over 57,000. There were not 8,000 empty seats.
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No, during the game in the second half. I saw big open sections with no one in the seats. Just my opinion. See post #31
 
I don't get why people have to get so butthurt and refuse to accept simple facts, that either a) The University overstates ticket sales, or b) Lots of sold tickets go unused.

We are still getting tremendous turnout and have a remarkably better home field advantage than we did during our recent depression. But there is still room for improvement - more butts could be in seats and it could get even louder.

We have a unique situation with our local culture that in down years makes our fan support look pathetic, but when we are contending for championships gives us unparalleled home field advantage, hype, and media coverage.
 
Winning is the most important thing. The roof helps. For instance, I brought my 2 year old and she had a good time. But we were also in the shade and with plenty of food options and a place for her to bun energy when she got bored was good. Also, there was someone at the companion bathroom to make sure only families and handicapped were using it. If I had a bad experience, I would not be going back with her, but it was very pleasant so we'll be going again next year.
 
To be fair, that last pic was when they came out of the tunnel. Probably about 5 min before the start of the game. 10-15 mins later that pic looks a little different. Actual attendance was much less than tix sold. It was an awesome crowd and probably about 60k there.
 
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The thing about this stadium vs other college stadiums is how many people are in the concourse. With the roof over the stadium now its not as exaggerated, but there are still a ton of people eating and drinking and enjoying the game in the concourse. Don't know too many stadiums like that and I've been to quite a few.
 
JefeGringo said:
The thing about this stadium vs other college stadiums is how many people are in the concourse. With the roof over the stadium now its not as exaggerated, but there are still a ton of people eating and drinking and enjoying the game in the concourse. Don't know too many stadiums like that and I've been to quite a few.
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There is some truth to that. How awesome would it be if the school could sell more tickets than there are seats? Why not? Treat the concourses where people can eat and watch the game on TVs like GA/Standing Room only tickets.
 
JefeGringo said:
The thing about this stadium vs other college stadiums is how many people are in the concourse. With the roof over the stadium now its not as exaggerated, but there are still a ton of people eating and drinking and enjoying the game in the concourse. Don't know too many stadiums like that and I've been to quite a few.
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Exactly. It always looks less full than it actually is. Sure, there are always some no shows, but anytime you go out into the concourse in the middle of the game, there's always a ton of fans eating, drinking, or waiting in a long line to take a ****.
 
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