All that is great but if we cannot sell 60,000 tickets to a game against the #4 team for the top spot in the Big 12 conference, when can we? With all of the losing this program has done, I'd think the fans would jump up and down for a chance to attend that game. Instead, we've sold the "normal" amount of tickets.
As for your bolded, I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying it will be embarrassing if we can't fill our stadium for this kind of game. And that our stadium is too big if we can't. Because this is a fan's dream game and why we are fans.
You see iSu fans have seen opportunities to see the"fans dream" for decades. We have heard "turning point game" time and time and time again.
Just this season, people were talking about the Texas game being a turning point game...lost.
Sure we haven't seen #25 vs #4 but iSu fans have seen division championship games, almost beat OU/Nebraska/Texas games beating KSU by 21 points at half only to lose. #10 Utah kicking our ass.
I don't fault farmers that are taking out their livelihood, employees of businesses who support those farmers for missing the game. I don't fault the guy that 14 years ago (2003) after watching his Cyclones go 2-10 after Seneca left ask himself...why did I give up Pheasant hunting for this crap. Then he started inviting friends and family from all over the country and state to come every year and they hunt, drink beer and watch games on TV. I don't fault them for not ditching their weekend for what could be.
I don't fault those that have put their kids ahead of getting their hearts ripped out.
You add those together and that is more than a small percentage.
Again, I will be there, late but there but damn...I don't know how anyone can fault iSu fans for not showing up.
We are simply the most resilient fanbase in the country. No other team in the country has seen as little success and yet come a=out and support the team.