Attendance

[PrestonGale34]

There is no way it was only 24k.. The stadium was almost full. No way there were 10k+ more seats.

[RickRund]

There is no way it was only 24k.. The stadium was almost full. No way there were 10k+ more seats.

Maybe they had robbie calculating attendance. He would surely want it downgraded.

[tetoncat]

Everything about Nashville exceeded expectations. Best nightlife and entertainment around. Hotel was two blocks from the action. It would be a shame to go back to Frisco. I tried to spend cash because I didn't want to be reminded on the bill after I saw what I'd put up on a credit card.

My only complaints about the venue. Seating rows were tiny, smaller than the East grandstands. Tough to get around. The massive amount of humanity trying to get to their seats. Crazy how blocked up those entryways got. Women's bathrooms backed up and overflowed. Men's seemed okay.

Why were you in both bathrooms.

[orsalak]

Has anyone seen the TV rating? I am guessing it wasn’t that good because I didn’t see any talk about it.

[tdub]

Has anyone seen the TV rating? I am guessing it wasn’t that good because I didn’t see any talk about it.

I did a quick google ai mode and it said peak viewership hit 3.1M in OT.

[BobcatDel]

Everything about Nashville exceeded expectations. Best nightlife and entertainment around. Hotel was two blocks from the action. It would be a shame to go back to Frisco. I tried to spend cash because I didn't want to be reminded on the bill after I saw what I'd put up on a credit card.

My only complaints about the venue. Seating rows were tiny, smaller than the East grandstands. Tough to get around. The massive amount of humanity trying to get to their seats. Crazy how blocked up those entryways got. Women's bathrooms backed up and overflowed. Men's seemed okay.

Ditto on above items.

And three bars ran out of my preferred beer selections!

[BelgradeBobcat]

The crowd felt massive. Maybe because in regular season games attendance is tickets sold and there are lots of no shows. This happens at every level including the NFL. Whereas the attendance for the natty was actual butts in the seats? On the Bobcat side we were packed in like sardines. I didn't even consider going out at halftime.

The site lines in the stadium were way better than Frisco. And it was also great to not watch the teams playing on too soft turf that slowly turned to oatmeal. But the stadium is very old and quite uncomfortable compared to more modern venues. Think the east side bleachers in Bobcat Stadium-just way bigger.

The biggest problem I had with Vanderbilt's stadium was the very dangerous field access. That was a disaster in making with a crush of fans all converging on one narrow set of stairs.

All in all, Nashville and Vanderbilt were great.

[Cataholic]

Everything about Nashville exceeded expectations. Best nightlife and entertainment around. Hotel was two blocks from the action. It would be a shame to go back to Frisco. I tried to spend cash because I didn't want to be reminded on the bill after I saw what I'd put up on a credit card.

My only complaints about the venue. Seating rows were tiny, smaller than the East grandstands. Tough to get around. The massive amount of humanity trying to get to their seats. Crazy how blocked up those entryways got. Women's bathrooms backed up and overflowed. Men's seemed okay.

I was stunned by the way the inflow into the stadium went. That was crazy. Kind of a bad design, they dump those entry hallways out kind of just into the seats. Then as you said narrow aisles and tiny narrow rows. The plus side to that is that it's steep enough where even higher up you're pretty close to the action.

Terrible entry and egress to your seats. A trip to concessions or rest room could take you over 30 minutes.

I loved Nashville, but the Vanderbilt stadium is not the best venue. I would give the Nashville lodging, entertainment and activities a 9 out of 10. I would give the Vandy stadium an 6 out of 10. Just too hard to get around. Seats seemed far from the action because the angle of the grand stands. I thought Frisco had better stadium setup, but poor field, very poor entry into the stadium and not enough seating capacity. Frisco as a destination was terrible. 2 out of 10.

Not sure what stadium would be best. Need 30,000 seats but probably needs to be newer facility. Has to be artificial turf. Allegiant in Vegas is too big. Warm climate would be a big plus? Maybe something in Florida? Orlando maybe?

[coloradocat]

The crowd felt massive. Maybe because in regular season games attendance is tickets sold and there are lots of no shows. This happens at every level including the NFL. Whereas the attendance for the natty was actual butts in the seats? On the Bobcat side we were packed in like sardines. I didn't even consider going out at halftime.

The site lines in the stadium were way better than Frisco. And it was also great to not watch the teams playing on too soft turf that slowly turned to oatmeal. But the stadium is very old and quite uncomfortable compared to more modern venues. Think the east side bleachers in Bobcat Stadium-just way bigger.

The biggest problem I had with Vanderbilt's stadium was the very dangerous field access. That was a disaster in making with a crush of fans all converging on one narrow set of stairs.

All in all, Nashville and Vanderbilt were great.

Your biggest complaint is that a football stadium doesn't make it easy for fans to run onto the field?

Glad everyone had a great time down there. I've been living vicariously through all of you for the last few days.

[BelgradeBobcat]

Your biggest complaint is that a football stadium doesn't make it easy for fans to run onto the field?

Yeah because they invited fans on to the field over the P.A. after a few minutes of festivities. So or course almost every Bobcat fans wanted to be there, but the only way to get there was via some very narrow stairs that everyone funneled into. It would have been a lot better to do it like in Bobcat Stadium by opening the gate at the end of the field so you can walk in, but the stadium is totally enclosed so that method may not be possible. It was truly a scary situation.

[91catAlum]

Everything about Nashville exceeded expectations. Best nightlife and entertainment around. Hotel was two blocks from the action. It would be a shame to go back to Frisco. I tried to spend cash because I didn't want to be reminded on the bill after I saw what I'd put up on a credit card.

My only complaints about the venue. Seating rows were tiny, smaller than the East grandstands. Tough to get around. The massive amount of humanity trying to get to their seats. Crazy how blocked up those entryways got. Women's bathrooms backed up and overflowed. Men's seemed okay.

I was stunned by the way the inflow into the stadium went. That was crazy. Kind of a bad design, they dump those entry hallways out kind of just into the seats. Then as you said narrow aisles and tiny narrow rows. The plus side to that is that it's steep enough where even higher up you're pretty close to the action.

Not sure what stadium would be best. Need 30,000 seats but probably needs to be newer facility. Has to be artificial turf. Allegiant in Vegas is too big. Warm climate would be a big plus? Maybe something in Florida? Orlando maybe?

I don’t know… Allegiant isn’t too big, unlv plays there and I’m sure their attendance sucks. Vegas would be a great place IMO. Easy, cheap, and plentiful flights from anywhere in the country; thousands of hotel rooms within walking distance to the venue; great tourist destination that won’t run out of beer. It’s gotten expensive since Covid, but no more than Nashville. And the weather is decent in January.

I would LOVE to see it in Vegas.

[BOBCATBORN]

Everything about Nashville exceeded expectations. Best nightlife and entertainment around. Hotel was two blocks from the action. It would be a shame to go back to Frisco. I tried to spend cash because I didn't want to be reminded on the bill after I saw what I'd put up on a credit card.

My only complaints about the venue. Seating rows were tiny, smaller than the East grandstands. Tough to get around. The massive amount of humanity trying to get to their seats. Crazy how blocked up those entryways got. Women's bathrooms backed up and overflowed. Men's seemed okay.

I was stunned by the way the inflow into the stadium went. That was crazy. Kind of a bad design, they dump those entry hallways out kind of just into the seats. Then as you said narrow aisles and tiny narrow rows. The plus side to that is that it's steep enough where even higher up you're pretty close to the action.

Not sure what stadium would be best. Need 30,000 seats but probably needs to be newer facility. Has to be artificial turf. Allegiant in Vegas is too big. Warm climate would be a big plus? Maybe something in Florida? Orlando maybe?

I don’t know… Allegiant isn’t too big, unlv plays there and I’m sure their attendance sucks. Vegas would be a great place IMO. Easy, cheap, and plentiful flights from anywhere in the country; thousands of hotel rooms within walking distance to the venue; great tourist destination that won’t run out of beer. It’s gotten expensive since Covid, but no more than Nashville. And the weather is decent in January.

I would LOVE to see it in Vegas.

+1 to Vegas. It’s also a pretty easy drive from most places in Montana.

[Bocephus]

Everything about Nashville exceeded expectations. Best nightlife and entertainment around. Hotel was two blocks from the action. It would be a shame to go back to Frisco. I tried to spend cash because I didn't want to be reminded on the bill after I saw what I'd put up on a credit card.

My only complaints about the venue. Seating rows were tiny, smaller than the East grandstands. Tough to get around. The massive amount of humanity trying to get to their seats. Crazy how blocked up those entryways got. Women's bathrooms backed up and overflowed. Men's seemed okay.

I was stunned by the way the inflow into the stadium went. That was crazy. Kind of a bad design, they dump those entry hallways out kind of just into the seats. Then as you said narrow aisles and tiny narrow rows. The plus side to that is that it's steep enough where even higher up you're pretty close to the action.

Not sure what stadium would be best. Need 30,000 seats but probably needs to be newer facility. Has to be artificial turf. Allegiant in Vegas is too big. Warm climate would be a big plus? Maybe something in Florida? Orlando maybe?

I don’t know… Allegiant isn’t too big, unlv plays there and I’m sure their attendance sucks. Vegas would be a great place IMO. Easy, cheap, and plentiful flights from anywhere in the country; thousands of hotel rooms within walking distance to the venue; great tourist destination that won’t run out of beer. It’s gotten expensive since Covid, but no more than Nashville. And the weather is decent in January.

I would LOVE to see it in Vegas.

+1 to Vegas. It’s also a pretty easy drive from most places in Montana.

I watched some highlights of UNLV when they had about 30k in there this year and it looks and sounds good. They basically just fill the lower level. Has a nice feel to it. I vote Vegas.

[MSU01]

We can vote Vegas all we want but has there ever been any indication that they're actually interested in hosting the game during a weekend that would force the Raiders to always play on the road in Week 18?

[CalgaryCat]

Has anyone seen the TV rating? I am guessing it wasn’t that good because I didn’t see any talk about it.

I’ve seen a ton of publicity compared to the other years the Cats were in it. Big names in sports media loved it.

[CalgaryCat]

We can vote Vegas all we want but has there ever been any indication that they're actually interested in hosting the game during a weekend that would force the Raiders to always play on the road in Week 18?

Not if we stay with a Monday game, which I think makes a lot of sense for showcasing the FCS. It’s great to not have any competition

[MSU01]

We can vote Vegas all we want but has there ever been any indication that they're actually interested in hosting the game during a weekend that would force the Raiders to always play on the road in Week 18?

Not if we stay with a Monday game, which I think makes a lot of sense for showcasing the FCS. It’s great to not have any competition

But the teams need access to the stadium before Gameday to practice, as well as the time needed to get all the branding put up, end zones painted, etc.

[ZebraCat]

We can vote Vegas all we want but has there ever been any indication that they're actually interested in hosting the game during a weekend that would force the Raiders to always play on the road in Week 18?

Not if we stay with a Monday game, which I think makes a lot of sense for showcasing the FCS. It’s great to not have any competition

But the teams need access to the stadium before Gameday to practice, as well as the time needed to get all the branding put up, end zones painted, etc.

MetLife, Sofi, and Allegiant get turned around in less than 24 hours regularly. The Raiders also play on grass, which gets rolled in over the UNLV turf. The turf could be painted before the Raiders game.

[91catAlum]

We can vote Vegas all we want but has there ever been any indication that they're actually interested in hosting the game during a weekend that would force the Raiders to always play on the road in Week 18?

Not if we stay with a Monday game, which I think makes a lot of sense for showcasing the FCS. It’s great to not have any competition

But the teams need access to the stadium before Gameday to practice, as well as the time needed to get all the branding put up, end zones painted, etc.

Unlv and the Raiders often play the same weekend. It’s doable.

[Cataholic]

Everything about Nashville exceeded expectations. Best nightlife and entertainment around. Hotel was two blocks from the action. It would be a shame to go back to Frisco. I tried to spend cash because I didn't want to be reminded on the bill after I saw what I'd put up on a credit card.

My only complaints about the venue. Seating rows were tiny, smaller than the East grandstands. Tough to get around. The massive amount of humanity trying to get to their seats. Crazy how blocked up those entryways got. Women's bathrooms backed up and overflowed. Men's seemed okay.

I was stunned by the way the inflow into the stadium went. That was crazy. Kind of a bad design, they dump those entry hallways out kind of just into the seats. Then as you said narrow aisles and tiny narrow rows. The plus side to that is that it's steep enough where even higher up you're pretty close to the action.

Not sure what stadium would be best. Need 30,000 seats but probably needs to be newer facility. Has to be artificial turf. Allegiant in Vegas is too big. Warm climate would be a big plus? Maybe something in Florida? Orlando maybe?

I don’t know… Allegiant isn’t too big, unlv plays there and I’m sure their attendance sucks. Vegas would be a great place IMO. Easy, cheap, and plentiful flights from anywhere in the country; thousands of hotel rooms within walking distance to the venue; great tourist destination that won’t run out of beer. It’s gotten expensive since Covid, but no more than Nashville. And the weather is decent in January.

I would LOVE to see it in Vegas.

I have never been to Allegiant, but would also love Vegas. The size of the facility would be my only concern.

I think there is appetite in Vegas to accommodate as they have been talking about a significant fall in tourism. The FCS kickoff classic is a great example of bringing in new attractions. Anything that brings in 25,000 people will get a lot of interest.

I would love to hear other possible options though. How is San Diego State’s setup? Any option in Florida? Maybe UCF in Orlando? Or FAU in Boca Raton? Both are less than 20 years old. FAU seats 30,000 and already hosts a national bowl game.