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Nashville Attendance
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2025 7:45 pm
by kwcat
What is your guess? I know the city of Nashville is supposed to be promoting the game outside of the teams attending.
Do we break 20,000? 25,000?
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2025 7:56 pm
by CodyCat
kwcat wrote: ↑Sun Dec 28, 2025 7:45 pm
What is your guess? I know the city of Nashville is supposed to be promoting the game outside of the teams attending.
Do we break 20,000? 25,000?
I’m guessing 16,000.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2025 8:20 pm
by briantcinmt
How many attended last year's game in Frisco?
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2025 8:49 pm
by gtapp
Minimum of 20k.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2025 9:20 pm
by catatac
Looks like the listed attendance in Frisco over the past ten years it's usually just under 20,000. Will be really interesting to see what it's like in Nashville, without any DSU teams in it.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2025 11:13 pm
by Cataholic
It appears that Illinois State is having a hard time just selling their allotment. I am guessing it will be 80% Bobcat crowd.
https://www.facebook.com/share/1Dft5TJo ... tid=wwXIfr
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 12:41 am
by BlueAndGoldNation
My realistic guess is 7,000-10,000 ISU fans since Normal Illinois is only 6.5 hours away, and 13,000-16,000 MSU Fans. So anywhere from 20,000 to 26,000. That would be a solid turnout for MSU against a non -DSU school!
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 1:03 am
by CPACAT
My guess 13,577 MSU fans and 5,500 ISU fans and 1,000 general fans
Total attendance 20,077
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 9:06 am
by 94VegasCat
I read on their message board that they have a pretty substantial alumni system that they think will be contribute to a large crowd. I’m guessing upper 20’s. 27k I know there will be 6 in our group.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:18 am
by kwcat
The largest attendance that Illinois state had I believe was around 11,000 in an early season game. Their homecoming was about 7000 in attendance. I am curious how they will travel? Maybe their numbers will be higher with Nashville being a destination and their team in the national championship. Montana State probably had 13,000 or more in Frisco last year. I am hoping we travel better.
I have friends that are lifelong North Dakota State fans that plan on keeping their tickets and going to the game as well
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:23 am
by MSU01
I'm wondering how many Bobcat fans were dissuaded from making advance travel plans after MSU lost to SDSU and started 0-2, and now aren't going to Nashville based on the high last minute travel costs. This is the case for one group of 4 I know who went to Frisco in both 2022 and this past January. Overall I'm expecting a pretty similar overall attendance number to what it was in Frisco.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:31 am
by TomCat88
ISU has an enrollment of about 22,000. Back in 2014 when they played NDSU in the title game, it looks like they had about 5,000 fans in attendance. I'm basing that on the stadium holding 20,000 and it looking like they had about 25% of the fans in red. It's a much easier trip and a much better destination this time. I would say they'll have around 7-8,000. Seems like MSU should have more than it had last year in part due to the win over UM energizing even more people and, again, the better location.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:41 am
by lutecat
kwcat wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:18 am
The largest attendance that Illinois state had I believe was around 11,000 in an early season game. Their homecoming was about 7000 in attendance. I am curious how they will travel? Maybe their numbers will be higher with Nashville being a destination and their team in the national championship. Montana State probably had 13,000 or more in Frisco last year. I am hoping we travel better.
I have friends that are lifelong North Dakota State fans that plan on keeping their tickets and going to the game as well
Hearing some griz fans that bought tickets ahead of time are going down anyways to the game. The ones I hear from will be cheering for the MT team b
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:57 am
by kwcat
lutecat wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:41 am
kwcat wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:18 am
The largest attendance that Illinois state had I believe was around 11,000 in an early season game. Their homecoming was about 7000 in attendance. I am curious how they will travel? Maybe their numbers will be higher with Nashville being a destination and their team in the national championship. Montana State probably had 13,000 or more in Frisco last year. I am hoping we travel better.
I have friends that are lifelong North Dakota State fans that plan on keeping their tickets and going to the game as well
Hearing some griz fans that bought tickets ahead of time are going down anyways to the game. The ones I hear from will be cheering for the MT team b
I know several of those as well. Most of those are in the dislike Hauck as a coach camp incidentally.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:06 am
by Cats15
Anyone receive their tickets that got them through MSU? I think the email said they would be issued today...hoping to get our tickets ASAP so we know where to purchase additional tickets for family members.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:18 am
by 84CatGrad
I have not received my e-mail yet.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:30 am
by 4KornerKat
It does look like Illinois State released their unsold tickets back, I see the top 4-5 rows on the home side available in all sections now.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:42 am
by catatac
kwcat wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:18 am
The largest attendance that Illinois state had I believe was around 11,000 in an early season game. Their homecoming was about 7000 in attendance. I am curious how they will travel? Maybe their numbers will be higher with Nashville being a destination and their team in the national championship. Montana State probably had 13,000 or more in Frisco last year. I am hoping we travel better.
I have friends that are lifelong North Dakota State fans that plan on keeping their tickets and going to the game as well
The listed attendance for last year's game is 18,000. If that's accurate, you're saying the Cats had 13,000 and NDSU had 5,000.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:44 am
by CodyCat
catatac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:42 am
kwcat wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:18 am
The largest attendance that Illinois state had I believe was around 11,000 in an early season game. Their homecoming was about 7000 in attendance. I am curious how they will travel? Maybe their numbers will be higher with Nashville being a destination and their team in the national championship. Montana State probably had 13,000 or more in Frisco last year. I am hoping we travel better.
I have friends that are lifelong North Dakota State fans that plan on keeping their tickets and going to the game as well
The listed attendance for last year's game is 18,000. If that's accurate, you're saying the Cats had 13,000 and NDSU had 5,000.
Yes, I think 12-13k is accurate. MSU had waaayyyyy more fans than the bison. It shocked me.
Re: Nashville Attendance
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:53 am
by kwcat
catatac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 11:42 am
kwcat wrote: ↑Mon Dec 29, 2025 10:18 am
The largest attendance that Illinois state had I believe was around 11,000 in an early season game. Their homecoming was about 7000 in attendance. I am curious how they will travel? Maybe their numbers will be higher with Nashville being a destination and their team in the national championship. Montana State probably had 13,000 or more in Frisco last year. I am hoping we travel better.
I have friends that are lifelong North Dakota State fans that plan on keeping their tickets and going to the game as well
The listed attendance for last year's game is 18,000. If that's accurate, you're saying the Cats had 13,000 and NDSU had 5,000.
Again reporting from my North Dakota State friends. That sat in the end zone. They thought the crowd was about 2/3 Montana state. That was their input.