Of the 20,000 capacity, how many Vols there on Friday?

How many Vol fans will be 20,000 seat Detroit arena?

  • More than 5,000

    Votes: 60 37.5%

  • 5,000

    Votes: 27 16.9%

  • 4,000

    Votes: 31 19.4%

  • 3,000

    Votes: 28 17.5%

  • 2,000

    Votes: 11 6.9%

  • 1,000

    Votes: 3 1.9%
  • Total voters
    160
#2
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Vfl2407 said:
My guess is about 50% will be Purdue.
20% Vols.
10% Gonzaga
10% Creighton
10% Unaffiliated
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Obviously Purdue has the big travel edge. Purdue has 274 miles, while Tennessee has 524. So 4 hours vs 7.5 hours driving time. Obviously more Purdue fans can/will just drive it. Vol fans will be more apt to fly. I'd say your guess is a good one. I hope it's more like 40/30.
 
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UT_VOLS13 said:
Some will wait and go all in for the Final Four.
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I have had a ticket, lodging and air transportation for the Final 4 for a few months now. Brother lives in Goodyear and has tickets. Was there in 2017 and watched 3 officials make the UNC - Gonzaga game almost unwatchable. Tough trip for the wife as she is all in on UK.
 
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More importantly who will the Purdue fans cheer for? Will it seem like a home or away game to Tennessee? Or will they all just leave after their game leaving an almost empty arena?
 
#8
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ZZ13 said:
More importantly who will the Purdue fans cheer for? Will it seem like a home or away game to Tennessee? Or will they all just leave after their game leaving an almost empty arena?
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I wouldn't count on a home atmosphere. My guess they view us a more of a threat especially having played once this year already.
 
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ZZ13 said:
More importantly who will the Purdue fans cheer for? Will it seem like a home or away game to Tennessee? Or will they all just leave after their game leaving an almost empty arena?
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Some leave before our game.
Some leave at halftime.
Those that stay root for 4 overtime’s.
 
#10
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Purdue travels very well....remembering their substantial numbers in Thompson-Boling vs Duke in the '92 (?) Elite Eight.
 
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#11
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Let's Gooooooooo! DK 34pts, ZZ locks down the little PG and has 8 assists & 0 TOs, Jonas plays even w thier big, JJJ locks down their 6'7" swiss army knife guy and scores 15pts, SV plays w usual grit and hits 4 3s, Awaka combos inside to give advantage in the paint and scores 12, Mashack leads our D in the most miserable NCAAT day Creighton has ever had! Vols win 14!
 
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My son is a grad student at Michigan. One time we drove it in 9:40 min.'s., and that was coming from my Mom's house which is two miles from the Bama state line. We just packed some sandwiches; left at about 4;30 am and halued ass. Luckily they are not painting the bridge over the Ohio river bridge any more; that was always a huge traffic jam. Have fun; it's not a bad drive; especially if you are leaving from Nashville of Knoxville.
 
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maxorange said:
Purdue travels very well....remembering their substantial numbers in Thompson-Boling vs Duke in the '92 (?) Elite Eight.
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It's going to be interesting to see what their fans do if, as I expect, they come out cold against Gonzaga and end up dropping that game. Given their expectations, I could see a lot of them bailing on the second session Friday night and it being a lackluster atmosphere for a Sweet 16 game. But if that happens, I would expect a surge of UT fans because of the number of tickets that would come available for the Sunday game, even though it is Easter. I could see 8-10k UT fans there Sunday in that scenario.
 
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This is a spin off of the seed watch thread where we all debated driving distances and cost for 3 weeks.
 
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I like the fact the region finals are in a 20,000 seat arena. We're more accustomed to playing in front of that sized crowd than anyone else in this bracket.
 
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ZZ13 said:
More importantly who will the Purdue fans cheer for? Will it seem like a home or away game to Tennessee? Or will they all just leave after their game leaving an almost empty arena?
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The Purdue fans will root for Creighton. I’ve seen a lot of them say out of all the teams to face in the tournament, TN is the last team they want to see.
 
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maxorange said:
Purdue travels very well....remembering their substantial numbers in Thompson-Boling vs Duke in the '92 (?) Elite Eight.
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‘94. Purdue will bring a ton of people. It’s ann easy drive and this is their best shot at crashing the Final Four for the first time in 44 years.
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
I like the fact the region finals are in a 20,000 seat arena. We're more accustomed to playing in front of that sized crowd than anyone else in this bracket.
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Creighton plays in an 18,300 seat arena that’s regularly filled and Mackey Arena at Purdue holds over 14K. Gonzaga plays a handful of games each year vs power programs at neutral sites and also won in Rupp Arena this year.

I don’t think this is a factor at all.
 
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VolCalls said:
Creighton plays in an 18,300 seat arena that’s regularly filled and Mackey Arena at Purdue holds over 14K. Gonzaga plays a handful of games each year vs power programs at neutral sites and also won in Rupp Arena this year.

I don’t think this is a factor at all.
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Wow on Creighton's capacity. Otherwise, it can be significant for a shooter used to knocking them down in a band box
 
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