PreGame 2011 New Orleans Bowl - Walking To New Orleans

Billy just said that we're up to 16,000

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Originally Posted by Grantvb

2008 USM vs. Troy 30-27OT 30,167
2009 MTSU vs. USM 42-32 30,228
2010 Troy vs. Ohio 48-21 29,159

I think we can blow the record out of the water. Really wish SMU would get the opposite bid. Maybe Tulsa.

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I think if houston should lose in the cusa championship, I think we end up with tulsa, if not Im hoping for Illinois.

Thats a pitiful # I would expect more from the Acadiana area. Hope our fans step it up and not plan to sit at home and watch on TV.

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Originally Posted by crazycajun

as of yesterday i was told 13k

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I was told we are at 16k screaming Cajun fans as of today.

I don't know if this has been posted, but Rivals.com has UL playing Ball State in the New Orleans Bowl. What do you guys think about this potential matchup? Would you guys like this matchup? What chance would we have of winning if we played them?

Not many. I was working in NO and went to dinner say some N Texas fans, got to talking they were there for the game that night, it was a ghost town.

I'd be happy with Illinois or Purdue. Work next to a Purdue grad and have met several other Purdue alums over the years. They would travel 10x better than any MAC opponent. One of these two would ensure a blow out attendance record occurs.

We have a nice list of all the bowl projections in one thread going. I put it in a nice hard to find place.
https://forumeus.com/...wl-Predictions

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Originally Posted by The Source

Not many. I was working in NO and went to dinner say some N Texas fans, got to talking they were there for the game that night, it was a ghost town.

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That was back during the beginning; the best crowds have been the last few years; I would expect a good portion of that to be NO peeps.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

I wonder how many New Orleans residents make it a point to go to the New Orleans Bowl no matter who is playing in it?

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Usually there's a few thousand locals who make it out. With our team making it this season, I expect the number to increase. Not to mention, many of our students including myself are from that area making it a more attractive bowl game to attend.