IdaGriz01
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I stand corrected. And, in this case, glad of it!get'em_griz said:... Going back to your point about a "home game against the FCS Griz would almost certainly hurt attendance at either Wyoming or USU", I'm not sure that's very accurate. Since our game with Wyoming in 2015, that game is Wyoming's 3rd-highest attended game in 4 years, and was Wyoming's highest-attended game in 2014. It has also been Wyoming's highest-attended home opener as well, beating out the Washington State opener in 2018 (24,131). Pretty impressive for an FCS program to draw larger crowd numbers at an FBS venue than visiting FBS programs do.
1. vs Oregon (2017) - 29,139
2. vs Air Force (2016) - 26,623
3. vs Montana (2014) - 25,243
4. vs Washington State (2018) - 24,131
5. vs #13 Boise State (2016) - 24,023
6. vs San Diego State (2016) - 24,001
7. vs North Dakota (2015) - 23,669
8. vs Colorado State (2017) - 22,840
9. vs Boise State (2018) - 22,271
10. vs Texas State (2017) - 21,784
Considering that 2014 was in the "down" Delaney years, that is pretty damned impressive. As I recall, most Big Sky teams draw their biggest crowds when the Griz come to town. (Or am I wrong on that?) But to see the "Griz effect" at an FBS school is pretty amazing.