This weekends attendance

[grizband]

That's okay - we will have at least one more home game after we take care of bidness on the road next weekend.

Hopefully if the Griz beat EWU, another seed loses, so they get a home game!

 

[Zirg]

I also call BS on 62' Griz' claim that the MAJORITY of Griz fans come from out of Missoula. That is obviously complete hyperbole from a holier-than-though out-of-towner. Where are your facts to back that claim? I'd say it is closer to 60/40 Missoula/non-Missoula on a usual basis. Today it was 95+% Missoulians, as with most playoff games. I'd applaud you for being one of the few to drive to the game if you weren't such an ass. There were about 300 students in the Student section which is usually 3000+, and a good 5000 other locals didn't go that usually do as well. Yes, UM relies on a higher percentage of out-of-towners than a lot of places, but out-of-towners always try to claim bogus numbers with no factual basis.

 

[PlayerRep]

I also call BS on 62' Griz' claim that the MAJORITY of Griz fans come from out of Missoula. That is obviously complete hyperbole from a holier-than-though out-of-towner. Where are your facts to back that claim? I'd say it is closer to 60/40 Missoula/non-Missoula on a usual basis. Today it was 95+% Missoulians, as with most playoff games. I'd applaud you for being one of the few to drive to the game if you weren't such an ass. There were about 300 students in the Student section which is usually 3000+, and a good 5000 other locals didn't go that usually do as well. Yes, UM relies on a higher percentage of out-of-towners than a lot of places, but out-of-towners always try to claim bogus numbers with no factual basis.

Since the stats I've heard are about 60-40 outside of the "Missoula area", 62 may be right than a majority come from outside of "Missoula". Don't know why you feel you have to be a jerk over something like this. 62 is a very nice guy.

 

[Buttegrizzle]

I also call BS on 62' Griz' claim that the MAJORITY of Griz fans come from out of Missoula. That is obviously complete hyperbole from a holier-than-though out-of-towner. Where are your facts to back that claim? I'd say it is closer to 60/40 Missoula/non-Missoula on a usual basis. Today it was 95+% Missoulians, as with most playoff games. I'd applaud you for being one of the few to drive to the game if you weren't such an ass. There were about 300 students in the Student section which is usually 3000+, and a good 5000 other locals didn't go that usually do as well. Yes, UM relies on a higher percentage of out-of-towners than a lot of places, but out-of-towners always try to claim bogus numbers with no factual basis.

Dipshit. Folks who make the effort to drive from God knows where each weekend and spend a truckload of money in Missoula for home games are your best friends and you are too stupid to realize that? As well they the most committed types of Griz fans. I applaud all who were crazy enough to drive this week on those roads and be careful going home. As to numbers, I'd agree with 62 that the missing 13k were mostly out of towners. Oh, and the students, most of whom are from out of town as well.

 

[grizcountry420]

I also call BS on 62' Griz' claim that the MAJORITY of Griz fans come from out of Missoula. That is obviously complete hyperbole from a holier-than-though out-of-towner. Where are your facts to back that claim? I'd say it is closer to 60/40 Missoula/non-Missoula on a usual basis. Today it was 95+% Missoulians, as with most playoff games. I'd applaud you for being one of the few to drive to the game if you weren't such an ass. There were about 300 students in the Student section which is usually 3000+, and a good 5000 other locals didn't go that usually do as well. Yes, UM relies on a higher percentage of out-of-towners than a lot of places, but out-of-towners always try to claim bogus numbers with no factual basis.

Since the stats I've heard are about 60-40 outside of the "Missoula area", 62 may be right than a majority come from outside of "Missoula". Don't know why you feel you have to be a jerk over something like this. 62 is a very nice guy.

 

[SaskGriz]

I was one of the 17,000 last year in the polar conditions for CCU, but this weekend I had my kids. Sounds to me like the NEZ and all the rest did a pretty good job with smaller numbers. I don't get to see the game up here, damn you ESPN 3 (not available in Canada, but works great in Italy?), but there seemed to be a fair few false starts on San Diego (or Whale's Vagina, as I call them). Too many dicey roads to make the journey with the little ones in the truck. Hopefully we can get a home game with NIU. GO GRIZ

 

[84GRIZ]

I also call BS on 62' Griz' claim that the MAJORITY of Griz fans come from out of Missoula. That is obviously complete hyperbole from a holier-than-though out-of-towner. Where are your facts to back that claim? I'd say it is closer to 60/40 Missoula/non-Missoula on a usual basis. Today it was 95+% Missoulians, as with most playoff games. I'd applaud you for being one of the few to drive to the game if you weren't such an ass. There were about 300 students in the Student section which is usually 3000+, and a good 5000 other locals didn't go that usually do as well. Yes, UM relies on a higher percentage of out-of-towners than a lot of places, but out-of-towners always try to claim bogus numbers with no factual basis.

Since the stats I've heard are about 60-40 outside of the "Missoula area", 62 may be right than a majority come from outside of "Missoula". Don't know why you feel you have to be a jerk over something like this. 62 is a very nice guy.

I remember a post from awhile back where someone had talked to O'Day and he said the season ticket holders were 60/40 out of area with the Missoula including Missoula county. Maybe someonr could find that post for confirmation.

 

[2006Griz]

Any of the number-crunchers out there know the last time we had fewer fans than we did yesterday? I'd have to guess it would have been the 1990's before the stadium expansions drove up capacity...

 

[Grizzlies1982]

I also call BS on 62' Griz' claim that the MAJORITY of Griz fans come from out of Missoula. That is obviously complete hyperbole from a holier-than-though out-of-towner. Where are your facts to back that claim? I'd say it is closer to 60/40 Missoula/non-Missoula on a usual basis. Today it was 95+% Missoulians, as with most playoff games. I'd applaud you for being one of the few to drive to the game if you weren't such an ass. There were about 300 students in the Student section which is usually 3000+, and a good 5000 other locals didn't go that usually do as well. Yes, UM relies on a higher percentage of out-of-towners than a lot of places, but out-of-towners always try to claim bogus numbers with no factual basis.

Zirg, I am holier than thou.

That said, I have no idea of the precise numbers of Missoula vs travelers but know that the out of towners are a significant portion of every Grizzly crowd. Weather (real & imagined) cut into the attendance this weekend. That's a fact. None the less, I was very impressed with how loud those in attendance were. It was a great effort by the 14,000 there! Good job folks.

Now if by a stroke of fortune the Griz are able to host another home game I hope everyone will make the effort and give our kids one more show of appreciation in person. Because the forecast was crappy we drove to Missoula on Friday and returned today (Sunday). If we find ourselves hosting No. Iowa I'll make that run again. Hope all of you will too. Go Griz! :ugeek:

 

[kemajic]

I also call BS on 62' Griz' claim that the MAJORITY of Griz fans come from out of Missoula. That is obviously complete hyperbole from a holier-than-though out-of-towner. Where are your facts to back that claim? I'd say it is closer to 60/40 Missoula/non-Missoula on a usual basis. Today it was 95+% Missoulians, as with most playoff games. I'd applaud you for being one of the few to drive to the game if you weren't such an ass. There were about 300 students in the Student section which is usually 3000+, and a good 5000 other locals didn't go that usually do as well. Yes, UM relies on a higher percentage of out-of-towners than a lot of places, but out-of-towners always try to claim bogus numbers with no factual basis.

Dipshit. Folks who make the effort to drive from God knows where each weekend and spend a truckload of money in Missoula for home games are your best friends and you are too stupid to realize that? As well they the most committed types of Griz fans. I applaud all who were crazy enough to drive this week on those roads and be careful going home. As to numbers, I'd agree with 62 that the missing 13k were mostly out of towners. Oh, and the students, most of whom are from out of town as well.

Thanks; we drove our usual 305 each way (not fun) and as '68 said, we're damn near 70. We also had our young grandkids so we brought them along. It's only the Missoula-centric crowd who is oblivious to the Griz-plated traffic on I-90 on game weekends. The number I saw was 63% of season ticket holders are not from Missoula area zip codes. I wonder why Zirg thinks the Missoula hotels are all booked on game weekends. Missoula residents?