40,044 on the nose.
Very winnable game (tempering expectations) and folks will come with expectations to see both Dungey and Tommy D. Add in Joe Morris and the miliatary tix and thats another 3k to 3,5000.
The 4PM also allows for out of towners/staters to drive that 2, 3, 4 hours up and back in same day or stay w/o issue. Wish i could make it from NYC this weekend but have plans that cannot be broken though I changed them to be sure i'm in front of ESPNNews at 4PM.
I think Coyle did SU a favor by changing the way attendance was taken from tickets sold to bodies that come through the turnstile. It definitely depressed our numbers and ya know what, perhaps that was part of the reason to introduce these new incentives and fan friendly "stuff" in order to draw more. My $.02.