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Message: [QUOTE="cmr27, post: 357546, member: 215"] SU scheduled Stonybrook to get a "sure thing" win, not drive attendance. It's not unlike the basketball team bringing in creampuffs in November for the same reason. SU played Manhattan in front of half the number of people who would attend the Louisville game in March. That ratio holds here. SU football or hoops can get half of its per game peak attendance if it schedules a smaller downstate school with no tradition or rivalry for an OOC game. SU felt the "sure thing" win was worth it. I'd venture a lot of people didn't know Stonybrook had a football team until they showed up on the schedule. Why expect even an average turnout? The tell-tale test of the fans is not the best or worst games on the schedule. It's the garden-variety contests against traditional rivals. They are your constant and will give you a more accurate level of support than bringing Stonybrook or USC to the Dome... Oh wait, that last part didn't happen. :) [/QUOTE]