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[QUOTE="sufandu, post: 739483, member: 874"]
Knoxville, Tennessee doesn't have 100,000 fans that show up to every game either.  They have around 50,000 that are diehard 20,000-30,000 that aren't diehards but still go on a regular basis and another 30,000 that couldn't tell you who 5 starters are on offense but go because it's what you do here.  They had over 97,000 for the Austin Peay game after finishing with a losing record last year, 1 win in the SEC, losing there starting QB and having their top two receivers drafted high in the NFL draft.  Oh, and I know people that bought the pay-per-view broadcast for $40.  People in CNY wouldn't pay $40 for the Wagner game if SU opened with them.
 
Last year in their second to last game of the year having already lost 8 games and being winless in the SEC, Auburn drew over 74,000 people when they played Alabama A&M.  Not Alabama, that was the next week.  Alabama A&M.  The population of Auburn, Alabama is only 54,000 and they play second fiddle in their own state.
 
The fact that you're even debating this proves you don't understand the culture down here.
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