Russ was commenting how the crowd thinned as the game went on.

Not on the only fart side -- hardly a soul left until the last few seconds of the game, when it was decided, and even then most were just standing and not leaving. Also, the family pack area was pretty solid too throughout the game. Student side did thin out a good deal after the 110 finished playing at halftime, but not as bad as in most games last year.

The old fart side never fully filled up, many open spaces each section. Hill had lots of green on it. And I'm just waiting for someone to say this crowd was really larger that Pitt.

I was just talking about this today. Not only was that game the most electric atmosphere I have ever seen, but judging by our recent attendance numbers, there had to be 27,000+ in Peden that night! No one could ever convince me otherwise!

Well, Billy, with about two-minutes left in the game, I stood up from my 50-yard-line Phillips seats in the second row. I looked to the far right corner and the far left corner and it was filled up in both corners and everywhere in between from my vantage point. I suppose from another angle you might have been able to spot a few empty seats here and there, but it was "virtually full" at that juncture. Not so much the student side. In general I think the geezers deserves a little credit in this matter, and I appreciate the incremental improvement on the student side. No, it was not as full as the Pitt game.

If there really were 25,000 butts in the seats last night, I absolutely believe there were 27,000+ for Pitt. Last night was a good crowd, but I have definitely seen it more full.

I think the weather probably kept a few people away, even though it was perfect by kickoff.