Its similar to what you see in the NFL. Fans like to take road trips and with tickets so readily accessible on secondary markets, its obviously much easier to plan a trip. Georgia football is hot right now and with the ridiculous way the SEC schedules football games (and their unwillingness to change it), its been 12 years since UGA played in Starkville. Easy to circle that one when planning for 2022 road trips.
There was not a 50% takeover of our own stadium. Liberally maybe 25% but that's probably high. There were a lot of them, more than usual, sure, but there was a lot of maroon on the east side, the red just stood out more.
I sit in east side club level. I was told that the entire east side upper deck was red and black. I could not see it to verify.
My empirical data backs that up. I'm on the west side lower level, and the east side was damn close to all red and black. There were enough red shirts sprinkled among us on our side to bring the Georgia numbers up a bit as well. The upper deck of the east side was probably 60% full, maybe. Of that, I'd guess 95% were Georgia folks.
I was shocked by how empty bell island was and the area around Bost. A normally robust tailgating area was dead. Part can be blamed on the weather but it was definitely who we were playing. So those folks who skipped the game sold their tickets on Stub Hub and Jawja fans snatched them up.
Uga fans travel. They wanted to go to starkvegas. Many have not had the opportunity because of the schedule. Uga fans will also pay through the nose for tickets. That is one fanbase that could have done what they done.
It was pretty damn close when Ole Miss played in Starkville in 2003. We have such a friendly disposition with the Rebels that our fans were happy to let them have their tickets.
I was 2nd row west side upper deck on about the 42 yard line, and I could see everything. They did not have 50% take over. Yes a lot of GA fans but no more than Alabama fans when they come. Plus, it's been 12 years, so they took opportunity.
