TWK is right:
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From what I can tell, local support for this bowl game is really poor compared to some other bowls. When the competing teams get offered great sideline seats, that tells you that they don't have a local ticket base to prop attendance like the Cotton Bowl, or even the Texas Bowl.
I live in Waco and the bears are crowing about how great attendance was for the Texas Bowl. 51,104.(which by the way is the 3rd LOWEST attendance in the Texas Bowl's 13 year history, and 18,560 less than the average of the previous 4 years when the games had Big12 - SEC tie ins) While that is more than a lot of bowls, there are certainly special circumstances for the Texas Bowl.
First, Big12sports.com reported on November 15 that there were over 20,000 local season ticket holders. That same article reported that over 50,000 tickets had been sold before teams were announced. (Dec 3rd, two and a half weeks later). Sports Illustrated reported on the 2008 Texas Bowl, when Western Michigan had to purchase 11,000 full price tickets but could only sell 548, and had a net loss of $462,535.00 BEFORE looking at travel expenses.
My question is this: If there were over 20,000 Houston area season ticket holders, over 50,000 tickets sold weeks before anyone knew which teams would play, and if each team had to sell 11,000 tickets on their own,
HOW IN THE HELL DID THEY ONLY HAVE AN ATTENDANCE OF 51,104?