2008 Big 12 Spring Game Attendance

I've been holding onto this data for a while. Texas Tech and Baylor never panned out and Iowa State took a pretty good search. Anyway, this is how it shakes out (see below) for what has become a significant recruiting tool. I was disappointed with the 10k for KU, but I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say that re-scheduling the game for a Monday night after a national championship parade may have had some effect* -- not to mention the weather.  If you compare last year's figures, you can see that the numbers are escalating for spring games across the Big 12. From a recruiting perspective, KU football fans are going to have to step it up. Having the game later in April would certainly help, but it seems like an annual nightmare getting the game scheduled around the KU Relays. Still, the main consideration -- this ranks as the largest crowd for a KU spring game to date and it's grown every year under Mark Mangino.

 1. Nebraska: 80,149 (54,288)
 2. Texas:43,000 (42,500)
 3. Texas A&M: 32,000 (24,212)
 4. Missouri: 26,322 (10,000)
 5. Oklahoma: 23,306 (21,020)
 6. Colorado: 17,800 (5,800)
 7. Kansas State: 15,532 (16,732)
 8. Oklahoma State: 15,000 (15,000)
 9. Kansas: 10,000 (8,200)
10. Iowa State: 8,000 (7,000)
11. Texas Tech: 6k-14k** (3,000)
12. Baylor: no data (sparse crowd)

(2007 attendance)

*As previously reported, our own Hawk Digest intern was on his sixth day out of the last ten in Lawrence for the Monday night spring game.
**Message board reports