A Sea of Red at Pioneer Stadium
Published: 10/19/2010 5:56 PM
Last Modified: 10/19/2010 5:56 PM
On Thursday night, the Stillwater High School football team hosts Enid.
As of 10 a.m. Friday, the Pioneer Stadium parking lot becomes Husker Central.
For Saturday’s Nebraska-Oklahoma State football game, Nebraska was given an allotment of 3,850 tickets, but as many as 10,000 Husker fans are expected to be in Stillwater for what may be the Huskers’ final contest at Boone Pickens Stadium.
The Stillwater High School athletic department has rented its stadium and parking lot to the Oklahoma Cornhusker Club. On Friday and Saturday, SHS athletic director Butch Lingenfelter says, “somewhere between 250 and 300 vehicle spots” will be rented to Nebraska fans. According to the Oklahoma Cornhusker Club, the parking fees are $10 a day for cars and $50 a day for recreational vehicles and buses.
On Saturday, a $10-per-person barbecue buffet is served. Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne is expected to attend the pregame pep rally at 6,000-seat Pioneer Stadium. The Huskers’ three Heisman Trophy recipients – Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier and Eric Crouch – also may attend.
For fans who park at Pioneer Stadium, Stillwater Public Schools buses are provided as shuttle transportation to and from Boone Pickens Stadium. Cost: $5 per head.
Not all of those 10,000 Nebraska fans are expected to actually attend the game. Many of them will stay at Pioneer Stadium and watch the ABC telecast. OSU officials expect slightly more than 5,000 Husker fans to attend the game. A crowd of about 55,000 is expected.
-- Bill Haisten
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Bill Haisten
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