Very good post.

Tulsa is a working class town. People work hard and might be more interested in sitting in a chair on Tuesday night and flipping channels. Some kids have football and cheerleading practice. Some folks go to church. And of course, there is the Fair.

That said, a football game, particularly one as entertaining as this one, with Paul Smith and Kragthorpe's fun style, really beats the heck out of most of those options. TU needs to update the facilities -- the bathrooms need work and the stadium is kind of drab -- but it's no worse than a lot of stuff at the Tulsa State Fair. TU has made a great effort with the football program and the pregame festivities. 11th Street is a lot of fun before the games.

Not to mention the fact that some of the people complaining about a Tuesday night game are the same folks who have no problem going to a Monday night basketball game in January...

Come on out folks!

Good stuff Jimmie! However, I would say that many TU crowds are made up of families with young children. With this being a school night, if you are not a "die hard" TU fan it might have been easy to decide to get the kids in bed early and watch the game on ESPN. Not the choice I would make, but can certainly understanding not wanting your young kids getting a poor night's rest before a school day. That being said, you would think that there are 30,000 adult college football fans in the city that could have come out. It's not like this is Ittawamba Junior College vs. Coffeyville...This is legitimate Top 25 caliber college football. Oh by the way, people need to stop playing Gordon Reise by saying that ball was not tipped in the 4th quarter last night. Look at the video, Kedrick Alexander (#2) clearly and conclusively tipped that ball before pass interference was called. Your collegue Mr. Klein wrote that it was "far from conclusive" and if he really thinks that he may need to go see Dr. Z for an eye exam. I cannot figure out why people are saying that's inconclusive, they either didn't see the replay or they can't see, because it's plain as day that it was tipped.

At least TU graduates athletes- the same can't bee said for OU or OSU!
I remember when the OU basketball team had a ZERO graduation rate, and former OSU player Dexter Manley couldn't even read or write! Yes fans need to support TU football better, but at least it is a school where getting an education is JOB ONE! Wonder how many fans would have showed up if OSU played on Tuesday night at home while the game was televised on ESPN?

Huh? I thought we were talking about TU football. By the way, college baseball is poorly attended in most places (except for special events like OU-OSU in Tulsa or something like that). ORU does have a great baseball program, but unfortunately college baseball is simply not a huge draw from night to night.

Tulsans will get another chance in a few weeks. TU hosts UTEP for another nationally televised game on Friday, October 27 at 7:00pm. I'm sure the excuse then will be that Friday night is for high school football, which of course has some merit. But getting a crowd of 30,000 on a Friday night shouldn't be impossible. We'll see.