So how many Georgia fans will be in stadium today?
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What are the numbers? 500 per ticket? I don't know but I didn't figure the Irish faithful to be customers for the 19 dollar sneaker from Marbury and Government cheese.
I'm a Georgia fan, and I know for a fact that this was circled as a red-letter date for a football road trip from the very day it was announced. I'm from Savannah, and I personally know at least 60 people who went to the game. The tradition of Notre Dame, and the fact that Georgia had never played there before, contributed to the attraction of this game for us.
I rented a house in South Bend 15 months ago. Unfortunately, I was not able to use it due to hurricane Irma, as I had to take care of some old folks here who would have been stranded in an evacuation had I left. But I sold my tickets to the game for $500 each to fellow Georgia fans on Thursday, and they took the house rental, as well, without hesitation. One of the guys who went was an airline pilot who flew a private jet to the game on a day's notice. The level of interest was incredible.
Here's the magnitude of it all: There were at least 20 completely full chartered jetliners out of Atlanta going to the game. The Chicago Bulldog Club hosted a tailgate on the Notre Dame campus (at $75 a head) that had thousands of attendees. Vince Dooley, Georgia's former coach and AD, threw out the first pitch at the Cubs game on Friday and was treated to a chant of "UGA! UGA! UGA!" A group of Georgia fans sang the Georgia fight song at a performance of "Hamilton" in Chicago last Thursday. At least 40,000 Georgia fans--and probably more--were at the game, and they paid upwards of $1000 per seat for the privilege (the demand for this ticket by Georgia fans, not Irish fans, was the reason that this ticket was the highest-priced in college football this year. We could have had 80,000 if it was possible). Georgia fans love their college football, and they are willing to pay to see their team in a unique venue. Heck, we took 25,000 to Arizona State a couple of years back, and 20,000 to Colorado (mainly to see Phoenix and Boulder, as well as that dang buffalo). Georgia fans even buy half-season Georgia Tech tickets just to get the Georgia game when we play at their place, then give away the tickets to the remaining two non-Georgia games on the half-season schedule (you can't generally sell Tech tickets on StubHub--there's too little interest).
So thanks for providing our fans with a wonderful game weekend experience! We hope to return the favor in two years.
Speaking of that, when Notre Dame comes to Athens in 2019, with the 8000 tickets Notre Dame will be allotted, I would not expect the opportunity to return the favor will exist. Sanford Stadium seats 92,750 fans. We sell out every game every season. And you can bet that the stadium at Georgia will be filled with at least 85,000 red-and-black clad fans when the Irish come to visit. We won't be selling our tickets to any opposing team's fans--not for any price.
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I'm a Georgian, and I'm Irish. And yes, South Bend is a football mecca. But the Georgia Scotch-Irish who are going to the Notre Dame game are NOT going there to root for the Fighting Irish. Heritage is one thing, but this is football.
