The Saluki fans who were at the game were classy as best I could tell.....
the ISU fans who sat in our section (the had probably bought upper bowl tix) were, of course, rooting for SIU.
Here is my take on whose fan base did the best job.....
#1 Bradley - not only did we have a huge number of fans, ours were the classiest and the best. There is no doubt our red outnumbered SIU's maroon 2:1.
Also, everywhere I went in the malls & downtown, the BU red was everywhere.
#2 Wichita State - even in a down year they bring a ton of fans but they were not that loud except a few minutes when they had the game won!
#3 Creighton - big crowd, but their students were the epitome of immature, irresponsible, and wasted fans. Their school should issue an apology and install security cameras next time.
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#4 SIU - their fans were good but smaller in number than BU's, but they still had maybe the 4-5th biggest crowd. Not a very big or loud student section.
#5 UNI - this is the first year I can recall this many UNI fans...they were here in good numbers.
#6 Indiana State - not many fans but a little louder this year. They seem to really like that light blue color!
#7 Evansville - maybe Evansville is too far to drive but I didn't see many.
#8 ISU ...almost as if they didn't know they were in the tourney...someone call 'em up so they get there for Saturday's games.
#9 Missouri State - these guys are one of the closest teams and they showed up in modest numbers for their own game Thursday,
given they are a low seed, but few of them stayed around.
#10 Drake - never saw a single Drake fan anywhere...not the games, not the malls, not the hotels or restaurants.
I know there were some Thursday night, but they went home early.
