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Does anybody know what steps Luck and the athletic department took to get a record 6,400+ students to show up when they might otherwise be flying home for Thanksgiving? That was awesome and unexpected. I hope this game inspires a few to be regulars next year.

I don't know what he and his organization did, but it was a "good" effort and had good results. It was also very fortunate that these novice (in almost all cases) fans got to see an entertaining event where Stanford prevailed largely due to pure grit and not overwhelmingly superior talent.  It was in many ways a "throwback" game. This kind of result certainly can attract new fans. It isn't a "done deal" by any means, but it IS a start.

[Goose]

Does anybody know what steps Luck and the athletic department took to get a record 6,400+ students to show up when they might otherwise be flying home for Thanksgiving? That was awesome and unexpected. I hope this game inspires a few to be regulars next year.

I don't know what he and his organization did, but it was a "good" effort and had good results. It was also very fortunate that these novice (in almost all cases) fans got to see an entertaining event where Stanford prevailed largely due to pure grit and not overwhelmingly superior talent.  It was in many ways a "throwback" game. This kind of result certainly can attract new fans. It isn't a "done deal" by any means, but it IS a start.