that were once-in-a-lifetime things. Of course the sugar bowl sold out, it was our first BCS game ever and we played texas whihc is close to new orleans and their first big game in a whle. did you go to the orange bowl against nebraska the next year? very little interest. all other sugar bowls/orange bowls we went to were not sold out. I literally saw people dropping handfuls of tickets on the ground before the Michigan game. average fan does not care about VT-michigan, or VT-stanford, or vt-kansas As far as usc game at fedex. most usc fans i met were not in from california. they were transplants ont the east coast who finally got a shot to see them live. but again you missing the point. it is not about us selling out a few big games. it is about someone who is not affiliated with us making time to watch us on TV. we were the 62nd most wached team in 2021. behind UVa. how did you leave off the game in bristol in your argument? but all this is besides the point.