(04-22-2014 10:59 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  Says in CFD that 2009 was WKU first year in SB.

I do know there was talk 7-8 years before WKU actually transitioned to FBS. And of course an official announcement they were moving to the SB several years prior to 2009. Looking at attendance (see prior post) a number of years prior to a solid announcement there was little difference in EKU/WKU attendance numbers. In 2005 where their attendance jumped some at WKU some.......guess who came to Bowling Green that year? You guessed it. EKU. I didn't have time to look numbers up this morning, but I would bet that was their largest crowd in 2005.. Always was for both teams over the many years we played each other.
Now, as far as comparing what may happen at EKU as compared Western. That's a guess. I do remember one year that WKU football players went door to door in Bowling Green asking residents to buy tickets for games. So it was not all that easy in BG as they might have us believe. I am sure EKU will have to have a major plan for re engaging fans and alumni. I would imagine that the athletic administration realizes this as necessary as part of a move.