Just rewatched a bit of both the 2008 and 2010 backyard brawls. Despite Hoopie fans constantly chirping about hijacking Heinz Field, their presence in those two games didn’t seem large at all compared to the Pitt crowd. There’s nothing that seemed to indicate that WVU fans accounted for more than maybe 20-25% of the crowd. Pitt got 5x louder. Unlike the PSU games where a decent portion looked like PSU and the away crowd was noticeably loud on air.
WVU will likely get 15-20k but not much more.
WVU will likely get 15-20k but not much more.