Football crowd was great!
But the 5,000 who showed up at the soccer game on Friday as the #2 Deacs beat the #6 Tigers in OT were just as impressive. Cannot imagine a better venue for college soccer. Stands were packed and the hill was rocking. Seemed to be a lot students and locals, too.
Wake is still my favorite place to take in a local game. Being a Duke fan, I was pumped for going to the Miami game the night before and seeing the renovations for the first time. The renovations themselves were nice, but overall I just have grown to have such a disdain for Duke fans that they have damn near driven me to be a full fledged Deacon. the interaction I have at the games in Winston Salem with other fans is 100000%s better than anything I have ever experienced at Wally Wade.
If I recall right, Les Johns even commented on Twitter that it was the loudest he's heard it in a while. Also I am not a very big soccer fan but I wouldn't mind going to a Men's soccer game just to check it out.
Shot of the home-side crowd late in the 4th quarter.
Looks good, I say we do it again when the Louisville CheatersARDINALS come to town.