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Posted September 6, 2008 by John Rohde Comment on this article Leave a comment

No one can accuse Oklahoma State officials of padding their attendance figures Saturday night.

An announced crowd of 45,001 was on hand at Boone Pickens Stadium for the Cowboys’ home opener against Houston.

That means there were 14,999 empty seats in the stadium’s new 60,000-seat configuration.

The low attendance total surprised most media members, who estimated the crowd to be at least 50,000.

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John Rohde joined The Oklahoman staff in January of 1987 as a sports columnist. He has covered all college sports, plus the Texas Rangers,...


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