Letter from K-State A.D. to Fans

[RunInRed 16,360]

Good afternoon Wildcats!

Thursday night's football game against 5th-ranked Auburn provides us a unique opportunity to showcase our program and university on ESPN's Thursday Night College Football platform. As we approach the game, which I believe to be one of the hottest tickets in K-State history, I want to provide some thoughts and details that will allow you a smoother trip to and from the stadium.

Plan Ahead

Coach Snyder and our football team have shown tremendous determination so far this season as evidenced by our comeback win at Iowa State, and we are excited to be 2-0 heading into Thursday's matchup with Auburn - which, by the way, will be the highest-ranked non-conference opponent to visit Manhattan since No. 2 Penn State in 1969. Below are a few reminders to all of our fans heading to the game:

Arrive early. Be patient. The kickoff time of 6:30 p.m., will create unique traffic issues in the Manhattan community as schools dismiss and normal rush-hour traffic competes with gameday traffic. Remember, September 18 will be a "business as usual" day at K-State with classes in session and campus open.

Fans traveling to Manhattan from the south should note there is road construction closing US 77 between K-4 and US 56 just north of the intersection of US 77 and KS 56 in Herington. A detour is posted at the intersection directing traffic from the south to go east on US 56 to K-149, north to K-4, then back west to US 77. Fans may want to evaluate other routes to Manhattan the remainder of the football season as the construction is expected to last into December.

Stadium and nearby satellite parking lots will open at 1:30 p.m., five hours prior to kickoff as normal on a gameday.

The Veterinary Medicine Complex lot on Denison will have only limited parking available until classes dismiss around 5 p.m. Ample parking will be available at the Equestrian Center north of the fire station on Denison.

Another Capacity Crowd

Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be at full capacity for the 15th consecutive game on Thursday night and the atmosphere will certainly be electric for the ESPN-televised matchup. While national trends point toward a decline in overall and student attendance at college football games, we know that is not the case at K-State, and our capacity crowd and purple-packed student section of 9,400 strong will be on display to the entire nation on Thursday night. We encourage you to be in your seats early, be loud and showcase our true K-State spirit and loyalty that make our "family" so special.

Fan Excitement

There is definitely tremendous excitement building in the community for Thursday's game. As Coach Snyder has said before on many occasions, we pride ourselves at K-State on the people and how well-respected our fans are across the nation. Coach Snyder instills the "act like you've been there before" mentality into our players and program, and I think that is very appropriate in this case. We expect nothing less than Bill Snyder Family Stadium to be rocking Thursday night, but it is also a part of our mission as an athletics program to provide the best fan experience possible to both our fans and those visiting Manhattan.

Counterfeit Ticket Reminder

With all tickets sold for Thursday's game, we would like to remind fans still seeking tickets to be certain of their authenticity before purchasing. Often in these high-demand situations fans purchase unauthorized tickets, and it's truly "buyer beware" if someone purchases a ticket from a source other than our ticket office or through our partnership with Vivid Seats. University policy prohibits solicitations, including ticket scalping, on the grounds of the sports complex.

See you on Thursday night! And for those making it an extended weekend in Manhattan, be sure and check out two of television's brightest comedy stars as Eric Stonestreet (proud K-Stater) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson will perform live at McCain on Friday night! Tickets are still available, and you can click here for more information.

Go Cats!

John

http://www.kstatesports.com/blog/2014/09/letter-from-ad-john-currie---september-15.html

[cooltigger21 0]

Like it. That is the one thing about Thursday games. You have to deal with all the normal weekday traffic on top of the gameday traffic. I'll be happily parked in my lazy boy watching it.

[CJBas 4]

I expect the K St fans will be as welcoming and hospitable to our people as we Auburn people are. It should be a fun experience for those traveling to the game.

[eibua12 81]

Looks like tickets are going for over $100 on Stubhub and are well above the prices for the UTexas game which is up there as well. Sounds like it will be awesome just pissed they moved it to Thursday

[WFE12 9,191]

Looks like tickets are going for over $100 on Stubhub and are well above the prices for the UTexas game which is up there as well. Sounds like it will be awesome just pissed they moved it to Thursday

well look at it this way man, auburn's gonna have a big stage to show all the naysayers what's up,Primetime Baby!

[jared52 4,354]

What? They aren't canceling classes? They just don't get big time football..

[Gallonofmilk 0]

What? They aren't canceling classes? They just don't get big time football..

8500th post ^^

If I could buy you a cake I would.

[WarEagle1983 2,185]

What? They aren't canceling classes? They just don't get big time football..

Apparently not. haha. They are acting like this is a NC game. Seems like it is for them.