There?s an impressive aerial photo of the Rose Bowl, during the F-18 flyover just before the game, in this week?s edition of Sports Illustrated. The shot is taken from above the jets as they fly over the stadium, but one of the most interesting things from the SI shot is the stark division of red and purple in the stadium. It?s an awesome shot, but the thing that stood out to me from the SI photo is the size of the Texas Christian fan section. I thought at most the crowd was two-thirds Badgers fans. In the game story, I only felt comfortable saying more than 50,000 Badgers fans were at the game. UW?s official estimate of Badgers fans at the game is 65,000, which would be roughly two-thirds.
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