Makes you wonder why MT carried 15 - 18 thousand to each of the games on West End a decade ago and VU will bring < 5k to The Boro.
Something to do with urban vs. rural, private vs. public, $EC vs. perceived "lessor", culture vs. agriculture, or ???
Gotta think some of their fans are scared to venture out of their "protected" urban setting and venture to where the common folks reside.
(as an aside, I do understand going to an away game to a "power" school rather than to a so-called $#&-major if all things are equal - distance, time, expenditures, etc. MT will take more to Alabama than UAB, for instance. I wish our fans would support our conference rivals rather than a "power" school but "it is what it is". I get it. But MT is a 45 minute drive from most VU fans - and the tickets are cheap - no excuse)