Btw, 102,455 includes media, players, refs, coaches, etc. Also, game attendance figures are a huge source of athletic department pride and are also recruiting tools. Don't you think if we could possibly claim those extra 4-5k that we would. After all, we used to claim 107, 108, 109k when we could, before Neyland stadium remodels reduced the number of seats and hence total capacity.
Agree with you that other teams should concern themselves with the Neyland home field advantage....Butch should be able to capitalize on one of the game day environments in the country as he continues to accumulate more talent....that's ultimately is what makes the biggest difference.