They showed up in droves in Kash Daniel’s hometown of Paintsville on Thursday, weathering long lines for tickets to see their Wildcats.
They showed up Saturday evening at Kroger Field, weathering torrential downpours that started well before kickoff and lasted throughout the night.
They even showed up on the field itself — a few of them, at least — ignoring the shouts of ushers and instead surrounding Benny Snell and Josh Allen and Mark Stoops after the Cats pulled off a 28-7 upset victory over 14th-ranked Mississippi State.
Technically, this wasn’t a sellout crowd.