We've got 44 minutes left before the playing of the National Anthem, and the B-B-E crowd already has close to a hundred people here.
About 5 minutes ago, the B-B-E Pep Band filtered into the seating area and is setting up and tuning up at 19:10.
Can you stand the tension in the air? It's nuts!
By 19:19, the B-B-E crowd has expanded to over 300! Battle Lake's fans have finally started trailing into the P.E. Center at UMM. I'd say they've got about 30 fans so far.