Just two hours until kickoff so time to get started with the game thread. Brandon will be down on the field soon with some exclusive photos and video.

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Adam Gorney and Marshall Levenson include this in their fact or Fiction today:

These always feel weird to me. This is the first Friday game since we picked up our RV spot and I am so used to being one of the "last ones in" in our section.

Last night, though, there were maybe 25 or 30 others in which is light compared to normal

As I walked toward the stadium this morning, traffic was flowing on MLK like any normal Friday. It felt eerie not to have a long line of cars waiting to get into parking, or see throngs of people milling around.

In some ways it makes what will happen tonight even more special as the parking lot and then stands fill and the energy goes from very calm to crazy in a much shorter duration.

It still feels strangely calm.

We had a chance to speak with @ryanobleness from @SpartansRivals about tonight's game. Some really good insights from Ryan and the entire team at Spartans Illustrated. Check it out right here:

This morning in Flock Talk, big time visits start thus weekend and get bigger next, thoughts on their importance plus the up to date visit list for tonight: