From Washington. The problem is a lack of flights to the area. Alaska airlines normally does 2 flights / day. They are the “official sponsor” of the UW. There was a lot of public clamor for them to ramp up flights to the area. They were able to muster up 6 extra flights initially, then I think they got it up to 8. Which is still only ~2500 people. Locally it was frenetic to try and get people down there, but there was a bunch of barriers. The airport yesterday was said to be a huge sea of Purple and huge lines and chaos. UW normally travels very well, but it will likely - 30-40% UW fans . Go Dawgs!
You’re letting facts get in the way of a good narrative.