 At North Carolina, tickets sales were even slower, with about 6,000 having been sold through the school two weeks after the matchup was announced.The Gator Bowl ticket office sold approximately 22,000 tickets directly to fans in the same timeframe, and Gator Bowl officials predicted a crowd of between 50,000 and 55,000 people at the game.Reduced ticket sales were a concern for Gator Bowl officials, who eyed an expiring television contract with NBC following the game.