Being familiar with something vs caring about is comparing a banana to pomegranate. Anyone on this board who occupation keeps them on the road and meeting new people will agree that more people are familiar with the Bayou Classic than any other HBCU Classic Game. Stop trying so hard man. You sound crazy with this "living in the past" crap that you are accusing SU and GSU folks. For a city that still hasn't recovered after Katrina to continue to post staggering FCS&FBS numbers in attendance and economic impact is amazing. Although it's not on NBC right now, it's still being shown on their sports network along with several other FBS games.
If you want to continue to get off on being number 1 in attendance, then GSU/SU folks will just clap their hands and be happy for you. But when it comes to breaking out the red carpet, the Bayou Classic is second to none. It's going to take AAMU and ASU a very long streak of championships and SWAC dominance for the MCC to be the most popular classic in the new era of college football. Hell, nobody knows if y'all can dominate Tuskegee in the modern era. I doubt it.