last year I would have thought would be more hyped than this year, after they had won the NC and all...

That's a good point since it was a celebration for the NC. That was my only year of going so far so I don't have a good sample size to go on, I just know everyone seems to be even more excited this year since we are a favorite for another NC and last year we had lost some players. All my friends went to stand in line around 1-1:30. I'm leaving work early to join them later :)