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Crowd is shown during the Auburn A-Day game at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, April 20, 2013. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

-- The crowd just kept coming last April, streaming into the stadium so fast that Auburn eventually had to fling the doors to Jordan-Hare Stadium wide-open and let fans in free.

Auburn athletics director

Jay Jacobs

is hoping for a similar kind of response on Saturday.

Auburn Athletics Director Jay Jacobs (right) has made stronger public comments condemning the proposed 10-second rule than Gus Malzahn.

In a

on Wednesday, Jacobs issued a public call to Jordan-Hare Stadium for Auburn's 2014 A-Day, a game scheduled to start at 2 p.m. and be televised by ESPN.

"When their cameras pan the stadium, I want their viewers to see a packed house," Jacobs writes. "I want to leave no doubt with future recruits and their families that we have the greatest fans in the country."

Auburn shattered its previous record by more than 20,000 fans last April, putting 83,401 fans in the seats at Jordan-Hare, a number that led the country for spring-game attendance and came close to a full sellout.

The game was also played in conjunction with the final rolling of Toomer's Corner, which drew a lot of fans who wanted to say goodbye to the historic oaks, which were removed the following week.

"We're trying to put on the same show we did last year, and we certainly hope it will be the same crowd," Auburn defensive coordinator

Ellis Johnson

said. "You have to remember, there was a lot of emotional aspects involved with Toomer's Corner."

Auburn's veterans certainly appreciated the show of support.

In most normal years, the attendance hovers between 55 and 60,000, but the atmosphere was electric last April.

"It was awesome, just to see the support we have behind us, especially after a down year like we had in 2012," Auburn center

Reese Dismukes

said. "We still had supporters behind us and that this place truly is a family."

Auburn sells its A-Day tickets for $5 -- an update on ticket sales wasn't available to AL.com on Wednesday -- but a large number of fans buy their tickets as walk-up fans for the annual spring scrimmage.

At any rate, Jacobs wants to see Auburn produce another big crowd, including a large contingent to head across the street and see Auburn baseball take on South Carolina that night.

"Anticipation. Excitement. New possibilities. The gathering of family and friends. A show of support for our student-athletes. This is the spirit of A-Day. As a former player, A-Day is important to me and to our teams," Jacobs wrote. "It's a show of fan support for our current players and future recruits. It sets a tone and an expectation for the coming year."