I was there in Houston alongside John McClain in 1994-96. The city of Houston couldn't kick the Oilers out fast enough. 50+ people showed up at the 'Save the Oilers' rally in downtown. I told everyone who would listen back then, that some day Houston fans would regret losing the Oilers. Turns out that I was right.
My father and myself went from laredo Tx to houston Tx to that Save the Oilers rally. We counted 27 people ... 27.