for a 3:30 start, i cant understand how empty it is there as game started. but then fills in by end of 1st qtr. problem is most people who go to scoreboard endzone @ half time, end up staying there.
If this is a problem then we will never be a BIG time football program. Game day should be an all day event - no other plans. That is how ND - Mich - and all big time teams game days are.330 does not work as well crowd wise as 12... I'm telling you there are toO many people who have plans on a Saturday nite that this time spills into... I understand the kids games argument on Saturday mornings but that doesn't compare to more students and people more concerned with Saturday nite plans that a 630 or 7 finish and drive home effect those nite plans...marathon screwed today up.... From now on besides marathon day and tv big games keep the games at 12 or nite time
If this is a problem then we will never be a BIG time football program. Game day should be an all day event - no other plans. That is how ND - Mich - and all big time teams game days are.
I agree 100% .None of the B1G programs were built over night. give it time the more we win the more desirable tickets our games will be and the better the fans will be that actually come to the game. We will be B1G material but it takes more than a few years to build a fan base.
If this is a problem then we will never be a BIG time football program. Game day should be an all day event - no other plans. That is how ND - Mich - and all big time teams game days are.
Yeah... well tell that to your wife when it's her parent's 50th Anniversary DinnerThank God I got to listen to the last play as we pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant. damn move to 3:30 game killed me.
Yes you are right on.I thought the crowd was great yesterday. Just took a little too long to get in the damn gates.
Regarding becoming a "big time program", we will never become the south in this regard. When the schedules are released in the state of Alabama, there are no kid's games or activities scheduled on those days. They literally treat gamedays as a state holiday. That ain't ever going to happen here, but we can absolutely increase this fanbase. It will just take time.
I hear you. Not always going to work for everyone for every game.Yeah... well tell that to your wife when it's her parent's 50th Anniversary DinnerThank God I got to listen to the last play as we pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant. damn move to 3:30 game killed me.
If this is a problem then we will never be a BIG time football program. Game day should be an all day event - no other plans. That is how ND - Mich - and all big time teams game days are.
Not Pouting just stating a fact. I do agree with you. I also know that fans do have other obligations that requires them to miss some games - I have 2 kids myself so I understand. I know a lot of so called football fans who tell me it will never happen here and I tell them just what you said and I try to get them to support the best sports program we have in this state but it is hard sometimes.so you're saying that because other people have plans today, we'll never be "a BIG time footb all program"? nonsense. after a few generations of fans have gone to the games religiously it'll be an all day event, but you can't expect that to happen over night. it certainly didn't at Michigan. you're certainly not going to accomplish anything by pouting about it.
Not Pouting just stating a fact. I do agree with you. I also know that fans do have other obligations that requires them to miss some games - I have 2 kids myself so I understand. I know a lot of so called football fans who tell me it will never happen here and I tell them just what you said and I try to get them to support the best sports program we have in this state but it is hard sometimes.