The parking lots are empty.

[businesslawyer]

View attachment 25006 Did ECU not bring a single fan?

In fairness, they brought about 10 less students than we did.

 

[businesslawyer]

As the game started to get tighter in the beginning of the fourth quarter, you could see the small amount of fans start to catch fire and you could also see the team feeding off of it.

I thought to myself, "If this was even a 2/3 full stadium making noise, I think we win today." And I absolutely believe that to be true. It seemed like the defense fed off of it, and the sidelines certainly looked to be feeding off of it. It also helped that everyone migrated to the shady side, right across the view of our team's sidelines. That "more full" feeling I think provided a boost to put us right at the brink.

Let's hope we can win at SMU and get more folks to get more excited about coming out. Winning leads to fans. Fans lead to winning...

It was 90 degrees. There was no way that you were going to keep intensity in the stands for very long. Even if the stadium had been full. The fact that we gave up TDs on their first three possessions took the crowd out of it until it determined we were actually capable of stopping them in the 4th quarter.

 

[John]

They sort of did. Some people in our party (sitting somewhere else) decided they would rather move into the chairbacks. No one said anything to them.

That's one thing I've found over the years with Rent staff in general - they don't seem to be operating on the same script. For example, yesterday should have been a directive that Seat Freelancing is allowed once they saw how small the crowd was. It's not like there's a ton of yellow shirts, so a relay message should have been sent around early in the game when attendance amounts were pretty clear.

 

[businesslawyer]

It's sad they way the fans on the UConn side of the field turned into complete when faced with a little sun. In autumn, no less.

This. No one cries for those of us behind the visitors' bench in late November and December when its 45 behind the UConn bench and 30 where I sit.

Toughen up sallies.

 

[businesslawyer]

After the Stony Brook game a few years back, I learned my lesson. For yesterday's game I bought seats in 241 and my crew and I had no complaints.

The Stony Brook game combined the heat with the misery of unwatchable football. While I prefer teams playing defense and offense, at least yesterday in the heat something happened on the field.

 

[BugsyCT]

Considering how the last few years have been, I have no complaints for anybody who actually shows up to watch a UConn football game anymore no matter where they sit.

 

[wethyhusky]

Considering how the last few years have been, I have no complaints for anybody who actually shows up to watch a UConn football game anymore no matter where they sit.

It's much easier to layer up in winter than bake in the sun. I showed up and then went to shade at halftime. I'm pleased we have so many tough fans who sit in their assigned seats in the cold.

 

[whaler11]

I was pretty pissed. I mean not even at the idea of putting the shells in a cup or whatever, ill happily do that, no big deal.

But ive never been asked to do that before, at any stadium, ever. So for her to come running over to scold me like a child...man

She watched us like a hawk after that, too. Lol

Laz parking might keep me away if it wasn't for the Aero Club.

 

[whaler11]

This. No one cries for those of us behind the visitors' bench in late November and December when its 45 behind the UConn bench and 30 where I sit.

Toughen up sallies.

Smarten up?

 

[UConnDan97]

It was 90 degrees. There was no way that you were going to keep intensity in the stands for very long. Even if the stadium had been full. The fact that we gave up TDs on their first three possessions took the crowd out of it until it determined we were actually capable of stopping them in the 4th quarter.

I don't know about that. There was some really awesome "Dance-Cam" action going on over in the sunny sections throughout the day.

I've always said; give fans something to cheer about, and they'll oblige. That's the definition of "fan" in the first place...