archsimon
arm chair Grad Assistant
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Post by archsimon on Nov 13, 2022 8:48:16 GMT -6
Football plays its biggest game ever at Wildcat Stadium Saturday and the University needs to do everything possible this week to engage the Abilene community and convince the students not to leave early for Thanksgiving. Get out there. Boots on the ground. Shake hands. Kiss babies. Buy a round of root beers. Free tickets. Discounted concessions. Hand out ACU hats, gloves, scarfs and hand warmers. Pretend it's a genuine playoff game. Do whatever you got to do to get in a crazed 10K+.
ACU had minor playoff hopes in 2018 and 2019, and the crowds / team were equally flat in those three November games. UCA shut us down to end '18 in front of 8,006, and after we beat ranked Nicholls in OT on the road, we got rolled by Sam (6,500 att.) and SLU (4,981).
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Post by Outsider on Nov 13, 2022 9:21:28 GMT -6
Hopefully we can finally break our trend. I did hear us advertising ticket sales on the radio the other week. They said you can bring the family and not break the budget. I don't know if that meant they came up with a family package deal or not. Hopefully there is more advertising this week. That's a lot of hopefullies for one post...
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Post by jaminthebody on Nov 13, 2022 9:35:03 GMT -6
Hopefully we can finally break our trend. I did hear us advertising ticket sales on the radio the other week. They said you can bring the family and not break the budget. I don't know if that meant they came up with a family package deal or not. Hopefully there is more advertising this week. That's a lot of hopefullies for one post... I think kids under 12 can get in free this week.
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archsimon
arm chair Grad Assistant
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Post by archsimon on Nov 13, 2022 17:03:54 GMT -6
Football plays its biggest game ever at Wildcat Stadium Saturday and the University needs to do everything possible this week to engage the Abilene community and convince the students not to leave early for Thanksgiving. Get out there. Boots on the ground. Shake hands. Kiss babies. Buy a round of root beers. Free tickets. Discounted concessions. Hand out ACU hats, gloves, scarfs and hand warmers. Pretend it's a genuine playoff game. Do whatever you got to do to get in a crazed 10K+. ACU had minor playoff hopes in 2018 and 2019, and the crowds / team were equally flat in those three November games. UCA shut us down to end '18 in front of 8,006, and after we beat ranked Nicholls in OT on the road, we got rolled by Sam (6,500 att.) and SLU (4,981). Noticed two home BB games on this week's schedule. Get Patterson out there to rally the crowds at Halftime, and have each kid at WBB coming home with a ticket four pack and a parking pass. Let's go! Seeing butts in the seats is all that matters to potential donors, sponsors and influencers.
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Post by kjmike1956 on Nov 13, 2022 17:10:33 GMT -6
I will be there and Abilene is 700 miles from my home.
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Post by acutrackfan on Nov 13, 2022 17:47:47 GMT -6
I will be there and Abilene is 700 miles from my home. I will be there and it was not my original plan to attend. However, the woeful showing of the VB team this season knocked them out of the conference tourney, so I will not be headed to Edinburg to watch the VB tourney. Mike, I would love to get to meet you at the game -- you have been a terrific addition to the board!
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Post by katdaddy98 on Nov 13, 2022 19:04:04 GMT -6
Any Injuries that I should be worried about heading into SFA on Saturday? Saw Kelley in a cast and Morgan off the field against Southern Utah. Think we need all hands on deck for the Lumberjacks.
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tylerguy
arm chair Grad Assistant
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Post by tylerguy on Nov 13, 2022 19:20:47 GMT -6
I will be there!!
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Post by buckeyecat on Nov 13, 2022 19:57:35 GMT -6
I will be coming up from Houston, however my understanding is that it will be a cold blustery day. Could work in our favor against an east Texas team, but fans will have to leave their warm couches.
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Post by EastTexasWildcat on Nov 13, 2022 20:22:25 GMT -6
This East Texan will be there all bundled up! 😀
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Post by jCat on Nov 13, 2022 21:49:35 GMT -6
I'll be in Denver, and I hate missing this game! I'm representing the university at a conference.
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Post by WildCatToothDoc on Nov 13, 2022 23:23:12 GMT -6
I will be there sitting next to etwildcat using his portable heater.
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Post by ybp80 on Nov 14, 2022 7:34:24 GMT -6
I get the final decision on my attendance status tomorrow. 😂
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Post by acu38troy35 on Nov 14, 2022 9:21:30 GMT -6
A heads up for all Football Alumni this coming Saturday. All alumni are invited to Buffalo Wild Wings north of 20 at Noon to hang out before the game. There are a bunch of alums that are trying to breath life back into our football alumni network. If you would like to join, I have the sign up link posted below. Trying to build something where we get to see each other a few times a year, connect with other eras of former players, and create an atmosphere that supports our current football players. docs.google.com/forms/d/1AvYkw8KscGsaFEOhrjgZ5bGKyEPtbHMWKCKJbn6YgLE/edit
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Post by jaminthebody on Nov 14, 2022 9:52:48 GMT -6
I get the final decision on my attendance status tomorrow. 😂 Flowers, Chocolate, and Dishes should help. Bring a friend to the game also.
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