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Post by Outsider on Sept 10, 2024 10:45:06 GMT -6
Attendance against UWG was 7094. Not too bad. I was impressed by the number of students in attendance. Idaho comes to town on Family Weekend. Typically one of the largest crowds. More impressive to me is that it appeared that the majority of the students stayed till the end. It's because they moved the band
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Post by bogeyman on Sept 10, 2024 12:46:39 GMT -6
Let's move the band again if that's what it takes to get attendance up.😉
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Post by lynxferus on Sept 10, 2024 14:31:38 GMT -6
Question: Why do people go to football games and then leave when the outcome is still very much in doubt, most for no apparent reason? Has always puzzled me. To beat the traffic. Oh, wait, Abilene doesn't have traffic.
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Post by acutrackfan on Sept 10, 2024 15:28:25 GMT -6
Question: Why do people go to football games and then leave when the outcome is still very much in doubt, most for no apparent reason? Has always puzzled me. I can only speak for myself. Setting the game at 7 pm means that the game will finish after 10 pm and this last week, where there were at least 7 video reviews, means that the game ends at 10:30. I live 2 hours away from the stadium. I have to be at our church at 8 am in preparation to teach a class. I also left my house at 6 am on Saturday to drive to Grand Prairie to take in the XC meet where ACU was running. My wife was really ticked that I bought 4 season tickets this year since some of the games were night games. My concession to get out of the doghouse was agreeing to leave by 10. That is my story and I am sticking to it.
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Post by ybp80 on Sept 10, 2024 16:42:56 GMT -6
Question: Why do people go to football games and then leave when the outcome is still very much in doubt, most for no apparent reason? Has always puzzled me. I can only speak for myself. Setting the game at 7 pm means that the game will finish after 10 pm and this last week, where there were at least 7 video reviews, means that the game ends at 10:30. I live 2 hours away from the stadium. I have to be at our church at 8 am in preparation to teach a class. I also left my house at 6 am on Saturday to drive to Grand Prairie to take in the XC meet where ACU was running. My wife was really ticked that I bought 4 season tickets this year since some of the games were night games. My concession to get out of the doghouse was agreeing to leave by 10. That is my story and I am sticking to it. I hear that there’s bad traffic on I-20 between Abilene and your house that could make it seem like you left later than 10.
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Post by Cat_A_holic on Sept 10, 2024 17:47:08 GMT -6
Honestly, I think that many (most?) students aren't invested in the game, per se. It is a social event, to be together with their friends and have some fun. The leave early becuase they want to go get something to eat, hang out with their friends, and have more fun. I think it is that simple. I know for some of us, this is incomprehensible, as we are very invested in how the game goes and who wins. I really don't think that the majority of students look at it like that.
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Post by texas48 on Sept 11, 2024 8:10:03 GMT -6
Honestly, I think that many (most?) students aren't invested in the game, per se. It is a social event, to be together with their friends and have some fun. The leave early becuase they want to go get something to eat, hang out with their friends, and have more fun. I think it is that simple. I know for some of us, this is incomprehensible, as we are very invested in how the game goes and who wins. I really don't think that the majority of students look at it like that. MUCH truth in this statement!
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Post by rc on Sept 11, 2024 13:35:09 GMT -6
And no doubt NIL and the NCAA Portal contributes to the malaise.
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Post by Cap'n on Sept 12, 2024 9:00:55 GMT -6
Honestly, I think that many (most?) students aren't invested in the game, per se. It is a social event, to be together with their friends and have some fun. The leave early becuase they want to go get something to eat, hang out with their friends, and have more fun. I think it is that simple. I know for some of us, this is incomprehensible, as we are very invested in how the game goes and who wins. I really don't think that the majority of students look at it like that. This is nothing new. It has always been this way. And it is this way at virtually every college football game.
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Post by Cat_A_holic on Sept 12, 2024 17:29:05 GMT -6
Right. Wasn’t suggesting it was a new development but just reminding us of why students don’t stay for the entire game.
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Post by Outsider on Sept 16, 2024 10:47:25 GMT -6
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Post by Outsider on Sept 16, 2024 10:49:44 GMT -6
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Post by jCat on Sept 16, 2024 10:56:43 GMT -6
I think the rankings are a bit of a nod to our staff and schedulers.
After playing a hard-fought game against Tech, we get Idaho. This allows the FCS to promote #4 Idaho's more challenging schedule as a model for other schools.
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Post by Outsider on Sept 21, 2024 12:52:03 GMT -6
Just a few more hours. Pretty warm out, with a steady South wind. I am both anxious and excited. Let's Go Cats!!!!
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Post by bucfan on Sept 21, 2024 14:06:25 GMT -6
Hoping the heat wears Idaho down.
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