But attendance was embarrassing yet again tonight. Half empty stadium for the #8 team in the country. Come on, Ags, can't we do better?
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What was the attendance?
I don't know the number, but I was there, and the 2nd deck for the student section was empty and lower deck outside of the students was not filled in. It was like this for the OU game too, just disappointing not to see more support for our guys.
Well the ones that were there sounded great.
What do you propose to do to address it? Wag your finger at the students?
t - cam said:
What was the attendance?
9200 per espn box score
Reported as 9,283. If that's true, I've see worse. But a noticeable step down from the consistent 11k-12k (conference games only) of the BCG and turgeon era.
8:00 pm starts are brutal, but there's no reason (other than us having terrible basketball fans) not to pack the arena.
But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
I was there...telling that ref that called the opening charge how bad he sucked!
It wasn't half empty. Definitely on the disappointing side but it was a mid week game with a late tip-off and some less than ideal weather. Crowd was loud in the second half. First half was frustrating but the second half was fun and crowd was into it.
Look you wouldnt sell out a football game at 8pm on a Tuesday night. You all but eliminate anyone that wants to come from out of town because of the late start.
And the town is not big enough to support it on its own. If your team was in Houston or Dallas it would be different.
And the town is not big enough to support it on its own. If your team was in Houston or Dallas it would be different.
We're a football school and the longhorns weren't in town.
But the student body is2nd Generation Ag said:
Look you wouldnt sell out a football game at 8pm on a Tuesday night. You all but eliminate anyone that wants to come from out of town because of the late start.
And the town is not big enough to support it on its own. If your team was in Houston or Dallas it would be different.
You can't blame the students when the rest of the arena was just as empty if not more so.
I know. It's hard to really "blame" anyone for this problem, which has honestly been a chronic issue that there's no real way to solve. It's just frustrating.
I agree and I was thinking the same thing during the game. Attendance has been pretty solid this season though so I'll just attribute this one to bad weather.
BCS is a college town. 8 PM on a Tuesday night is tough for people in Houston, Dallas, SA, etc. As long as the students show up it's fine. This isn't new. Remember Turgeon whining incessantly to the press about attendance at midweek games?
The crowd was sub par, and that's being generous. And unfortunately we sat in a different section close to a small, but obnoxiously feisty section of Georgia fans. First half I was grinding my teeth… with about 6 minutes left I blew a gasket.
If anyone was in Section 124, I apologize.
If anyone was in Section 124, I apologize.
I keep reading these posts and it blows my mind. I was a student from 06-11 and every conference game was sold out with the exception of a couple
I was a student when we absolutely sucked and we could roll up to a game and sit pretty much anywhere in the arena for zero dollarsfightintxaggie10 said:
I keep reading these posts and it blows my mind. I was a student from 06-11 and every conference game was sold out with the exception of a couple
We had season tickets in section 124 for many years and we finally got tired of that being the visitors section...we moved this year and have been much happier.
I remember walking up Reed 2 minutes before tip with no line at the door, and finding plenty of seats at mid court on the 15th row. Thanks Melvin.
There's 75000 of them… I feel like they could fill the place…
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