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OT: Attendance at Miami game Saturday (picture)

it's bad enough fans rant about our attendance,but it's getting pretty pathetic about other teams.

who cares what other people who decide to do something different on a Saturday. THESE ARE THINGS NO ONE HERE CAN CONTROL
 
Everyone remembers this picture. Atleast that Miami game was against a 1-AA.
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Miami always has poor attendance when they aren't winning. Just the nature of their fanbase.
 
OrangeinBoston said:
Nobody should be surprised. When you schedule a Bethune Cookman, or a Stony Brook, attendance will surfer. I can see the casual fan asking, "What is Stony Brook? A prep school?"
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Why? It's not like SU or UM are the only teams scheduling an FCS school. Fans go to watch their own team play regardless of the opponent. If they dont show up, it means they don't ewant to see their own team play.
 
All4SU said:
Why? It's not like SU or UM are the only teams scheduling an FCS school. Fans go to watch their own team play regardless of the opponent. If they dont show up, it means they don't ewant to see their own team play.
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It's not entertainment man!
 
Adding only top 25 teams to our entire OOC schedule would do wonders for the attendance. Just what fans want to see, bigger losers.
 
OrangeinBoston said:
It's not entertainment man!
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Hmmmm. It is for me. No matter who SU is playing. It is for tens of thousands of Michigan fans...regardless or the opponent. Ditto OSU...Alabama...And on and on. Either you want to see your team, or you only want to see "big games.".
 
All4SU said:
Hmmmm. It is for me. No matter who SU is playing. It is for tens of thousands of Michigan fans...regardless or the opponent. Ditto OSU...Alabama...And on and on. Either you want to see your team, or you only want to see "big games.".
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For locals it is most definitely entertainment. They compete for our entertainment dollars. For students and alumni, not as much. For them it should mean more. Even to some locals, like me, it means more than entertainment.

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UCONN sells out womens BB every game. Its entertainment.
 
OrangeinBoston said:
It's not entertainment man!
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I'm not sure you get College Football.Nothing personal-you're not alone. It's passion. There's only about 22-27,000 people around here that get it. If it's entertainment you want, then hang out outside the dome where the guy plays guitar and makes up songs for the fans coming in.( I love that guy)
 
Dcuse said:
I'm not sure you get College Football.Nothing personal-you're not alone. It's passion. There's only about 22-27,000 people around here that get it. If it's entertainment you want, then hang out outside the dome where the guy plays guitar and makes up songs for the fans coming in.( I love that guy)
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I'm atypical. I watch all SU games. But, I'm not Mr. Average casual Fball fan.
 
I was sad to see the Orange Bowl go. Even though the stadium was falling apart, the location was much better for UM students. Dolphins stadium is just too far.

I wonder if UM will pursue use of the new Marlins stadium in the future? There's no room to build a football stadium in Coral Gables, but the school needs to look into some options on the southwest side of the city.
 
Dcuse said:
I'm not sure you get College Football.Nothing personal-you're not alone. It's passion. There's only about 22-27,000 people around here that get it. If it's entertainment you want, then hang out outside the dome where the guy plays guitar and makes up songs for the fans coming in.( I love that guy)
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You're absolutely right. The BIG and SEC get it (probably to a fault). The northeast, west coast and Miami are definitely pro sports regions.
 
I hate to say it but Miami has to continue to pay its players because they'll look like Tulane or Temple if they don't. I by in no way am saying Syracuse is better but we don't play our home games in a huge stadium...ok maybe once in a while...but you get my point.
 
It's really nice having so many people willing to tell you what kind of fan (or non fan) you are. I love SU sports, but I love my family more. Football games are an event, not a way of life for me. If you happen to be in a marriage or relationship that includes sporting events as something the family does together, great! I can absolutely see where the tailgating and games become part of your life. Unfortunately, it's not so simple as that for everyone. Condescending remarks about raking leaves, mowing lawns, and the like serve no purpose but to polarize fans. Going to more games doesn't necessarily make you a better fan. Who's the better fan? The guy who goes to every game, leaves early when they are losing, boos the players, and curses out the coaches, or the fan that goes when he can, cheers from the opening kickoff to the end, and supports the team the best he can, given his means and level of vested interest. For me, I'd rather have 1000 of the second than 3000 of the first type.

Bottom line for me is that fans that judge and criticize other fans because they don't fall into their own definition of being a fan are not helping.
 
alphaorange said:
It's really nice having so many people willing to tell you what kind of fan (or non fan) you are. I love SU sports, but I love my family more. Football games are an event, not a way of life for me. If you happen to be in a marriage or relationship that includes sporting events as something the family does together, great! I can absolutely see where the tailgating and games become part of your life. Unfortunately, it's not so simple as that for everyone. Condescending remarks about raking leaves, mowing lawns, and the like serve no purpose but to polarize fans. Going to more games doesn't necessarily make you a better fan. Who's the better fan? The guy who goes to every game, leaves early when they are losing, boos the players, and curses out the coaches, or the fan that goes when he can, cheers from the opening kickoff to the end, and supports the team the best he can, given his means and level of vested interest. For me, I'd rather have 1000 of the second than 3000 of the first type.

Bottom line for me is that fans that judge and criticize other fans because they don't fall into their own definition of being a fan are not helping.
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That is the typical northeastern look at college football. In most of the south it's their life passion. Not saying one is right or wrong just that it's the way it is. We as a whole are more pro football orientated.
 
SmilinBob said:
That is the typical northeastern look at college football. In most of the south it's their life passion. Not saying one is right or wrong just that it's the way it is. We as a whole are more pro football orientated.
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I don't disagree at all. It is life down there. but only for football. Other sports don't enjoy the same level of dedication, but we still get compared to those areas as where she should be. That is just never going to happen. I do believe that when SU gets rolling again (and it will), if they bring "name" teams to the dome, we can average 40k.
 
Actually, I think most northeasterners (and I am talking primarily about I-95 corridor residents between Philly and Maine) are neither pro OR college football fans. Baseball may still be more popular than football in these parts, and the arts are probably more popular than football and baseball combined. I don't know where leaf raking falls in the heirarchy, nor do I claim much familiarity with shopping. Kids sports -- youth soccer, varsity and JV athletics, little league, etc. also occupy tons of people in the Westchester County, Jersey and Massachusetts towns I am most familiar with.

The pool of potential fans is just proportionally smaller in the NE than in SEC or B1G country. That doesn't mean SU can't regularly draw 45,000 fans and curiosity seekers on a regular basis. It will take WINNING and one hell of a marketing plan to do it, however. In my opinion we are 40% there on both fronts.
 
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