Time to man up and show up

[Allday.sixpack]

I've followed this team through the Tech and 10, Felker and Croom errors. Watched us lose to Maine and watched us beat Auburn to rise to no.1 in the nation. But damnit how in the world do some or our fans and students, this year, half *** show up for the HOME BYU game then leave at halftime to have 15,000 in the stadium for the 4th quarter.

We are currently living in the glory years of MSU football with 8 straight bowl appearances. How can we let game time or weather influence our loyalty to our team if we truly want to advance our program to the top of the SEC?

This team deserves our support for the entire game and season! We have suffered enough losses. Let's celebrate and support our successful football program. We are 16th in the nation and moving up. Let's enjoy the ride live at Davis Wade Stadium!

 

[Lettucexxxx]

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

Oh I'm bringing extra / extended family to games the rest of the season. And some of these family members are healthy eaters & extra wide...so we should pack DWS, if not from the numbers standpoint but the girth standpoint.

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[tatedog]

There is absolutely no correlation between having a successful football program and fans/students staying until the end of games. LSU, Alabama, and other programs far more successful than ours struggle with this as well. If anything, this lack of late game attendance is a trait of successful programs because games against lesser opponents are decided well before the end.

 

[Maroonthirteen]

My theory on the students.....the university needs to get a strong enough cell reception in the stadium that the kids can post to their snapchats and instagrams. Yes I'm serious. Kids now-a-days are glued to their phones.

That won't completely take care of the mass exit but it will help. The Junction is the other distraction. It filled up vs BYU and U.K. in the 2nd half. However the university can't serve drinks. Sooo I don't know how you solve that issue.

 

[o_dawgnabit]

My theory on the students.....the university needs to get a strong enough cell reception in the stadium that the kids can post to their snapchats and instagrams. Yes I'm serious. Kids now-a-days are glued to their phones.

That won't completely take care of the mass exit but it will help. The Junction is the other distraction. It filled up vs BYU and U.K. in the 2nd half. However the university can't serve drinks. Sooo I don't know how you solve that issue.

As a recent graduate, I have never heard someone leave a game bc they couldn't use their phone. The reason why is usually just because it is hot and we are killing the other team and there's other games on. We never have a problem with people leaving early for night games/colder games.

 

[Allday.sixpack]

There is absolutely no correlation between having a successful football program and fans/students staying until the end of games. LSU, Alabama, and other programs far more successful than ours struggle with this as well. If anything, this lack of late game attendance is a trait of successful programs because games against lesser opponents are decided well before the end.

Were you there for the 4th quarter of BYU?

It was the worst I've ever seen attendance wise. My point is we should savor these wins no matter the time, temps or margin, because our losing seasons aren't gone forever.
See Tennessee

The energy from the fan base can make a difference the outcome of a game, and to visiting recruits and moral of team.

There is a correlation to attendance and performance.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Vs. Troy after the evac.

Were YOU there? No.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I'm fine with people coming to the game as long as they don't stand.**

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Were you there for the 4th quarter of BYU?

It was the worst I've ever seen attendance wise. My point is we should savor these wins no matter the time, temps or margin, because our losing seasons aren't gone forever.
See Tennessee

The energy from the fan base can make a difference the outcome of a game, and to visiting recruits and moral of team.

There is a correlation to attendance and performance.

Not justifying actions in any way, but it was freaking hot at the BYU game. I was in the shade 75% of that game and it was hot man. If I sat in the sun the whole time I would have had a horrible headache. Those end zone seats are unforgiving sun wise.

That said when I was a student I never left early. There were a few times where it was basically just me and my friends left, but we never left until the game was over.

 

[Allday.sixpack]

Vs. Troy after the evac.


Were YOU there? No.

********... I stayed.

10 yard line. west side

Pretty empty then too. Reminded me of BYU game 4 th quarter now that you mention it.

9-7 defeat if my memory serves me correctly.

 

[Awwhellnaw]

If they start selling beer/liquor in the stadium I'll stay a lot longer and spend more money. I promise, I've seen me do it.

 

[Maroonthirteen]

All these people saying it was hot.....

I often wonder what they do in the Mississippi summers. Sit in the house all day?

Yeah it was hot. Not extremely hot but geezzzz people can't be the least bit uncomfortable now a days.

 

[HumpDawgy]

For students leaving early (which has always been an issue for many, many years) the reason is simple, alcohol and sex. As a student, I can remember leaving early a few times because of a girl. I'm not saying we have to sell alcohol in the stadium, but make sure not to be strict on people slipping in their flasks during security checks. Stripper pole cabanas might help too.

I love watching football from start to finish and would never leave to get a head start (or re-start) on my drunk, but I have left quite a few games and good concerts because a girl wanted to get freaky. That was my breaking point.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

I think you have to implement some type of reward/incentive based system to keep the students. For every game that the students checks in at the end of the game, give them a credit that applies to concessions, maybe a price reduction on future tickets, or something not related to athletics altogether. Seems a bit generous, but incentives that are not over the top can change the behavior of many.

 

[Awwhellnaw]

Society has made everything too easy on everyone. Back in the day when you had to walk uphill to school both ways in the snow, the other way you could watch football was live in person. So you had to deal with the heat, etc. Now you push a couple buttons and watch it in HD, sit in the AC.

 

[AllbyMyRelf]

I was there. I was a kid, but growing up with those teams built character. 35 yd line west side.

 

[FlotownDawg]

This is the main reason. Even as few as 10-15 years ago, most of our games were not on television. If you wanted to watch it, you had to go. Now every game is on TV. Much easier to sit and watch in air conditioning on your high def tv. It’s not just us that has this problem. It’s everyone, including the blue bloods. Just look at all the empty seats there were at Tiger Stadium during the second half of the LSU-Auburn game.

 

[Weedy]

Vs. Troy after the evac.

Were YOU there? No.

Yep, came back in the stadium and sat to the bitter end of that disaster.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

If the University wants me to attend more games they should move the stadium closer to my house, provide babysitters and sell beer. Until that happens, playing UMASS at home is not a battle I want to fight. See y'all at the Bama game.

 

[GhostOfJackie]

If they start selling beer/liquor in the stadium I'll stay a lot longer and spend more money. I promise, I've seen me do it.

Amazing how simple it is, yet how complicated they choose to make it.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

I was for my birthday, 13th or something. We stayed the whole time and the attendance after the evac would have made USM fans blush