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I'm not being critical. No, the quiet fans who show up aren't the asswipes, but they are EXTREMELY low energy. I'm just describing our collective fans as they are. There's nothing evil about being low energy. However, it would be helpful to creating a home field advantage if our fan base did show a little more life.
Exactly... Our typical fan is more mature and well-behaved. That's great in some ways, but also means they come off "low energy."
"If my team isn't playing all that well early in the game, at least I brought today's New York Times with me."
- Something only an NU football fan might be overheard saying.
It certainly wouldn't hurt, but our recruits choose NU over schools with larger and more rabid fan bases all the time. They do it for the other reasons that are 100 times more important that we talk about here all the time.
NU has a certain niche brand, and we have a hell of a lot to offer to the person who is the right fit. OSU has a certain perhaps broader brand, and they no doubt have a lot to offer as well. They're just different things. NU's not going to suddenly start beating OSU for kids inclined to go there because our fan base got larger or more rabid.
Great to hear. I always appreciate your input. I think a lot of posters take for granted that Fitz and his staff work really hard to develop young men and not just win football games. I think they are good at both. I am guessing it's the exception and not the rule in college football. And I agree that the NU contingent at the MSU game did a nice job of supporting the team. It was a lot of fun and I thought the MSU fans were great as well. I have been very critical of our crowds lately so let's hope that more folks come out for homecoming and bring some enthusiasm.
It was a very fun game. MSU fans are usually very good. Looking forward to this game against Indiana. I respect their coaches and program. See you all this Saturday
Ryan Field doesn't help with the fans energy. You aren't all that close to the field. Its a pretty gradual rake of stands. Its probably larger than it should be for the crowd. One side looks like a big high school stadium seating.
I like to think that if we had a field that was never designed to have a track around it, and made it A LOT more intimate. It would be much more rowdy and fun.
So, I should have said "that's because the NU fan had to drag himself away from Remembrance of things Past?"
I'm glad to hear that NU players choose NU for it's substantial offerings that don't include a rabid fan base. Proud to cheer for a team built on academics and character etc. but that doesn't change the fact that fan enthusiasm matters and all of us need to do what we can to pump up enthusiasm. Many fans are already doing this but I don't think we all live into the importance of the part we play.
Even away from the stadium, wearing NU gear, welcoming new commits on the board and twitter. We should make more noise and encourage those around us.
Actually our market penetration is pretty good for both season tickets and students. Only 30K or fewer local undergrad alums and 8300 undergrad students and we have a base crowd of 30K with 12-15k ST and several thousand students. One problem we have is that students are not even back for the first two to three games.
Also, it is a grind for these students. Many have to decide between taking the time to go to a game and studying. Considering the work load of these students , I appreciate any of them that sacrifice valuable free time, and or study time to come out and support our team. I was impressed with our fans at MSU. We were loud and had fun supporting our Wildcats.