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Post by gocardsgo on May 31, 2017 14:23:31 GMT -6
Looking at this year's schedule I just realized that twice the Cardinals will be forced to two games in 5 days. Thankfully all four games are home games so there is no travel involved, but that's about as shitty as it gets in terms of scheduling. Not even the NFL will let teams play two thursday games w/out a bye helping the team out for rest.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2017 16:30:04 GMT -6
This is a form of "**ckery" never mentioned by name on this board before!
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Post by 00hmh on May 31, 2017 20:41:40 GMT -6
When I see 4 Thursday nights in a row and then a Tuesday, and too many of those at home I am wondering who hates us and how we are expected to sell tickets.
The team can adjust and the coach is used to nights with arena football.
The fans will just watch on TV and lament our lack of fan support looking at empty seats.
Bad weather could really make this weird.
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Post by gocardsgo on May 31, 2017 20:59:23 GMT -6
When I see 4 Thursday nights in a row and then a Tuesday, and too many of those at home I am wondering who hates us and how we are expected to sell tickets. The team can adjust and the coach is used to nights with arena football. The fans will just watch on TV and lament our lack of fan support looking at empty seats. Bad weather could really make this weird. I agree the team can adjust, but they shouldn't have to make that adjustment to playing a game after only 4 days off twice in one season. That's just poo poo on the MAC's part |
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Post by rmcalhoun on May 31, 2017 21:39:33 GMT -6
I did not want too but I let my season tickets go there is no way my family can do that many weekday games. I will still go but will just be buying gen admin tickets for those games and going by myself
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Post by rmcalhoun on May 31, 2017 22:31:18 GMT -6
When I see 4 Thursday nights in a row and then a Tuesday, and too many of those at home I am wondering who hates us and how we are expected to sell tickets. The team can adjust and the coach is used to nights with arena football. The fans will just watch on TV and lament our lack of fan support looking at empty seats. Bad weather could really make this weird. Ive talked to a lot of players over the years and they enjoy and like playing the night games. I like going to night games as well but it is for sure an attendance killer. I love saturday night games but thats not happening for us |
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Post by cardfan on Jun 1, 2017 3:08:40 GMT -6
The MAC sold its soul for a meh tv contract at the expense of fans. Out of town folks don't want to drive an hour or more home at midnight on a work/school night. The returns from the tv exposure will diminish (I suspect they are already limited outside people who actually care about MAC football). I don't think it's legit to cry about attendance anymore and unless a magical WMU type season is happening mac teams don't really have a chance to connect with fan bases anymore because of the ridiculous schedule.
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Post by 00hmh on Jun 1, 2017 6:09:39 GMT -6
I did not want too but I let my season tickets go there is no way my family can do that many weekday games. I will still go but will just be buying gen admin tickets for those games and going by myself Not much fan experience if cold and rainy... and BSU will spend the TV money to satisfy the attendance rule buying tickets nobody uses. |
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Post by cardfan on Jun 1, 2017 6:26:25 GMT -6
IMO the attendance rule needs to be struck down given league's like the MAC's piss poor scheduling in terms of the fans. Unless you are undeafeated and fighting for a BCS bowl ala BSU 2008, NIU, or WMU, you just aren't going to draw anymore. The traditional saturday afternoon experience is gone.
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Post by 00hmh on Jun 1, 2017 8:25:59 GMT -6
Saturday afternoon, with tailgate and with promotions and family orientation has a chance to have "poor" or "mediocre" attendance instead of a dismal and disastrous showing. Early games, even maybe a night game can attract some students and homecoming is a reasonable crowd.
That attendance rule isn't going away soon, so we need every customer we can get.
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Post by david75bsu on Jun 1, 2017 9:20:15 GMT -6
I did not want too but I let my season tickets go there is no way my family can do that many weekday games. I will still go but will just be buying gen admin tickets for those games and going by myself I dropped my season tickets last year for the same reason. I am retiring next year and that will help some. I did purchase tickets this year, but still not happy. Expressed my reason, but tv exposure trumps fans.😠|
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Post by universityjim on Jun 1, 2017 9:26:46 GMT -6
IMO the attendance rule needs to be struck down given league's like the MAC's piss poor scheduling in terms of the fans. Unless you are undeafeated and fighting for a BCS bowl ala BSU 2008, NIU, or WMU, you just aren't going to draw anymore. The traditional saturday afternoon experience is gone. Ahh, the traditional Saturday afternoon football experience. Breakfast tailgating, then lunch tailgating, then watch the game sitting in the sun with the changing trees all around. A cool, pleasant breeze blowing. The Pride of Mid America playing. Charlie Cardinal running about. Students chirping. That's about as close to Heaven as it gets for me. Not sitting in the cold rain on a Tuesday night with an empty stadium, then catching pneumonia and being sick until February. Bastards |
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Post by frozenbaugh on Jun 1, 2017 10:54:00 GMT -6
The MAC sold its soul for a meh tv contract at the expense of fans. Out of town folks don't want to drive an hour or more home at midnight on a work/school night. The returns from the tv exposure will diminish (I suspect they are already limited outside people who actually care about MAC football). I don't think it's legit to cry about attendance anymore and unless a magical WMU type season is happening mac teams don't really have a chance to connect with fan bases anymore because of the ridiculous schedule. I agree that the TV contract is horrible horrible horrible for attendance but we shouldn't kid ourselves and think an extra 10,000 would walk up to the gate if it was a Saturday.
And weeknight games suck. It's cold and (I may sound old) they get over so damn late.
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Post by frozenbaugh on Jun 1, 2017 10:57:27 GMT -6
I love (heart emoji) being 10 minutes away from D-1 football, but I have resigned myself to the fact that Ball State football will never be very popular and wonder about it's future.
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Post by cardfan on Jun 1, 2017 11:28:28 GMT -6
I love (heart emoji) being 10 minutes away from D-1 football, but I have resigned myself to the fact that Ball State football will never be very popular and wonder about it's future. Sadly, that is the reality. At some point the money just isn't going to be there or is just unsustainable. Then what? |
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