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(12-20-2021 05:05 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  You have to also take into account the big UAB bball game on same day that kept some fans home to support them

It has been my experience that our fan base does not travel well to bowl games or to most away games. I don’t believe the basketball game was that big of a factor.

(12-20-2021 05:05 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  You have to also take into account the big UAB bball game on same day that kept some fans home to support them

yeah, I didn't mean to imply that I thought we should have had as many fans as BYU...I was just curious about how many we had.
I would have thought that ABC would've made an effort to zoom in on at least one group of UAB fans

I was there, the BYU fans I encountered were very nice and complimentary after the game.

(12-20-2021 04:47 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  From some comments i heard from staff, BYU has thousands and UAB had maybe 100

Was told BYU sold over 7,000 UAB in the 500 range FWIW

I was at the game we may have had a 1,000 fans. It was my most miserable weather game ever. Heavy rain, wind and cold it was awful. The rain gear covered what team you supported. The locals told me it usually snows for the game

(12-20-2021 06:34 PM)Steel Dragon Wrote:  I was at the game we may have had a 1,000 fans. It was my most miserable weather game ever. Heavy rain, wind and cold it was awful. The rain gear covered what team you supported. The locals told me it usually snows for the game

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Independence_Bowl

(12-20-2021 06:13 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 04:47 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  From some comments i heard from staff, BYU has thousands and UAB had maybe 100

Was told BYU sold over 7,000 UAB in the 500 range FWIW

I have to believe it was more than 500. There were quite a bit of UAB fans in our section but who knows...it was cold my feet got wet before the game so it was miserable but the win was worth all the miserable conditions (rain, cold, wind).

(12-20-2021 07:16 PM)kdblazer Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 06:13 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 04:47 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  From some comments i heard from staff, BYU has thousands and UAB had maybe 100

Was told BYU sold over 7,000 UAB in the 500 range FWIW

I have to believe it was more than 500. There were quite a bit of UAB fans in our section but who knows...it was cold my feet got wet before the game so it was miserable but the win was worth all the miserable conditions (rain, cold, wind).

I felt like I was in a washing machine in freezing cold water. This doesn’t take into account the wind. The most miserable weather game I’ve ever attended. I had a rain suit on and rain got through. I was freezing. The concessions were cash only. By the way BYU had to go to Will Call for there tickets as well

(12-20-2021 05:12 PM)MAN4UAB Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 05:05 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  You have to also take into account the big UAB bball game on same day that kept some fans home to support them

It has been my experience that our fan base does not travel well to bowl games or to most away games. I don’t believe the basketball game was that big of a factor.

No we don't travel well.

The Bahamas Bowl was too far for most fans. So a core group made it by boat.

Then when it was Boca and that was still to far, and once again the core group made it. We had a great number to represent and even made it on the field.

The New Orleans bowl...yup "Why is it so far away?" Jesus! you would think some folks don't plan ahead. We had a good crowd though. We didn't pack out our side but we had just as many fans as App St.

So this time it was Shreveport and you had.
1. Fans complaining that it was on the same day as the basketball game and insinuated that the basketball game was more important. started to sound like the choose a side talk again.

2. Some fans already bought tickets to the basketball game and couldn't go. So that left the more football oriented fans. Which is cool, we have enough fans to go around. the ones that made it to Shreveport represented well and the team appreciated it.

(12-20-2021 06:13 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 04:47 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  From some comments i heard from staff, BYU has thousands and UAB had maybe 100

Was told BYU sold over 7,000 UAB in the 500 range FWIW

I got my tickets from a veterans ticket site so that count wasn't an accurate picture of the number of people who bought tickets or was there. it was enough that we were heard when our guys made good plays.

Weather was a factor but not enough to keep most of us away. But out of a 52K seated stadium 26,276 people were reported. We did pretty good. The Indy was about the second or third highest bowl attendance so far, but I'm sure that'll change as the bowls progress.

(12-21-2021 12:56 AM)rook360 Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 05:12 PM)MAN4UAB Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 05:05 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  You have to also take into account the big UAB bball game on same day that kept some fans home to support them

It has been my experience that our fan base does not travel well to bowl games or to most away games. I don’t believe the basketball game was that big of a factor.

No we don't travel well.

The Bahamas Bowl was too far for most fans. So a core group made it by boat.

Then when it was Boca and that was still to far, and once again the core group made it. We had a great number to represent and even made it on the field.

The New Orleans bowl...yup "Why is it so far away?" Jesus! you would think some folks don't plan ahead. We had a good crowd though. We didn't pack out our side but we had just as many fans as App St.

So this time it was Shreveport and you had.
1. Fans complaining that it was on the same day as the basketball game and insinuated that the basketball game was more important. started to sound like the choose a side talk again.

2. Some fans already bought tickets to the basketball game and couldn't go. So that left the more football oriented fans. Which is cool, we have enough fans to go around. the ones that made it to Shreveport represented well and the team appreciated it.

Once, I worried about such things. Now I only worry about whether the trip/game is going to be fun. I decided I would have more fun at the basketball game, given the shorter drive and my season ticket package. I was probably wrong on that score, but I still had a good time.

I had a really good time in New Orleans. Four days of food, sex, alcohol and a football game. I don't think we won. But I scored a five-star hotel at a great price in walking distance of both the Quarter and the Dome (though the walk the clerk sent us on to the Dome was right through the heart of a massive homeless encampment, which was pretty depressing when you're out for fun). Were there more Appies there? Don't know, don't care. I had a good time. I met Kris Moll's mom!

Bringing crowds to games is not my problem. That's up to the Greatest AD in the History of College Sports. I really enjoyed instigating the Sack of Troy back in the day, but unless it's something fun like that, I'm not going to worry about it.

We, collectively, have earned the right to enjoy ourselves. This is what we wanted. I plan to take it, and let the GADHCS do his own damned work.

https://twitter.com/donbarger/status/147...84235?s=20

(12-21-2021 12:07 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  https://twitter.com/donbarger/status/147...84235?s=20

(12-21-2021 02:26 PM)LairDweller Wrote:  

(12-21-2021 12:07 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  https://twitter.com/donbarger/status/147...84235?s=20

That's hilarious

(12-20-2021 07:55 AM)linus Wrote:  I hope the Big 12 loves having their own version of La Tech-an entitled, overclaiming, under performing bunch of titty babies, who are going to have an excuse and someone to blame for everything. One thing they can’t claim is any sense of graciousness or sportsmanship

At first I thought I’d like to play them again. Nope, never. We’re 1-0 against them same as we are the Criminal Tahd. Let’s leave it that way

1/22 and 3/5. Soon....

(12-20-2021 03:06 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  Not fully sure but saw lots of light blue jackets on the BYU side & wondered if it was LaT fans cheering against us??? There seemed to be a mix of fans not from UAB/BYU, we met a guy from just across the border in Tex who just came for the game.

WHY would we cheer against you? Some of y'all have Tech fans TOTALLY wrong. Several of us were there...in green...cheering for UAB.

I was Legacy, and it was somewhat odd to see so many WVU fans cheering when the final score was announced for the bowl game. At first I thought, “that’s cool, they prob like the upset”, but then I realized that’s a future conference mate of theirs. I prob read too much into it, but it was something that grabbed my attention.

(12-20-2021 07:55 AM)linus Wrote:  I hope the Big 12 loves having their own version of La Tech-an entitled, overclaiming, under performing bunch of titty babies, who are going to have an excuse and someone to blame for everything. One thing they can’t claim is any sense of graciousness or sportsmanship

At first I thought I’d like to play them again. Nope, never. We’re 1-0 against them same as we are the Criminal Tahd. Let’s leave it that way

You take all of this fan board s*** way too seriously. I was at the game, in green, cheering for UAB.

Maybe I shouldn't have done that.

(12-22-2021 09:07 AM)chuckk3 Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 07:55 AM)linus Wrote:  I hope the Big 12 loves having their own version of La Tech-an entitled, overclaiming, under performing bunch of titty babies, who are going to have an excuse and someone to blame for everything. One thing they can’t claim is any sense of graciousness or sportsmanship

At first I thought I’d like to play them again. Nope, never. We’re 1-0 against them same as we are the Criminal Tahd. Let’s leave it that way

You take all of this fan board s*** way too seriously. I was at the game, in green, cheering for UAB.

Maybe I shouldn't have done that.

Let’s go back to March 2015 when your student section was chanting “we have football”, while our basketball team was on their way to winning the conference. That one will resonate forever in our minds. If you want to blame someone, look within your own fan base. Ironically, fast forward 6-7 years, and the LaTech fans are sitting at a bowl game in their home state watching UAB play, while their own team is home for the holidays. Smells sweet to me.

(12-22-2021 08:52 AM)chuckk3 Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 03:06 PM)blazerwkr Wrote:  Not fully sure but saw lots of light blue jackets on the BYU side & wondered if it was LaT fans cheering against us??? There seemed to be a mix of fans not from UAB/BYU, we met a guy from just across the border in Tex who just came for the game.

WHY would we cheer against you? Some of y'all have Tech fans TOTALLY wrong. Several of us were there...in green...cheering for UAB.

to the LaTech fans who came to support us

(12-22-2021 09:32 AM)Pavy78 Wrote:  

(12-22-2021 09:07 AM)chuckk3 Wrote:  

(12-20-2021 07:55 AM)linus Wrote:  I hope the Big 12 loves having their own version of La Tech-an entitled, overclaiming, under performing bunch of titty babies, who are going to have an excuse and someone to blame for everything. One thing they can’t claim is any sense of graciousness or sportsmanship

At first I thought I’d like to play them again. Nope, never. We’re 1-0 against them same as we are the Criminal Tahd. Let’s leave it that way

You take all of this fan board s*** way too seriously. I was at the game, in green, cheering for UAB.

Maybe I shouldn't have done that.

Let’s go back to March 2015 when your student section was chanting “we have football”, while our basketball team was on their way to winning the conference. That one will resonate forever in our minds. If you want to blame someone, look within your own fan base. Ironically, fast forward 6-7 years, and the LaTech fans are sitting at a bowl game in their home state watching UAB play, while their own team is home for the holidays. Smells sweet to me.

I don't know if it makes you feel any better, but I apologize for the behavior of those band kids back in 2015. I don't expect my apology to mean much to someone who is convinced our ENTIRE fan base looks like that, but I am very sorry.

I wish UAB the best.