Monarch fans have proven that they not only support the team, but they give financially to a program that will continue to get stronger and be a source of pride for all of Monarch Nation. Our future is now!
It is said the ODU fans are in the infancy of support. If these are the attendance numbers of a program at the start of a football program taking baby steps, just image as we start crawling and become toddlers. Watch out when We start to walk, run into a future that is far above what all the naysayers have predicted. Fans from other Schools can jab and make fun of this sleeping giant. The fact is, those that are the most critical and the biggest cynics will always try and tear down those they fear the most (especially as they slip far behind ODU).
Well, back to the numbers:
ODU had 6,000 or more fans travel to ECU where the cost of tickets ranged from $50.00 -$75.00
5,000 fans at the Maryland game, where the faithful traveled 5 hours or more.
A Thousand or so Manics travel to Pittsburg from all over the eastern part of the country to support Monarch Nation and watch Big Blue race into a historic season as we transition from FCS into FBS.
6,000 or more ODU fans at the NSU game to support and watch history being made as Taylor Heinicke becomes the Only Quarterback in Virginia's storied History (FBS Division I Football) to pass for 10,000 yards. Yes.....he has 4 more games as a Junior and a Senior season to elevate Old Dominion and all future Football Monarchs into the history books with achievements we will all have shared and be able to boast about for years to come.
Field Hockey and Soccer attendance have had impressive attendance this year. Record breaking at times.
I am proud of the support that ODU fans have shown and the financial support that the Alumni, Community and Corporate Sponsors have dedicated to move us into, what I can only describe as the WOW factor. ODU's Future is bright and we are blessed to be a part of this history. For ODU, Aim High is more than a catch phrase or slogan, Our Young men and women that represent us everyday on the playing field, the court, on the water, the class room or performances from our musicians and actors. They all make us proud. The Students dedicate themselves with loyalty, hard work and love for the University that should inspire us all
Thank you other fans and especially the students.
Aim High Monarch Nation
My Pride is showing
(10-27-2013 08:31 PM)ODU Oldtimer Wrote: [ -> ]Monarch fans have proven that they not only support the team, but they give financially to a program that will continue to get stronger and be a source of pride for all of Monarch Nation. Our future is now!
It is said the ODU fans are in the infancy of support. If these are the attendance numbers of a program at the start of a football program taking baby steps, just image as we start crawling and become toddlers. Watch out when We start to walk, run into a future that is far above what all the naysayers have predicted. Fans from other Schools can jab and make fun of this sleeping giant. The fact is, those that are the most critical and the biggest cynics will always try and tear down those they fear the most (especially as they slip far behind ODU).
Well, back to the numbers:
ODU had 6,000 or more fans travel to ECU where the cost of tickets ranged from $50.00 -$75.00
5,000 fans at the Maryland game, where the faithful traveled 5 hours or more.
A Thousand or so Manics travel to Pittsburg from all over the eastern part of the country to support Monarch Nation and watch Big Blue race into a historic season as we transition from FCS into FBS.
6,000 or more ODU fans at the NSU game to support and watch history being made as Taylor Heinicke becomes the Only Quarterback in Virginia's storied History (FBS Division I Football) to pass for 10,000 yards. Yes.....he has 4 more games as a Junior and a Senior season to elevate Old Dominion and all future Football Monarchs into the history books with achievements we will all have shared and be able to boast about for years to come.
Field Hockey and Soccer attendance have had impressive attendance this year. Record breaking at times.
I am proud of the support that ODU fans have shown and the financial support that the Alumni, Community and Corporate Sponsors have dedicated to move us into, what I can only describe as the WOW factor. ODU's Future is bright and we are blessed to be a part of this history. For ODU, Aim High is more than a catch phrase or slogan, Our Young men and women that represent us everyday on the playing field, the court, on the water, the class room or performances from our musicians and actors. They all make us proud. The Students dedicate themselves with loyalty, hard work and love for the University that should inspire us all
Thank you other fans and especially the students.
Aim High Monarch Nation
My Pride is showing
Good stuff, OT.
It's a very interesting dynamic and one that all parties are carefully monitoring. There are definitely parties out there desirous of seeing the FCS to FBS move sputter or fail.
Fortunately for us we have the leadership, ingredients and fanbase to get the job done.
Well said sir, and thanks for saying it. I'm tired of reading how we aren't selling enough tickets for other programs, and the fact that our own admin is at the center of it makes it worse. I truly believe we have one of the worst PR strategies/departments I have ever seen. If you ask me, we have shown better than expected for all of our away games. Aim High!
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I agree on all points. But while I have been thinking we had turned a corner on the move, yesterday showed me we are still transitional. We are handling the move great but we still have a ways to go. I believe the attendance shows we want to be the best. I'm a huge supporter that while we will succeed we need to supplement what we currently have with caa admin with former fbs admin. If they come for the right schools ie texas and ok and cali, the excitment will continue to grow.
We were a big fish in a small pond. We have a great rep at that level. Top notch. But now we will be small fish in a big pond. Still with a great rep but we need to continue to rebrand and adjust. Finding our way in a new market will take more then what we have currently have in place.
I went to several utsa games in the past year, I get a ton of spam from them. Bt I read it. They engage their students with things such as yell practice. Teaching new cheers. Its done at night with the band and all the coaches attend. Also their ad promotes all sports. And honestly their attendance is the same as ours. But the excitment they provide to the students is amazing.
the first meeting of these programs on the field will be interesting. The two babies of cusa. We gave a ton of information to utsa via bw/coker and their wbb coach was part of the coaching team that went to the ncaa inn 1986. Lubby jersey is hanging in the big blue hallway.
Stay tuned for our successful coming of age and going thru growing pains. For the most part I don't think we will be taken seriously as an fbs team until we move into the new stadium.
(10-27-2013 09:03 PM)workingodu Wrote: [ -> ]I agree on all points. But while I have been thinking we had turned a corner on the move, yesterday showed me we are still transitional. We are handling the move great but we still have a ways to go. I believe the attendance shows we want to be the best. I'm a huge supporter that while we will succeed we need to supplement what we currently have with caa admin with former fbs admin. If they come for the right schools ie texas and ok and cali, the excitment will continue to grow.
We were a big fish in a small pond. We have a great rep at that level. Top notch. But now we will be small fish in a big pond. Still with a great rep but we need to continue to rebrand and adjust. Finding our way in a new market will take more then what we have currently have in place.
I went to several utsa games in the past year, I get a ton of spam from them. Bt I read it. They engage their students with things such as yell practice. Teaching new cheers. Its done at night with the band and all the coaches attend. Also their ad promotes all sports. And honestly their attendance is the same as ours. But the excitment they provide to the students is amazing.
the first meeting of these programs on the field will be interesting. The two babies of cusa. We gave a ton of information to utsa via bw/coker and their wbb coach was part of the coaching team that went to the ncaa inn 1986. Lubby jersey is hanging in the big blue hallway.
Stay tuned for our successful coming of age and going thru growing pains. For the most part I don't think we will be taken seriously as an fbs team until we move into the new stadium.
"They engage their students with things such as yell practice. Teaching new cheers. Its done at night with the band and all the coaches attend". This is done at a lot of Schools.
ODU really should not try to reinvent the wheel. In regards to PR and getting students more engaged, and even for Joe and Jane Q public Monarch football fans.
We only need to select those that work best for ODU and emulate a few of the best PR gold nuggets or treasures that will help create an electric and energized crazy home field swagger for ODU (football, basketball and any others that it would work for)
Good sugestions workingodu
(10-27-2013 09:03 PM)workingodu Wrote: [ -> ]I agree on all points. But while I have been thinking we had turned a corner on the move, yesterday showed me we are still transitional. We are handling the move great but we still have a ways to go. I believe the attendance shows we want to be the best. I'm a huge supporter that while we will succeed we need to supplement what we currently have with caa admin with former fbs admin. If they come for the right schools ie texas and ok and cali, the excitment will continue to grow.
We were a big fish in a small pond. We have a great rep at that level. Top notch. But now we will be small fish in a big pond. Still with a great rep but we need to continue to rebrand and adjust. Finding our way in a new market will take more then what we have currently have in place.
I went to several utsa games in the past year, I get a ton of spam from them. Bt I read it. They engage their students with things such as yell practice. Teaching new cheers. Its done at night with the band and all the coaches attend. Also their ad promotes all sports. And honestly their attendance is the same as ours. But the excitment they provide to the students is amazing.
the first meeting of these programs on the field will be interesting. The two babies of cusa. We gave a ton of information to utsa via bw/coker and their wbb coach was part of the coaching team that went to the ncaa inn 1986. Lubby jersey is hanging in the big blue hallway.
Stay tuned for our successful coming of age and going thru growing pains. For the most part I don't think we will be taken seriously as an fbs team until we move into the new stadium.
If you are alluding to attendance, we could look at it another way.
NSU home game attendance this year is as follows:
Maine 8,881 (home opener)
Charleston Southern 5,963
Savannah St. 6,272
Hampton 8,525
Even crosstown conference rival Hampton was substantially lower in attendance than our game.
ODU was 11,308. That we had over 6000 means we had more at their stadium than they did!
I have to admit that although I went to ECU and UMD, I wasn't excited about a 2hr trip to see a MEAC FCS team, especially since I have only missed one home game ever. (wedding)
No I was talking about attendance at nsu as part of the transition. Our away attendance truly has no bearing on who we are. We aren't measuring ourselfs any longer against fcs.