(09-11-2023 09:56 PM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  

(09-11-2023 08:37 PM)Dog Fan Wrote:  

(09-11-2023 08:30 PM)DiehardHuskie Wrote:  It’s embarrassing. An empty stadium on a glorious day, coming off a “P5” win, playing an in state rival, and empty seats all over.

I pulled up to Lot K at 9:15, a bunch of cars already in the lot, parked with tailgates already going. One group Didn’t have a pass. Remind me again why I’m paying a premium to park in that lot?

They really need to count all the idiots who tailgate in the lots throughout the game. Never understood why idiots would go to a game and then not attend it. If they counted those idiots, our attendance would get a nice bump.

When I went to NIU in the mid-80's, I can surely attest that there were more people in the East lot still tailgating during the game than there were in the stadium. Looking back at that time, I can see why there apathy. The OOC home games were usually a FCS type school and even though we were in the MAC, we had no rivals at all in the conference. The opponent was always "One of those MAC Ohio or Michigan teams". Plus there never were any consistent top programs in MAC football. It always seemed that a school would be good for a couple of years, lose their head coach and would take another 6 years to rebuild. So every year you didn't which team will be good. It seemed t he at there was a new top dog every year. The opponents did not get you excited.
I'm not saying it was right, but that is the way it was.

I guess we should be thankful that these morons bought season tickets (hopefully) and paid for parking. NIU should have a special lot just for tailgaters to spend the entire game in. No season tickets needed, but charge them a small fortune to park and tailgate. I have seen large TVs and satellite dishes set up. The only thing missing was a bed, shower, and bathtub - but those with RVs already have that. Of course, they could park their RVs (or whatever) and set up their elaborate tailgates for free in their own driveways or a Walmart parking lot, but at least NIU is getting some money for this. I have never understood going to a football game and not going in the stadium to watch the game. To me, it's the height of moronic stupidity.