(02-28-2020 09:50 AM)T4C8 Wrote:  My input on this....It's been about 15 years of this, and every year a bunch complain like its the first year we don't have all Saturday games. I guess you can still choose not to, but I feel by now we should all have moved to acceptance. I think ratings have dipped so they have toned back the number of games which is good.

November attendance is completely driven by how good we are anyway. if we're 6-5 on a cold November night, do we really think that many more people would be there on a Saturday? When we have been good, we've have 20,000+ on weekdays.

I don't mind a few weekday games. I like having something to look forward to during the week. When Toledo isn't playing i love to watch the other MAC games during the week. Sure there is no tailgating on a weekday, but even as someone who tailgates with the best of them, I'm not going to be there more than a couple hours before the game anyway on a cold day.

Finally, that last Tuesday, I love and have been asking to play on that day instead of Black Friday for a while. A ton of people have that Wednesday after off. If you are worried about attendance, I honestly think we would draw better on that Tuesday than Black Friday anyway. I will never understand why people don't come to a game on that Friday, but they just didn't. I'm happy it will now open up a long weekend to go somewhere and not having to stay in Toledo for a game. Maybe we will schedule basketball that weekend.

Rant/thoughts over

Last mid week home game of over 20,000 in GB was 2015, undefeated Rockets (ranked #20) against NIU, only we ever see those numbers again would be the same scenario

"I will never understand why people don't come to a game on that Friday"
Because causal CFB and UT fans are traveling, out of town, shopping or not interested in noon game at 20F, game is rarely meaningful....never surprises me that game is poorly attended

(02-28-2020 09:43 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  When you beat BG 8 years in a row you can expect minimal fan interest, even if it's your rival... Now BG will actually bring more than 500 and their band..plus we may actually head into the game, expecting it could be competitive! As long as we aren't worse than 3-3... I'll expect a sell out for BGSUcks.

lack of students on fall break weekend will virtually assure game is not a sell out

(02-28-2020 01:57 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 09:43 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  When you beat BG 8 years in a row you can expect minimal fan interest, even if it's your rival... Now BG will actually bring more than 500 and their band..plus we may actually head into the game, expecting it could be competitive! As long as we aren't worse than 3-3... I'll expect a sell out for BGSUcks.

lack of students on fall break weekend will virtually assure game is not a sell out

We have the best crowds in the league even when we are 6-6. So if we have 24k and change and it's loud? That will be good enough for me.

I bet we can sell out for SDSU too if we beat Tulsa and our fan base is fired up.

(02-28-2020 01:55 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 09:50 AM)T4C8 Wrote:  My input on this....It's been about 15 years of this, and every year a bunch complain like its the first year we don't have all Saturday games. I guess you can still choose not to, but I feel by now we should all have moved to acceptance. I think ratings have dipped so they have toned back the number of games which is good.

November attendance is completely driven by how good we are anyway. if we're 6-5 on a cold November night, do we really think that many more people would be there on a Saturday? When we have been good, we've have 20,000+ on weekdays.

I don't mind a few weekday games. I like having something to look forward to during the week. When Toledo isn't playing i love to watch the other MAC games during the week. Sure there is no tailgating on a weekday, but even as someone who tailgates with the best of them, I'm not going to be there more than a couple hours before the game anyway on a cold day.

Finally, that last Tuesday, I love and have been asking to play on that day instead of Black Friday for a while. A ton of people have that Wednesday after off. If you are worried about attendance, I honestly think we would draw better on that Tuesday than Black Friday anyway. I will never understand why people don't come to a game on that Friday, but they just didn't. I'm happy it will now open up a long weekend to go somewhere and not having to stay in Toledo for a game. Maybe we will schedule basketball that weekend.

Rant/thoughts over

Last mid week home game of over 20,000 in GB was 2015, undefeated Rockets (ranked #20) against NIU, only we ever see those numbers again would be the same scenario

"I will never understand why people don't come to a game on that Friday"
Because causal CFB and UT fans are traveling, out of town, shopping or not interested in noon game at 20F, game is rarely meaningful....never surprises me that game is poorly attended

So to further my point...I think we will do better on that Tuesday. In my head, there are only 2 weekday games. Which seems like a great schedule

(02-28-2020 02:12 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 01:57 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 09:43 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  When you beat BG 8 years in a row you can expect minimal fan interest, even if it's your rival... Now BG will actually bring more than 500 and their band..plus we may actually head into the game, expecting it could be competitive! As long as we aren't worse than 3-3... I'll expect a sell out for BGSUcks.

lack of students on fall break weekend will virtually assure game is not a sell out

We have the best crowds in the league even when we are 6-6. So if we have 24k and change and it's loud? That will be good enough for me.

I bet we can sell out for SDSU too if we beat Tulsa and our fan base is fired up.

Never debated that UT fans and GB crowds are great, best in MAC, but being realistic about the thoughts for sold out games unless team has historical year, undefeated and ranked throughout the season

Rockets beat Sparty and we are will energize the casual fan.

(03-01-2020 01:34 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 02:12 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 01:57 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 09:43 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  When you beat BG 8 years in a row you can expect minimal fan interest, even if it's your rival... Now BG will actually bring more than 500 and their band..plus we may actually head into the game, expecting it could be competitive! As long as we aren't worse than 3-3... I'll expect a sell out for BGSUcks.

lack of students on fall break weekend will virtually assure game is not a sell out

We have the best crowds in the league even when we are 6-6. So if we have 24k and change and it's loud? That will be good enough for me.

I bet we can sell out for SDSU too if we beat Tulsa and our fan base is fired up.

Never debated that UT fans and GB crowds are great, best in MAC, but being realistic about the thoughts for sold out games unless team has historical year, undefeated and ranked throughout the season

Rockets beat Sparty and we are will energize the casual fan.

(03-01-2020 01:34 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 02:12 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 01:57 PM)PaulJ Wrote:  

(02-28-2020 09:43 AM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  When you beat BG 8 years in a row you can expect minimal fan interest, even if it's your rival... Now BG will actually bring more than 500 and their band..plus we may actually head into the game, expecting it could be competitive! As long as we aren't worse than 3-3... I'll expect a sell out for BGSUcks.

lack of students on fall break weekend will virtually assure game is not a sell out

We have the best crowds in the league even when we are 6-6. So if we have 24k and change and it's loud? That will be good enough for me.

I bet we can sell out for SDSU too if we beat Tulsa and our fan base is fired up.

Never debated that UT fans and GB crowds are great, best in MAC, but being realistic about the thoughts for sold out games unless team has historical year, undefeated and ranked throughout the season

(03-03-2020 12:08 PM)rocketinchitown Wrote:  Rockets beat Sparty and we are will energize the casual fan.

YUP.

Just win baby.