Here is a summary of the recent GopherHole Survey as well as some comparisons of previous surveys.
There were 45 respondents who participated in this year's survey. I was hoping for 100 respondents.
Respondents in previous surveys:
2007 229
2008 179
2009 171
2010 174
2011 179
2012 108
Age: This year’s respondents average age is 48.77 years. The average age in the previous surveys was 37 years.
Gender:
Male 45
Female 0
Minnesota Native:
Yes 36
No 9
Current residence/locale:
MN –27
CA – 2
CO – 1
FL - 1 GA – 1
IA - 2
NB – 1
NV – 1
NH – 1
SD – 1
TX – 2
WA – 1
Other: England 1 and Thailand -1 (Two respondents left the question blank.)
Gopher fan # of years {average):
33.16
Average years of previous surveys – 27.30
Season ticket holder:
Yes - 13
No – 30
Attend at least one game per season:
Yes – 30
No – 15
Post-Secondary Degrees
BA – 41
Masters – 18
Doctorate – 6
AA – 1
None – 3
Favorite poster(s):
Daniel House – 20
SON – 19
BleedGopher – 16
GopherLady – 11
Spoofin - 10
Other – There were several posters who received a vote or two.
What do you like about GopherHole?
There was a plethora of responses. The most common were:
Recruiting news.
Debate and discussion about Gopher sports.
Humor
Entertaining
“Gopher history tid bits.”
“Die Hard Gopher fans.”
Post-game threads.
Diverse opinions
knowledgeable fans and posters
It’s free
Interaction with others
Articles
What would you change or add to GopherHole?
A more mobile friendly website
Removal of posts that hijack threads (frequently mentioned).
Removal of trolls
“Spell out rules and regs for why people are banned and how they can be re-instated.”
Ability to “like” posts.
“More monitoring of recruiting threads that always seem to get derailed.”
Less name-calling, sniping
Website needs a new look
Shut down posters who only attack
“Lots of arguments get rehashed verbatim, multiple threads.”
Go Gophers!!
There were 45 respondents who participated in this year's survey. I was hoping for 100 respondents.
Respondents in previous surveys:
2007 229
2008 179
2009 171
2010 174
2011 179
2012 108
Age: This year’s respondents average age is 48.77 years. The average age in the previous surveys was 37 years.
Gender:
Male 45
Female 0
Minnesota Native:
Yes 36
No 9
Current residence/locale:
MN –27
CA – 2
CO – 1
FL - 1 GA – 1
IA - 2
NB – 1
NV – 1
NH – 1
SD – 1
TX – 2
WA – 1
Other: England 1 and Thailand -1 (Two respondents left the question blank.)
Gopher fan # of years {average):
33.16
Average years of previous surveys – 27.30
Season ticket holder:
Yes - 13
No – 30
Attend at least one game per season:
Yes – 30
No – 15
Post-Secondary Degrees
BA – 41
Masters – 18
Doctorate – 6
AA – 1
None – 3
Favorite poster(s):
Daniel House – 20
SON – 19
BleedGopher – 16
GopherLady – 11
Spoofin - 10
Other – There were several posters who received a vote or two.
What do you like about GopherHole?
There was a plethora of responses. The most common were:
Recruiting news.
Debate and discussion about Gopher sports.
Humor
Entertaining
“Gopher history tid bits.”
“Die Hard Gopher fans.”
Post-game threads.
Diverse opinions
knowledgeable fans and posters
It’s free
Interaction with others
Articles
What would you change or add to GopherHole?
A more mobile friendly website
Removal of posts that hijack threads (frequently mentioned).
Removal of trolls
“Spell out rules and regs for why people are banned and how they can be re-instated.”
Ability to “like” posts.
“More monitoring of recruiting threads that always seem to get derailed.”
Less name-calling, sniping
Website needs a new look
Shut down posters who only attack
“Lots of arguments get rehashed verbatim, multiple threads.”
Go Gophers!!
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