Mark in Chicago
New member
- Joined
- Jun 7, 2009
- Messages
- 16
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 1
Does anyone know the reasons why? Nation exposure? Good or bad for fans, team, conditions?
Coyle wanted to eliminate following excuses for lame Gopher fans:
I’m deer hunting.
I’m duck hunting.
I’m fishing.
I have my kids soccer game.
I have my daughters dance recital.
We have youth football.
I have to rake leaves.
We are driving to see fall colors.
I have to take the dock out.
Minnesota has never played Georgia State in football.
That said, “the struggle” was based on two freak plays and included an outstanding, last second, game winning drive by Minnesota’s outstanding QB. Georgia Southern thought they had the game won and Morgan drove a stake right in their heart. That’s cold, but that’s what winners do.
Coyle wanted to eliminate following excuses for lame Gopher fans:
I’m deer hunting.
I’m duck hunting.
I’m fishing.
I have my kids soccer game.
I have my daughters dance recital.
We have youth football.
I have to rake leaves.
We are driving to see fall colors.
I have to take the dock out.
I’ve always laughed at these “excuses”. Weird how no other schools’ fan bases have these conflicts. So, so, funny - and lame.
Scott Frost has a 10:30 curfew.Does anyone know the reasons why? Nation exposure? Good or bad for fans, team, conditions?
I’ve always laughed at these “excuses”. Weird how no other schools’ fan bases have these conflicts. So, so, funny - and lame.
I am very glad to get a home night game. It puzzled me for years that the Gophers couldn't get a home night game while teams of similar records and stature did even though we had rivals either trucking in portable lights or using lights that seemed to have the equivalent wattage to a dozen birthday candles while have a stadium that opened in 2009 with has lighting that is as modern as can be and constantly got overlooked.
The Big Ten's TV deals call for at least six prime time games on either ABC or ESPN and up to another 9 games on Fox, FS1 or BTN. Unlike years ago, the games are no longer set before the season. That way if a team comes up like we are in 2019, they can get a game in prime time. The conference needed a game to air at night and our good performance and Nebraska's relative recovery this season, fan support, and history got us the spot.
Years ago Nebraska fans used to fill the Dome when they came in because of all the armchair fans, Minnesota born Nebraska alums who came home, other Nebraska fans who moved here, and traveling fans who in many cases followed the team here and elsewhere because getting seats in Lincoln was and still is so difficult. When Nebraska first joined the Big Ten, the place filled up in 2013. In 2015 with the extra end zone bleachers for the Vikes, the game drew a sellout of over 54,000. However in 2017 the game didn't even officially draw more than 40,000 and the actual crowd was much less. Between the Gophers playing well and the Huskers being 4-2, the game ought to draw okay, but between the thrashing dealt out to them by Ohio State and the lack of any quality wins, I'm not expecting Nebraska fans to take over or for the game to even sell out.
Doesn't TV dictate pretty much every start time? 6:30 CT is 7:30 ET, by the way...which is a juicy start time.
I don't think there is much question anymore that this game will be a sellout.
After looking at your post, I went to GopherSports.com and was legitimately surprised by the low availability of tickets. Yes we are 5-0, but there isn't a high profile win in the bunch, we struggled in every win before the Illinois game with the home dates played in front of tiny crowds, and the #25 ranking came well after the tickets had to have sold. It doesn't feel like there's much buzz for the team locally and that makes me amend my previous statement. I now fear that the Nebraska fans are coming in far greater numbers than the last two visits. It also makes me wonder about StubHub speculators buying up seats for resale and whether that market is really there.
I was in a hurry and I was wrong. The U of M announced 49,112 for the SDSU opener. In the heat of the moment and in a rush to make my point, I went too far with the "tiny" comment regarding that game, but the number of tickets sold and the actual number of fans in the house were two different things. It was a solid crowd, but enough sold seats went unused that it was visible upstairs.
Every freshman in orientation week got a free ticket to the opener, so don't be that hard on yourself. Maybe 40K in the stadium. It dropped for the next two home games. Under 40K sold for Illinios, maybe 30K or less in the stadium.
Nebraska has always traveled well, so it probably will be a sellout or close to one. Remaining three games have plenty available, especially in the upper level.
You realize the PSU game is a month away and Wisconsin 7 weeks, right? I'd be shocked if both games are not sold out. I guess we'll see, but hopefully you're willing to eat your crow when your theory is debunked.
Wow, lighten up. What theory? Where'd I say there's not a chance those two games could sell out? It's a fact there are plenty of tickets available for those three games, go look.