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Our fan base, or perhaps it is just Minnesota culture - just isn't very compatible with the large scale seating plans like white outs, or Iowa's every-other-section dress code that these schools dust off a time or two per season. It is strange, because if you put something free in our seats, we will be all over it. Homer hanky, or as I assume, the gold towels that will be handed out prior to the Penn State game.
But make no mistake: the maroon-out will be yet another dismal failure to take its place among a long line of dismal failures trying to get people to dress the same color.
It has been mentioned in the past that the only way this is overcome is to put a tshirt of the right color in every seat. Then, maybe, this works. But even then, it requires people to change what they are wearing (which most will not) and it requires tshirt weather (iffy by October, and no chance once it gets to November). This will be another failure. People will be in their winter coats and gloves. They'll wave that gold towel, so kudos for providing that, but there will probably be as much blaze orange in the stadium as maroon, despite the "maroon out."
So how do you fix this? Gotta hand something out that people can throw over what they are wearing, and not have to change to wear. Perhaps a reversible cooking apron or maybe even a non-rain style cheap poncho coat (cheap, no insulation, full of advertising). Add all the advertising you'd like, get companies to pay for it, and make it reversible Maroon on one side and Gold on the other. Hand something like this out to everyone in attendance, for a selected high selling game once per year. It's the closest this market will ever come to pulling off a maroon-out.
But make no mistake: the maroon-out will be yet another dismal failure to take its place among a long line of dismal failures trying to get people to dress the same color.
It has been mentioned in the past that the only way this is overcome is to put a tshirt of the right color in every seat. Then, maybe, this works. But even then, it requires people to change what they are wearing (which most will not) and it requires tshirt weather (iffy by October, and no chance once it gets to November). This will be another failure. People will be in their winter coats and gloves. They'll wave that gold towel, so kudos for providing that, but there will probably be as much blaze orange in the stadium as maroon, despite the "maroon out."
So how do you fix this? Gotta hand something out that people can throw over what they are wearing, and not have to change to wear. Perhaps a reversible cooking apron or maybe even a non-rain style cheap poncho coat (cheap, no insulation, full of advertising). Add all the advertising you'd like, get companies to pay for it, and make it reversible Maroon on one side and Gold on the other. Hand something like this out to everyone in attendance, for a selected high selling game once per year. It's the closest this market will ever come to pulling off a maroon-out.
. My wife will be covered in everything she owns plus a blanket. I've already seen folks at games this year dressed like it was February. When golfing, you're active and moving around. That's a bit different than sitting in a stadium seat.
