Football Attendance

[Outlaw]

I am hoping for a win and Golesh adds the student section to his tough ass dude club.

[Triple B]

41 minutes ago, Brad said:

[Bryson W]

God, the student section was nonexistent and there were only like 20k people there. I know its rice but come on, hopefully, we will have a good record coming into Fau. I heard the students saying they want to go to that game, its also homecoming so I hope its another famu crowd or bigger.

[hightechbull]

It should not matter who we are playing.   It should be fans showing to see USF kick the crap out of who we are playing.   It has been years since we have done that, so no wonder the crowds are not what they are supposed to be.   It is very discouraging to go through all the effort to go to the game and see your team flat on their face.   I think Coach Golesh has made a positive change with this team.   The results are on the field, and he expresses them in his press conferences.

It is a lot of effort to go to the game vs just sitting at home and watching the game on TV.    You have these thing to deal with

1. Preparing and packing for a tailgate
2. Driving to the game and paying for parking
3. Setting up your tailgate
4. Enjoying your tailgate - well that is a good thing
5. Tearing down the tailgate
6. Dealing with lines and security checks getting into the stadium
7. Dealing with lines inside the stadium
8. Dealing with extreme heat on day games
9. Dealing with the Bucs, the Glazers and RJS doing a "cash-ectomy" on your wallet if you go to the concessions.
10. Dealing with fans for the other team since they are everywhere for a lot of games (including lower level teams like FAMU)

That is a lot to expect from fans when the team lays a rotten egg at every home game for the past few years.   Once the team starts winning and winning big there will be a turn around.   It will probably not happen for another season or two, but that only happens if USF consistently wins at home.

  

[Dave_Glaser]

College football is doing its very best to kill programs like ours, in general, with how they are structuring things and being exclusive instead of inclusive. It has to be a grassroots effort in the Tampa Bay area to grow us and we have to win - A LOT.

[Cat941]

8 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

College football is doing its very best to kill programs like ours, in general, with how they are structuring things and being exclusive instead of inclusive. It has to be a grassroots effort in the Tampa Bay area to grow us and we have to win - A LOT.

I concur.  It can be done.  Won't be easy.   

[Dave_Glaser]

3 minutes ago, Cat941 said:

I concur.  It can be done.  Won't be easy.   

And, ultimately, if we start winning, I still don’t see how the networks, etc. can ignore having the Tampa Bay area as part of their club. That’s what really gives us a chance.

[michibull]

12 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

College football is doing its very best to kill programs like ours, in general, with how they are structuring things and being exclusive instead of inclusive. It has to be a grassroots effort in the Tampa Bay area to grow us and we have to win - A LOT.

You’re right, that’s where students and alumni are critical. The OCS will be a big part of this for us. Boise State has that kind of culture and we can too!!

[Bull Matrix]

4 minutes ago, Dave_Glaser said:

And, ultimately, if we start winning, I still don’t see how the networks, etc. can ignore having the Tampa Bay area as part of their club. That’s what really gives us a chance.

Exactly!! I believe USF is going to be in great shape whenever they start winning both in football & men’s hoops. Looking forward it all.

[Rocky Style]

37 minutes ago, hightechbull said:

cash-ectomy" on your wallet if you go to the concessions.

Hoping this is fixed at the OCS.