Homecoming Attendance

[Triple B]

Afternoon games are tough, for whatever reason. Funny how 65,000 people have NO problem with day games on SUNDAY....

People have been programmed for 30 years for 1 or 4 on a Sunday afternoon ... Plus, there's very little youth sports on Sunday.

[snarling Bull]

As a lot of people here have stated, it is a 12 noon game. I look for around 30,000 or so.  The last time we had a noon game at home attendance wwas bad.

[lotsofbull99]

Don't worry about attendance, the guys in the Dumbgeon will be counting red seats for us.

[Economics_Nerd82]

So all of you naysayers out there... what is the cure for this lack of attendance to noon games? Just more time and more tradition? Or can SG and other organizations help?

[BullsFanInTX]

Barely over 40K but no where near 50K

[Barbie]

Students are joining the 50,000 for homecoming facebook group... 707 so far  

722

[smazza]

over 90,000 come to usc games in the day

put out a good product and they come

[outrunner]

put out a good product and they come

College football is not a product, it's a tradition. As USFs tradition becomes deeper, people will come.

[chicky9914]

I made a facebook invite for students and have gotten a little over 300 RSVPs but some of those include cheerleaders, football players, etc.  I say why not shoot for it...attendance has been disappointing this year, but I think we should take this challenge and run with it.  Bring your neighbors and your friends...convert some Bulls fans! I know quite a few people who are driving down from UF and FSU, and who attend HCC that plan on coming.  We need to get people more involved in day games.

[WoolyBully]

So all of you naysayers out there... what is the cure for this lack of attendance to noon games? Just more time and more tradition? Or can SG and other organizations help?

That's it...just give it time. Thang is...the bulk of our season ticket holders are families, with the wife and chu'ren in tow. And Saturday mornings tend to be organized activities for the youngin's . It's not just 'the guys' buying season tickets for football. And to a lot of them, it's their Saturday night entertainment.

Personally, if the Bulls were playing at 4:00 in the morning, I'd be there, but not everyone adjusts their schedule around the game times.

Giving it some more time is all you can do. That, and wait for more 'tradition', which naturally comes from history.

Think noon games get some discussion? You should have been here a few years back when we had a game scheduled on Halloween night. Now that made for some lively discussion.  8-)