Where Were The Students?

[Apis Bull]

 

Our students mindset is different, mostly because we are still a young fanbase. I understand wanting to see a winner, but at a lot of schools it's more than just seeing a winner.  It's just something you do on game day.  My time in Columbia, SC was pre Lou Holtz.  USCe sucked and yet the games were packed and the student section was full.

 

Yeah, but what ELSE could you do there? After all, they had no beaches and no Publix back then.

 

 

Au contraire, mon frere.  They did have a Publix back then.  You may have a point about nothing else to do, but they never even thought of doing anything else.  I assure you that a lot of our students, "something else" is sleeping or watching TV.

[USF_Bullwinkle]

Our students mindset is different, mostly because we are still a young fanbase. I understand wanting to see a winner, but at a lot of schools it's more than just seeing a winner.  It's just something you do on game day.  My time in Columbia, SC was pre Lou Holtz.  USCe sucked and yet the games were packed and the student section was full.

The students age here are the same as the students age there. The problem is our conference lacks named opponents. South Carolina gets the luxury of hosting UF, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M. Auburn, etc whether they stink or not.

[Apis Bull]

 

Our students mindset is different, mostly because we are still a young fanbase. I understand wanting to see a winner, but at a lot of schools it's more than just seeing a winner.  It's just something you do on game day.  My time in Columbia, SC was pre Lou Holtz.  USCe sucked and yet the games were packed and the student section was full.

The students age here are the same as the students age there. The problem is our conference lacks named opponents. South Carolina gets the luxury of hosting UF, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M. Auburn, etc whether they stink or not.

 

 

Valid point, however I personally have never heard of anyone say they were going because of the opponent.  They went to Furman, SC State, etc., as well as they went to UF, Clemson, UGA, etc.

[Apis Bull]

 

Our students mindset is different, mostly because we are still a young fanbase. I understand wanting to see a winner, but at a lot of schools it's more than just seeing a winner.  It's just something you do on game day.  My time in Columbia, SC was pre Lou Holtz.  USCe sucked and yet the games were packed and the student section was full.

The students age here are the same as the students age there. The problem is our conference lacks named opponents. South Carolina gets the luxury of hosting UF, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M. Auburn, etc whether they stink or not.

 

 

Also, obviously you knew I didn't mean the students actual age.  The mindset is just different.  Kids there grow up knowing that they are going to USC or Clemson, depending on their family, and they don't question it.

[theman123]

 

 

Doesn't matter how "awesome" our games were back then, a UF-UGA or a FSU-ND like game would have been "awesomer" so could you really seriously have blamed any of those students for skipping a USF home game back then ..... Point is, there's no real reason for ever doing something like other than they're not really USF fans ... which is fine but don't make ******** excuses for them

 

 

I strongly disagree w/ you. I don't want to take a shot at you, but you just don't have a feel with students right now. When we are fun to watch, students are excited about Bulls football.

 

Also, we brought 50k+ several times in 2009 ( which included 57K the night before the florida-georgia game). I wasn't in the student section back then, but I highly doubt the student sections weren't filled in the lower bowl throughout the season.

 

My closest example is when I was a freshman in 2011, games where FUN to go to, tailgating was great and we where excited to go to games. Interest definitely tailed off towards the end of the year, but I remember even going to the WVU game and having a blast with several students that didn't even think about going to the game vs. Houston.

[Dhambuc]

One would think that Tampa fans (those who grew up here in the area) would be accustomed to going to games to see a team that isn't competitive.  Look at the Yuckaneers  before the Super Bowl run and  the past few years.   Even though the Bucs were losing consistently people still showed up and it was fun( thinking back to the big sombrero days).  (not so much fun lately)    

 

 

Attendance issues seem to be a problem lately for  A LOT of schools.  The Wisconsin game this year their student section was half full for half the game(  I was there in person) (it was the quietest 70,000 in a stadium Ive ever seen).      Michigan has lowered their season ticket prices for their students as well.  Lots of schools are struggling with attendance in the past few years.

 

It seems that the NEW GENERATION of Fans (if you can call them Fans) is all about Winning  or they  wont attend.  They need instant gratification  or cant be bothered.     Maybe its a societal issue and not just a USF issue?  With that said Still no excuse to NOT ATTEND your own schools game in order to attend another In State schools game instead. (those fans Students or non students ) are probably not what I would call REAL fans anyway.  (more like Bandwagon fans). 

 

I look forward to the days when USF is a powerhouse again. Will make seasons like the last 3 or 4 bitter sweet.

Edited November 4, 2014 by Dhambuc

[USF_Bullwinkle]

 

 

Our students mindset is different, mostly because we are still a young fanbase. I understand wanting to see a winner, but at a lot of schools it's more than just seeing a winner.  It's just something you do on game day.  My time in Columbia, SC was pre Lou Holtz.  USCe sucked and yet the games were packed and the student section was full.

The students age here are the same as the students age there. The problem is our conference lacks named opponents. South Carolina gets the luxury of hosting UF, Georgia, LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M. Auburn, etc whether they stink or not.

 

 

Also, obviously you knew I didn't mean the students actual age.  The mindset is just different.  Kids there grow up knowing that they are going to USC or Clemson, depending on their family, and they don't question it.

 

Very true. We need to develop a history of winning. Too bad we don't get the default financial advantages of these "P5" teams.

[Triple B]

 

 

 

 

i've already told you ucif has been packing there aluminum wok with 12,000+ students each game this season. but I'm sure most here will still disagree even though I have video evidence to prove it. not to mention make up words i've said by replacing "hash" with "bash". if we don't stand in our truth then we are done. this is our truth.

 

I actually wouldn't mind a pic from their student section. I tailgated there this year with roughly 20 students in the gorup and only about 8 went into the game. A lot of UCF students I know don't go into the stadium and have told me their student turnout isn't very good.

 

 

I know about 20 students who went to the Florida-Georgia Game on Saturday.  I know no one who went to the USF-Houston game.

 Those students should be ashamed. (choosing to attend another instate game over attending and rooting for their own school)     (Personal feeling here).     They are most likely never going  to  be USF fans.  (mind boggling to me)  Cant be because they thought UF would win, Even Their die hard fans are calling for Muschamp's head because UF has been stinking it up  and no one thought they would win.

 

Question to them, Why didn't they choose to attend UF instead of USF?

 

 

I may get some crap for this, but can you seriously blame any of those students? Sorry, but that Florida-Georgia game was probably 10 times more entertaining, no matter what the outcome. Add in the fact that that is one of the most exciting tailgates to go to, you cannot blame them at all. It's college, kids want to have fun and going to a USF game isn't much fun.

 

I was lucky enough to get a FSU v. ND ticket this year and got to enjoy some sweet tailgating. Luckily it was during a USF road game so I didn't have to miss a game. But had USF played a home game that day, I probably would have gone to Tally still, and I wouldn't have felt that bad.

 

This from the last ucif home game. If you pause it at about 12 seconds into it you'll see it packed.

 

http://vimeo.com/110080009

 

It's true they had student attendance issues in the past, probably before their Cinderella season, but that seems to have changed.

 

 

I don't believe anyone on this thread is questioning UCF's student attendance following a year they won a BCS bowl ... What's been questioned is your near capacity nonsense for lowly games and that video shows that you're full of ****.

 

Wow! I'm simply answering a request from above "I actually wouldn't mind a pic from their student section."  Which is something you rarely ever do on here outside of complaining like a disgruntled old man. I'd also like to see where you quoted me as saying "bash" before rambling on about it when it was never stated in the first place. As a mod, you should have learned how to read a long time ago before calling someone out without double checking first. Plus the video I provided with the exception of the "left corner" appears to be pretty full. Are you jealous of those ********? Because it seems you are with your ramblings.

 

 

Maybe you ought to learn how to use the Quote function a little better instead of wasting valuable space ... and the first lesson is to clarify what you're whining about pertaining to "bash" ... and just stop trying to justify your near capacity baloney for lowly games. The game in that vid had an ANNOUNCED crowd of 39K. The games you were referring to had 4 to 8K less ANNOUNCED attendance ... Plus, you posing as a USF is getting a little tiresome.

[Triple B]

One would think that Tampa fans (those who grew up here in the area) would be accustomed to going to games to see a team that isn't competitive.  Look at the Yuckaneers  before the Super Bowl run and  the past few years.   Even though the Bucs were losing consistently people still showed up and it was fun( thinking back to the big sombrero days).  (not so much fun lately)    

 

 

Attendance issues seem to be a problem lately for  A LOT of schools.  The Wisconsin game this year their student section was half full for half the game(  I was there in person) (it was the quietest 70,000 in a stadium Ive ever seen).      Michigan has lowered their season ticket prices for their students as well.  Lots of schools are struggling with attendance in the past few years.

 

It seems that the NEW GENERATION of Fans (if you can call them Fans) is all about Winning  or they  wont attend.  They need instant gratification  or cant be bothered.     Maybe its a societal issue and not just a USF issue?  With that said Still no excuse to NOT ATTEND your own schools game in order to attend another In State schools game instead. (those fans Students or non students ) are probably not what I would call REAL fans anyway.  (more like Bandwagon fans). 

 

I look forward to the days when USF is a powerhouse again. Will make seasons like the last 3 or 4 bitter sweet.

 

You pretty much nailed this new generation of fans as a whole ... and it's obviously worse at places like USF without decades of fan foundation building.

[USF_Bullwinkle]

 

 

 

 

 

i've already told you ucif has been packing there aluminum wok with 12,000+ students each game this season. but I'm sure most here will still disagree even though I have video evidence to prove it. not to mention make up words i've said by replacing "hash" with "bash". if we don't stand in our truth then we are done. this is our truth.

 

I actually wouldn't mind a pic from their student section. I tailgated there this year with roughly 20 students in the gorup and only about 8 went into the game. A lot of UCF students I know don't go into the stadium and have told me their student turnout isn't very good.

 

 

I know about 20 students who went to the Florida-Georgia Game on Saturday.  I know no one who went to the USF-Houston game.

 Those students should be ashamed. (choosing to attend another instate game over attending and rooting for their own school)     (Personal feeling here).     They are most likely never going  to  be USF fans.  (mind boggling to me)  Cant be because they thought UF would win, Even Their die hard fans are calling for Muschamp's head because UF has been stinking it up  and no one thought they would win.

 

Question to them, Why didn't they choose to attend UF instead of USF?

 

 

I may get some crap for this, but can you seriously blame any of those students? Sorry, but that Florida-Georgia game was probably 10 times more entertaining, no matter what the outcome. Add in the fact that that is one of the most exciting tailgates to go to, you cannot blame them at all. It's college, kids want to have fun and going to a USF game isn't much fun.

 

I was lucky enough to get a FSU v. ND ticket this year and got to enjoy some sweet tailgating. Luckily it was during a USF road game so I didn't have to miss a game. But had USF played a home game that day, I probably would have gone to Tally still, and I wouldn't have felt that bad.

 

This from the last ucif home game. If you pause it at about 12 seconds into it you'll see it packed.

 

http://vimeo.com/110080009

 

It's true they had student attendance issues in the past, probably before their Cinderella season, but that seems to have changed.

 

 

I don't believe anyone on this thread is questioning UCF's student attendance following a year they won a BCS bowl ... What's been questioned is your near capacity nonsense for lowly games and that video shows that you're full of ****.

 

Wow! I'm simply answering a request from above "I actually wouldn't mind a pic from their student section."  Which is something you rarely ever do on here outside of complaining like a disgruntled old man. I'd also like to see where you quoted me as saying "bash" before rambling on about it when it was never stated in the first place. As a mod, you should have learned how to read a long time ago before calling someone out without double checking first. Plus the video I provided with the exception of the "left corner" appears to be pretty full. Are you jealous of those ********? Because it seems you are with your ramblings.

 

 

Maybe you ought to learn how to use the Quote function a little better instead of wasting valuable space ... and the first lesson is to clarify what you're whining about pertaining to "bash" ... and just stop trying to justify your near capacity baloney for lowly games. The game in that vid had an ANNOUNCED crowd of 39K. The games you were referring to had 4 to 8K less ANNOUNCED attendance ... Plus, you posing as a USF is getting a little tiresome.

 

I don't need to learn ****. You need to learn how to read what people actually type instead of flying off the handle like some grown man who still throws tantrums. I stand behind my claim that the "ANNOUNCED" attendance seems pretty close to those actual people in the seats. Especially since the capacity is 45+ as someone else already stated. The students filled their section. No need to run around pretending like they didn't. The visual proof is clear right there in your face. Unless you can prove better otherwise than that, simply face the music. We need to win badly and stop trying to make excuses. Me posing as a USF is like you posing as a solution.