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Post by aggie2039 on Jul 10, 2024 21:56:05 GMT -5
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Post by popdad on Jul 10, 2024 22:12:04 GMT -5
Totally agree with the young man, but we need more youth in the reserve section. Be nice if we could (I know it’s not practical) add more seating in that area to fill it in with real fan noise.
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Post by KidHeartless on Jul 10, 2024 23:11:47 GMT -5
Totally agree with the young man, but we need more youth in the reserve section. Be nice if we could (I know it’s not practical) add more seating in that area to fill it in with real fan noise. I disagree. A universal effort is needed all over the stadium. Everyone has to do their part. Goes back to the word Thrilla been using earlier this year. SYNERGY. I hope the student leaders/band/cheerleaders/athletics staff see this clip. They gotta come together & figure something out. How to cheer Aggie sports on should be taught during welcome week tbh.
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Post by popdad on Jul 10, 2024 23:40:30 GMT -5
Totally agree with the young man, but we need more youth in the reserve section. Be nice if we could (I know it’s not practical) add more seating in that area to fill it in with real fan noise. I disagree. A universal effort is needed all over the stadium. Everyone has to do their part. Goes back to the word Thrilla been using earlier this year. SYNERGY. I hope the student leaders/band/cheerleaders/athletics staff see this clip. They gotta come together & figure something out. How to cheer Aggie sports on should be taught during welcome week tbh. Man I agree with what you’re saying, but from my view, the student section (whenever they’re there) are engaged and follow the game very well, react to game situations, and support the team and the band. I’ve seen people in the reserve section make statements when some stand to support like, why don’t they sit down. When something on the field cause a fan reaction, you can hear a lot folks asking whathappened. I’ve even seen people asleep. After seeing this for going on 38 years, I don’t see it changing. I can also say, that we do have our moments and give up on some in game situations… a long run, punt or kick return, any touchdown, but when it calls for noise support to pick up the team, I haven’t seen much of that.
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Post by The Professor on Jul 11, 2024 0:19:29 GMT -5
i said this on another post and i shall say it again
Our fans aren't true football diehards. Those folks are few and far between now. Our fans like the "event" type of game. The game is secondary and has been for quite some time.
These players are basically saying the same thing. Fans have no clue what's going on during the flow of the game
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Post by oldschool on Jul 11, 2024 1:26:25 GMT -5
Totally agree with the young man, but we need more youth in the reserve section. Be nice if we could (I know it’s not practical) add more seating in that area to fill it in with real fan noise. I disagree. A universal effort is needed all over the stadium. Everyone has to do their part. Goes back to the word Thrilla been using earlier this year. SYNERGY. I hope the student leaders/band/cheerleaders/athletics staff see this clip. They gotta come together & figure something out. How to cheer Aggie sports on should be taught during welcome week tbh. I agree ,a lot of folks want to put all the blame on the reserved section but that's bullcrap .It's not like everybody else is going HAM and only the reserved section is quiet.For example ,when the other team has the ball and it's 3rd dowm ,the announcer will say "can I get the Aggies to make some noise ",the crowd will get loud ,but as soon as the other team comes to the line of scrimmage,everybody ,and I do mean everybody gets quiet .Only the band is not allowed to play when the other team has the ball ,the fans can make all the noise they want during the entire game . There definitely needs to be more "synergy" as Thrilla puts it ,but it's gonna take everybody,band ,cheerleaders ,fans ,students and reserved to make it a true game day experience .
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Post by westcoastaggie on Jul 11, 2024 7:26:25 GMT -5
i said this on another post and i shall say it again Our fans aren't true football diehards. Those folks are few and far between now. Our fans like the "event" type of game. The game is secondary and has been for quite some time. These players are basically saying the same thing. Fans have no clue what's going on during the flow of the game The student body can be trained to become football diehards if the university puts the effort into it. And I’m not talking Aggie Livewires either because that was never fully embraced by all facets of the school. It’s honestly a necessary step for us to progress as a mid-major athletic department.
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Post by ohsixrain on Jul 11, 2024 7:47:34 GMT -5
I agree with the young man but, here we go! You know the band is gonna take it personal if you say they need to do more. And the casual fan will probably say, "Give us something to cheer about!" So, it becomes how many diehard fans do we actually have...? The fan that will spend 3.5 hours sitting in the rain to watch us get smoked by a Richmond or William & Mary. Those would be your diehards and I dare say, we don't have many.
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Post by aggie2039 on Jul 11, 2024 7:54:02 GMT -5
Let's stop being extreme, and making worse case scenario excuses.
The young man wants the crowd to be engaged...defense chants on third down regardless of the score.
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Post by ohsixrain on Jul 11, 2024 8:13:34 GMT -5
I'm not being extreme at all. I've been around A&T's football program since 1987 and I haven't seen what the young man is asking for happen unless there was some type of championship was on the line. I for one am very vocal at games...so much so our own fans will tell me to hush. But, I'll believe it when I see it. I mean, I could be wrong...it's happened before.
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Post by westcoastaggie on Jul 11, 2024 8:15:14 GMT -5
I agree with the young man but, here we go! You know the band is gonna take it personal if you say they need to do more. And the casual fan will probably say, "Give us something to cheer about!" So, it becomes how many diehard fans do we actually have...? The fan that will spend 3.5 hours sitting in the rain to watch us get smoked by a Richmond or William & Mary. Those would be your diehards and I dare say, we don't have many. This is where truly paying attention and educating everyone on the game comes into play. As inept as the offense was last year, we were in contention to tie or take the lead in the second half of 5 of 8 CAA games and the NCCU game. The odds are we will be better on that side of the ball this fall, so the games will be even closer and that much more exciting to watch. The games can even be close enough to where crowd participation in Truist Stadium can be a factor. But it will take a true university effort involving students, athletes, coaches, admins, fans, alumni to come together and invoke Synergy to change the atmosphere. Make no mistakes about it, with UD leaving, we have the opportunity to become the toughest place to play in the CAA. Can we take advantage of said opportunity?
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Post by aggiedad81 on Jul 11, 2024 8:32:51 GMT -5
I think the thing is when we were back in the MEAC every game was almost a sellout and the students were coming in the mass as of the last few years. My nephew is a junior there and he's told me that he doesn't go to the games anymore because the team is losing and he doesn't know anything about the other teams
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Post by ohsixrain on Jul 11, 2024 8:41:48 GMT -5
I agree with the young man but, here we go! You know the band is gonna take it personal if you say they need to do more. And the casual fan will probably say, "Give us something to cheer about!" So, it becomes how many diehard fans do we actually have...? The fan that will spend 3.5 hours sitting in the rain to watch us get smoked by a Richmond or William & Mary. Those would be your diehards and I dare say, we don't have many. This is where truly paying attention and educating everyone on the game comes into play. As inept as the offense was last year, we were in contention to tie or take the lead in the second half of 5 of 8 CAA games and the NCCU game. The odds are we will be better on that side of the ball this fall, so the games will be even closer and that much more exciting to watch. The games can even be close enough to where crowd participation in Truist Stadium can be a factor. But it will take a true university effort involving students, athletes, coaches, admins, fans, alumni to come together and invoke Synergy to change the atmosphere. Make no mistakes about it, with UD leaving, we have the opportunity to become the toughest place to play in the CAA. Can we take advantage of said opportunity? I don't disagree...my opinion the university should start the excitement around football games at freshman orientation. But, just stating the obvious my friend which, we've discussed on other threads about how our crowd is a wine and cheese crowd. So...I will do my part. Oh one other thing, the university has to get on board with the effort. A couple of years back, I came to the game with cowbell in hand only to get to the entrance and they tell me that I cannot take it in the stadium. Note: Remember the bring the cowbell to the game effort/push...? So, I had to leave it at the ticket booth that they no longer use and someone stole it. Just an FYI...but, we'll see.
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Post by aggie2039 on Jul 11, 2024 9:04:58 GMT -5
I think the thing is when we were back in the MEAC every game was almost a sellout and the students were coming in the mass as of the last few years. My nephew is a junior there and he's told me that he doesn't go to the games anymore because the team is losing and he doesn't know anything about the other teams Let's be a bit more factual, there hasn't been a time since 1999 that almost every meac game was a sellout. Stats do not lie, people do
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Post by DOOMS on Jul 11, 2024 9:09:53 GMT -5
I was wondering when that magical time was.
Imo you gotta decide to play the game whether the crowd is involved or not. If the crowd wants to be sorry after spending bout fitty bucks a ticket, that’s they right. You just have to play for yourself, your teammates, and your coaches. The engagement will come.
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