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Post by A&T-roy on Jul 13, 2024 13:00:21 GMT -5
Who would you say is better than Hampton? To tell the truth (which I do), I have no idea but I'm shocked that HU would be #2. They're poo-poo. Didn't even fill up their small-ish stadium for their homecoming last year. #Smh |
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Post by DOOMS on Jul 13, 2024 13:11:51 GMT -5
I can say I went to Towson’s homecoming some years back. Parked right next to the stadium. Had no idea it was homecoming. Wifey had grabbed a couple of five dollar tix online somewhere. Was practically dead. And this wasn’t too long after they’d gone to the national championship game.
If our guys think our crowd engagement is lacking, 😂
Jeff was dead on with the comment about the phones. I figure if we want crowd engagement we have to tie it into the phones somehow.
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Post by bluehaze on Jul 13, 2024 13:31:33 GMT -5
Is there a link to the entire podcast/interview?
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jul 13, 2024 15:38:11 GMT -5
fair weather my azz! folk who have been on this message board since the fobbs days would know that i never stopped supporting aggie football "throughout" the entire 27 game losing streak. where were you during the 27 game losing streak? go back and look at some of the threads during the fobbs era and you'll find that i was dayum near a "lone soldier" when it came to supporting those fobbs teams. i was the aggie who told fobbs' players heading to the locker room after a tough loss to "keep their heads up" (the morgan state loss comes to memory). i don't recall any other aggie supporters doing that "except me". where were you? so just because i believe that the absolute last thing a 1-10 team should be doing is complaining about "the fans", doesn't make me a "fair weather fan". if you disagree, that's fine. but that doesn't make me a "fair weather fan". "nobody" on this entire sweet planet earth can "truthfully" call me a "fair weather fan" and i mean "noooooooo-body". so go somewhere with that "bs". the team loss 10 games and only won 1 game by just "2 points". i don't wanna hear nothing about the doggone fans not doing their jobs until you yourself do yours, period, point blank, full stop! i would luv to have seen the expression on coach broadway's face if his team went 1-10 and all his players complained about were "the fans". sorry, i don't believe in "baby sitting" a 1-10 team. stop "crying" about the fans, put your "big boy" pants on and kick some azz on the football field before you start worrying about "the fans"... I was present during the fobb error and I am sure the team then was happy you were there supporting them. I was actually in the stands in the band supporting and cheering for the team as well during that time. I dont need to check your track record on if you were supporting at anytime because you mentioned it multiple times on this platform. How ohsixrain explained it I understood where you both are coming from, you want to see a winning product more. My question is you were there supporting/encouraging and cheering on the 0-27 team what is wrong with doing it now as well? It seems we have student athletes that are vocal and have an ask of the fans and crowd engagement. This is a new season coming up, the 1-10 team was last year and gone, the 2017 undefeated team came and went as well. Again, our student athletes are asking for more crowd support for THIS year, i truly believe the players will go out and do their part because they have something to prove to themselves. Oldschoolaggie, you will be there and do your part and that is great. My issue as it appeared to me like you are putting down our student athletes that bust they tail everyday in practice and just because they had a 1-10 season last year we are dismissing an ask for this year. As more of a lurker on here and getting into posting more I may not agree with all the stuff you say but do admire your conviction to some topics. Keep doing you bro. see, i never said "don't support" our 1-10 team. that's not the point. my point is, the very last thing a 1-10 team should be doing is worrying about "fan participation". its about "winning attitudes". i do not believe in "pacifying" a 1-10 team as if they are a bunch of "crying babies" cuz the fans don't cheer loud enuf. that's "not" a winning attitude for our locker room. call it "tough luv" if ya want, but that's how i've always felt not only as a fan, but also as a former head coach and a former athlete. their focus should be on improving "themselves" instead of worrying about "the fans". i mean, we're talkin' bout "football players", not a bunch of "choir boys". as a head coach, you better not come into my locker room complaining about no doggone "fans" when we came within "3 points" of going winless last season. that's not the attitude that i'd want in my locker room. and without knowing for a fact, i betcha coach broadway as our head coach wouldn't put up with that "whining" either. so i never said "don't support" our 1-10 team. indeed i'm not a quiet fan at games and i support our 1-10 team 100% just like i've always supported aggie football, including the fobbs teams. but the last thing i wanna hear from "any" 1-10 team is that they are not satisfied with "fan participation" at games. "fan participation"? name any games that we played last season at home or on the road, that "the fans" caused us to lose?in conclusion, let's be clear. at no time whatsoever did i "put the players down". i'm a "truth teller" and a "straight shooter". i do not "sugarcoat" the truth and i don't believe in treating football players like a bunch of "babies". sorry if some of them got their feelings hurt simply because the fans were not loud enuf for them. if so, i'd tell them to grow da hail up! you were recruited to be a "football player" at a&t and your job is to place legal "physical harm" on your opposing teams. to the contrary, you were not recruited to a&t to be a "cheerleader" with poms poms... |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jul 13, 2024 15:57:24 GMT -5
I know we haven't played at all of the CAA stadiums: 1. Who has the best football fans? 2. Who are the top 5 football fans in the CAA? 3. Who are the top 5 basketball fans in the CAA? can't speak for who has "the best" fans, but "for sure" a&t is one of the top home attendance leaders in the conference. even though we went 1-10 last season, we were still one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the conference relative to "home attendance". so i suppose being one of the top draws in the conference despite a 1-10 record still is not enuf fan support to satisfy some of the players and that's what bothers me. we have one of the best fcs atmospheres in the country. maybe not "the best", but definitely one of the best. can a&t fans do better? of course they could. but that's not why we went 1-10 last season... |
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Post by ohsixrain on Jul 14, 2024 17:15:23 GMT -5
The game was NOT out of reach at the 10 minute mark, or even the 2 minute mark...no matter what had already happened or was happening at the time. Things change moment to moment in sports. The other team could mentally take their foot off the gas "thinking" the game is over. Expect even Stevie knows that. What if Yeager had hit a short slant and the receiver broken through and scored at the 9 minute mark (down by 1 TD with 9 mins to go)? And I could name several different single plays that could accomplish the 1st TD. I would hate for you to be my teammate. You must not have been an athlete and or know sports. Argumentative my brotha…all you said is irrelevant! First, one’s opinion is not right or wrong and you are not in any authoritative position to judge. Second, at the end of the day, I cheer for my Aggie teams so your opinion of me as a team is baseless. So, in the end, there’s no need to argue with you about what the fans should be doing while game is going on. Ease up…really not that serious. Next we will have to explain why we didn’t cheer for this play vs. that play. That’s why my initial post, I stated the casual fan because, if you’ve been around Aggie football long enough, you would know that’s never been a strong suit for our contingent (being vocal). I get it’s something to talk about while waiting for football camp to start but, this is a waste of time. |
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Post by A&T-roy on Jul 14, 2024 18:46:50 GMT -5
Argumentative my brotha…all you said is irrelevant! First, one’s opinion is not right or wrong and you are not in any authoritative position to judge. Second, at the end of the day, I cheer for my Aggie teams so your opinion of me as a team is baseless. So, in the end, there’s no need to argue with you about what the fans should be doing while game is going on. Ease up…really not that serious. Next we will have to explain why we didn’t cheer for this play vs. that play. That’s why my initial post, I stated the casual fan because, if you’ve been around Aggie football long enough, you would know that’s never been a strong suit for our contingent (being vocal). I get it’s something to talk about while waiting for football camp to start but, this is a waste of time. Opinions can be wrong and I believe your opinion that the game was over is wrong except that's the way it ended. I would HATE it if our coaching staff and team had your position at the 10 minute mark...or even 2 minute mark. And you were wrong about us stopping them. Also, I disagree with you saying this is a waste of time. Who knows, maybe MB1969 will up his level of cheering because of it! #CmonMan |
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Post by A&T-roy on Jul 14, 2024 18:52:43 GMT -5
I know we haven't played at all of the CAA stadiums: 1. Who has the best football fans? 2. Who are the top 5 football fans in the CAA? 3. Who are the top 5 basketball fans in the CAA? can't speak for who has "the best" fans, but "for sure" a&t is one of the top home attendance leaders in the conference. even though we went 1-10 last season, we were still one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the conference relative to "home attendance". so i suppose being one of the top draws in the conference despite a 1-10 record still is not enuf fan support to satisfy some of the players and that's what bothers me. we have one of the best fcs atmospheres in the country. maybe not "the best", but definitely one of the best. can a&t fans do better? of course they could. but that's not why we went 1-10 last season... Attendance is different from Crowd Engagement. And I would say our atmosphere is pretty boring, until "big" plays are made, it's near the end of the game and a 3rd down stop is needed, etc. Based on what's at the link below, I believe we would actually be 2nd in the CAA behind Delaware if we had reported numbers for all of our games. herosports.com/fcs-football-2023-attendance-leaders-bzbz/ |
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Post by ohsixrain on Jul 15, 2024 10:49:58 GMT -5
Argumentative my brotha…all you said is irrelevant! First, one’s opinion is not right or wrong and you are not in any authoritative position to judge. Second, at the end of the day, I cheer for my Aggie teams so your opinion of me as a team is baseless. So, in the end, there’s no need to argue with you about what the fans should be doing while game is going on. Ease up…really not that serious. Next we will have to explain why we didn’t cheer for this play vs. that play. That’s why my initial post, I stated the casual fan because, if you’ve been around Aggie football long enough, you would know that’s never been a strong suit for our contingent (being vocal). I get it’s something to talk about while waiting for football camp to start but, this is a waste of time. Opinions can be wrong and I believe your opinion that the game was over is wrong except that's the way it ended. I would HATE it if our coaching staff and team had your position at the 10 minute mark...or even 2 minute mark. And you were wrong about us stopping them. Also, I disagree with you saying this is a waste of time. Who knows, maybe MB1969 will up his level of cheering because of it! #CmonMan That’s just it, we are not coaches we are fans and supporters. It is what it is…if it matters that much to you, you win! |
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Post by A&T-roy on Jul 15, 2024 13:52:22 GMT -5
Opinions can be wrong and I believe your opinion that the game was over is wrong except that's the way it ended. I would HATE it if our coaching staff and team had your position at the 10 minute mark...or even 2 minute mark. And you were wrong about us stopping them. Also, I disagree with you saying this is a waste of time. Who knows, maybe MB1969 will up his level of cheering because of it! #CmonMan That’s just it, we are not coaches we are fans and supporters. It is what it is…if it matters that much to you, you win! Ok. Then I think "fans" with your position are bad "fans". I put the quotes because I don't really think they rise to the level of fans. More just looking for entertainment with little to no involvement that happens, or should happen, in sporting events. And that's what this thread is all about. |
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jul 15, 2024 15:15:31 GMT -5
So is the expectation that after A) buying a ticket and B) driving to the stadium, A&T fans also have a responsibility to be involved with the game operations?
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Post by ohsixrain on Jul 15, 2024 15:17:57 GMT -5
That’s just it, we are not coaches we are fans and supporters. It is what it is…if it matters that much to you, you win! Ok. Then I think "fans" with your position are bad "fans". I put the quotes because I don't really think they rise to the level of fans. More just looking for entertainment with little to no involvement that happens, or should happen, in sporting events. And that's what this thread is all about. Man, I bet I cheer at games more than you do…but okay! |
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Post by Bornthrilla on Jul 15, 2024 15:22:20 GMT -5
Man, I bet I cheer at games more than you do…but okay! Let's not get carried away here. The only person who cheers more than Troy at games in probably PJ. |
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Post by ohsixrain on Jul 15, 2024 15:26:41 GMT -5
Man, I bet I cheer at games more than you do…but okay! Let's not get carried away here. The only person who cheers more than Troy at games in probably PJ. Well, depending who you ask, it’s debatable. I’m willing to make a deal…we can team up and cheer our team on together. I mean, that is what the team wants, right? Deal? PS…I will have a season pass because, my son is participating in his high school band and they play on Saturday. But I plan on being at the big games. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Jul 15, 2024 15:26:43 GMT -5
can't speak for who has "the best" fans, but "for sure" a&t is one of the top home attendance leaders in the conference. even though we went 1-10 last season, we were still one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the conference relative to "home attendance". so i suppose being one of the top draws in the conference despite a 1-10 record still is not enuf fan support to satisfy some of the players and that's what bothers me. we have one of the best fcs atmospheres in the country. maybe not "the best", but definitely one of the best. can a&t fans do better? of course they could. but that's not why we went 1-10 last season... Attendance is different from Crowd Engagement. And I would say our atmosphere is pretty boring, until "big" plays are made, it's near the end of the game and a 3rd down stop is needed, etc. Based on what's at the link below, I believe we would actually be 2nd in the CAA behind Delaware if we had reported numbers for all of our games. herosports.com/fcs-football-2023-attendance-leaders-bzbz/me personally? i'd rather have a top attendance wine and cheese crowd than a low attendance loud crowd. not gone make very much "money" on the latter. gimmie my "double digit" thousands in home attendance and you can have the buzzards single digit thousands in attendance... |
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