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Post by marchingband1969 on Nov 5, 2012 17:46:22 GMT -5
Hey guys I think back to back home games has more to do with the light turnout than charging for the fan zone. Plus everyone just got their A&T football fix the week before at Homecoming. Heck I'm a die hard Aggie and I thought about missing last weeks game.
I don't think we will know exactly why folks don't show up for games. The weather, game time, cost, the opponent or other events. It happens and all we can do is try to put a better product on the field and keep moving forward.
I don't think the fan zone can be blamed for the low turnout.
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Post by aggie82 on Nov 5, 2012 17:56:50 GMT -5
Back in the day, late 70's, early 80's, we as students went to all the home games. Now, it's a matter of choices for the students, and economics for adults. Personally, I still give money to the university, but as a sports guy, I can't stomach a bad product any longer. Call me fair weather Aggie all you want, but that's just my two cents worth.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Nov 5, 2012 18:29:59 GMT -5
$25 general admission tickets is the main factor. Gotta get that price down to $15 bucks if you want the community to come out on a regular basis.
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Post by daddyaggie on Nov 5, 2012 19:35:44 GMT -5
I think the answers are in the previous threads. I've heard a lot of gripes about the cost. We haven't solved the question, "What is a fair price for a MEAC game"? In the beginning I threw out the Justin Beiber t-shirt cost, but after a season of attending every home game...... It's costly.
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Post by daddyaggie on Nov 5, 2012 19:49:01 GMT -5
I tailgate also and paid the season ticket up front, but some of my tailgate guests have to choose games carefully because of the cost.
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Post by DECKS on Nov 5, 2012 20:30:19 GMT -5
Attendance is plummeting everywhere so this isn't just an Aggie issue. The truth is we have to many home games this year which distorts average attendance. I said when we released the schedule that seven home games would prove to be to many. The average fan is going to attend no more than three games and most have already attended thier three. In addition a lot of Aggies made the trip to Myrtle Beach so I think it's an issue of folks having exhausted thier football budgets. We should never have more than 5 home games.
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Post by aggiejazz on Nov 5, 2012 21:43:59 GMT -5
If the schedule stays the same, A&T will have 7 home games every other year because of the imbalance of the MEAC schedule and playing two cupcakes at home (surely you don't expect A&T will play in the cupcakes' stadium).
So, until the MEAC get their act together to balance the conference schedule and A&T gets up to full strength and practice time to play a BCS team, you can look forward to 7 home games in 2014.
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Post by aggierattler on Nov 5, 2012 22:49:39 GMT -5
Hey guys I think back to back home games has more to do with the light turnout than charging for the fan zone. Plus everyone just got their A&T football fix the week before at Homecoming. Heck I'm a die hard Aggie and I thought about missing last weeks game. I don't think we will know exactly why folks don't show up for games. The weather, game time, cost, the opponent or other events. It happens and all we can do is try to put a better product on the field and keep moving forward. I don't think the fan zone can be blamed for the low turnout. AGREED!! I did a study on this a few seasons ago, and if you look at all FCS schools and lower level FBS programs, you usually have a significant drop-off in your attendance for any game that is the weekend after your Homecoming game...unless it is a rivalry game. A lot of that drop-off is attributed to low student attendance, too. |
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Post by Aggie Monster on Nov 6, 2012 8:23:58 GMT -5
I think this is just a learning experience that says "If you have a home game the week immediately following homecoming you had better do something to get the attendance up for it". Make it high school day or advertise it more during homecoming. You can expect this result every time with a 7 game home schedule and immediately following homecoming unless you come up with something very creative.
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Post by aggieclt on Nov 6, 2012 8:43:18 GMT -5
I was at the A&T/FAMU game. I was shocked at the low attendance & wondered out loud where were all of the Aggie fans. Decks made a good point. My tailgate attendees pick & choose the games they attend based on their pocketbook. I understand that. And yes, there was definitely a homecoming hangover. However, I thought with the opponent along with the momentum from winning homecoming would have had more fans in the stands. From all of these posts, it seems like there were plenty of options that kept folks from the game. I hope we crack the 10,000 mark this Saturday. $30 adult tickets...so we will see. Go Aggies!
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Post by aggie2ru on Nov 6, 2012 10:26:57 GMT -5
I think this is just a learning experience that says "If you have a home game the week immediately following homecoming you had better do something to get the attendance up for it". Make it high school day or advertise it more during homecoming. You can expect this result every time with a 7 game home schedule and immediately following homecoming unless you come up with something very creative. Bottom line....great, great point. Promotion and marketing where you at? |
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Post by bigpeete1 on Nov 6, 2012 11:07:49 GMT -5
THE MEAC GAME OF THE WEEK WAS 50 MILES DOWN THE ROAD IN DURHAM. I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON FOR LOW ATTENDANCE.
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Post by bigpeete1 on Nov 6, 2012 11:10:42 GMT -5
I WAS AT THE GAME (NCCU) AND SAW MANY AGGIES IN ATTENDANCE.
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Post by aggiebred09 on Nov 6, 2012 11:46:45 GMT -5
Marketing, Marketing Marketing....
We should have played up the marquee games and used the cupcakes a community freebies to bolster attendance.
We should be giving out free tickets to the game zone for certain groups. They should also be working closer with the Alumni Association. Why not have the DC Alumni crowd host parties during the Howard Game, VA Alumni during the Hampton, NSU games etc.
The answer is clear and now that we are fielding a better product we have to put it in a better package.
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Post by aggie2ru on Nov 6, 2012 11:58:42 GMT -5
Marketing, Marketing Marketing.... We should have played up the marquee games and used the cupcakes a community freebies to bolster attendance. We should be giving out free tickets to the game zone for certain groups. They should also be working closer with the Alumni Association. Why not have the DC Alumni crowd host parties during the Howard Game, VA Alumni during the Hampton, NSU games etc. The answer is clear and now that we are fielding a better product we have to put it in a better package. Great ideas!!! Does Hilton know about your great ideas? |
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