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Post by brandon on Dec 21, 2018 11:04:11 GMT -6
Yikes. I was only able to make it to Homecoming this year, so I guess I assumed that crowd was closer to the norm. Also it appears I'm part of the problem (even if I do live 3 hours away). Your not part of the problem, but yes, drop everything in your life to make football games....lol. the problem is the people who are alumni and still drive to AU or UA every home game and spend who knows how much instead of giving back to the place that gave them an education. I guess they have the right to do what they want, but it's often the same people that are bitching about stuff they are not willing to help change themselves. Like I said before, we dont need them, we can recruit other fans. |
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Post by unafied on Dec 21, 2018 11:31:03 GMT -6
Yikes. I was only able to make it to Homecoming this year, so I guess I assumed that crowd was closer to the norm. Also it appears I'm part of the problem (even if I do live 3 hours away). Your not part of the problem, but yes, drop everything in your life to make football games....lol. the problem is the people who are alumni and still drive to AU or UA every home game and spend who knows how much instead of giving back to the place that gave them an education. I guess they have the right to do what they want, but it's often the same people that are bitching about stuff they are not willing to help change themselves. Like I said before, we dont need them, we can recruit other fans. Yeah, I was being a little facetious there. I do wish I could get to more games, but obviously distance + hauling family around doesn't always make it feasible. Here's a question: should we at least be able to draw 90-95% of what Jacksonville State does? I have the 2017 attendance numbers from Wikipedia. Didn't see 2018, but this is still relevant. They had attendance of:
- 23,944
- 18,045
- 15,692
- 16,453
- 18,782
That's a per game average of about 18,600. If we drew 90% of that next year, it would be 16,740. JSU currently has about a thousand more students, so we aren't talking a huge difference as far as alumni bases. So why are they doing so much better? Yes, they have a good team. They have been established in FCS for a couple of decades now. They do have Birmingham and I guess Gadsden that they can possibly pull a few extra fans from on any given Saturday, but we have Huntsville, and our home base of Lauderdale + Colbert counties has a bigger population than Calhoun County, where Jacksonville is. I'd love to go back and see the comparison of attendance between the two schools around 1991 or 1992. Anybody here remember? Have they always drawn bigger crowds than us, or have they grown their fanbase (a logical assumption) due to being D1 for the past two+ decades? |
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Post by brandon on Dec 21, 2018 12:18:25 GMT -6
How was JSU home attendance the first 10 years of FCS?
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Post by brandon on Dec 21, 2018 12:22:55 GMT -6
I did check in 2003, JSU had a 10k+average. I couldn't go further than that.
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Post by brandon on Dec 21, 2018 12:30:53 GMT -6
Also in 2003, NDSU was +11k average in D2 and UNA was +9k.
We will increase our average. But we have to put in our part. That means, show up (when you have the opportunity) encourage others to show up, and help make an intimidating atmosphere and awesome tailgating experience. All this is stuff we have to do, the University has no way to do this for us...
So, let's make plans now to be at the Western Illinois game..
ROAR LIONS Yall
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Post by lions09 on Dec 21, 2018 17:27:38 GMT -6
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Post by unalions on Dec 21, 2018 17:53:12 GMT -6
2010 was the year they started off with a one-point win over Ole Miss in Oxford. They reclassified in 1993, so 2009 would have been their 17th season in I-AA/FCS and they were still under 12K. Looking at their schedules and records is interesting. They were 3-7 their first season, 4-7 their second, 7-4 their third, and 1-9 their last transition year. Then, they spent six seasons in the Southland. In year 11 they moved to the OVC and made the playoffs three of their first 10 seasons (including the first two) in the OVC but lost in the first round each year. They won their first FCS playoff game in 2013. college-football-results.com/f/jackstat.htm |
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Post by catscratchfever4 on Dec 21, 2018 22:23:12 GMT -6
Paul Snow held only 13 or 14k until the additions were built. |
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Post by brandon on Jan 11, 2019 17:51:53 GMT -6
I have wondered, can you make earmarked donations monthly to UNA?
Example
10 dollars a month for a new Stadium? Or athletic facilities in general?
I am going to ask the AD, would yall consider doing it? I am.
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Post by northalaspectator on Jan 11, 2019 19:25:42 GMT -6
I have wondered, can you make earmarked donations monthly to UNA? Example 10 dollars a month for a new Stadium? Or athletic facilities in general? I am going to ask the AD, would yall consider doing it? I am. I’m sure that when the final decision is made on a new stadium you will be able to at that time. |
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Post by northalaspectator on Jan 11, 2019 19:32:12 GMT -6
I have wondered, can you make earmarked donations monthly to UNA? Example 10 dollars a month for a new Stadium? Or athletic facilities in general? I am going to ask the AD, would yall consider doing it? I am. I’m sure that when the final decision is made on a new stadium you will be able to at that time. Also you can now go to the following and probably say for it to go toward a new stadium roarlions.com/sports/2016/11/30/rise-and-roar-donation-page.aspx?id=111 |
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Post by tuna85 on Jan 12, 2019 17:38:58 GMT -6
I have wondered, can you make earmarked donations monthly to UNA? Example 10 dollars a month for a new Stadium? Or athletic facilities in general? I am going to ask the AD, would yall consider doing it? I am. Heck yes! I bet many other Joe and Jane fans would also (alums and non alums). Folks are just looking for away to get this ball rolling. Get folks invested! Bang the drum! |
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Post by tuna85 on Jan 12, 2019 17:40:56 GMT -6
I have wondered, can you make earmarked donations monthly to UNA? Example 10 dollars a month for a new Stadium? Or athletic facilities in general? I am going to ask the AD, would yall consider doing it? I am. I’m sure that when the final decision is made on a new stadium you will be able to at that time. Getting some funding going might make that decision a bit easier and quicker. |
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