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did you really need the long cat that?
Yes.
Alex has 300 paragraphs explaining why some don't want to attend games in person. Even @soflagator probably looked at that and said TLDR.
I summed it up in 3 words.
did you really need the long cat that?
Yes.
Alex has 300 paragraphs explaining why some don't want to attend games in person. Even @soflagator probably looked at that and said TLDR.
I summed it up in 3 words.
That post wasn't for your entertainment and reading pleasure. I didn't expect anybody to read it except for Divits (and I figured he'd probably just skim it).
We're old school. We like it the way it was in 1991. 20 people crammed into 12 seats, nobody sits, no cell phones, halftime kamikazes, and everybody screams until they are hoarse (and the product on the field is spectacular). That was back when we had the best home field advantage (and recruiting advantage) in sports.
The market has evolved. We don't have to like it, but we do have to adapt to it. Too many big swathes of empty seats right now. People want comfort and wifi. It sucks, but it is what it is.
My other post in this thread...THAT was for your amusement.
Alex.
I read and agreed with every word of it.That post wasn't for your entertainment and reading pleasure. I didn't expect anybody to read it except for Divits (and I figured he'd probably just skim it).
We're old school. We like it the way it was in 1991. 20 people crammed into 12 seats, nobody sits, no cell phones, halftime kamikazes, and everybody screams until they are hoarse (and the product on the field is spectacular). That was back when we had the best home field advantage (and recruiting advantage) in sports.
The market has evolved. We don't have to like it, but we do have to adapt to it. Too many big swathes of empty seats right now. People want comfort and wifi. It sucks, but it is what it is.
My other post in this thread...THAT was for your amusement.
Alex.
That post wasn't for your entertainment and reading pleasure. I didn't expect anybody to read it except for Divits (and I figured he'd probably just skim it).
We're old school. We like it the way it was in 1991. 20 people crammed into 12 seats, nobody sits, no cell phones, halftime kamikazes, and everybody screams until they are hoarse (and the product on the field is spectacular). That was back when we had the best home field advantage (and recruiting advantage) in sports.
The market has evolved. We don't have to like it, but we do have to adapt to it. Too many big swathes of empty seats right now. People want comfort and wifi. It sucks, but it is what it is.
My other post in this thread...THAT was for your amusement.
Alex.
You are 100% correct Alex
The UAA has arrogantly done absolutely nothing to improve/enhance the product they’ve selling and seem to struggle to understand why people don’t go to games anymore.
I am interested to see how many long time boosters have canceled season tickets this year after experiencing a season in the comfort of their own homes
Although nobody at the UAA would embrace a single one of your recommendations, I think they are spot on
Fooley will never pull out of this dive. He is going to ride this fuchsing plane into the dirt.
He is too fuchsing stubborn and stupid to do anything else.
It’s coming. I’ve been saying that after the damage done last year in this regard, there will be a noticeable drop in ticket renewals. And if by some chance this season also was limited again, it may be “show’s over” for Gator football attendance as we know it. You already had an aging alum section not being replaced 1:1, and I’m sure plenty of those who may have stuck around another 5-10 years will now be rethinking, even if only to appease concerned family. Now the hard cores just experienced what it’s like to catch every game during a Saturday, while drinking at will in an air conditioned house and using a bathroom steps away. Plus, being able to spend more time with family before and after games and/ or catching up on things around the house. Oh, and saving thousands of dollars in the process.
It’s still in my DNA to want to be there. But I’d be lying if I said part of it wasn’t to be around the buzz. Take that away, or reduce it greatly, and it’s not the same. In short, I enjoyed my first season of no games in 40 years way too much. And it would shock me if others aren’t in a similar position. So this season is huge in that regard. And just the fact that they weren’t in tune enough to give fans a Spring game tells me they don’t see the storm coming.
I think I'm going to throw up...Divits is over the age of 17, so he's safe, but yeah....your hot chick idea is money. Either way, I still think Divits gets a BJ out of this.
Many on here would if those three got firedIf you fire them, they will come...
That post wasn't for your entertainment and reading pleasure. I didn't expect anybody to read it except for Divits (and I figured he'd probably just skim it).
We're old school. We like it the way it was in 1991. 20 people crammed into 12 seats, nobody sits, no cell phones, halftime kamikazes, and everybody screams until they are hoarse (and the product on the field is spectacular). That was back when we had the best home field advantage (and recruiting advantage) in sports.
The market has evolved. We don't have to like it, but we do have to adapt to it. Too many big swathes of empty seats right now. People want comfort and wifi. It sucks, but it is what it is.
My other post in this thread...THAT was for your amusement.
Alex.
Yeah...I hated people back then too, I just didnt realize it. Things haven't really changed either, well, in the terms of you saying they changed. Go to Tuscaloosa or Birmingham...go to College Station...and so on. Its the product on our field that changed not the desires of the morons in the stands. Yeah yeah yeah...you have to continue to beef up your network to handle the increased data load. Thats not on the UAA other than having a contract in place with a carrier/isp with measurable requirements. Let the tailgaters tailgate like they want instead of getting the UAA involved. Geesh...thats libtard reasoning. Bottomline, fix the product on the field and the fans will fall inline. And a caveat, it would help a lot more if the coach worked to energize the fans/students a bit more. Meyer did a good job of it after zOoK for example.
I think I'm going to throw up...
Tell them to read these boards here, we have all the best and right decisions for the University of FL athletics.
Say what you will, but the general sentiment of this board dating back to the old GSMB days has been very prescient in relation to Gator sports and the school's direction.Tell them to read these boards here, we have all the best and right decisions for the University of FL athletics.
I can name a dozen posters that could do a better job than Fuchs/Strick.
Alex.
Say what you will, but the general sentiment of this board dating back to the old GSMB days has been very prescient in relation to Gator sports and the school's direction.