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Re: A dissenting voice on Kezar - 82lsju - 04-13-2011

while for personal convenience I prefer the game to be at Stanford the last two at Kezar had thousands of fans, before that at Stanford hundreds.  Yes the team is better and that helps attendance but having a few thousand show up at Stanford Stadium creates a less exciting environment than a similar number of fans at Kezar.

Re: A dissenting voice on Kezar - 82lsju - 04-13-2011

while for personal convenience I prefer the game to be at Stanford the last two at Kezar had thousands of fans, before that at Stanford hundreds.  Yes the team is better and that helps attendance but having a few thousand show up at Stanford Stadium creates a less exciting environment than a similar number of fans at Kezar.

Re: A dissenting voice on Kezar - Farm93 - 04-13-2011

Not even a contest really.

At Kezar, Stanford gets a lot of credit for trying to include more of the Bay Area into the football experience.
At Kezar, the small crowd looks larger because the place doesn\'t hold as many fans.
At Kezar, poor attendance can be explained away because the game is NOT at Stanford.
At Kezar, the players get a bit more of a game day type experience out of the whole deal.  While the event on campus probably feels more like just another practice.
And finally, at Kezar the team gets more local media coverage.

One problem is that at some point the Kezar thing will get old, and the move back to campus will seem like a retreat.

If Stanford had some rich tradition of having the student body attend the scrimmage my view might change, but for the games I have seen the crowd was always full of small kids seeking hot dogs, ice cream, player autographs and time on the field.  There are kids in SF that enjoy those things too.

Re: A dissenting voice on Kezar - Farm93 - 04-13-2011

Not even a contest really.

At Kezar, Stanford gets a lot of credit for trying to include more of the Bay Area into the football experience.
At Kezar, the small crowd looks larger because the place doesn\'t hold as many fans.
At Kezar, poor attendance can be explained away because the game is NOT at Stanford.
At Kezar, the players get a bit more of a game day type experience out of the whole deal.  While the event on campus probably feels more like just another practice.
And finally, at Kezar the team gets more local media coverage.

One problem is that at some point the Kezar thing will get old, and the move back to campus will seem like a retreat.

If Stanford had some rich tradition of having the student body attend the scrimmage my view might change, but for the games I have seen the crowd was always full of small kids seeking hot dogs, ice cream, player autographs and time on the field.  There are kids in SF that enjoy those things too.

Re: A dissenting voice on Kezar - dabigv13 - 04-13-2011

Quote:Last weekend, in what has to be the first time in recorded history, the ASSU actually ranked higher than Stanford football in importance among the student body.

The leading premise of this article is incorrect, unless recorded history only dates to the origins of twitter. Kids these days don\'t know how good they have it....leading USC at halftime in 2004 might have been the highlight of my Stanford football fandom while I was an undergrad.

Re: A dissenting voice on Kezar - dabigv13 - 04-13-2011

Quote:Last weekend, in what has to be the first time in recorded history, the ASSU actually ranked higher than Stanford football in importance among the student body.

The leading premise of this article is incorrect, unless recorded history only dates to the origins of twitter. Kids these days don\'t know how good they have it....leading USC at halftime in 2004 might have been the highlight of my Stanford football fandom while I was an undergrad.