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RE: lex24 - Goose - 11-10-2019
(11-10-2019, 02:16 PM)Brickcity Wrote: But again, if Stanford Stadium is close to full and the majority of fans are rooting for Stanford in their own "polite" way, I suspect that dynamic is enough to satisfy most head coaches.I would argue that has probably never happened. Especially when Stanford is good, the visiting team always is 50+% of the stadium. There are lots of reasons for this, as has been pointed out on this board. One very important one is that we are a much smaller school than almost all of our conference opponents. They have more students and more alumni. SC is also not big, but as you know from attending the games, they are always well represented. I do think that most head coaches want a full stadium, and if the crowd is about 50-50, that is fine with them.
Quote:As to the point you made about other factors making it much less likely that we'll draw 50,000 fans even with a top 10 team, we'll just have to wait and see.Indeed. I want to do the experiment as soon as possible!
RE: lex24 - Brickcity - 11-10-2019
(11-10-2019, 04:37 PM)Goose Wrote:(11-10-2019, 02:16 PM)Brickcity Wrote: But again, if Stanford Stadium is close to full and the majority of fans are rooting for Stanford in their own "polite" way, I suspect that dynamic is enough to satisfy most head coaches.I would argue that has probably never happened. Especially when Stanford is good, the visiting team always is 50+% of the stadium. There are lots of reasons for this, as has been pointed out on this board. One very important one is that we are a much smaller school than almost all of our conference opponents. They have more students and more alumni. SC is also not big, but as you know from attending the games, they are always well represented. I do think that most head coaches want a full stadium, and if the crowd is about 50-50, that is fine with them.
Quote:As to the point you made about other factors making it much less likely that we'll draw 50,000 fans even with a top 10 team, we'll just have to wait and see.Indeed. I want to do the experiment as soon as possible!
Slightly off topic but a related question: are they still blasting "music" between plays over the P.A. system? When I was at Big Game a couple of years ago I was appalled to encounter this phenomenon for the first time. Even if they had been playing music I liked, it would have bothered me. The fact they were playing complete garbage made it unbearable. I haven't been back to the stadium since then and don't plan to if they still do so.
RE: You guys hate Harbaugh - BostonCard - 11-10-2019
Yes on the piped in music. And I don’t like it either.
BC
RE: You guys hate Harbaugh - Phogge - 11-10-2019
The Raiders actually played Sultans of Swing during a time out on Thursday. I can take Knofler but not Rap.
RE: You guys hate Harbaugh - BobK - 11-10-2019
Goose I’ve been to almost every home game for the last 61 years except for 1968-69 and never ever has the crowd been close to 50% visitors.
Of course I sure haven’t heard piped in music between plays but then I’m there for football and conversation with seat mates
RE: You guys hate Harbaugh - Goose - 11-10-2019
(11-10-2019, 09:00 PM)BobK Wrote: Goose I’ve been to almost every home game for the last 61 years except for 1968-69 and never ever has the crowd been close to 50% visitors.Really Bob? I am in 232, and I can tell you for certain against UW, our section was as many of them as there were of us. I also remember back in the old lady our section being full of U$C people. Maybe it is just that they are obnoxious and stand out, but in the conversations with people in our area, it is common to hear the comment that there are too many %$#@ there. Maybe it is just on the sunny side. In any case, I do defer to your experience, as mine is certainly in a limited area. It does seem to go back a long way though. I remember as a student hearing complaints that we were outnumbered in our own stadium.
Of course I sure haven’t heard piped in music between plays but then I’m there for football and conversation with seat mates
Like you, I haven't noticed any between-play music like we had a few years ago. I was pleasantly surprised. I complained bitterly when they started doing it two years ago. I was glad to see it gone.