What's not to like. Get to the stadium early to tailgate and you're already half-way to the shore. By the time the game is over, all the traffic is long gone.
RU Washington Officially Moved to Friday Night - 9/1/17
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Great thing. we are showcasing what could be. a packed house at night is much better than 70% full at noon on saturday.
not really, if the season concludes 2-10 which all indication is that it wlll, I dont think you going to see a gung ho fanbase besides the 30K diehards, we probably are looking at the same 40-45K..remember students arent there yet
he is not that wrong...do you think a 2-10 Rutgers team is going to come into the season with buzz against a school that blew their doors off...with students not there yet
The term night game is likely a misnomer for this one. More like a 6:00 twilight game, followed by Utah State @ Wisconsin at 9:30 (8:30 Central).
This game has been moved off of my wedding day, but will now be played on the night of my rehearsal dinner. Now to test the limits of my fiance's patience...
Isn't that Friday the last chance to down to the shore?
If you are doing a Friday night to increase attendance
the following week might be better.
Yes. Sane people will. There will still be quantifiable buzz (how much I won't pretend to know) because most people know before this year started we are working with in a rebuilding frame work. So I would say yes, he is wrong, 34K is not a sound prediction.
Per other posts students may be there. Certainly a portion of off campus students.
Probably not. My post was not a complain, it was just an observation and a guess at attendance. Labor Day weekend is a popular weekend for end of summer vacations or spending time at the shore.
1. On one hand, helping attendance, is a night game will not be as hot as a noon game.
2. For folks heading down to the shore, this may work for them so they can leave after the game when there will be less traffic.
If we wind up 2-10 or 4-8 or 3-9, don't see a lot of casual/fence sitting fans coming out for this one. Would love it to be a sellout or even plus 45,000. We shall see.
not that much but my post is to the argument that a Friday night brings some sort of buzz and atmosphere, it doesntt to a 2-10 team, People like night games because they remember good times of wins not because its at night
Agree. Night game without a buzz does not fill the stands. People missed out on the Friday night special on Dec. 7, 2013 when we played USF--think that was KF bobblehead night (anyone want to buy one?). Stadium was quite empty that night. Now there may be a buzz if UW is the defending national champion and folks want to come check them out and how we fare against them.
This could be a sellout if... Rutgers wins at least 2 out 3 games and finishes strong and keep its recruiting class, thus creating positive buzz for next year and UW win the Pac-12 goes to the playoffs.
But, if most people think it will be just another blow out then they will stay home and just watch it on TV... which is just what the Big Ten and its TV partners want.
But, if most people think it will be just another blow out then they will stay home and just watch it on TV... which is just what the Big Ten and its TV partners want.
Is that why so few people were in the stands? [roll]Anyway, the point was about night games having some kind of buzz.
Yeah you two are right. Saturday at 12 noon where the students still aren't there and in the middle of LDW SCREAMS a much better atmosphere.
And when was the last time we had 34k attendance?
What was the reason for scheduling Washington and Washington State?
This can't be a recruiting priority. This can't be coaching favor. I can't for the life of me figure out why?
Was going to mock you for UMD scheduling FIU and UCF, but see you guys have Texas next year. What's the logic there?
Sometimes teams are looking for P5 opponents and it just works out?
Me too. If the weather is good, we should start our tailgate at noon. Make everybody take a half day.
That's an indication of our fanbase....not of the "timing" of the game.
If we only get 40,000 for a game against a team that will likely finish in the top 5 of the season for a primtime night game..that's on us, and people would rightfully dis us.
Well
- We like to win our out of conference games.
- We played 1 away game, and got 2 home games.
- D.J. Durkin coached at Florida as DC, and as interim head coach
- D.J. Durkin and staff spent 2 weeks recruiting in Florida while there. Florida is a hotbead of talent, the state Washington not so much for RU.
- We have many kids from Florida on the roster
- We heavily recruit Florida
- Our fans like traveling south to Florida.
So again lots of reasons for us to continue to recruit and play games in Florida.
P.S. We have big games on our schedule for the future, WVU, Texas, and Virginia Tech.
So, while not worded real well, can't we ask the same questions you asked about playing UW with your playing Texas?
WVU and Virginia Tech make sense as regional games. But Texas? Inroads to Texas for recruiting?
I always take off the Friday before Labor Day - let's start at midnight, Friday morning...
Works for me. I can always bring a laptop and work a bit at the field inbetween mai-tais.
Rehearsal tailgate could start a trend and get you off the hook especially if her parents are big FB fans.
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