That aside, though, I would say tonight was far and away the best mid-week crowd we've every had. Students were out in full force, and much more in the way of families and "locals" than I expected.
Yes, but about half of the students, or more, left early in the 3rd quarter when the game was still winnable. We have a LONG way to go to install school spirit in some of these dudes and dudettes. I for the life of me can't figure out why you would go to a game of this magnitude, cheer loudly in the first half, and then exit stage left as soon as the band's halftime show ended. This exodus has happened in nearly every game in the last few decades, with rare exception. The exceptions that I can remember right off the top of my head are the famous Pitt game during Frank Year 1, a game against Toledo in Frank Year 2 or 3 (TU was ranked), the Iowa State game in Knorr Dark Ages Year 1, and the Akron game a few years ago when we clinched the MAC East for the first time. That latter game was a cold weekday night game. It was declared a "White Out." We had a good turn out of students -- maybe close to three quarters of the student stands were filled. A vast majority of the students were wearing white. Virtually nobody left a halftime, and they stayed until the game was decided late in the 4th Qt. Personally, I'd rather have that kind of a crowd than a full-house for the first half that dwindles down to just a few thousand in the second half.
Last Edited: 11/9/2012 4:49:41 PM by OhioCatFan