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I do like this a lot to get the hype going. Hope the fans pack it in for game one. Definitely earliest I've gotten an email to get jacked up for one. And P.S. we are officially 30 days away from kickoff..... Last Edited: 8/2/2017 6:41:58 PM by Buckeye to Bobcat Back to Top catfan28 General User Member Since: 6/11/2011 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,503 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 12:04:08 AM  Well, it sure was far from packed for Hampton. Granted, the weather was rough...but that was the worst home opener crowd I've seen for years. It was more like a midweek game. 17k?? Hope we can pick it back up for Kansas...better be 23K+ at a minimum. Back to Top Valley Cat General User Member Since: 12/28/2004 Location: Jackson Twp., OH Post Count: 1,182 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 8:16:36 AM  I get the weather and the opponent but that was a sad crowd. Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,547 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 10:08:40 AM  Come on, bad FCS team and crappy weather. From the crowd shots on the broadcast and some photos I've seen online, it didn't look all that bad. Plus, bad crowds happen at lots of bigger football programs. Give @emptyseatspics a follow on Twitter if you aren't already. Texas AM @ UCLA https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904491016434188288 WMU @ USC https://twitter.com/LizHabib/status/904096756706582529 Akron @ Penn State https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904078764048560131 Kentucky @ Southern Miss https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904077817893314560 William & Mary @ Virginia https://www.instagram.com/p/BYjPmipl41q / Maryland @ Texas https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904047895208394752 Youngstown State @ Pitt https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904047895208394752 Cal @ UNC https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904023237377609730 Central Connecticut @ Syracuse https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/903758541021990913 Back to Top Buckeye to Bobcat General User Member Since: 9/10/2013 Post Count: 1,803 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 12:27:25 PM  Valley Cat wrote: I get the weather and the opponent but that was a sad crowd. +1 Back to Top UpSan Bobcat General User Member Since: 8/30/2005 Location: Upper Sandusky, OH Post Count: 3,800 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 12:51:02 PM  I'm sure it was weather more than anything. Ohio has had much bigger crowds for similar opponents when the weather cooperated. Back to Top OhioBobcat General User Member Since: 1/20/2006 Post Count: 1,618 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 3:37:37 PM  Valley Cat wrote: I get the weather and the opponent but that was a sad crowd. Agreed. There's a lot of attendance nazis on here who criticize other MAC schools for their attendance (or lackthereof). Yes I get its was a crappy opponent and the weather wasn't good, but for a home/season opener for a team picked to win it's division, it was a very poor turnout. Back to Top catfan28 General User Member Since: 6/11/2011 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 1,503 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 3:58:12 PM  It was a small notch above a midweek game crowd (which always have bad/cold weather anyway)...so to me it was a disappointment. Can't remember the last time we had just 17K announced for a Saturday game. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,351 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 5:28:52 PM  What shabamon said. Back to Top Valley Cat General User Member Since: 12/28/2004 Location: Jackson Twp., OH Post Count: 1,182 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 5:51:30 PM  Maybe my assessment of the crowd is a bit harsh. I have this pipe dream that all alumni should have the same level of enthusiasm toward the athletic programs as I do. I'm a crazy person. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,039 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 6:31:37 PM  Solid crowd with over 17,000 fans in attendance, that's a solid number and a good % of Peden's capacity Back to Top WishIWasAtLuckys General User Member Since: 7/31/2014 Post Count: 160 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 7:53:19 PM  shabamon wrote: Come on, bad FCS team and crappy weather. From the crowd shots on the broadcast and some photos I've seen online, it didn't look all that bad. Plus, bad crowds happen at lots of bigger football programs. Give @emptyseatspics a follow on Twitter if you aren't already. Texas AM @ UCLA https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904491016434188288 WMU @ USC https://twitter.com/LizHabib/status/904096756706582529 Akron @ Penn State https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904078764048560131 Kentucky @ Southern Miss https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904077817893314560 William & Mary @ Virginia https://www.instagram.com/p/BYjPmipl41q / Maryland @ Texas https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904047895208394752 Youngstown State @ Pitt https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904047895208394752 Cal @ UNC https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/904023237377609730 Central Connecticut @ Syracuse https://twitter.com/EmptySeatsPics/status/903758541021990913 It was a nasty,driving rain. I understand the apprehension. The Kansas crowd will be giant if just do what we need to on Friday. Back to Top OhioBobcat General User Member Since: 1/20/2006 Post Count: 1,618 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/4/2017 9:23:27 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: Solid crowd with over 17,000 fans in attendance, that's a solid number and a good % of Peden's capacity That would be true - IF - there were actually 17,000 fans in attendance. That's what was announced, not what was actually there. Back to Top Recovering Journalist General User Member Since: 8/17/2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Post Count: 1,851 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/5/2017 8:30:04 AM  Glad to see we're in mid-season form on obsessing over attendance. Back to Top bshot44 General User Member Since: 2/12/2012 Post Count: 2,211 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/6/2017 2:34:12 PM  Here's an idea.... Don't play a garbage dumpster team like Hampton as your only Saturday night game. Kick that trash off at 230pm Save the 7pm kick for Kansas and have a huge crowd. Never understood why Hampton was a "primetime affair" Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,351 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/6/2017 3:30:41 PM  bshot44 wrote: Here's an idea.... Don't play a garbage dumpster team like Hampton as your only Saturday night game. Kick that trash off at 230pm Save the 7pm kick for Kansas and have a huge crowd. Never understood why Hampton was a "primetime affair" Take away the remnants of Harvey, and substitute it with 70+ degrees and sunny, and this isn't even a conversation. Last Edited: 9/6/2017 3:51:40 PM by OU_Country Back to Top bshot44 General User Member Since: 2/12/2012 Post Count: 2,211 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/6/2017 4:23:49 PM  OU_Country wrote: bshot44 wrote: Here's an idea.... Don't play a garbage dumpster team like Hampton as your only Saturday night game. Kick that trash off at 230pm Save the 7pm kick for Kansas and have a huge crowd. Never understood why Hampton was a "primetime affair" Take away the remnants of Harvey, and substitute it with 70+ degrees and sunny, and this isn't even a conversation. We'll never officially know....but I'm guessing it was a combination of the weather and the awful opponent. 70 degrees and a clear night would've helped ... but I also think there was such little buzz about this game ... a dip in attendance is no surprise. Just don't go out and get beat 45-7 at Purdue and you should have a helluva crowd for Kansas Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,039 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/6/2017 5:43:20 PM  OhioBobcat wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: Solid crowd with over 17,000 fans in attendance, that's a solid number and a good % of Peden's capacity That would be true - IF - there were actually 17,000 fans in attendance. That's what was announced, not what was actually there. No way, OHIO has always been up front with attendance numbers. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,039 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/6/2017 5:44:14 PM  bshot44 wrote: OU_Country wrote: bshot44 wrote: Here's an idea.... Don't play a garbage dumpster team like Hampton as your only Saturday night game. Kick that trash off at 230pm Save the 7pm kick for Kansas and have a huge crowd. Never understood why Hampton was a "primetime affair" Take away the remnants of Harvey, and substitute it with 70+ degrees and sunny, and this isn't even a conversation. We'll never officially know....but I'm guessing it was a combination of the weather and the awful opponent. 70 degrees and a clear night would've helped ... but I also think there was such little buzz about this game ... a dip in attendance is no surprise. Just don't go out and get beat 45-7 at Purdue and you should have a helluva crowd for Kansas Irma could easily visit Athens on Saturday. Oops Back to Top Alan Swank General User Member Since: 12/11/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 7,108 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/6/2017 6:38:18 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: bshot44 wrote: OU_Country wrote: bshot44 wrote: Here's an idea.... Don't play a garbage dumpster team like Hampton as your only Saturday night game. Kick that trash off at 230pm Save the 7pm kick for Kansas and have a huge crowd. Never understood why Hampton was a "primetime affair" Take away the remnants of Harvey, and substitute it with 70+ degrees and sunny, and this isn't even a conversation. We'll never officially know....but I'm guessing it was a combination of the weather and the awful opponent. 70 degrees and a clear night would've helped ... but I also think there was such little buzz about this game ... a dip in attendance is no surprise. Just don't go out and get beat 45-7 at Purdue and you should have a helluva crowd for Kansas Irma could easily visit Athens on Saturday. Oops If the storm goes south of Florida into the gulf 200 miles then turns north, that is a very good possibility or if Jose keeps heading northwest instead of turning out to sea, that too could dump some rain. Then of course there are the $40 and $45 tickets for Parents Weekend which make the Paw Paw Festival look like a bargain. And of course if the word ever hits social media that our fans block the scoreboard view, that could lead to hundreds staying away. So many variables when it comes to predicting attendance. Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,039 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/6/2017 8:45:33 PM  Alan Swank wrote: BillyTheCat wrote: bshot44 wrote: OU_Country wrote: bshot44 wrote: Here's an idea.... Don't play a garbage dumpster team like Hampton as your only Saturday night game. Kick that trash off at 230pm Save the 7pm kick for Kansas and have a huge crowd. Never understood why Hampton was a "primetime affair" Take away the remnants of Harvey, and substitute it with 70+ degrees and sunny, and this isn't even a conversation. We'll never officially know....but I'm guessing it was a combination of the weather and the awful opponent. 70 degrees and a clear night would've helped ... but I also think there was such little buzz about this game ... a dip in attendance is no surprise. Just don't go out and get beat 45-7 at Purdue and you should have a helluva crowd for Kansas Irma could easily visit Athens on Saturday. Oops If the storm goes south of Florida into the gulf 200 miles then turns north, that is a very good possibility or if Jose keeps heading northwest instead of turning out to sea, that too could dump some rain. Then of course there are the $40 and $45 tickets for Parents Weekend which make the Paw Paw Festival look like a bargain. And of course if the word ever hits social media that our fans block the scoreboard view, that could lead to hundreds staying away. So many variables when it comes to predicting attendance. I'd say a great way of bringing folks back is a free shuttle from the lots to the front gate. Run it like off-site parking at airports, pick the fans up at stations which will be located about 30 yards apart, and fans can have easy access to the games. That would surly make up for the inconvenience of kids in front of the scoreboard. Back to Top Robert Fox General User Member Since: 11/16/2004 Location: Knoxville, TN Post Count: 2,039 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/7/2017 8:09:33 AM  Aren't you all a little old for bullying? Back to Top BillyTheCat General User Member Since: 10/6/2012 Post Count: 10,039 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/7/2017 11:47:33 AM  Robert Fox wrote: Aren't you all a little old for bullying? I'm sorry, I'm just providing ideas to increase the overall fan experience. I guess, you are upset you never got a trophy. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,351 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/7/2017 12:43:50 PM  BillyTheCat wrote: Irma could easily visit Athens on Saturday. Oops We're very likely getting remnants of Irma in Ohio mid to late week, so you could be right. And whether anyone likes it or not, that will have a big effect on numbers through the gate if it occurs on Saturday. We're not talking about light rain when it happens. Back to Top L.C. General User Member Since: 8/31/2005 Location: United States Post Count: 10,470 Status: Offline     RE: #PackPeden    Posted: 9/7/2017 1:42:26 PM  Bullies come in all ages, and are more common than ever in the days of the internet when people can hide behind their keyboards. I think it's better if we all try to be respectful of others, whether we agree with them or not. “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 25  of 26 Posts Jump to Page:   1 | 2    Next > View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 170 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 167 Guests 3 Registered Users:   PhiTau74, rollbobbies, chauncey1 There are no other users looking at this page.

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