Good problems we have at WaGriz - tailgating, season tickets, blowout wins

[jrifkin48]

1. Tailgating is so good and conveniently located that people leave at Halftime and don't make it back in until the middle of the 3rd quarter...if they even come back at all.

2. Empty seats from no-show season ticket holders. Many season ticket holders don't bother to fill their seats for games they can't make. People are affluent enough that it isn't worth the hassle to deal with selling the tickets for the game Seatgeek or FB.

3. Blowing out opponents so bad that fans get bored and leave in the 3rd. The stadium was barely 50% capacity by the beginning of the 4th.

 

[Grisly Fan]

It is hard for me to understand leaving the game early. Football season is so short that for me, I want to enjoy every minute and don’t leave until the final gun no matter the score. Of course to each their own.

 

[Da Boyz Mom]

It is hard for me to understand leaving the game early. Football season is so short that for me, I want to enjoy every minute and don’t leave until the final gun no matter the score. Of course to each their own.

I always want to stay for the fight song. Even today, though I was as red as a lobster and hotter than Hades.

 

[TheNorthRemembers]

It's a non-conference game that was over before halftime on an 85 degree day with no clouds or wind. Miss me with this sanctimonious attitude. Everyone enjoys Griz gameday differently and you can't expect a packed house playoff atmosphere for a bottom dweller FCS school from Indiana.

 

[bigskylaw]

My tickets did not sell on Seat Geek for $25.00 each. Row one of Section 233C. Sometimes things aren't what they seem. If it's that easy to get seats (and since this is the second game in a row I couldn't sell them, it seems like there must be more supply than demand) it makes me wonder why I should buy season tickets.

 

[montanaguy]

I enjoyed the whole game. It was really nice to see a good chunk of the roster getting play time. Running Rabbit looks like a gamer.

 

[goatcreekgriz]

Miss me with this sanctimonious attitude. Everyone enjoys Griz gameday differently

This. I have had season tickets for over thirty years and have heard this sort of whining for decades. There is no one way, or better way, to be a good fan. Lighten up.

 

[Grizmed]

Not all fans live in Missoula. Some drive from Billings, Circle and many points along the hiline. People want to get a jump on the miles home during a non-conference early season blowout is understandable.

 

[mtgrizrule]

I stay the duration. I like to see the depth guys play. Experiencing Tommy Running Rabbit scoring his 1st career TD was AWESOME!

 

[Jordan_20]

Not all fans live in Missoula. Some drive from Billings, Circle and many points along the hiline. People want to get a jump on the miles home during a non-conference early season blowout is understandable.

Found one of the 10 residents of circle

 

[Grizmed]

Found one of the 10 residents of circle

Billings. But I have tickets near Circlers.

 

[Wolf777]

Usually stay the whole game, but the sun has definitely been intense the last two games making it seem warmer. After staying last week for an amazing finish, couldn’t ask my wife to bake in that sun any longer when we were blowing them out and could watch the 4th in the car on the way home in some A/C. Will be there all game next week and happy for a late cool start.

 

[armonte]

My tickets did not sell on Seat Geek for $25.00 each. Row one of Section 233C. Sometimes things aren't what they seem. If it's that easy to get seats (and since this is the second game in a row I couldn't sell them, it seems like there must be more supply than demand) it makes me wonder why I should buy season tickets.

Bobcats every other year.

 

[markson161]

I would be a fan of Noon starts for the September games. It can be done for Griz/Cat, why not a couple more for early season warm temperature games.
Also, not a fan of waiting to announce the 50/50 ticket until the 2 minute warning. It's always done before that, and there plenty of stoppages of play to get it done.
Everything else is how it's always been, you're not going to change the social aspect of Griz games.
Oh yea, the DJ sucks!

 

[bigskylaw]

Bobcats every other year.

Exactly.

 

[GrizTexas]

Exactly.

This year's four weekends in a row may have had an impact...Back and forth every Friday or Saturday can certainly have an negative for the folks who have a long commute to the game...

 

[BWahlberg]

This whole week I had friends reaching out with tickets to sell, if even give away.

- This was the 3rd of 4 games in a row
- It was a beautiful day and you just don't know how many great weekends you have left in the fall
- Day game against a ho-hum opponent
- Bow season is active
- Game was sandwiched between two top-20 opponents

 

[griz4life]

Not all fans live in Missoula. Some drive from Billings, Circle and many points along the hiline. People want to get a jump on the miles home during a non-conference early season blowout is understandable.

No one drives seven hours roundtrip to leave after two quarters. Those are the hardcores. I've made those trips for 30 years.

The people who leave early in my section are locals. They're out of the stadium and doing other things in under an hour.

 

[Grizmed]

No one drives seven hours roundtrip to leave after two quarters. Those are the hardcores. I've made those trips for 30 years.

The people who leave early in my section are locals. They're out of the stadium and doing other things in under an hour.

I used to do 10 hours roundtrip on occasion before being married. One time was 2009 when the Griz were down by 27 against SDSU. Glad I didn't leave that game early.

 

[TheNorthRemembers]

Also, not a fan of waiting to announce the 50/50 ticket until the 2 minute warning. It's always done before that, and there plenty of stoppages of play to get it done.

Yeah this was just plain B.S. No reason to wait that long.