North Endzone...officially DEAD.

[grizd]

Putter is right about ticket prices. The price has pushed out a lot of the younger, more energetic fans. $55 for a homecoming ticket is ridiculous and it shows by the lack of a sell out.

Unless they improve some of the pregame, half time, etc. people aren't going to sit in their seats through half time.

FWIW, tickets for the EWU game on Saturday are $55 apiece.

FWIW, tickets in the endzone at Qwest Field for this weekends UW/Stanford game are $44 a piece. Supply and demand is a great thing, but my point was there isn't demand for 25,000 $55 seats at a game between NAU and UM.

 

[Grizbeer]

Before anyone else posts how bad the crowd has gotten, or Griz game day has gotten, it should be mandatory to do a search on E-Griz about these topics - going back to 2002 - it's all there, the crowd isn't as good as it used to be, the music sucks, the band sucks, too many commercials, the big screen sucks, the expansion (2003 and 2008) have killed the atmosphere, etc etc etc.

And seriously, some people thought homecoming would be a rowdy game? Hold out a couple thousand tickets for homecoming, ask alumni to return to Missoula to see old friends again and you think they are going to be rowdier than the regulars who go to the games to watch football? Homecoming, almost by definition, is the worst crowd of the year (as far as crowd participation and being quiet), always is (also the team nearly always plays like crap on homecoming, 2011 being the exception).

 

[grizd]

And I would also point out season tickets for Eastern are between $65 and $125 depending on the seat. So, for just $10 more they can see every home game.

 

[mikegriz]

Ok, let's god rid of people who show up late, people who stay too long at the tailgates during half, the people who like to sit and the people who have kids. At 60 bucks a seat it will soon look like a butte central game. Fans paid the money and can enjoy the game however they want.

It will be a great stadium atmosphere when there's like six guys in the NEZ, who approve of one another. They'll be loud, they'll be proud, they'll be standing, and they won't feel dissed because no one will get irritated with them. Everything will be better because only the "real fans" will be there.

 

[Walkon79]

And seriously, some people thought homecoming would be a rowdy game? Hold out a couple thousand tickets for homecoming, ask alumni to return to Missoula to see old friends again and you think they are going to be rowdier than the regulars who go to the games to watch football? Homecoming, almost by definition, is the worst crowd of the year (as far as crowd participation and being quiet), always is (also the team nearly always plays like crap on homecoming, 2011 being the exception).

Proven true in Bozeman this weekend as well. 1,000 over a sellout, but you wouldn't know it if you tuned in after halftime.

 

[CFallsGriz]

I finally got season tix in sec 233 of the nez and it's been pretty loud and nobody told me to sit. Every time I stood up to yell, everyone behind me did the same. Guess your section is aging or something???

If you got them in 233B, you're in for a real treat! I don't know about the other rows, but 9, 10, and 11 are usually quite loud, and the folks there don't give a shit if you sit or stand...as long as you're loud!

I've been sitting there since that area opened, and I love it!

Welcome to the neighborhood, CFG!! :thumb:

Its been great so far thanks Grizo....Row18 :clap:

 

[kdigz]

(our tailgates are free to enter unlike MSU's)

First, that's not true. Hasn't been for like three years.
Second, and most importantly...chill baby!
Take it from someone who knows about crowd apathy. Fall 2000...man it was hard to be a cat fan. Mid 2000's, we added some wins to the equation but our crowd management services were like the Gestapo. Only in the past two years has MSU games evolved into a competitive environment. Of course we are nowhere near where you guys are, but the strides have been noticeable.
I've seen it as a high school coach.
Rule #1: Success breeds success. It was pointed out on this board that two years ago (remember the year when the Cats beat the Griz in Misoula) the Griz had a "bad" season. Didn't you finish 8-3 that year? (It might have been 7-4, but I don't want to disrespect). Well, an 8-3 year (or a 7-4 year even) would have been like a gift from Heaven in 2000 (and was the norm in the mid 2000's). There was only one place to go....up.
The Cat fans are riding a building wave right now. One day they too might find themselves "expecting" a 10-1 season or a 9-2 season every year. Anything less than a deep playoff run will spell disaster for their excitement.
How many home games have you lost in the past 15 years? I can count them on my hands right? When the Griz aren't pummeling somebody, the fans may lose interest. See rule #2
Rule #2: Fans are stupid. The guys on this board (and on Bobcat Nation) are fans of the game. Some may be more rabid for our home teams than others (and some--yes 2506, this means you) love to stir shit up for no good reason. But most fans on this board love...LOVE this game and know a few things about it. This is not the majority of either fan base. How many times (talkin to both schools here) have you had a conversation with a coworker about how crappy your team is? Then you ask them, "Well what about Dan Moore, or, what about Tanner Bleskin?" The look at you like you have lobsters crawling out of your ears right? Stupid, stupid fans. They aren't going to sit through a loss. They are going to think about excuses they can give their coworkers by cherry picking the stats off the radio on their ride home.
Rule #3 When you run with the wolves you gotta piss with the pack. It's so much fun when your favorite team is winning. You're running with the wolves. When the pack is no longer running, well, you gotta stop too. This crappy adage my pappy told me when I went off to school has served me well because I know that at some point, the pack needs to stop running. It's not forever, it might be for only a second, but the true fan will not be put off his course because others have lost faith. Take the lumps this week, get back in the saddle and be the fan base you have always been. I know the readers of this will. F- those others. They pay for the team's shoulderpads and helmets, they cheer when their told...they serve a purpose. They are not what makes WAgriz an awesome place to catch a game.

Keep it in perspective griz nation. Don't lose faith. When I come down to Missoula in november, if that place isn't rockin, IMA be pissed. I'll be there with my blue and gold, and I'll bring everything I can, I, all football fans, want you to as well, because that, football fans, is what this game is all about.

I always have good reasons

We get that you are one of the Brothers Grimm and that you be a troll, lmao.

Sorry you think that Moose...but...you're wrong. I've been here longer than you, and my posts speak for themselves. Check them out if you don't believe me.