WILDCATFAN
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EverettGriz said:I'm always surprised at the great support Weber gets for basketball, and the borderline ridiculous support their football team gets, even when they have good teams.
I know it sucks crap, Im sure alot of it has to do with Weber's hoops history, our football team has had no where near the history of success our hoops team has, another thing i think that has alot to do with it is Utah is a basketball state, BYU, Utah, Utah State, Weber State, thats alot of history, and all within 75 miles of each other.
I have noticed a trend though, when our football games are played at night, our attendance is higher, our game vs UNC in football had over 8,000 and our game vs UC Davis had over 10,000, but then we turn around and get a whopping 5,462 against EWU ??? Not only was that game scheduled during the stupid mormon conference, it was also a 1pm game during early fall, Its still pretty hot at 1pm here in Utah in early October, that should have been a night game. I can understand the attendance vs PSU, it was like our UM game in 08 a friggin MONSOON, and then again it rains and is cold the second time in a row when we play Montana at home, at least we got 3,000 more to come to that game than the 2008 game :lol:
Also, Weber always schedules home games during stupid mormon conference and opening elk and deer hunt, I am also a hunter, and it pisses me off when like in 08 Opening Elk hunt starts the same day Weber hosts Montana, so its go elk hunting? or go to the game? Im glad I went to the game
Maybe in a few years if Weber can continue to be competitive, our fanbase can start growing, its hard though when your a fan of an FCS team in the middle of 3 FBS teams who have been around far longer than you have.