Kab Posted September 11, 2019 Posted September 11, 2019 Lots of open seats left Would need a big walk up under 10000 Quote
forksandspoons Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 Looks like there's going to have to be a huge walkup crowd to even break 10K.. Maybe give away a bunch of tickets during the parade tomorrow? Quote
Oxbow6 Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 14 minutes ago, forksandspoons said: Looks like there's going to have to be a huge walkup crowd to even break 10K.. Maybe give away a bunch of tickets during the parade tomorrow? The weather looks great tomorrow but getting close to 10K will be a big stretch. Quote
northernraider Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, F'n Hawks said: 8,600 Ouch..that's less then 3/4th capacity Quote
Oxbow6 Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 There were more people at the Arthur barn dance last night Quote
Sioux94 Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 For it being Potato Bowl....against a good team on a beautiful day.......ouch that isn't good. Quote
UNDBIZ Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 You can't start the season with a couple duds and expect people to get excited to watch. Today was a good step towards regaining fans though. How were the students? Quote
F'n Hawks Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 Just now, UNDBIZ said: You can't start the season with a couple duds and expect people to get excited to watch. Today was a good step towards regaining fans though. How were the students? There were about 5 students left by the 4th quarter, in a close game... Quote
Longtime fan Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, F'n Hawks said: There were about 5 students left by the 4th quarter, in a close game... But those that stayed were involved. Hats off to them. 1 Quote
F'n Hawks Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Longtime fan said: But those that stayed were involved. Hats off to them. The people that were there were into the game, got loud after the fourth down stop Quote
UND1983 Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 The tailgating was packed and fun. Surprised the attendance was low. Seemed to be more there than vs Drake....right?? Quote
bincitysioux Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 The wife and I were so bummed as we drove toward the Alerus and saw waves of students walking north back toward campus about an hour before kickoff. Obviously they had been there for the tailgate, but took off as people started filing n for the game. Quote
bincitysioux Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, johnsowe said: Why is attendance so bad? Two underwhelming seasons in 2017 and 2018. 3 Quote
SIOUXFAN97 Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, bincitysioux said: The wife and I were so bummed as we drove toward the Alerus and saw waves of students walking north back toward campus about an hour before kickoff. Obviously they had been there for the tailgate, but took off as people started filing n for the game. yep...the tailgating might be too much for some...the people LEAVING ten minutes before the game has even started is crazy. there are tons of people walking back to campus half drunk. Quote
ChrisUND1 Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 Those who were there made a difference. That was a heck of a college football game! 1 Quote
JohnboyND7 Posted September 15, 2019 Posted September 15, 2019 3 hours ago, johnsowe said: Why is attendance so bad? Getting clowned last week didn't help. If UND had kept it close or won I bet the Alerus would've been full today. 1 Quote
Sioux>Bison Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 22 hours ago, JohnboyND7 said: Getting clowned last week didn't help. If UND had kept it close or won I bet the Alerus would've been full today. You are right on this. Hard to recruit the freshman losing a big game like that. Sad thing is many of those tailgaters leave or would have to go into the arena and sobered up. Tailgating at half might help/ create a huge drunken !@#$ show Quote
Siouxperfan7 Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 On 9/14/2019 at 9:22 PM, bincitysioux said: Two underwhelming seasons in 2017 and 2018. It's more than just that. In 2016 we played NAU the last game of the season. UND was currently 8-2, and 7-0 in Big Sky play. We were playing for at least a share of the Big Sky title. This team was great and was guaranteed to be in the playoffs. A win would get us a Conference Championship and potentially a bye (which it did) in the FCS playoffs. Even with all that going on, the announced attendance for that game was 9,049. If that game doesn't get people in the seats, I am wondering what will. On 9/14/2019 at 9:13 PM, bincitysioux said: The wife and I were so bummed as we drove toward the Alerus and saw waves of students walking north back toward campus about an hour before kickoff. Obviously they had been there for the tailgate, but took off as people started filing n for the game. If students aren't going to games, get rid of their prime seats at the 50 yard line. With UND moving to the MVFC next year, there are plenty of fans that would gladly purchase season tickets in those sections. It's time. Move them to end sections and sell those price seats to people that are actually going to show up. 4 Quote
UNDColorado Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Siouxperfan7 said: It's more than just that. In 2016 we played NAU the last game of the season. UND was currently 8-2, and 7-0 in Big Sky play. We were playing for at least a share of the Big Sky title. This team was great and was guaranteed to be in the playoffs. A win would get us a Conference Championship and potentially a bye (which it did) in the FCS playoffs. Even with all that going on, the announced attendance for that game was 9,049. If that game doesn't get people in the seats, I am wondering what will. If students aren't going to games, get rid of their prime seats at the 50 yard line. With UND moving to the MVFC next year, there are plenty of fans that would gladly purchase season tickets in those sections. It's time. Move them to end sections and sell those price seats to people that are actually going to show up. Agreed, that section needs to be opened up for season tickets like yesterday. 3 Quote
UNDBIZ Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 For those wanting to take the students' seats, do the students then get to reduce their fees? Quote
UNDColorado Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, UNDBIZ said: For those wanting to take the students' seats, do the students then get to reduce their fees? That is a valid question. If the actual number of seats available to them is reduced then yes. Currently they are not showing up so shifting them over does not seem to be an issue. Credit is due to the ones that did show up as they were small in numbers but very loud when they needed to be. Quote
Siouxphan27 Posted September 16, 2019 Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, UNDBIZ said: For those wanting to take the students' seats, do the students then get to reduce their fees? Is there a breakdown of student fees that designates x number of dollars towards football seats? Reducing fees by the difference in value of midfield seats vs end seats would seem to be an equitable solution. (I don’t mean dollar for dollar reduction; but rather some percentage break down based on the fraction of their student fees based on football seats) Quote
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