Hey Tempo, Guenther Jr. Says "Show Up Earlier"for the VA Game Sat 9/10

illinicalvin

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Re: Hey Tempo, Guenther Jr. Says "Show Up Earlier"for the VA Game Sat 9/10

« Reply #105 on: September 11, 2022, 03:34:03 PM »

Quote from: Dominic on September 11, 2022, 08:38:31 AM

I think sports attendance is a very habitual thing. So any reason that breaks the habit (Chief, Losing, University politics, all games are on TV, loss of traditions, disillusionment with campus, student demographics ) , it’s going to be much much harder to bring those people back if they find other stuff to do.

Nobody gives a shit about that stuff if the team is winning and the games are fun to go to.

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Re: Hey Tempo, Guenther Jr. Says "Show Up Earlier"for the VA Game Sat 9/10

« Reply #106 on: September 11, 2022, 07:24:27 PM »

Quote from: illinicalvin on September 11, 2022, 03:34:03 PM

Nobody gives a shit about that stuff if the team is winning and the games are fun to go to.

Define winning.

7-5 isnt gonna put butts in the seats. I doubt 8-4 does either.

It’s easy to say “if the team is 12-0, there will be sellouts”. But since that’s not the norm, you have to be able to pull people in based on traditions apart from winning. Illlinois has blatantly killed most of their traditions that turned off fans.

Even though it’s pro sports, look at the attendance differences between the Cubs and White Sox. Even when the White Sox are good, they still can’t draw near as much as even bad Cubs team. Fans go to Wrigley for the ambience/tradition. Even if the team sucks, many still go for the experience.

Illinois at this point is basically the White Sox of college sports. It’s a sterile environment, no tradition, in a location many argue is not worth driving too.

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Somewhere in Mn

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Re: Hey Tempo, Guenther Jr. Says "Show Up Earlier"for the VA Game Sat 9/10

« Reply #107 on: September 12, 2022, 09:30:22 PM »

The new procedures are a success.
https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/illini-fans-react-to-new-game-day-changes/amp/
"Cassie Arner, the senior associate director of athletics, said everything ran smoothly. "

Va attendance. 33669
Wyoming attendance. 37832
4000 fewer tickets for a game against a P5 team may have helped.

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Re: Hey Tempo, Guenther Jr. Says "Show Up Earlier"for the VA Game Sat 9/10

« Reply #108 on: September 12, 2022, 09:48:53 PM »

Hard to blame people for not showing up after that gut wrenching loss to IU. But glad they could somewhat accommodate the dozens that did come to the game.

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Re: Hey Tempo, Guenther Jr. Says "Show Up Earlier"for the VA Game Sat 9/10

« Reply #109 on: November 14, 2022, 12:49:21 PM »

2 of the 3 UVA players shot and killed played. Lavel Davis Jr had 2 receptions with a long of 62 and D'Sean Perry had a tackle.
RIP to all 3.

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Re: Hey Tempo, Guenther Jr. Says "Show Up Earlier"for the VA Game Sat 9/10

« Reply #110 on: November 14, 2022, 03:02:02 PM »

Just awful.

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Re: Hey Tempo, Guenther Jr. Says "Show Up Earlier"for the VA Game Sat 9/10

« Reply #111 on: November 14, 2022, 05:00:43 PM »

Horrible, horrible tragedy.

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Re: Hey Tempo, Guenther Jr. Says "Show Up Earlier"for the VA Game Sat 9/10

« Reply #112 on: November 14, 2022, 05:14:26 PM »

Yeah extremely sad situation. I do wanna know what the shooter’s motive was. It sounds like from the article that there was a hazing incident involving him that was dropped due to lack of witnesses cooperating. He was a freshman RB in 2018 and might’ve been a victim to some very serious stuff happening to him and nothing ever came of it unfortunately. Possibly something traumatic could’ve happened to him to want to do such a thing, I don’t know. All in all, it is a very sad story and outcome for all.

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