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re: BDS Atmosphere
Posted on 11/12/18 at 9:32 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 11/12/18 at 9:32 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Saban went nuts on Thursday night and the place was rocking. It was cold as shite too.
I was at that Mississippi State game... We were tailgating and thought about bringing the generator in the tent with us. Pretty sure it was 22 at kickoff.
That Thursday night game against Georgia State was the only game I have attended that I left early. Had to work that next morning and I live in Huntsville.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 9:34 pm to UltimaParadox
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I was at that Mississippi State game... We were tailgating and thought about bringing the generator in the tent with us. Pretty sure it was 22 at kickoff.
2008 was just a fvckin magical year. Nothing will ever top that regular season.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 9:50 pm to SummerOfGeorge
For years now, I have been concerned about the diminishing in state population. FINALLY, the UA admin is showing signs that they are too. In state students applying for this coming Fall semester, are able to get scholarships with an ACT score as low as 21 as long as they also have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Of course, the higher the ACT, the higher the scholly's value. Makes sense. You can also find more propaganda on UA's Youtube channel directed toward in state students. Just this last Fall, Auburn enrolled about 500 more freshmen in state students than UA.
This post was edited on 11/12/18 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 11/13/18 at 6:44 am to PowHound
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The student allotment has to be cut in half next season. These kids DGAF.
Two major factors at play here. One is that football is a dying sport. It's too long and too much dead ball time. Two, Alabama football is boring. They play very few competitive games, especially at BDS. You want the crowd to stay engaged? Put a couple of back to back 4-8 teams on the field and have one of them have the lead on a highly ranked team in the third quarter. The fans will hang around. Besides, if I'm a student and I want to leave early, I'm giving a big middle finger to anybody who vocally takes issue with that. Nick Saban included.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 8:35 am to Judah Mann
It's not like this is an Alabama-only problem. Every Saturday I tune into college football I see empty seats in the student sections. This generation just isn't into college football like past ones were and still are. And even outside the student sections there are empty seats.
And I still contend there are just as many empty seats around BDS as there are in the student section. It just looks worse in the student section because students move down to better seats as people leave, so the empty seats are congregated in certain areas instead of spread out. Hell, the entire row in front of me at last year's Arkansas game was empty except for 2 people, and these were 30 yard line seats in the lower bowl. By the end of the 3rd quarter, I'd say about 30% of the section had left.
And I still contend there are just as many empty seats around BDS as there are in the student section. It just looks worse in the student section because students move down to better seats as people leave, so the empty seats are congregated in certain areas instead of spread out. Hell, the entire row in front of me at last year's Arkansas game was empty except for 2 people, and these were 30 yard line seats in the lower bowl. By the end of the 3rd quarter, I'd say about 30% of the section had left.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 8:48 am to Judah Mann
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if I'm a student and I want to leave early, I'm giving a big middle finger to anybody who vocally takes issue with that. Nick Saban included.
Screw them
Posted on 11/13/18 at 11:16 am to Judah Mann
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Besides, if I'm a student and I want to leave early, I'm giving a big middle finger to anybody who vocally takes issue with that. Nick Saban included.
That's fine, but just remember that you have no right to a ticket because you're a student. If you did, there would be over 30,000 seats in the student section. You have no more of an inherent right to a ticket than any taxpayer in the State of Alabama, because after all, they are the ultimate owners of the stadium. So maybe the next year you can point that middle finger to the TV screen.
Whether it's the students or the rest, we'll never have a crowd as enthusiastic as LSU. If you've ever been to a Bama game there, you know this. The whole stadium starts singing Louisiana Saturday Night about 45 minutes before kickoff, and they don't letup, unless the game gets out of hand, of course. BDS will never be like that. It's reality.
This post was edited on 11/13/18 at 11:19 am
Posted on 11/13/18 at 12:40 pm to Hoyt
I also noticed how dead and uninspired it was for a ranked conference opponent.
The general fan base has just grown lethargic and spoiled.
People are just bidding their time to the playoffs.
Luckily the remaining games are ones the fans can get jazzed for (Auburn, SEC title game, playoffs)
Regardless, hopefully the administration can find a way to get fans reenerginzed for the regular season again going forward.
The general fan base has just grown lethargic and spoiled.
People are just bidding their time to the playoffs.
Luckily the remaining games are ones the fans can get jazzed for (Auburn, SEC title game, playoffs)
Regardless, hopefully the administration can find a way to get fans reenerginzed for the regular season again going forward.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 12:54 pm to BamaGradinTn
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Whether it's the students or the rest, we'll never have a crowd as enthusiastic as LSU. If you've ever been to a Bama game there, you know this. The whole stadium starts singing Louisiana Saturday Night about 45 minutes before kickoff, and they don't letup, unless the game gets out of hand, of course. BDS will never be like that. It's reality.
Meh, I've attended LSU/Bama in Death Valley in 2008, 2012, and this year, and several big games at BDS since 2006, and the difference isn't that big. It is naturally a little bit louder and crazier than BDS, but the experiences are not that much different.
I will say though, that I've only been to a few home games since 2014, and they weren't all that electric, because they were all blowouts. I doubt the atmosphere at LSU is that much different in total blowout games.
This post was edited on 11/13/18 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 11/13/18 at 2:09 pm to Funky Tide 8
I've been to an LSU game when they were playing some nobody and the atmosphere was the same as it is at BDS for these type games.
Posted on 11/13/18 at 7:57 pm to The Spleen
I don't expect the fans to show much emotion or passion for the non-conference cupcake games.
Any SEC game should be a big deal though, especially a ranked SEC opponent.
Any SEC game should be a big deal though, especially a ranked SEC opponent.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 6:36 am to pvilleguru
how loud are they in the bars and frat houses? can the teans still hear them?
Posted on 11/14/18 at 7:04 am to UltimaParadox
I think Rocky Block and 2011 LSU were the loudest for me. The crowd was really into the entire game in 2011.
I was at Auburn 2010 what a miserable game, it was cold AF and rainy/foggy almost.
I was at Auburn 2010 what a miserable game, it was cold AF and rainy/foggy almost.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 7:52 am to CrimsonBoz
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I was at Auburn 2010 what a miserable game
That first half though!
Posted on 11/14/18 at 8:26 am to RollTide66
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how loud are they in the bars and frat houses? can the teans still hear them?
By time they are in the bars/frat houses, the team doesn't need them anymore.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 8:27 am to PEPE
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Any SEC game should be a big deal though
You think we're going to get hyped against Vandy?
Posted on 11/14/18 at 9:32 am to pvilleguru
We got more hyped inside their own stadium than we ever would have inside of our own playing Vandy
Posted on 11/14/18 at 9:33 am to Funky Tide 8
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We got more hyped inside their own stadium than we ever would have inside of our own playing Vandy
Well away games are always more fun.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 9:49 am to CrimsonBoz
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I was at Auburn 2010 what a miserable game, it was cold AF and rainy/foggy almost.
Huh? The weather was good that game. Blue skies.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 10:07 am to InGAButLoveBama
When we lost ? The first half it rained on me and it was cold. People went inside the zone because of it for a bit. Second half was good.
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