Falcon137 wrote:The 6 o'clock start is going to kill actual attendance. Usually my dad will come up to the game and bring a business associate or my grandpa but with the 6 o'clock start that's out the window.
I'm sure there are a lot stories like that for this particular game.
I work near Sylvania, and I've got a stupid web conference I have to attend that afternoon, so I won't be able to leave early. I'll be busting my butt to get to BG, park, and make it to my seats by kickoff. I'm a die hard and wouldn't miss any home game that I can realistically attend.
However, the fact of the matter is that this gametime actually makes it a struggle for me, and I'm sure many others, to get to the game in time for kickoff. How much of our fanbase is realistically willing to go through the effort to get to a game at an inconvenient time, in the cold, to watch a team that has largely been a disappointment?
I know I'm preaching to the choir on this group, because most of us ARE the types that will do everything in our power to get to this game. I'm just not convinced that we're going to have a lot of casual fan turnout with this game time given the rest of the circumstances.
The BGSU Football team returns home Friday, November 21 to take on the Buffalo Bulls in a key MAC East Division showdown. Kickoff is set for 6:00pm at The Doyt. Winners of two straight, the Falcons once again control their own destiny in the road to Ford Field in Detroit and the MAC Championship on Friday, December 5. With wins in their final two games (11/21 vs. Buffalo & 11/28 @ Toledo), BGSU would be crowned 2008 MAC East Division Champions.
BGSU Athletics has teamed up with campus and community partners to put together an extensive promotional program surrounding the game. Fans, BGSU faculty, staff and students are all invited to participate:
COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS
*The game has been declared an ORANGE OUT...all fans are encouraged to wear orange. Both University Bookstore and Student Book Exchange (SBX) are offering 20&OFF all orange BG apparel items from Monday, November 17 through Friday, November 21.
*University Dining Services will be closing down all on-campus Dining Halls at 3:00pm on Friday, November 21 and relocating to a tent on the EAST side of Doyt Perry Stadium in the Falcon Football Tailgate Park. Food service will be available from 3:30-6:00pm, there will be LIVE music from 3:30-5:45pm, and Residential Meal Plan Dollars, BG1 Cards, Cash and Credit will be accepted. The menu will be as follows:
MEAL - ONLY $6..........BEVERAGE - ONLY $1
- Choice of ONE sandwich (shredded chicken, hot dog, garden burger)
- 8 oz. chili con carne or vegetarian chili*
- Nachos and cheese
- Choice of beverage
*Second sandwich may be substituted for chili option.
Food service in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union and campus convenience store locations will remain open.
*A campus-wide Office Decorating Competition will be held, with judging taking place on Thursday, November 20. The theme is "Falcon Football Finale" and the Office of Campus Activities (OCA) will conduct the competition. The offices selected as "Best of Show" in the two-division competition (large offices -- 11+ employees; small offices -- 10 or fewer employees) will receive football game tickets and usage of the Wilcox Board Room in the Sebo Athletic Center before and during the game. Complete details of the contest will be released by OCA beginning Friday, November 14. For more information, call OCA at (419) 372-2343.
BGSU STUDENTS
*FREE orange t-shirts will be distributed to the first 2,000 BGSU Students through the gates of The Doyt. Gates will open at 4:30pm.
*ONE lucky BGSU Student in attendance will win FREE textbooks for the Spring 2009 semester, courtesy of University Bookstore (winner to be selected at random from the BGSU Student Sections at some point during the game).
*ONE lucky BGSU Student in attendance will win $500 in the finale of the season-long ROLL ALONG! Ca$h Giveaway, courtesy of BGSU Athletics (eligible students must have attended all five 2008 BGSU Football home games…notification of winner to take place in the weeks following the game).
*ONE lucky BGSU Student in attendance will have a shot at $10,000 on-field at Halftime in the ROLL ALONG! Target Toss Challenge (participant to be selected at random from the BGSU Student Sections at some point early in the game).
*Ca$h Prizes will be awarded to the TOP 3 Res Halls in attendance (to be determined by % of hall in attendance)…1st Place - $250, 2nd Place - $200, 3rd Place $150.
*The Res Hall Council of the top Res Hall in attendance (to be determined by % of hall in attendance) will be awarded a Pre-Game Pizza Party prior to a select BGSU Hockey home game remaining on the 2008-09 regular season schedule, courtesy of BGSU Athletics.
*$500 in Adidas credit (provided by BGSU Athletics) to be split amongst the Top 3 Greek Orgs. in attendance (based on % of org. in attendance).
*The top Greek Org. in attendance (to be determined by % of Greek Org. in attendance) will be awarded a Pre-Game Pizza Party prior to a select BGSU Hockey home game remaining on the 2008-09 regular season schedule, courtesy of BGSU Athletics.
A firend of mine sent Greg Christopher an email about the akward start time, and the inconvenience it will cause to many fans. This was his response:
Thanks for the note. We are set for 6pm on 11/21. While no kickoff time is perfect for everyone, we discussed the various options and decided to give 6pm a try. Look forward to seeing you next week. Roll Along! Greg Christopher
They obviously are gambling on this one, hopefully it will pay off. Im impressed with the marketing going on for this game (after all it is BGSU marketing), but if the start time was 7 or 8 they would be alot more successful. We will just have to see. Hope everyone tries to get out to see the Falcons!
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The marketing is a nice effort, should be the case regardless of the game.
If he is actually saying what was the real case, then I think they were seriously NUTS to start the game at 6 p.m. It makes no sense on any level. Simply and inexcusably nuts.
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NWLB wrote:The marketing is a nice effort, should be the case regardless of the game.
If he is actually saying what was the real case, then I think they were seriously NUTS to start the game at 6 p.m. It makes no sense on any level. Simply and inexcusably nuts.
Yeah ... I read Christopher's response and thought, this isn't a calculated risk, it's a longshot. There are almost NO indicators that point this to being a success.
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NWLB wrote:The marketing is a nice effort, should be the case regardless of the game.
If he is actually saying what was the real case, then I think they were seriously NUTS to start the game at 6 p.m. It makes no sense on any level. Simply and inexcusably nuts.
Yeah ... I read Christopher's response and thought, this isn't a calculated risk, it's a longshot. There are almost NO indicators that point this to being a success.
I'm starting to think that they want students to come to this game, realizing that they've totally lost the student fanbase in the wake of our losses to EMU and Miami, and they'll do anything to get what they want. They're probably concerned about students going home for the weekend or something like that, and that an early start time will allow them to catch the game and then still have time to get wherever they are going following the game. Personally I don't know why anybody would go home this weekend with Thanksgiving coming up next week, but all I know is that tons of students don't stay in BG on the weekends regardless of timing.
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I don't think the coaches have the report with the student base that existed in the near past either. The kids liked the Meyer Attitude. Heck, all the fans did.
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I almost canceled my season tickets when Meyer was here.
I got down after going to the Falcon Club luncheons on Fridays and constantly hearing about how poor of a team we were and we were no way near a Division I caliber team.
"The name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back" -Herb Brooks
transfer2BGSU wrote:I almost canceled my season tickets when Meyer was here.
I got down after going to the Falcon Club luncheons on Fridays and constantly hearing about how poor of a team we were and we were no way near a Division I caliber team.
And that's exactly what I love to hear from my football coaches.
The same type of stuff you hear from Belicheck & Parcells on a regular basis...let the media and fans bask in the good stuff. I like my football coaches to be in routinely bad moods
I'm not saying it should be on the lips of every coach to pass through BG. But some have been able to use that approach and get something done. It is a school of thought as much as anything. I do know it tends to rub certain groups raw within BG fandom. Fair enough, but then as we all know, no coach makes everybody happy.
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I have the day off....Taking Josh outta school early while Jake and Mrs. Freak are going to spend quality time together Friday evening. The Scouts are spending the night at the McKinley Musuem so Jake wants to do that.
We'll be there no later than 3. I wouldn't miss this one for anything...even if my new job told me I was fired. Gotta keep the priorities straight. Luckily, they were cool with me taking the day off unpaid.
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