fauowl said

Nope.  Here's a great idea:  how about student government try to get students to attend games AND stay past halftime.

How do you suggest doing that?

smittysahoot said

fauowl said

Nope.  Here's a great idea:  how about student government try to get students to attend games AND stay past halftime.

How do you suggest doing that?

Win.

walty12 said

smittysahoot said

fauowl said

Nope.  Here's a great idea:  how about student government try to get students to attend games AND stay past halftime.

How do you suggest doing that?

Win.

sometimes the simplest answer is the best one.

NCowl said

walty12 said

smittysahoot said

fauowl said

Nope.  Here's a great idea:  how about student government try to get students to attend games AND stay past halftime.

How do you suggest doing that?

Win.

sometimes the simplest answer is the best one.

HAHA. The question was in reference to student goverment getting students the game.. and how fauowl suggests SG does that. I'm curious to see fauowl's thoughts.

walty12 said

Win.

+1000

If we hadnt won the SunBelt in 07 and our two bowl games our attendance would be on par with FIU.

THATS the difference between us. Those 2 season POSTSEASON Victories.

smittysahoot said

fauowl said

Nope.  Here's a great idea:  how about student government try to get students to attend games AND stay past halftime.

How do you suggest doing that?

My sarcastic comments were directed to the thought that Student Government was going to spend money on these noise makers because the stadium is so quiet.  Not directed at Student Government directly.

Not sure anything will work as the students (for the most part) have made it clear there is little interest in supporting athletics.  We have 28k students and a couple thousand go to football games regularly.  Basketball is worse (and it's on campus).

I am not blaming student government for this.  I am not blaming anyone…it is where we are in our history that is the biggest obstacle.  But I agree with others that winning helps everything. 

OK I see.

There has been much improvement in the involvement and enthusiasm surround the university events and the athletics teams since I was a freshmen in 2002. We've come a long way and I am excited about seeing where we will be 5, 10, 20 years from now.

owlcountry said

Worst idea since "Who Let The Owls Out."

Not only do they make a terrible, annoying noise which will irritate the s*** out of everybody and keep people from attending the games

it will also get out that we're trying to introduce a soccer tradition to American football. We'll just get a backlash from this that's not even worth it.

Doesn't the saying go, bad publicity is better than no publicity.  Maybe a little backlash is what the school needs to arrouse the inner personification that is "owl country".

"Who let the Owls Out?!?!"  "Hoot" "Hoot" "Hoot"  ;D ;D ;D Classic

dusky256fc said

Isn't there a rule on the books against artificial noise makers now?

I believe they would definitely (and thankfully ) fall into that category.

This was a part of my original question intent: Is there a rule or not?

If there isn't, then why aren't we taking advantage as fans and being creative in the ways we can support (i.e. crowd noise) the team?

smittysahoot said

OK I see.

There has been much improvement in the involvement and enthusiasm surround the university events and the athletics teams since I was a freshmen in 2002. We've come a long way and I am excited about seeing where we will be 5, 10, 20 years from now.

There is no doubt about that.