UCAFaninTN wrote:
Just a few thoughts about todays contest.
VERY proud of the Bears for fighting back after what looked like would be a rough outing today. Loved the way they "finished". Something that the U of A doesn't know how to do! LOL
Coach Campbell got a little aggravated at our fan base today, and I don't blame him. He looked into the stands around the beginning of the 3rd quarter and asked us all to get loud. We all need to quit sitting on our hands when things aren't going well and start being into the game for all 4 quarters.
It was a perfect storm for a terrible turnout and it happened. Holiday weekend, Crappy weather, Duck and Deer season. I felt bad for the guys during the Bear walk before the game. There was hardly anyone there. I would imagine a few of them had to wonder what the hell was going on. Despite all these factors they pulled it off. They are a good football team.
Our players and staff deserve better. Coach Campbell came here wanting/hoping to make the playoffs and this is how we reward him? With this turnout? I spoke with Foot briefly before the game and I could sense the same feelings. There has to be a way to grow the support/fan base. I know this is kind of beating a dead horse since we have discussed it many times before, but somethings got to change folks.
GO BEARS !!!!!!!!!!
VERY proud of the Bears for fighting back after what looked like would be a rough outing today. Loved the way they "finished". Something that the U of A doesn't know how to do! LOL
Coach Campbell got a little aggravated at our fan base today, and I don't blame him. He looked into the stands around the beginning of the 3rd quarter and asked us all to get loud. We all need to quit sitting on our hands when things aren't going well and start being into the game for all 4 quarters.
It was a perfect storm for a terrible turnout and it happened. Holiday weekend, Crappy weather, Duck and Deer season. I felt bad for the guys during the Bear walk before the game. There was hardly anyone there. I would imagine a few of them had to wonder what the hell was going on. Despite all these factors they pulled it off. They are a good football team.
Our players and staff deserve better. Coach Campbell came here wanting/hoping to make the playoffs and this is how we reward him? With this turnout? I spoke with Foot briefly before the game and I could sense the same feelings. There has to be a way to grow the support/fan base. I know this is kind of beating a dead horse since we have discussed it many times before, but somethings got to change folks.
GO BEARS !!!!!!!!!!
First of all, a couple of things....I agree with absolutely everything in your post. The attendance did not surprised me....Thanksgiving weekend is a VERY tough weekend to host an event. Would love to have had more on hand Saturday, but feel lucky to have what we had.
This next part really pisses me off....when your head coach has to stop what he is doing in the game and basically approach the fans about getting up off their dead behinds to make some noise, that is just not acceptable. Hell, I saw him get after the cheerleaders for not cheering at a home game earlier in the year. Cheerleading is such a damn waste of resources. Yes, our staff and players deserve better.....MUCH, MUCH better, but lets face it, we are a small fan base and we have GOT to keep trying to build it. I don't have the answers, but I have been following the program for 40 years and although our base has increased some, it is not NEAR where it needs to be.
Finally, I was told that only about 2000 tickets were pre-sold for the game and that the school was in hopes of having a strong walk up. Can you imagine what the attendance MIGHT have been had we purchased advertising in the media ? With the exception of some social media activity, there was NO promotion on this game, at all. The athletic department contracted Peak Sports Management to assist with cooperate advertising and I understand that has worked out well, but the promotion of the games leaves alot to be desired.
Didn't mean to be so damn long winded, but despite the win, I am a little upset.
