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Originally Posted by Mattyk
Build a consistent winner and the crowds will be louder and more of a factor.
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Not necessarily Matty. I am 40 years old and with the exception of my time as a small child in Lanham, and grad school, I have been in MI my whole life. Seeing a U of M football game at the Big House in the 80's made you deaf. The early 90s was the same, but by the time Llyod Carr became coach the place became a bit tame, even when the were still a major power kicking Ohio State's ass. My point being is it also the demographics of the fans in the stadium or to some degree or just the disposition of the "herd". Overall fans nowadays are just more serene and not as into it it seems. It is more of a diversion or a reason to party. The pro sports franchises are going totally corporate and that means increases in pricing for everything. The blue collar types and lower middle class folks just can't afford the games anymore, and those are the types that actually follow the sport. What you have left are people there just for a diversion and a reason to party, so they might not really care that much and give a halfass cheer if any. Winning might cure that to some degree, but that depends on how serious the fan is. Either way it is going to be a fairly long time till Fedex will be rockin on Sunday afternoons. Our entire team building philisophy needs to be changed, as well as a large part of our roster.
12-09-2010, 02:43 PM
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