Negative posters and Game attendance

I am beginning to think that is a class of MSU fans for whatever reason are only going to attend a very limited if indeed any number of games.
They understand that this doesn?t make them very good supporters, so to salve their conscience they go out of their way to post reasons they are not good fans
Bowl game is too far
Tired of the (Unsert one Liberty, scheveport, Peach, Gator)
We didn’t-beat ole miss
We lost to an OOC team
We don’t beat enough top 10 teams
We don’t beat Bama
Mullen talks too much trash
Mullen lacks passion
We are tired of winning 8 games, we have to get to the next level
Generally I wouldn’t care but it seems these people or only happy if they can repetitvly repeat it 10 times a day to convince other people to not go to justify their poor support
I forgot to add
Too hot
Too early
Too late
No jumbo hot dogs
The players are thugs
The players are soft
We run the ball too much
We don’t run it enough

Well I think most on here would call me negative at least in the regard to our coach. And I'm going to the game and have been to the other two home games. So are you trying to say only the positive people attend?? Well I just proved that to be wrong but carry on w you pass the buck blame game.

Double post

Bottom line, State has a really small fan base of hardcore fans. We just have a lot of casual fans.

But I was thinking about this too. I was listening to brandon walkers show. He tells the story of not even going to the game vs Maine (because he had a date and we sucked) and sitting in a restaurant in Starkville as the game finished.

Bo Bounds a few weeks ago, USM game, mentioned he went to Starkville. Tailgated. Dropped his kids off and went and watched on tv at a restaurant.

I know of many State fans in Columbus but only a very few that actually go to games.

I go to all games even though I despise the Moorhead hire and always have. if we get beatdown by Kentucky I am through until he is gone. by the way I was at the Kentucky beatdown last year in Lexington....was you?

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Originally Posted by Homedawg

Well I think most on here would call me negative at least in the regard to our coach. And I'm going to the game and have been to the other two home games. So are you trying to say only the positive people attend?? Well I just proved that to be wrong but carry on w you pass the buck blame game.

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I didn’t say all negative posters don’t go to games
I don’t really care if you go to games or not
But it’s very apparent there is a class of posters who don’t go to games and spend a lot of time explaining and justifying why they don?t go and convincing others it?s stupid to go

Bo Bounds today..... I like his show.... but he said today at least 5 times that State will get blown out Saturday.

There is no way in hell any media or radio personality in Arkansas says that about he Razorbacks going into any game. It’s just a very depressed culture (when it comes to instate football ) in the state of Mississippi.

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Originally Posted by Maroonthirteen

Bo Bounds today..... I like his show.... but he said today at least 5 times that State will get blown out Saturday.

There is no way in hell any media or radio personality in Arkansas says that about he Razorbacks going into any game. It’s just a very depressed culture (when it comes to instate football ) in the state of Mississippi.

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I doubt bo thinks we'll get blown out. Maybe he's just laying it on thick like that so when we win, he can sell buying back in on joe. Then again, maybe bo really thinks it

What part of “every school is having attendance issues” do some of you not get? The best team in America is dealing with the same problems.

You have to take what these radio announcers say with a grain of salt. They are trying to get ratings by catastrophizing situations and stirring up controversy.

Bounds is a garbage college football hack. Why people listen to him is completely lost on me.

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

Bounds is a garbage college football hack. Why people listen to him is completely lost on me.

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He has good content and guest. My alternative is Memphis radio. But I could not care less about nba free agency in the middle of college football season

I’d listen to music then.

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Originally Posted by Cooterpoot

What part of “every school is having attendance issues” do some of you not get? The best team in America is dealing with the same problems.

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I agree. I think the weather has effected States attendance more than anything. But 25k last week and 30k for USM is fall off a cliff issues.

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Originally Posted by Sparrows2

I didn’t say all negative posters don’t go to games
I don’t really care if you go to games or not
But it’s very apparent there is a class of posters who don’t go to games and spend a lot of time explaining and justifying why they don?t go and convincing others it?s stupid to go

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better start identifying who u thinks attends and who choose not too. i call bullshat on u

Rise in tv access has led to a sharp decline in attendance. Every game is on tv alot harder to gear up for Abilene Christian and most would rather watch at home. Is what it is

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Originally Posted by 99jc

I go to all games even though I despise the Moorhead hire and always have. if we get beatdown by Kentucky I am through until he is gone. by the way I was at the Kentucky beatdown last year in Lexington....was you?

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I was at the LSU and Out Back bowl.

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Originally Posted by Jack Lambert

I was at the LSU and Out Back bowl.

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Then you are allowed 2 negative posts if you choose to use them**

Negative poster, positive poster, Jesus, is the 5th grade, get a life. This is absolutely asinine.

We had a perfect coach in Troy Alabama that we didn’t hire. WVU will probably be competing for the big 12 title with OU in 3 years