Grandstands at DNF

[drummerdawg]

If we can't fill up the lower grandstands now, how do we expect to fill it up when the upper deck is finished? I've yet to see the chair backs near capacity (though I didn't watch any games during SBW) this year. Anybody else concerned that this will be a problem in the future? I was talking to a former Lounger last weekend and he had the same thoughts about it.

[mparkerfd20]

Nope. Not concerned at all.

[MaroonFlounder]

I know a couple of groups that have grandstand seats, but spend most of each game in the LF lounge. They need to make a decision and/or get someone in those seats

[Bulldog1]

It was packed last Saturday and I was impressed with the crowd last night.

[drummerdawg]

Nope. Not concerned at all.

Why not? Or do you just not care if it's half empty?

[Bulldog1]

I know a couple of groups that have grandstand seats, but spend most of each game in the LF lounge. They need to make a decision and/or get someone in those seats

Yes they do

[dickiedawg]

This is a ?problem? that will correct itself due to explosion in costs. We had 5 chairbacks last year. Now we have 2.

[dickiedawg]

We?ll fill the stadium 2-3 weekends a year just like we always have. If we get back to consistently winning we?ll fill it up more often.

[drummerdawg]

We?ll fill the stadium 2-3 weekends a year just like we always have. If we get back to consistently winning we?ll fill it up more often.

Where are these extra people going to come from? The grandstands aren't walk up tickets, you have to be a season ticket hold (which we know they don't show up).

[Bothrops]

Well let's just go ahead and take the upper deck out of the design, since we don't need it. We could use that money to built a sign that says the Taj Mahal of college parks in front of the building.

[Jack Lambert]

If we can't fill up the lower grandstands now, how do we expect to fill it up when the upper deck is finished? I've yet to see the chair backs near capacity (though I didn't watch any games during SBW) this year. Anybody else concerned that this will be a problem in the future? I was talking to a former Lounger last weekend and he had the same thoughts about it.

When does a Miss State Baseball fan worry about attendance? We hold every damn record in the record books and we also whole the largest crowd to watch a CWS game.

When it is finish you will see full seats and many standing. I think folks are not sure about it right now so they stay home.

[drummerdawg]

When does a Miss State Baseball fan worry about attendance? We hold every damn record in the record books and we also whole the largest crowd to watch a CWS game.

Not so much attendance as butts in seats in the grandstands. Fans have complained about the lack of butts in seats for years and it seems (to me) like it might become a bigger problem than in the past. People buy season tickets and either sit somewhere else or don't show up at all. We can't even fill the lower level now so what makes anyone think that will change next year once there are twice as many chairback seats?

[Jack Lambert]

Not so much attendance as butts in seats in the grandstands. Fans have complained about the lack of butts in seats for years and it seems (to me) like it might become a bigger problem than in the past. People buy season tickets and either sit somewhere else or don't show up at all. We can't even fill the lower level now so what makes anyone think that will change next year once there are twice as many chairback seats?

I think there was a lot that turned fans off this season. Coach Cann behavior, incomplete stadium and the team getting a very slow start. It will be ok.

[drummerdawg]

I think there was a lot that turned fans off this season. Coach Cann behavior, incomplete stadium and the team getting a very slow start. It will be ok.

Maybe. I just don't see it though. Even in the old stadium we rarely had a full crowd in the grandstands, most were in the bleachers or outfield.

[Lord McBuckethead]

Don't people in LFL have chairbacks? If so, there are all your missing people.

[Homedawg]

I know a couple of groups that have grandstand seats, but spend most of each game in the LF lounge. They need to make a decision and/or get someone in those seats

Well they spent the money it's their right. They can do whatever they want. Some sit in both depending on time of the game crowd, etc. but this bs about telling someone where to sit is just that bullshit.

[Todd4State]

Don't people in LFL have chairbacks? If so, there are all your missing people.

Yes and honestly that's a little bit of an odd phenomenon to me. You don't hear about Cubs fans that have seats behind home plate AND in the bleachers or on the rooftops.

We need a ticket exchange which I think exists but we need to publicize it more. I would imagine that most of the LFL people that use their grandstand seats use them during OOC games. And our midweek games need to be open seating first come first served if they aren't already.

[Mjoelner34]

.... And our midweek games need to be open seating first come first served if they aren't already.

Add midweek game parking to this also. The damnedest thing I've seen is getting there 2.5 hours before the game and having to park behind Griffis Hall while the event staff is still guarding empty parking lots with saw horses in the 6th inning.

[Bully13]

Add midweek game parking to this also. The damnedest thing I've seen is getting there 2.5 hours before the game and having to park behind Griffis Hall while the event staff is still guarding empty parking lots with saw horses in the 6th inning.

If this is the case, Cohen needs to fix that shit yesterday. Parking rules should serve a worthy purpose and if they don't, WTF? If on midweek game day, why not be as fan friendly as possible? That's just childishly greedy. It's like MSU is telling people "17 you if you don't like it, buy a season parking pass." It's like demanding the fans buy something that there is not enough demand for.

As far as weekend grandstand attendance or attendance over all, I'm not worried about that in the slightest. Someone in another thread posted a video of our 9th inning rally against tsun where we had 14.5K and the announcers were blowing us left and right on the NCAA record crowd and the crowd had broken a previous NCAA record crowd that was also owned by MSU. Winning (and that will happen soon) will cure all of that. Attendance is the last thing a MSU fan should be concerned with.

[drummerdawg]

As far as weekend grandstand attendance or attendance over all, I'm not worried about that in the slightest. Someone in another thread posted a video of our 9th inning rally against tsun where we had 14.5K and the announcers were blowing us left and right on the NCAA record crowd and the crowd had broken a previous NCAA record crowd that was also owned by MSU. Winning (and that will happen soon) will cure all of that. Attendance is the last thing a MSU fan should be concerned with.

That's a one time thing though, not the norm. We always have great crowds for SBW but every other weekend is nowhere close to that.