Will the breaking news today hurt attendance Saturday Night?

[TUSK]

Last I checked, there were more tickets available for Bama-Ole Miss than SFA-MSU....

That's a sad commentary on the OM fan base... I'd guess it'll sell out even if it takes 30,000 Bammers to do so... We did set the VHS attendance record last trip there (I think)...

[Todd4State]

Based on recent non-conference games against weak opponents when it was hot as hell and combining that info with it being the opening day of dove season.

Last year I think all of our OOC games were at 11 AM if I'm not mistaken. That hurt attendance a lot.

[Activated Alpha]

Any early football game in the south would suffer despite who's playing. As any bammer fan would say, "It'll be hotter than a sheep's titty." Lucky for us it's at night.

[RocketDawg]

I don't think it'll hurt opening day attendance at all.

[Jack Lambert]

Last year I think all of our OOC games were at 11 AM if I'm not mistaken. That hurt attendance a lot.

I remember opening day being a cool one. Cool for September.

[LC Dawg]

Last year I think all of our OOC games were at 11 AM if I'm not mistaken. That hurt attendance a lot.

2 of the 3 were and I agree that hurts attendance but I think other things affect it just as much. It takes a significant financial investment and a time investment to attend a game. Some people don't want to make that commitment for a glorified scrimmage when they can watch it at home for free and have more time to do other things. Mullen didn't help when it seemed that he put almost no effort in OOC games.
My wife and I love music and have wanted to go to the Piney Woods Picnic the last couple of years but it has fallen on a home game weekend. I love their lineup this year but I will be at the ULL game because I feel I'm committed to go because I bought season tickets and I'm a member of a tailgate group. I also love Mississippi State and feel like our team deserves my support even though I think I would enjoy the Piney Woods Picnic more than what should be a thrashing of ULL.

[RocketDawg]

I remember opening day being a cool one. Cool for September.

I was curious ... you can find almost anything on the internet. What I found was for Jackson, MS, so Starkville may have been a little cooler. The high was 88 and low was 64. The game with Charleston Southern was at 3:00 p.m. I seem to remember that last summer was pretty brutal, so yeah, that would have felt "cool", or at least tolerable. I can't even remember if we went to that game.

[RocketDawg]

Last year I think all of our OOC games were at 11 AM if I'm not mistaken. That hurt attendance a lot.

According to hailstate, our opening game with Charleston Southern last year was at 3:00 in the afternoon.

[TUSK]

I may get flamed for this, but I think it’s imperative to fill up the joint (at least on opening day with a new coach) regardless of “tee time” & other external factors in order to send a message that you are “knocking on the door”...

But I do understand that ticket prices, convenience, TV, etc have a mitigating effect on attendance...

[Hail State]

Attendance will not be effected in the least bit. Stop getting your hair all up over this. We have good fans. Taking the bait and getting bent out shape makes you look stupid.

[BuckyIsAB****]

Is our attendance really effected by the start of dove season?

That seems absurd to me. Do people look more forward to dove season than college football season? I don't know any of those people.

If so, that's not exactly the type of commitment that helps programs get over the hump IMO

Cmon dude...I know a lot of folks who miss the first game for Dove season and the Arkansas game at home for the first day of deer season depending on the time for both.

Our ability to go over the hump has 0 to do with fans not going to a game when they want to go hunting. Lighten up

[Lance Harbor]

It won't be a big crowd. Crappy opponent. Holiday weekend. Lot's of people and students going out of town. Oh, and it's pretty easy to get a hotel room:

https://www.kayak.com/hotels/Starkvi...ts?sort=rank_a

It won't be a big crowd.

[Liverpooldawg]

Attendance will not be effected in the least bit. Stop getting your hair all up over this. We have good fans. Taking the bait and getting bent out shape makes you look stupid.

You are right there. It wouldn't be that big of a crowd no matter who is at QB. I'm just glad it's at night. That will help some.

[Bothrops]

I will be surprised if it's a big crowd. Dove season probably doesn't hurt that much though, because the MSU dove hunters I know would be watching this game on TV either way. Labor day, TV and the anticipation of a poor opponent hurts. I'd love to see 52ish, but I doubt we get there.

45-50K is going to be a hell of a lot different than the crowds JoMo was used to in Happy Valley. You could put DWS on one side plus half endzone in that place.

[Jack Lambert]

Attendance will not be effected in the least bit. Stop getting your hair all up over this. We have good fans. Taking the bait and getting bent out shape makes you look stupid.

Sounds to me your the one getting hair all up. I just asked a simple question and I have yet gotten bent out of shape or taking bait.

[Hail State]

Sounds to me your the one getting hair all up. I just asked a simple question and I have yet gotten bent out of shape or taking bait.

He always takes things to the infinite level. Like calling out our fanbase saying we don't have what it takes to take our program to the next level because attendance MIGHT be bad Saturday.

It will be packed Saturday. He gets all dramatic and makes a problem where there ain't one.

[Jack Lambert]

He always takes things to the infinite level. Like calling out our fanbase saying we don't have what it takes to take our program to the next level because attendance MIGHT be bad Saturday.

It will be packed Saturday. He gets all dramatic and makes a problem where there ain't one.

I wasn't sure who you were replying to.