Yes, abundance is the easy answer, but still...pick one damn it.
But it really is all of it. Night games, Crazy Larry, shit product for 15 years, Seachickens getting good, old logger Seattle > new hipster faggy Seattle, traffic, parking/tailgating challenges, the changing demographic of the student body (I swear only half the kids grew up in WA and even those are mostly the super smart nerds of their schools), and 70" HD TV's. Everything all culminated over the last 20 years to make much of this not worth fooling with.
This is why I ended up at a women’s volleyball school.
It's a good question, I really don't know. Most of these choices are related to butts in seats, in my opinion, and that wasn't the issue Sat night. People were there, they just weren't into it. Even if all of these things contributed, once you get to your seats, do you really need that much prompting or inspiration prior to arrival? You're boys are down there and they need your help. You've always been there for them before, what's your fucking problem now? We're? in the top 10 for fuck sake. I agree that the go dawgs chant is completely fucked now that it's in the end zone.
Purple Rain was gay but people did respond to it. The only thing that makes some sense to me would be just the pussy Seattle crowd. This #MeToo bullshit has everyone trying to out-behave everyone else, being rowdy and obnoxious is in poor taste. What if the opposing jersey in front of me is offended by my screaming? Idk it's frustrating
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So you're the one I'm always in a bidding war with?
Watching from home is a better experience now. Stadiums suck. 60"+ HD TVs are the main difference from last time we were good.
what he said
plus I moved and it is a minimum of 2 hours each way to the game. So night games are the shits for living in the country - wife left alone with the neighbor boys isn't my cup of tea...
I think Seattle culture has a lot to do with it. I was just there for my first extended stay in awhile and people rock Seahawks shit nonstop. Literally dress up as 12s like it's gameday when it's not.
Seattle has the most raucous soccer environment.
Seattle's rugby team is pulling the biggest most active crowds in the shitty American league.
I went to Oregon last year and the Redskins game back to back. Both were loud but if I'm honest Century link was louder.
The same people who made Husky stadium loud in the 90s are there. UW isn't cool to Seattle anymore.
Fuck I think I just changed my answer to marketing.
I would say the biggest problem, to channel DDY, is our marketing.
We do shit like move the student section out of relevance.
We do shit like fucking over long term tailgate fans who have invested in helping create a game day atmosphere.
We do shit like fucking over long term season ticket holders.
In summary, our AD and marketing is too focused on "growth of new fans" who won't be that invested unless we are winning instead of supporting and listening to an already rabid and long established core fan base.
We need to send a crack team of expurts to places like Wisconsin, tOSU, Georgia, etc and observe what their game day experience is like. I feel that perhaps Seattle has changed too much since the early 90's for our? ever to truly get Husky Stadium back to 1990's form. But to your points, better marketing + mor winning can help.
Wisconsin student section fills up super late (see picture and gameclock). Tailgating scene at Wisconsin is awesome despite having a less conducive set of giant parking lots available. The in game experience blows husky stadium out of the water. People are a lot more engaged in non game activities though. When husky stadium used to be focused on the game and into it first down would be louder than Wisconsin on third down. No flashing shit though, good band, just an overall college game atmosphere.
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We're a lady's layup champeenship town. How can I possibly be enthusiastic about these boorish brutes when my fellow man has to walk entire city blocks just to shoot up indoors and wipe his ass with the curb?
Donor sections too expensive so full of rich old white folk. I was in 108 and the lady in front of me kept giving me the stink eye for yelling on third downs and big plays. And everyone sat down right away rather than staying standing.
Student section....I feel there's more students that can attend now than there was in the early 90s on the north sideline. So that's probably a wash.
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Yes, abundance is the easy answer, but still...pick one damn it.
But it really is all of it. Night games, Crazy Larry, shit product for 15 years, Seachickens getting good, old logger Seattle > new hipster faggy Seattle, traffic, parking/tailgating challenges, the changing demographic of the student body (I swear only half the kids grew up in WA and even those are mostly the super smart nerds of their schools), and 70" HD TV's. Everything all culminated over the last 20 years to make much of this not worth fooling with.
This is why I ended up at a women’s volleyball school.
Sat night really depressed me. I know our? house has sucked for a long, long time but it feels like we aren't making any headway in terms of the atmosphere.
I can remember my first Husky on my "official" recruiting visit (LOL) to UW on a crisp fall day in the mid 90's. We had like 74,000 butts in the seats at kick off against some crappy non con opponent.
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Purple Rain was gay but people did respond to it. The only thing that makes some sense to me would be just the pussy Seattle crowd. This #MeToo bullshit has everyone trying to out-behave everyone else, being rowdy and obnoxious is in poor taste. What if the opposing jersey in front of me is offended by my screaming? Idk it's frustrating
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plus I moved and it is a minimum of 2 hours each way to the game. So night games are the shits for living in the country - wife left alone with the neighbor boys isn't my cup of tea...
Seattle has the most raucous soccer environment.
Seattle's rugby team is pulling the biggest most active crowds in the shitty American league.
I went to Oregon last year and the Redskins game back to back. Both were loud but if I'm honest Century link was louder.
The same people who made Husky stadium loud in the 90s are there. UW isn't cool to Seattle anymore.
Fuck I think I just changed my answer to marketing.
Just win baby!
It's not a cool social event like other places
Student section....I feel there's more students that can attend now than there was in the early 90s on the north sideline. So that's probably a wash.
It used to be its own experience with only a band. Yes I am older than dirt but that is when the crowd was really in it
You also didn't have every game except Pac 12 games available to watch if you stayed home back in the day
If you want people to come you need to give them a reason and something they can only get if they do come
I can remember my first Husky on my "official" recruiting visit (LOL) to UW on a crisp fall day in the mid 90's. We had like 74,000 butts in the seats at kick off against some crappy non con opponent.
And god damn it, I miss this guy!!
It's so fucking lame I cant even handle it