I don’t know where this confidence is coming from but I admire your conviction sir.
Are you referring to the new scoreboard? Are you referring to buying space on a billboard off campus? Or are you referring to something even more high tech, when you said "the billboard saw how we couldn't adapt." To err is human, but to confuse is sublime.
Re empty seats. I know it has been a problem for several years but this season can easily be explained by the pandemic. I know many people of all ages who are not yet ready to be in a (potentially) crowded environment yet, even outside.
This is fair but it doesn't explain the full stadiums we are seeing all over the country.
I don’t think we can blame Covid for this death at all. The Robin’s Center will be packed with those same people on November 9th.
Robins Center won't be packed. Tickets will be sold but those people won't show up.
November 9th we are playing Towson. Dont see anyone gets excited about that? Yes its homecoming but students and people in general will lose interest. Basically our events are just social events at this point. Or just something to do. Who wants to watch this anymore? The season is basically over after today. Sitting at 0-4 in the conference picked to be in the top half of the conference. Commited 6 turnovers today had to be a record.
Post #13 says Center not Stadium. That would be NC Central. I don’t think we play Towson on Tuesday 11/9.
I didn't realize we were talking about basketball. Playing NC Central I still don't see how we have a sellout for basketball.
I think he is saying, we can’t blame small football crowds on the pandemic, if large basketball crowds show up.
The school (and athletic department) lives in their own world operate within a bubble. If they didn't they would certainly have more self awareness of how the program/school is viewed outside of campus. Most the students at school there have no concept of all the things to do around the city and its by design the way the school operates. There is a disconnect between the school and the community.
I think this is a foundationally inaccurate statement. UR makes significant efforts to connect students to the local community. Tons of internships and co-op cases to be found plus they have things like the Endeavor program which are in part designed to get first year students socialized including introduced to activities off campus.
The comment was that students have no idea what’s going on outside the UR “bubble”. That’s just not accurate.
I think we’re talking about to different groups of students.
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Here’s the exact referenceIn the saddest of sad articles…URI mentioned here. Yes…URI as a one of the better CAA teams. Richmond left in the dark.
James Madison to the FBS? It seems more likely by the day
Rumors have been circulating that FCS powerhouse JMU could be soon moving up. If true that means big things for both the program and the league they’d leave behind.
Debating going to the VUU-VSU game instead of watching us struggle against Delaware for the exact reason you mentioned. I hear Hovey field is quite the atmosphere for that game.
Ironically, probably the last time that our fanbase got somewhat fired up was the basketball billboard. That issue has been litigated enough on this board but at least it showed some passion on both sides of the aisle.
Fair enough (programs are offered/ somewhat encouraged) I should of just mention too many students fail to take advantage of those offers from my time working on campus with the students (5+ years ago). Many are shocked to find the city has electricity and running water the way they describe first time encounters with it.
