Weather & Attendance for Southern Miss Game

[GreenTexan13]

I am not really liking the looks of the weather for Saturday, currently.. 

What is everyone's thought/predictions on attendance?

[emmitt01]

18K

[KRAM1]

My thoughts are that I will extremely happy when the thought of any sort of weather would impact our crowds to any degree.  THAT is when we will know that, as a fan base, we have "grown up" and are acting like the big boys.

That being said, we are not there as yet.  Getting better by the season, but still a bit to go.  I would predict a decent sized crowd even with a bit of rain.  Maybe not as much tailgating and certainly not another record crowd, but I do think a decent number on the day even if a bit of rain rears its ugly head!  The fan base is "growing up" and growing bigger, but not to the point that bad weather doesn't matter quite yet.

[Green Crazy]

rain is going to screw us as far as attendance goes.  might not help us on the field either.

[oldguystudent]

Most importantly, we better get our running game up and...running. 

[97and03]

2 minutes ago, oldguystudent said:

Most importantly, we better get our running game up and...running. 

[Withers940]

Its showing afternoon/late evening rain so hopefully it stays away for the majority of the game and we pull 24-25K

[oldguystudent]

9 minutes ago, 97and03 said:

Does Richie Cunningham have any eligibility left? 

[97and03]

1 minute ago, oldguystudent said:

Does Richie Cunningham have any eligibility left? 

Was supposed to be an animated gif. Oh well.

[DentonLurker]

Meh, attendance struggles everywhere when it rains. You guys are being overly optimistic about what it's like at the "big programs." I've been to a game in the rain at DKR in Austin against Iowa State with about 20K actual bodies in attendance. I expect attendance at this game to be lower 20's, despite the weather.

[DeepGreen]

Only the Corps of Cadets at Aggieland sit(actually stand) in the rain during a football game.

And wasn't it the Ohio game during the Dodge years where it rained most of the game?  My parka came in handy.

Edited October 9, 2018 by DeepGreen

[Aldo]

I feel like this season has had the most weather-affected games I've seen. And not just with North Texas games.

[Christopher Walker]

55 minutes ago, Aldo said:

I feel like this season has had the most weather-affected games I've seen. And not just with North Texas games.

One might even say it's part of a larger trend line of more volatile weather. Huh.

[EagleMBA]

1 hour ago, Aldo said:

I feel like this season has had the most weather-affected games I've seen. And not just with North Texas games.

I've been thinking the same thing. I feel like we've lucked out for the last couple of seasons, so I guess it is just our turn in the barrel.

[FirefightnRick]

40 minutes ago, Christopher Walker said:

One might even say it's part of a larger trend line of more volatile weather. Huh.

The trend of weather like what happened my senior year in which it rained every Thursday and/or Friday night the last 7 straight weeks of the season....in 1984?

 

Rick

[outoftown]

So... https://lightthetower.com/

needs an update. Evidently, Apogee needs a roof for UNT to become big time

😏

Start just roofing over all the stands other than the tail

Edited October 9, 2018 by outoftown

[Aldo]

8 minutes ago, FirefightnRick said:

The trend of weather like what happened my senior year in which it rained every Thursday and/or Friday night the last 7 straight weeks of the season....in 1984?

 

Rick

I know what you're getting at but it's been a continuation from last couple seasons too (an actual trend, not an anecdote). There have been more "hurricane games" now.

Weather has played a bigger factor in football games lately.

[FirefightnRick]

2 minutes ago, Aldo said:

I know what you're getting at but it's been a continuation from last couple seasons too (an actual trend, not an anecdote). There have been more "hurricane games" now.

Weather has played a bigger factor in football games lately.

And there’s not a damn thing you or I can do about it.

 

Rick

[oldguystudent]

So given that I can pretty much take a jet ski out in my back yard right now, how's the drainage on this fancy new field of ours? 

[Aldo]

6 minutes ago, FirefightnRick said:

And there’s not a damn thing you or I can do about it.

 

Rick

ok

[97and03]

I love the Eagle's Nest forum!

[GreenTexan13]

Rain.. Too bad we don't have this indoor "best stadium in CUSA UTSA" like that ODU guy was talking about lol. 

[PlummMeanGreen]

Some of us were at the 1981 Southern Miss at Fouts Field game & the rain was of monsoon proportions. 

It had flooded like most of us had ever seen the Student Side entrance between the Athletic Center and the stadium.  It was so bad you needed a snorkle and frog fins to swim thru it.  (Yall think I'm kidding).  

Gray Eagle, SUMG, Jim & Wanda Parks & myself were trying to keep a huge tarp over us in the driving rain except the wind was wreaking havoc with it. 

GMG! 

Edited October 10, 2018 by PlummMeanGreen

[RBP79]

Thought forecast for fall and winter in this A.O was wet and cold....

[BigWillie]

On a positive note, even if it rains, it will be nice and cool in the 70s. At least it isn't raining and 50s..............yet..........