Ball State vs Western Michigan. Nobody There

Danish43 · November 14, 2018

Watching the Ball State and Western Michigan on ESPN. There is nobody in the stand on I guess the Ball State side. It just seems like only the band. What a shame

PlummMeanGreen · November 14, 2018

I wish when we were televised at Apogee that more shots of the big time looking part of our stadium (the Press Box side) could be seen more by the TV viewing audience.

We love our Apogee but most all the TV shots are either the Student Side or the Wing Zone.

GMG!

Salsa_Verde · November 14, 2018

I mean honestly...who plays football on a Tuesday?! It seemed like a good game too.

southsideguy · November 14, 2018

I think they showed every fans' face up close on TV during the game and had time left over. We may be playing Western Michigan in a bowl game somewhere.

Edited November 14, 2018 by southsideguy

chrisfisher · November 14, 2018

54 minutes ago, PlummMeanGreen said:

I wish when we were televised at Apogee that more shots of the big time looking part of our stadium (the Press Box side) could be seen more by the TV viewing audience.

We love our Apogee but most all the TV shots are either the Student Side or the Wing Zone.

GMG!

I've had the same thought on many occasion when watching our games on TV. Even when student section packed it still doesn't look like it is packed because only two tier area. If camera angle was from other side the stadium would look more impressive. My guess is that they need the height of the ticket holder side for best television views.

UNTexas · November 14, 2018

I have a feeling our stadium will llok bad Thursday. Our team has kind of imploded, Thursdays are bad for a lot of people, late kick off, and it could be miserable outside.

risinggreen · November 14, 2018

Great football weather on Thursday for those who can handle clear skies, mid to upper forties, and light winds. Heavy winds can be a problem, but 6 mph is fine.

RiseUNT · November 14, 2018

5,500 announced attendance.

southsideguy · November 14, 2018

7 hours ago, RiseUNT said:

5,500 announced attendance.

no way there were 5k people there. 500 maybe.

Withers940 · November 14, 2018

11 hours ago, Salsa_Verde said:

I mean honestly...who plays football on a Tuesday?! It seemed like a good game too.

Im with you Salsa, Why would someone schedule a game on a Tuesday!!! These schools are 3 hours away from each other so you are kind of almost guaranteeing no visiting Fans coming in to watch the game. College football should be on Saturdays with a couple exceptions during the holidays.

Tuesday Night Football doesnt do any school any favors in my opinion

UNTFan23 · November 14, 2018

48 minutes ago, Withers940 said:

Im with you Salsa, Why would someone schedule a game on a Tuesday!!! These schools are 3 hours away from each other so you are kind of almost guaranteeing no visiting Fans coming in to watch the game. College football should be on Saturdays with a couple exceptions during the holidays.

Tuesday Night Football doesnt do any school any favors in my opinion

TV is why the game is scheduled for a Tuesday night. The MAC (and to a certain extent its member schools) have said they are fine with weekday games if they are broadcasted in national TV.

untjim1995 · November 14, 2018

2 hours ago, Withers940 said:

Im with you Salsa, Why would someone schedule a game on a Tuesday!!! These schools are 3 hours away from each other so you are kind of almost guaranteeing no visiting Fans coming in to watch the game. College football should be on Saturdays with a couple exceptions during the holidays.

Tuesday Night Football doesnt do any school any favors in my opinion

This is the ESPN MACtion deal. To get on ESPN, most of their conference games are played during the week. None of their games ever have more than a 1000 butts in seats.

The MAC and SBC chose this as their TV deal. The MWC basically told TV to pound sand so as to keep their games from being mid-week. The AAC has a game on Friday night every week, as well for their ESPN game.

At some point, people in the G5s will recognize that the only way forward is regionalization for lower travel costs and increased attendance.

Cerebus · November 14, 2018

Remember this when people call for signing a contract with ESPN. They'll throw us ESPN3 or ESPN+ most of the year, and the one or two days they actually put us one one of the broadcast ESPNs it will be on a Tue, Wed, or Thur. For no real money.

No thanks.