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feeds@yuku.com (Mjoelner) — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:59:06 GMT

However, it's going to take more than just butts in the seats to get that atmosphere back. I'm willing to bet that for the last 10 years at any time during a game (except during post season games), that up to 50% of the people you see in the outfield have no idea what inning it is or what the score is. The outfield has turned into a place to be seen and visit people and try to sponge some free vittles instead of watching a game while you tailgate and rooting hard for the dogs....

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feeds@yuku.com (8Dog) — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:38:06 GMT

on what do you base your opinion? And how does college baseball being different than it was 25 years ago affect the possibility DHs?

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feeds@yuku.com (dawgstudent) — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:21:31 GMT

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feeds@yuku.com (futaba) — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:06:50 GMT

big crowds will be few and far between.

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feeds@yuku.com (FlabLoser) — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:02:23 GMT

The LFL had fewer and smaller contraptions and this allowed more people to pack in back there.

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feeds@yuku.com (Todd4State) — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:56:25 GMT

one game on Fri, DH on Sat. would work better because then you could use Sun. to make up games. I think that would be better for attendance, so that people would have time to go to church and get a day off before work on Mon.

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feeds@yuku.com (Eureka Dog) — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:32:31 GMT

they had changed the double-headers from two 7-inning games to a 9-inning first game and a 7-inning second game. I don't see why they can't play two 9-inning games with a longer break between the two games.

One disadvantage to the Saturday DH's is the increase in games lost to bad weather

If you look at the schedules for some of the lower divisions in college baseball, you'd be suprised how compressed their schedules are. Their limited travel expenses...

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feeds@yuku.com (Mutt the Hoople) — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:24:41 GMT

I don't want to see 7 inning games. I heard it could be they have two games- one at 2 PM and one at 7PM, with crowds having to leave after each game. If MState wanted to keep the fans happy, they could have a "Doubleheader" ticket for $15 (normal price is $8/game, if I'm not mistaken). That way, the LFL fans wouldn't have to leave their grills and coolers for an hour or so, then have to come right back in, while other fans could maybe leave, get a bit to eat in town,...

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feeds@yuku.com (Todd4State) — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:19:37 GMT

guyfromallamericanburger wrote:
So Bulldog fans...don't go to baseball games...and if you do...by all means, don't waste your energy by clapping or yelling or encouraging our players or taunting the left fielder. According to our field general, it won't help.

in light of what happened at USM.

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feeds@yuku.com (Optimus Prime 4) — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:00:40 GMT

You know the towns like the extra day of people there to buy stuff. And for most schools, they sell more tickets with two days than they do for the doubleheader. I could possibly see a limited amount of them I guess, maybe start off with one or two a year, to see how it works again. College baseball is a lot different than it was 25 years ago.

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feeds@yuku.com (guyfromallamericanburger) — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:56:31 GMT

Exactly Maxwell. After a players only meeting earlier this year our squad came out the next day and pounded whoever we played, I can't remember who it was. But I clearly remember Polk laughing it off and stating in the paper the next day that the meeting really didn't have anything to do with the win. How does somebody, the HEAD COACH, undermine his own players attempt to better themselves?? He said emotion has no effect whatsoever. So Bulldog fans...don't go to baseball...

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feeds@yuku.com (patdog) — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:34:21 GMT

The team has sucked pretty much for 7 years straight (I know we went to the CWS last year but we had a very mediocre regular season). It wouldn't matter if we played triple-headers, the atmosphere would still not be anywhere near what it once was. Give us consistent top 10 teams like we had for most of the 80s and you'll see 10,000+ crowds become the norm again on Saturday's no matter how many games are played that day.

A little support for my position. 16 of the top...

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feeds@yuku.com (MaxwellSmart) — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:19:52 GMT

MagnificentBastard wrote
I always thought those huge crowds were an advantage to us.

You've obviously not listened to the the man who wrote the book.

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feeds@yuku.com (Todd4State) — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:57:34 GMT

Let me put it this way- our SR last year > than a regular season game during the 80's and Regular season game in the 80's >>>>>>>>> regular season game now.

I think a lot of the problem is the fact that we have a lot of "fans" that buy up the grandstand season tickets so that they get priority when/if we host a Regional. As a result, the grandstand is practically empty for the first few innings until the mass exodus of the bleachers...

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feeds@yuku.com (dawgstudent) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:50:22 GMT

http://sixpackspeak.yuku.com/topic/4776

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feeds@yuku.com (MagnificentBastard) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:44:24 GMT

That would be sweet. We haven't won an SEC Championship since they took those away. I'm know its not the only reason, but I always thought those huge crowds were an advantage to us. Especially when we played SEC teams that regularly drew less then 500 a game. Obviously it wouldn't be as big of an advantage now.

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feeds@yuku.com (dawgstudent) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:40:29 GMT

be coming back.

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feeds@yuku.com (MagnificentBastard) — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:39:08 GMT

I don't know if we can ever get back to the atmosphere we had in the 80s. Special events like SBW,regionals, and supers will bring in good crowds. A really good weekend crowd now seems to be about 5,000. There was a time that that would have been a really weak Saturday crowd for us. I think the right hire and a much improved product could get us back to consistently bringing in 6 - 7000 per game for an SEC weekend with 15,000 for the big events. Maybe more if they can find a place to put...

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feeds@yuku.com (Coastdog28) — Tue, 06 May 2008 13:50:48 GMT

So, I was too young to remember the mid - late 80's of our baseball heyday. I was curious as to how the atmosphere compared to the SR last year against Clemson? I guess I really want to know if we did happen to pull in a decent coach, and consistenly get crowd support like that, could we take our baseball program to a whole new level?, as in 15k-20k attendance if we upgraded the stadium...stuff like that.