Attendance - Homecoming

[McPeachy]

Likely the last well attended game of the season, yes, including the black out "coal" game against Air Force.

 

[PorkerPoke]

At least 2 less. I refuse to attend even though I am making the 1,000+ mile trip to Laramie just to get some chili ale at Altitudes.

 

[Bear Claw]

I strongly suspect people will attend for the atmosphere and homecoming festivities. Very few will be attending with the intent of watching the football game.

 

[McPeachy]

I strongly suspect people will attend for the atmosphere and homecoming festivities. Very few will be attending with the intent of watching the football game.

Which is what UW football has transitioned to at this point...and has now for several years. Basically, it is just a large cocktail party with the Richie Rich's kissing each others asses.

 

[PorkerPoke]

A ripple effect is to the local economy.

I will be in Laramie one less day. Cancelled a hotel room. I won’t be visiting any food/drink establishments on Saturday and I will not buy any Wyoming stuff at the good old B & G.

Simply not in the mood and nothing against any entrepreneur in Laramie.

Let’s say that only 1,000 other fans do the same. I would guess at a minimum it’s at least $100,000 less into the local economy and for non season ticket fans the university sells 1,000 less seats at the minimum $60 price for a $60,000 drop in revenue.

Multiply that by an even greater number for the remaining 4 home games. No wonder why Burman doesn’t want 7 games. He knows he can’t sell Sawful’s sandwiches with a best by date of August 2026 before the season ingredients were presented publicly with game 1.

 

[Vapoke]

I changed a flight when the schedule was released in hopes of taking one of my kids to the game if not both depending on weather for the UNM game. Though the cost was not extreme I it still came at one and when I drive into town around 4pm on Friday of the UNM I will just head home and let me kids watch on TV or harass the grandparents.

 

[McPeachy]

A ripple effect is to the local economy.

I will be in Laramie one less day. Cancelled a hotel room. I won’t be visiting any food/drink establishments on Saturday and I will not buy any Wyoming stuff at the good old B & G.

Simply not in the mood and nothing against any entrepreneur in Laramie.

Let’s say that only 1,000 other fans do the same. I would guess at a minimum it’s at least $100,000 less into the local economy and for non season ticket fans the university sells 1,000 less seats at the minimum $60 price for a $60,000 drop in revenue.

Multiply that by an even greater number for the remaining 4 home games. No wonder why Burman doesn’t want 7 games. He knows he can’t sell Sawful’s sandwiches with a best by date of August 2026 before the season ingredients were presented publicly with game 1.

Not my business, and never going to say otherwise, but the local establishments and similar shouldn't be shit upon, because of Tom Burman and VaJayJay Sawful.

 

[doreno5]

For me the low point was last year against Nevada, On the day that Wyoming was retiring Josh Allen's number, the Pokes laid an egg. This year they put on a pathetic performance at CSU and followed that up with 3 quarters of absolute trash against UNC. Just when I thought they could not get worse, they played at CMU and proved me wrong.
My wife and I will go Saturday because she loves to visit with her old sorority sisters but I suspect that I will be giving away the rest of my season tickets and likely not renewing unless Burman, Sawvel and Bohl are gone.