NT Daily - Apogee Needs Bigger Crowds

[MeanGreen61]

http://www.ntdaily.com/?p=58441

[GrayEagle]

I liked the article and thought that it pretty well laid the cards on the table. Perhaps a little more mention that attendance could be a factor in realignment but otherwise the writer made good points.

Student attendance is sorely needed if NT is to advance their cause and schedule teams that are familiar to the student body and Denton townspeople.

Student support was there in the opener and I thought that we looked like a first-class university. It waned a little in the second game against a name opponent and I began to worry. Last week was pathetic. The band alone took about a third of the space of the students that were present. Two thousand non-band students in attendance would be a generous figure. That has to be the lowest percentage of students attending than any major university in Texas.

I wish that I had the answer for what can be done to instill school spirit but NT Daily articles such as this can't hurt. It's one of the steps and I hope that it continues.

[shart965]

I really don't get it. It's not like students can afford rangers tickets and when I was in college all I needed was an excuse to hang out, drink, and watch a football game. Pretty lame in my opinion.

Plus...they get free tickets and the tickets are good.

[meangreendork]

They're right, Apogee needs bigger crowds. However, the crowds (which will be fairweather fans in large part) will only show for a winning team and to see them beat a big opponent. We saw that for IU and Houston. We had a chance at going 2-0 with these teams as well, and we will.

[greenminer]

This is the first in a series of sports related articles:

"Football team tries for wins."

"Basketball needs to be put in hoop"

"Students benefit from athletics fee"