[Husker] Spring Game

[Pat Gaule]

Bob Beach wrote:
> 
>      I used to go to the game almost every year but the last one I 
> was at is when Crouch was a junior.  I quit going because it 
> really isn't much of a game.  As a matter of fact it is pretty 
> boring.  You have to be a fan that is really into wanting to see 
> how certain people perform and even then the spring game isn't 
> a real barometer.  Regardless of who is the Head Coach they 
> usually keep things pretty basic.  I understand the game isn't 
> intended to be a great game but to evaluate talent.  I'll be 
> honest, though, by the middle of the second quarter I found it 
> hard to stay into the game.  That is not meant to criticize people 
> that like it.  That is just me.
>

I agree that the game itself is usually pretty boring, but for me, a lot 
of the fun is the atmosphere.  If there are a lot of people there, at 
least it feels like a real football Saturday as I'm walking up to 
Memorial Stadium.  If nothing else, it lets me forget that there are 
still 4-5 months before the season starts.

I remember going to a few Spring games during the Solich era where the 
attendance was 30,000 or less.  Those games were not quite as fun for me 
because the level of energy and excitement just wasn't there.

If I recall correctly, I think there used to be a get-together of 
Husker-Listers before the Spring Game.  I don't think it's been done for 
many years, but that also would have made it pretty worthwhile.