[Husker] Neb vs Mizzou

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:14:51 
To: <shawnsherlock at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <husker at tssi.com>
Subject: Re: [Husker] Neb vs Mizzou

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 9:40 AM,  <shawnsherlock at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 > Just a bit of commentary on the game attendance. I know the Thursday night throws a wrench in going to the game, but I still assumed it would be a sell out. I bought a pair when they went on sale, assuming by game week if I could go I would be paying twice face at the minimum. Now that I cannot attend and I'm looking to dump my tickets I am finding there are several tickets out there that the Missouri fans just aren't snatching up.  Not sure if that is just MU fans or if they lack the confidence going into the game?  I even called a broker to swap them for a nebraska home game (even ISU) and they wouldn't even make an offer.
 
 Well, first of all, the game isn't being played in Lincoln, and the
 game is a LATE Thursday night game.  Missouri fans just aren't quite
 the fervent fans that the Nebraska crowd is.  Mizzou fans aren't as
 bad as Colorado fans, who have always had trouble filling their 50,000
 seats.  But despite Missouri's recent success, there are quite a few
 band-wagoners who jump on and jump off.  But an even bigger factor is
 that Columbia is between 1/2 and 1/3 the size of Lincoln, and the
 nearest big cities are about two hours away.  Lincoln does well
 because Omaha is a short drive away, and because of the fan base, For
 Mizzou, St Louis and Kansas City have more people, but not the same
 fan base.  And that's a long way to go on a Thursday night.  I've
 driven to and from Mizzou games and I always see more Nebraska fans
 than Mizzou fans on the road.
 
 And then, imagine coming in from out of town and trying to getting a
 room in a limited market, and then try doing that on a Thursday night.
  And then don't kick off until after 8 pm and I think you're just
 going to have some empty seats.  I was offered tickets and I even have
 relatives in Columbia, but taking two days off can be quite difficult
 for folks to do.
 
 I think the key to these Thursday night games is TV revenue and the
 fact that you are the only sporting event worth watching on TV that
 evening.  And while I'll be sitting on my couch, with eyelid props in
 place to keep me from dozing off despite the action on the field, this
 game isn't about the game-going fan.  These games were created just
 for the revenue they can produce for the schools who participate.  And
 its significant.
 
 Sorry about not being able to dump your tickets.  I wish I could take
 a couple days off to go to the game, I'd take 'em.  I'd rather be
 there, despite the poor treatment I got the last time I was there (but
 at least not by my relatives - was given the finger by no less than
 three cars on my way home, the evening AFTER the game).
 
 Nick
 -- 
 "I wish I were less awkward around strangers. I never know what to say
 when someone asks me who I am and what the hell I'm doing in their
 house."
 Andy Ihnatko
 
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