Rice Postgame

X-49er · November 14, 2016, 6:28pm

Not sure if you’re being sarcastic…but we do that.

I saw it last game…but it was done at a weird time…the cheerleaders didn’t notice it either. It flashed Forty with a left arrow and Niners with a right arrow several times. No one noticed it. It didn’t last long.

The few games it worked was when the cheerleaders started it and the graphic followed their lead.

Just flashing up at an odd time certainly got no one’s attention.[/quote]

The few times the cheer got going this year, it gets trampled because each side doesn’t pause to wait on the other side to finish. At basketball games the pause isn’t necessary being in closer quarters, but you have to give it a second to travel and then respond at the football games. One side is already starting their part before the other finishes the times it’s been started at the football games, and then the cheer goes away quickly once it gets butchered.

49RFootballNow · November 14, 2016, 6:33pm

For the lack of 4 measly points we’d already be bowl eligible. Let that soak in. In year 4 we could (still can in theory) be bowling. We’ve come a long way already.

AlexNiner11 · November 14, 2016, 6:52pm

I told myself before game one that realistic expectations for this season were 2-10 and anything else would be gravy. Seeing as worst case scenario at this point is 4-8, that’s a two game improvement from last season and I’m good with it. Having said that, I allowed myself to be duped into caring going into this game. All the “potential bowl eligibility” talk got to me and I allowed myself to care knowing full well what was coming. Not to mention that there is ZERO guarantee that a six win C-USA team would even get a bowl bid (precedent exists) but to actually allow myself to think that we would win a game we should win, HAH! That’s on me.

I can’t blame the coaches or the players or the fans that did not show up. I blame myself.

There is only one sane way to root for and support Charlotte 49ers sports: while wearing a blanket of carelessness.

Assume at all times that the worst will happen and we will lose. If somehow we win, allow yourself to celebrate in the moment because it’s nice and fun but then immediately remember where your state of mind needs to be to ensure sanity.

I will never make this mistake again after the Rice game. Favored by 11? Great. Up 21-0? Wonderful. My mindset SHOULD have been “We’re gonna lose.”

I’ve been a season ticket holder since year one because I enjoyed my time there, I associate with the school and it is a part of who I am. I don’t have any other Power 5 rooting interest like 99% of our students and alums so Charlotte is all I have when it comes to college athletics. I will continue to renew forever because the cost benefit analysis is an advantageous one to me as far as I am concerned (when taking everything into account, i.e. tailgating etc.) but I will never, ever, EVER allow myself to not expect a full frontal “pull a Niner” dick slap right to the face.

NinerWupAss · November 14, 2016, 6:59pm

I can’t fault this logic based on the last decade or so - but there was a time this wasn’t the case. We played sports with a chip on our shoulder. We expected to win. It was us vs. the world. Judy has systematically removed that attitude - but we have done it before and I believe we can do it again.

AlexNiner11 · November 14, 2016, 7:42pm

I can’t fault this logic based on the last decade or so - but there was a time this wasn’t the case. We played sports with a chip on our shoulder. We expected to win. It was us vs. the world. Judy has systematically removed that attitude - but we have done it before and I believe we can do it again.[/quote]

And at all costs, ignore history.

I should have added that in my post.

Mr_Bojangles · November 14, 2016, 7:51pm

I noticed that while driving in to Charlotte for the game. Has it been there all season?[/quote]

There is an NC State billboard near Concord Mills that I feel like has been there all year long. They were using it to advertise selling football tickets all summer.

ninerID · November 14, 2016, 7:56pm

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Assume at all times that the worst will happen and we will lose. If somehow we win, allow yourself to celebrate in the moment because it’s nice and fun but then immediately remember where your state of mind needs to be to ensure sanity.

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I can’t fault this logic based on the last decade or so - but there was a time this wasn’t the case. We played sports with a chip on our shoulder. We expected to win. It was us vs. the world. Judy has systematically removed that attitude - but we have done it before and I believe we can do it again.
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That mindset existed when we had a niner alumni at the helm. I tend to believe that most niners have a chip on their shoulder and have that same ‘us vs. the world’ mentality.

It lead to 400+ wins over that man’s career and something many of the younger guys here might know as “the NCAA Tournament”, it’s true, it’s true.

But all good things must come to an end. The piss poor leadership that lead him to the a10 and to (what I saw as) basically giving up was too much.

[font=verdana]I’m not saying go get another alumni, but go get someone with a will to win.[/font][/size]

Nugget · November 14, 2016, 8:44pm

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Assume at all times that the worst will happen and we will lose. If somehow we win, allow yourself to celebrate in the moment because it’s nice and fun but then immediately remember where your state of mind needs to be to ensure sanity.

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I can’t fault this logic based on the last decade or so - but there was a time this wasn’t the case. We played sports with a chip on our shoulder. We expected to win. It was us vs. the world. Judy has systematically removed that attitude - but we have done it before and I believe we can do it again.
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That mindset existed when we had a niner alumni at the helm. I tend to believe that most niners have a chip on their shoulder and have that same ‘us vs. the world’ mentality.

It lead to 400+ wins over that man’s career and something many of the younger guys here might know as “the NCAA Tournament”, it’s true, it’s true.

But all good things must come to an end. The piss poor leadership that lead him to the a10 and to (what I saw as) basically giving up was too much.

[font=verdana]I’m not saying go get another alumni, but go get someone with a will to win.[/font][/size][/quote]
Since you have shifted gears to basketball, I will say that I think that we have.

Charlotte49erGreen · November 14, 2016, 9:17pm

I am amazed at the crowd we have at the games that I have been to this year.

The first game I went to was FIU, sitting in the alumni section. When I was yelling my lungs out on third downs, the people in front of me were horrified and held their ears like they were at a NASCAR race without earplugs. It was almost like they were confused why I was even standing up and yelling.

The second game I made was the Rice game this weekend. I sat in the student section with a current student friend of mine. The student section was all but silent the entire game. Near the end of the game, before we were losing, we were yelling almost every down, since, you know, we were trying to give us homefield advantage. We literally had someone, in the section in front of the student section, turn around and tell us to shut up. Never in my life have I been to a football game where I was told to shut up. I had no idea we were supposed to treat a football game, with such implications, like a dance recital.

On a side note, as we were leaving the tailgate lot, walking towards the stadium, we saw so many students walking away from the stadium from the student tailgate area. I would say for every 1 student heading to the game, 8 were heading back towards the dorms.

49r9r · November 14, 2016, 9:52pm

[quote=“Charlotte49erGreen, post:109, topic:30622”]I am amazed at the crowd we have at the games that I have been to this year.

The first game I went to was FIU, sitting in the alumni section. When I was yelling my lungs out on third downs, the people in front of me were horrified and held their ears like they were at a NASCAR race without earplugs. It was almost like they were confused why I was even standing up and yelling.

The second game I made was the Rice game this weekend. I sat in the student section with a current student friend of mine. The student section was all but silent the entire game. Near the end of the game, before we were losing, we were yelling almost every down, since, you know, we were trying to give us homefield advantage. We literally had someone, in the section in front of the student section, turn around and tell us to shut up. Never in my life have I been to a football game where I was told to shut up. I had no idea we were supposed to treat a football game, with such implications, like a dance recital.

On a side note, as we were leaving the tailgate lot, walking towards the stadium, we saw so many students walking away from the stadium from the student tailgate area. I would say for every 1 student heading to the game, 8 were heading back towards the dorms.[/quote]

Our cheerleaders and Goldusters need to spread out and space themselves, and then communicate to the crowd what to do.

The only hype I saw for Saturday’s game was on this board. Everyone in the stadium should have been pumped.

ZombieLew · November 14, 2016, 10:03pm

[quote=“49r9r, post:110, topic:30622”][quote=“Charlotte49erGreen, post:109, topic:30622”]I am amazed at the crowd we have at the games that I have been to this year.

The first game I went to was FIU, sitting in the alumni section. When I was yelling my lungs out on third downs, the people in front of me were horrified and held their ears like they were at a NASCAR race without earplugs. It was almost like they were confused why I was even standing up and yelling.

The second game I made was the Rice game this weekend. I sat in the student section with a current student friend of mine. The student section was all but silent the entire game. Near the end of the game, before we were losing, we were yelling almost every down, since, you know, we were trying to give us homefield advantage. We literally had someone, in the section in front of the student section, turn around and tell us to shut up. Never in my life have I been to a football game where I was told to shut up. I had no idea we were supposed to treat a football game, with such implications, like a dance recital.

On a side note, as we were leaving the tailgate lot, walking towards the stadium, we saw so many students walking away from the stadium from the student tailgate area. I would say for every 1 student heading to the game, 8 were heading back towards the dorms.[/quote]

Our cheerleaders and Goldusters need to spread out and space themselves, and then communicate to the crowd what to do.

The only hype I saw for Saturday’s game was on this board. Everyone in the stadium should have been pumped.[/quote]

Our cheerleaders don’t know what to do themselves.

When it’s third down and we have the ball, the cheerleaders are rallying the crowd to make noise.

49r9r · November 14, 2016, 10:52pm

[quote=“ZombieLew, post:111, topic:30622”][quote=“49r9r, post:110, topic:30622”][quote=“Charlotte49erGreen, post:109, topic:30622”]I am amazed at the crowd we have at the games that I have been to this year.

The first game I went to was FIU, sitting in the alumni section. When I was yelling my lungs out on third downs, the people in front of me were horrified and held their ears like they were at a NASCAR race without earplugs. It was almost like they were confused why I was even standing up and yelling.

The second game I made was the Rice game this weekend. I sat in the student section with a current student friend of mine. The student section was all but silent the entire game. Near the end of the game, before we were losing, we were yelling almost every down, since, you know, we were trying to give us homefield advantage. We literally had someone, in the section in front of the student section, turn around and tell us to shut up. Never in my life have I been to a football game where I was told to shut up. I had no idea we were supposed to treat a football game, with such implications, like a dance recital.

On a side note, as we were leaving the tailgate lot, walking towards the stadium, we saw so many students walking away from the stadium from the student tailgate area. I would say for every 1 student heading to the game, 8 were heading back towards the dorms.[/quote]

Our cheerleaders and Goldusters need to spread out and space themselves, and then communicate to the crowd what to do.

The only hype I saw for Saturday’s game was on this board. Everyone in the stadium should have been pumped.[/quote]

Our cheerleaders don’t know what to do themselves.

When it’s third down and we have the ball, the cheerleaders are rallying the crowd to make noise.[/quote]

That’s true too. I’ve seen it happen too many times. The baffling thing to me is WHY IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN? Does no one have the initiative to explain this simple concept to our cheerleading staff?

EE9er · November 14, 2016, 11:06pm

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves my friend, we will find out around 10 pm tonight if part of that is true.

ZombieLew · November 14, 2016, 11:07pm

[quote=“49r9r, post:112, topic:30622”][quote=“ZombieLew, post:111, topic:30622”][quote=“49r9r, post:110, topic:30622”][quote=“Charlotte49erGreen, post:109, topic:30622”]I am amazed at the crowd we have at the games that I have been to this year.

The first game I went to was FIU, sitting in the alumni section. When I was yelling my lungs out on third downs, the people in front of me were horrified and held their ears like they were at a NASCAR race without earplugs. It was almost like they were confused why I was even standing up and yelling.

The second game I made was the Rice game this weekend. I sat in the student section with a current student friend of mine. The student section was all but silent the entire game. Near the end of the game, before we were losing, we were yelling almost every down, since, you know, we were trying to give us homefield advantage. We literally had someone, in the section in front of the student section, turn around and tell us to shut up. Never in my life have I been to a football game where I was told to shut up. I had no idea we were supposed to treat a football game, with such implications, like a dance recital.

On a side note, as we were leaving the tailgate lot, walking towards the stadium, we saw so many students walking away from the stadium from the student tailgate area. I would say for every 1 student heading to the game, 8 were heading back towards the dorms.[/quote]

Our cheerleaders and Goldusters need to spread out and space themselves, and then communicate to the crowd what to do.

The only hype I saw for Saturday’s game was on this board. Everyone in the stadium should have been pumped.[/quote]

Our cheerleaders don’t know what to do themselves.

When it’s third down and we have the ball, the cheerleaders are rallying the crowd to make noise.[/quote]

That’s true too. I’ve seen it happen too many times. The baffling thing to me is WHY IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN? Does no one have the initiative to explain this simple concept to our cheerleading staff?[/quote]

In their defense, I will say that quite a few players one the sidelines were trying to hype the crowd up on an offensive third and short on Saturday.

Why, I will never understand.

EE9er · November 14, 2016, 11:08pm

[quote=“49r9r, post:112, topic:30622”][quote=“ZombieLew, post:111, topic:30622”][quote=“49r9r, post:110, topic:30622”][quote=“Charlotte49erGreen, post:109, topic:30622”]I am amazed at the crowd we have at the games that I have been to this year.

The first game I went to was FIU, sitting in the alumni section. When I was yelling my lungs out on third downs, the people in front of me were horrified and held their ears like they were at a NASCAR race without earplugs. It was almost like they were confused why I was even standing up and yelling.

The second game I made was the Rice game this weekend. I sat in the student section with a current student friend of mine. The student section was all but silent the entire game. Near the end of the game, before we were losing, we were yelling almost every down, since, you know, we were trying to give us homefield advantage. We literally had someone, in the section in front of the student section, turn around and tell us to shut up. Never in my life have I been to a football game where I was told to shut up. I had no idea we were supposed to treat a football game, with such implications, like a dance recital.

On a side note, as we were leaving the tailgate lot, walking towards the stadium, we saw so many students walking away from the stadium from the student tailgate area. I would say for every 1 student heading to the game, 8 were heading back towards the dorms.[/quote]

Our cheerleaders and Goldusters need to spread out and space themselves, and then communicate to the crowd what to do.

The only hype I saw for Saturday’s game was on this board. Everyone in the stadium should have been pumped.[/quote]

Our cheerleaders don’t know what to do themselves.

When it’s third down and we have the ball, the cheerleaders are rallying the crowd to make noise.[/quote]

That’s true too. I’ve seen it happen too many times. The baffling thing to me is WHY IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN? Does no one have the initiative to explain this simple concept to our cheerleading staff?[/quote]

Guys it starts at the top, as long as the top dog can chat with her friends and have a nice hobby to do on saturdays nothing is going to change, no one demands perfection, hell forget perfection she doesn’t even depand being average…

akjones989 · November 15, 2016, 1:05am

What are people’s thoughts on this Saturday?

system · November 15, 2016, 1:58am

clt says you will have to wait until the MTSU thread is started.

charlotteguy88 · November 15, 2016, 2:59am

A lot of green in that Elon gym tonight on a Monday for a bball program that hasn’t been good in forever. Yet we can’t get 15K for a home football game with a bowl game in play? That’s concerning. Our fans need to learn football is now our most important sport. You can get by with having 5K show up to bball. You can not get by with 13K or 14K at football.

TRLeader · November 15, 2016, 3:53am

Yes you can. Plenty of other colleges avg that or less.

It’s not ideal…and it’s not gonna get the stadium expanded…but 90% of every football program operates in the red.
It’s just the reality and the cost of adding the sport of football to the athletic budget in this day and age.

akjones989 · November 15, 2016, 4:03am

I think it really comes down to bringing a culture of winning to the program. Take the Panthers for example. 5 years ago that stadium was pretty bare. This season hasn’t been good for them, but the previous seasons have created a more impassioned and loyal fan base. This program is still very young. Charlotte just needs to market itself and bring in the right recruits and the fans will come. Plus, new students come every year. Retain 500 alumni for the next season and there’s a good chunk of the stadium in 5-10 years.