USM's lowest attended football game for a team that had not been to a bowl in 2 years: 22,128 (average of 25,131)
UL's lowest attended football game for a team coming off 3 of the most successful seasons in program history: 7,888 (average of 14,997 and HIGH of 20,671).
All I'm reading from that marketing strategy is that they are doing a better job than we are. Why WOULDN'T we push this as a rivalry? You think we aren't giving tickets away? We made our games lower than high school prices for the last two football games and still couldn't draw dick. You bring up the other teams being at the game yesterday. We did the same damn thing with academic honors for the game before Marshall and couldn't draw dick.
Them averaging 500 for games last year is a quickly disproven lie. As to their attendance this year, they've broken the 4K mark 5 times (5 straight). We've done it once. Take off the rose colored glasses.
. . . I would hate to see what he sees if he takes off the glasses . . .
your right, I know nothing about USM, I live in MS my daughter is a senior there and here boyfriend is the sports editor for all sports campus wide and I'm in regular contact with the person that used to own the Rival Sports page for USM, so sorry to give facts that are given to me on a daily basis
Wow just realized Southern Miss actually lost to NSU. Earlier in the year. NSU is first in the Southland however right now.
I hate to keep beating this drum but I was having a convo yesterday morning with my dad in the hotel lobby and we were discussing how great USM’s support has been for decades. I told him the same thing I said in this post yesterday that I think they put everything into our game and they blew their wad. To back up that claim, I just looked at their website to see how ticket sales were going for the Monroe game tonight. They have practically the whole arena available minus the student section. Now I’m sure they will have some walk ups but the point remains. Their fans respond to playing us. Whether it’s in football basketball or baseball. It’s time that ours do the same. They should be our primary rival in ALL SPORTS going forward.
I couldn't grasp how UL agreed to TX State being the natural rival in football, especially when Louisiana and USM have been playing for over 100 years.
The only thing that makes sense is that someone at UL likes the travel destination.
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