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Title: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 24, 2017, 09:05:54 AM
Oregon St at Colorado St.  2:30PM EST Saturday (8/26). Channel: CBS Sports

First game in our new stadium.  I'm stoked!

http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2017/08/oregon_state_beavers_at_colora_2.html
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: scottwildcat on August 24, 2017, 09:07:07 AM
congrats, too bad the game is relegated to a station only people with Sports Tier-2 have.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: KITNfury on August 24, 2017, 09:25:51 AM
I'm super stoked about our first game too, 'cept I don't know when we play, who we play, or where we play.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 24, 2017, 09:38:13 AM
congrats, too bad the game is relegated to a station only people with Sports Tier-2 have.

I agree with the TV piece.  CBS Sports only has 44 million subscribers which about half of what ESPN has.  Summer is over though, and this is one of the better games this weekend.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: star seed 7 on August 24, 2017, 09:40:29 AM
Time to get our pac12 on  :excited:
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: yoga-like_abana on August 24, 2017, 09:41:04 AM
congrats, too bad the game is relegated to a station only people with Sports Tier-2 have.

I agree with the TV piece.  CBS Sports only has 44 million subscribers which about half of what ESPN has.  Summer is over though, and this is one of the better games this weekend.
Summers not over until September 22nd bad person
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: CHONGS on August 24, 2017, 09:47:43 AM
Good luck CSU man
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: TownieCat on August 24, 2017, 11:53:49 AM
Oregon St at Colorado St.  2:30PM EST Saturday (8/26). Channel: CBS Sports

First game in our new stadium.  I'm stoked!

http://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/index.ssf/2017/08/oregon_state_beavers_at_colora_2.html

Very weird that you had to use the opposing team's newspaper webpage to find information about the game.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Pett on August 24, 2017, 12:39:14 PM
Good luck to your Rams, Mike. Did you happen to see that the Cats are a pre-season top 20 team? :love:
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: The Big Train on August 24, 2017, 12:44:12 PM
How many tens of thousands of empty seats they expecting?
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: SdK on August 24, 2017, 12:45:11 PM
Hey Mike. Good luck to your gridiron rams.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 25, 2017, 10:23:51 AM
https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/8/25/16102764/csu-new-stadium-pictures-capacity-facts

Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: AppleJack on August 25, 2017, 10:37:55 AM
want to watch (gamble) but I don't have that silly channel  :frown:
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: kso_FAN on August 25, 2017, 10:43:17 AM
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Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Trim on August 25, 2017, 10:59:48 AM
want to watch (gamble) but I don't have that silly channel  :frown:

It's like the 247 of tv stations.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: chum1 on August 25, 2017, 11:01:55 AM
GO RAMS!
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Shooter Jones on August 25, 2017, 11:04:46 AM
great looking stade.

and that student section.  :love:
Title: First Game of the Season
Post by: catastrophe on August 25, 2017, 12:03:06 PM
Too bad this could probably be a closer, more entertaining game than whatever they're putting on real tv.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 25, 2017, 03:17:31 PM
How many tens of thousands of empty seats they expecting?

It's been sold out for months.  You should check the prices on stubhub for this game.

https://www.stubhub.com/colorado-state-rams-football-tickets-colorado-state-vs-oregon-state-8-26-2017/event/9867911/?sort=price+asc
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: mocat on August 25, 2017, 03:27:54 PM
i honest to god do not know who we play in the first game. i was pretty excited for a minute when i saw this thread bc i thought we had a gridiron date with the rams :frown:
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: MadCat on August 26, 2017, 12:34:24 AM
 :confused: Why is it EST?  We're still on Daylight Saving Time  :dunno:
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: BIG APPLE CAT on August 26, 2017, 03:55:05 PM
Glad to see CSU was able to up-cycle some old field turf. #gogreen
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: pissclams on August 26, 2017, 06:25:20 PM
good win
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: SkinnyBenny on August 26, 2017, 07:19:57 PM
Felt legit sad for our Rams that there were literally thousands of empty seats :frown:
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: BIG APPLE CAT on August 26, 2017, 07:29:46 PM
Felt legit sad for our Rams that there were literally thousands of empty seats :frown:

Dunno if you saw Mike's post but it sold out months ago skinben. You must be mistaken
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: BostonPancake on August 26, 2017, 08:05:22 PM
Rams looked good, Mike.  Could be an exciting year!!
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: scottwildcat on August 27, 2017, 07:12:06 AM
Felt legit sad for our Rams that there were literally thousands of empty seats :frown:
Was a sad site. 41,000 seats, probably 36,000 rams plus maybe a few hindered Beavs in attendance.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 08:55:46 AM
Felt legit sad for our Rams that there were literally thousands of empty seats :frown:

Not in the first quarter.  The south endzone didn't fill up until about midway through the first quarter, then it thinned out at halftime and never filled again.  The school disperses 10,000 student tickets.  The student seating section is general admission and stretches from the north endzone to behind the south endzone.  The students just cram into it (bench seats, not that they ever sit) even into the aisles. 

There is a ROTC section (not sure why) right next to the band that never filled up, but that couldn't have been more than a couple hundred seats.  The rest of the stadium was full the first half. 

I think a lot of people wanted some relief in the shade because it was in the mid-90's.  I hung out in the concourse during halftime because it was flippin hot.  The concourses are open so you can see the field from them.  There are also TV's about every 10 feet in there. 
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 09:01:28 AM
I don't see any empty seats.



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Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 09:04:18 AM
No empty seats here:


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Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: wetwillie on August 27, 2017, 09:18:01 AM
how much does the stadium hold mike?  Maybe the announced attendance of 37,500 is actually max and not the reported 41K capacity?
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: scottwildcat on August 27, 2017, 09:23:41 AM
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Thousands of empty seats, Mike. :(
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 09:50:42 AM
how much does the stadium hold mike?  Maybe the announced attendance of 37,500 is actually max and not the reported 41K capacity?

There are 36,500 seats, but the stadium is able to accommodate 41,000 in standing room only areas (concourses, New Belgium Porch, OCR room, etc).  Because it was the first game, and not wanting to overload stadium staff, the AD said they were only going to sell 36,500.  My guess is that the extra 1100 or so were probably students that weren't turned away.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Dugout DickStone on August 27, 2017, 10:06:05 AM
Maybe try ticket give aways, groupons or buy one get one type promotions to sell out?
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Kat Kid on August 27, 2017, 10:30:52 AM
it's almost like beems never left
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: bones129 on August 27, 2017, 10:59:54 AM
They intentionally undersold the first game in a new venue? Fascinating if true.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: scottwildcat on August 27, 2017, 11:04:04 AM
how much does the stadium hold mike?  Maybe the announced attendance of 37,500 is actually max and not the reported 41K capacity?

There are 36,500 seats, but the stadium is able to accommodate 41,000 in standing room only areas (concourses, New Belgium Porch, OCR room, etc).  Because it was the first game, and not wanting to overload stadium staff, the AD said they were only going to sell 36,500.  My guess is that the extra 1100 or so were probably students that weren't turned away.
This is the funniest thing I've ever read in my life.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: SdK on August 27, 2017, 11:07:45 AM
I don't get the joy of making fun CSU.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 11:35:00 AM
They intentionally undersold the first game in a new venue? Fascinating if true.

Yes, they did.  Probably something they learned when they met with other schools who recently built stadiums (ie. Minn, Tulane).
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 11:36:46 AM
Maybe try ticket give aways, groupons or buy one get one type promotions to sell out?

Why?  It was sold out.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: sonofdaxjones on August 27, 2017, 11:37:24 AM
Rams looked good.  Stadium looked good.

Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 11:48:03 AM
Rams looked good.  Stadium looked good.

Thank you.  Good luck vs Central Arkansas.  And good luck this season.  I hope you guys win the Big 12 and go to the playoffs.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Trim on August 27, 2017, 11:50:18 AM
I trust that we landed on the moon too.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 11:58:05 AM
I trust that we landed on the moon too.

Gameday experience from a OSU visitor.

https://www.buildingthedam.com/2017/8/27/16205024/gameday-experience-fort-collins-colorado-colorado-state-oregon-state-college-football-beavers-rams
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Trim on August 27, 2017, 12:09:36 PM
I don't know if sbnation is 247 adjace or if 247 is sbnation adjace. Either way...
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: scottwildcat on August 27, 2017, 01:30:19 PM
I trust that we landed on the moon too.

Gameday experience from a OSU visitor.

https://www.buildingthedam.com/2017/8/27/16205024/gameday-experience-fort-collins-colorado-colorado-state-oregon-state-college-football-beavers-rams
Congrats. Still doesn't change the fact that there was thousands of empty seats and unsold tickets
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 01:54:36 PM
I trust that we landed on the moon too.

Gameday experience from a OSU visitor.

https://www.buildingthedam.com/2017/8/27/16205024/gameday-experience-fort-collins-colorado-colorado-state-oregon-state-college-football-beavers-rams
Congrats. Still doesn't change the fact that there was thousands of empty seats and unsold tickets

What empty seats? 
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 02:14:21 PM
CSU played 10 true freshmen and 4 RS freshmen vs Oregon St.  Depth is getting built.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: BIG APPLE CAT on August 27, 2017, 02:14:37 PM
Mike do you guys still use Times New Roman or did you guys re-brand to a different font?
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: MakeItRain on August 27, 2017, 10:11:43 PM
I trust that we landed on the moon too.

Gameday experience from a OSU visitor.

https://www.buildingthedam.com/2017/8/27/16205024/gameday-experience-fort-collins-colorado-colorado-state-oregon-state-college-football-beavers-rams
Congrats. Still doesn't change the fact that there was thousands of empty seats and unsold tickets

What empty seats?

I don't know about unsold seats but there were definitely a lot of empties, it was noticeable on tv. Mike the first picture you posted has blocks of empty seats right in the middle of the section behind the closed in end zone. I believe that's the student section, you guys give way too many student tickets but I'm guessing that's because that many can't be sold on a regular basis. I'm sure school hasn't started yet there but that shouldn't be an excuse.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: bones129 on August 27, 2017, 10:15:48 PM
Fill the seats, Mike.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on August 27, 2017, 10:25:34 PM
I trust that we landed on the moon too.

Gameday experience from a OSU visitor.

https://www.buildingthedam.com/2017/8/27/16205024/gameday-experience-fort-collins-colorado-colorado-state-oregon-state-college-football-beavers-rams
Congrats. Still doesn't change the fact that there was thousands of empty seats and unsold tickets

What empty seats?

I don't know about unsold seats but there were definitely a lot of empties, it was noticeable on tv. Mike the first picture you posted has blocks of empty seats right in the middle of the section behind the closed in end zone. I believe that's the student section, you guys give way too many student tickets but I'm guessing that's because that many can't be sold on a regular basis. I'm sure school hasn't started yet there but that shouldn't be an excuse.

I'm not seeing empty seats behind the endzone in the pic I posted.  That section was full halfway through the 1st quarter until halftime.  They are the last of the student seats to get filled because they're the worst. 

All students pay an athletics fee and in return get "free" tickets to any of the sports (including football and men's and women's basketball).  Students have to reserve tickets online using their student account.  They were all claimed for this game some time last week (first week of school).  I'm pretty sure it is 10k tickets for the students, but someone on the Ram board said it's 11k, so I'm not 100% sure of the quantity. 
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: AppleJack on August 28, 2017, 10:46:22 AM
1-0 on the year thanks to my CSU Rams. I bought a .5 point for some reason to get it down to -3  :lol:
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: _33 on August 28, 2017, 11:00:54 AM
If there's one thing I know about CSU, it's that there is a poster named Mike from Ft. Collins that posts here and he likes them.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: OK_Cat on August 28, 2017, 11:30:10 AM
This board has fallen so far that it's arguing with a fan of a D-2 team about attendance.


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Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on August 28, 2017, 11:32:54 AM
This board has fallen so far that it's arguing with a fan of a D-2 team about attendance.


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That and ppl keep trying to troll with the same ole unoriginal crap. It's embarrassing indeed.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: LickNeckey on August 28, 2017, 11:37:54 AM
This board has fallen so far that it's arguing with a fan of a D-2 team about attendance.


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That and ppl keep trying to troll with the same ole unoriginal crap. It's embarrassing indeed.

maybe you would care about this D2 institution if you knew that Cam the Ram killed my uncle
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: yoga-like_abana on August 28, 2017, 11:43:00 AM
fun fact for mike. yla's stepdad actually ran the ram along the sidelines back in his day
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: meow meow on August 28, 2017, 01:04:02 PM
This board has fallen so far that it's arguing with a fan of a D-2 team about attendance.


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That and ppl keep trying to troll with the same ole unoriginal crap. It's embarrassing indeed.

maybe you would care about this D2 institution if you knew that Cam the Ram killed my uncle

lol
Title: First Game of the Season
Post by: catastrophe on August 28, 2017, 04:09:10 PM
I'm glad I've never had to endure the embarrassment of having a stadium only filled 90% of the way.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Shooter Jones on September 01, 2017, 07:28:07 PM
I'm in Denver, and the bar can't even get the game. Big time college football.

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Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: chum1 on September 01, 2017, 07:40:41 PM
GO RAMS
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: steve dave on September 01, 2017, 08:38:15 PM
my god, CSU is very garbagey. obvious P5 v. other matchup score incoming in this one.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: steve dave on September 01, 2017, 09:31:51 PM
now the trash lower tier division CSU people are throwing bottles onto the field because they're getting their asses whipped. maybe time to send them to D2?
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: IPA4Me on September 02, 2017, 05:19:34 AM
Good recap of the garbage fans.

https://sports.yahoo.com/colorado-knocks-off-colorado-state-17-3-weird-game-full-controversy-034548618.html
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: MakeItRain on September 02, 2017, 08:35:28 AM
I'm in Denver, and the bar can't even get the game. Big time college football.

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Pac 12 Network  :ROFL:
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: MakeItRain on September 02, 2017, 08:41:40 AM
Those were amazingly weak opi calls, they should be pissed, that looks like a fix.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on September 02, 2017, 08:42:49 AM
Good recap of the garbage fans.

https://sports.yahoo.com/colorado-knocks-off-colorado-state-17-3-weird-game-full-controversy-034548618.html

Here's what the Denver Post had to say about the game.

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/01/kiszla-rocky-mountain-showdown-rams-buffs-officials/
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on September 02, 2017, 08:43:39 AM
I'm in Denver, and the bar can't even get the game. Big time college football.

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That's what happens when it's on the Pac-12 network.  Has everything to do with CU (home team) and nothing to do with CSU.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: The Big Train on September 02, 2017, 08:45:24 AM
It has a lot to do with the fact that nobody really cares about either team, in their own market.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on September 02, 2017, 08:46:49 AM
Those were amazingly weak opi calls, they should be pissed, that looks like a fix.

Exactly.  Those are Pac-12 officials too.  Coincidence? 
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on September 02, 2017, 08:47:44 AM
It has a lot to do with the fact that nobody really cares about either team, in their own market.

Except for the 74,000 people who showed up.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: The Big Train on September 02, 2017, 08:51:37 AM
It has a lot to do with the fact that nobody really cares about either team, in their own market.

Except for the 74,000 people who showed up.

Also the ~323 million who didn't watch.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on September 02, 2017, 08:59:46 AM
It has a lot to do with the fact that nobody really cares about either team, in their own market.

Except for the 74,000 people who showed up.

Also the ~323 million who didn't watch.

Yep, that resides on the Pac-12.  I don't even get that channel.  Pac-12 Network = small time.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: Dugout DickStone on September 02, 2017, 09:08:21 AM
Crushing loss, at least the half full stadium got a chance to try and riot because they were so wasted on beer.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: sonofdaxjones on September 02, 2017, 10:49:20 AM
73,000?? 

No friend, no.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: kso_FAN on September 06, 2017, 11:42:05 AM
Those were amazingly weak opi calls, they should be pissed, that looks like a fix.

Exactly.  Those are Pac-12 officials too.  Coincidence? 

Yeah Mike, I think you guys probably got hosed.

https://twitter.com/breid6791/status/904056669713317888
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: pissclams on September 06, 2017, 12:38:13 PM
I'm in Denver, and the bar can't even get the game. Big time college football.

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your guys tv screen talking point really came back and bit us in the ass
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: mocat on September 06, 2017, 01:56:33 PM
yep, Colorado Buffs and KSU Cats, just two good smelling fanbases who can't watch their teams on TV when they play against FCS schools
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on September 09, 2017, 07:16:33 PM
Felt legit sad for our Rams that there were literally thousands of empty seats :frown:

Good win over Charlotte today.  Too bad there were literally thousands of empty seats.  :frown:
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: SdK on September 09, 2017, 07:24:05 PM
Oh snap
Title: Re: First Game of the Season
Post by: Mike from Ft. Collins on September 09, 2017, 07:26:02 PM
Fill the seats, Mike.

3:58 left in the 1st Quarter.  Look at all the empty seats.  I wonder how empty the upper levels are?  Fill the seats, Bones...    :ohno:

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Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: BIG APPLE CAT on September 09, 2017, 07:33:38 PM
Mike bringing the body bags, as per usual.
Title: Re: First Game of the Season - Colorado State
Post by: SdK on September 09, 2017, 08:17:15 PM
Mike, keep whipping ass.