(10-12-2014 03:25 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 02:51 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote:  Supply and demand. There is no reason for us to play in a 60K plus stadium. 40-45K and we force people to buy fix due to scarcity.

Design a 40-45K stadium with open spaces for expansion.
Continue to improve team.
Team wins, we sell out.
Expand stadium with preplanned expansion strategies.

Repeat.
World domination.

(sigh, geo and I will work cheap on this one, lol)

Some better be careful what you wish for. A small stadium will also mean higher ticket prices. Some long time ticket holders might lose their seats.

I think the benefits outweigh the negatives, but there are absolutely alternative takes.

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

Considering what he dealt with at TCU, he should be happy with what he sees at Memphis.

Brett Michaels is playing before the game! That should be good for an extra 2000 at least!

The look on Coach Fuente's face can be mistaken for "pissed", but it is the same look that he has brought to every Tiger Walk since he's been here. Most people would call it a "game face". He wasn't thinking about the crowd before kickoff.

(10-12-2014 05:28 PM)mphsfan Wrote:  The look on Coach Fuente's face can be mistaken for "pissed", but it is the same look that he has brought to every Tiger Walk since he's been here. Most people would call it a "game face". He wasn't thinking about the crowd before kickoff.

Amen. People just look for things to cause drama here. Now, if someone actually talked to Fuente, and he said that, then sure...

(10-12-2014 01:43 PM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

If he's pissed, maybe he should go coach another team. As some on here have stated in other threads, Memphis has a core of about 20-30K fans. Anything above that requires good weather, a lack of marquee games on TV, and a winning Tiger team.

I can promise you the people who didn't go could give two $hits if Fuente is pissed. If he doesn't like it, he can go somewhere else. Although I'd caution him it'll be similar problems wherever he ends up next because he's not going to Florida.

He needs to focus on winning first and foremost. Urban Meyer found a way at Bowling Green and Utah. Brian Kelly did it at Central Mich and Cincy. Cutcliffe does it at Duke. Put on the big boy pants, Fuente.

I'm sure nobody would give 2 $hits if you went somewhere else. Like to Central Michigan or Cincy or Duke. Grow up.

(10-12-2014 02:51 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote:  Supply and demand. There is no reason for us to play in a 60K plus stadium. 40-45K and we force people to buy fix due to scarcity.

Design a 40-45K stadium with open spaces for expansion.
Continue to improve team.
Team wins, we sell out.
Expand stadium with preplanned expansion strategies.

Repeat.
World domination.

(sigh, geo and I will work cheap on this one, lol)

Hell.... No lol about it!!! (cheap - but not free!!!! gotta pay some bills!!!!)

(10-12-2014 07:53 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  If we couldn't get a big crowd last night....... Maybe GA is right after all. Really disappointed in our fans.

I'm not! These are the true fans that we have the others are hangers on and will show up when we do something like blow a team out. We will average around 35000 to 40000 the rest of the way depending on how we do at SMU. If it's a blow out look for 40 plus if we lose the loyal 25000 will be there. If we lose they won't even bring the kids for the free candy and leave afterwards it just depends whether we are winning or not.

Just the facts.

I say we win and go 8 and 4 to go bowling. I'll be at all the home games and my go to SMU. No tickets available for Tulane yet.

(10-12-2014 05:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 05:28 PM)mphsfan Wrote:  The look on Coach Fuente's face can be mistaken for "pissed", but it is the same look that he has brought to every Tiger Walk since he's been here. Most people would call it a "game face". He wasn't thinking about the crowd before kickoff.

Amen. People just look for things to cause drama here. Now, if someone actually talked to Fuente, and he said that, then sure...

Y'all need to quit trying to run off a good info guy like memtig90. It's a miracle he still posts here.

(10-12-2014 02:33 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 02:30 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

if he was pissed due to 32k being there, he must have been in a bad mood his entire stint at TCU

I wonder how many walk ups decided not to go after the ticket window/ computer debacle at the MTSU game ?

I wonder how many walk ups decided not to go when our local weather men, all week, kept predicting strong thunder storms for Saturday night and kept repeating over and over, "if you're planning on going to the Tiger game, be prepared for 100% heavy rain". There were 10 people in my tailgating group that have season tix didn't go due to the weather forecast. Jim Jaggers and Tim Simpson, channel 3, leads the pack in being wrong with their drama queen weather prediction for Saturday night. I was actually happily surprised at the crowd turnout we had, in spite of the weather forecasts.

(10-13-2014 09:20 AM)wylioats Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 02:33 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 02:30 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

if he was pissed due to 32k being there, he must have been in a bad mood his entire stint at TCU

I wonder how many walk ups decided not to go after the ticket window/ computer debacle at the MTSU game ?

I wonder how many walk ups decided not to go when our local weather men, all week, kept predicting strong thunder storms for Saturday night and kept repeating over and over, "if you're planning on going to the Tiger game, be prepared for 100% heavy rain". There were 10 people in my tailgating group that have season tix didn't go due to the weather forecast. Jim Jaggers and Tim Simpson, channel 3, leads the pack in being wrong with their drama queen weather prediction for Saturday night. I was actually happily surprised at the crowd turnout we had, in spite of the weather forecasts.

That's why I never check the weather over 36 hours.

(10-12-2014 01:43 PM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

If he's pissed, maybe he should go coach another team. As some on here have stated in other threads, Memphis has a core of about 20-30K fans. Anything above that requires good weather, a lack of marquee games on TV, and a winning Tiger team.

I can promise you the people who didn't go could give two $hits if Fuente is pissed. If he doesn't like it, he can go somewhere else. Although I'd caution him it'll be similar problems wherever he ends up next because he's not going to Florida.

He needs to focus on winning first and foremost. Urban Meyer found a way at Bowling Green and Utah. Brian Kelly did it at Central Mich and Cincy. Cutcliffe does it at Duke. Put on the big boy pants, Fuente.

That's the spirit! F*** our coach!

(10-13-2014 09:52 AM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:43 PM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

If he's pissed, maybe he should go coach another team. As some on here have stated in other threads, Memphis has a core of about 20-30K fans. Anything above that requires good weather, a lack of marquee games on TV, and a winning Tiger team.

I can promise you the people who didn't go could give two $hits if Fuente is pissed. If he doesn't like it, he can go somewhere else. Although I'd caution him it'll be similar problems wherever he ends up next because he's not going to Florida.

He needs to focus on winning first and foremost. Urban Meyer found a way at Bowling Green and Utah. Brian Kelly did it at Central Mich and Cincy. Cutcliffe does it at Duke. Put on the big boy pants, Fuente.

That's the spirit! F*** our coach!

Snicker

(10-13-2014 09:52 AM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:43 PM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

If he's pissed, maybe he should go coach another team. As some on here have stated in other threads, Memphis has a core of about 20-30K fans. Anything above that requires good weather, a lack of marquee games on TV, and a winning Tiger team.

I can promise you the people who didn't go could give two $hits if Fuente is pissed. If he doesn't like it, he can go somewhere else. Although I'd caution him it'll be similar problems wherever he ends up next because he's not going to Florida.

He needs to focus on winning first and foremost. Urban Meyer found a way at Bowling Green and Utah. Brian Kelly did it at Central Mich and Cincy. Cutcliffe does it at Duke. Put on the big boy pants, Fuente.

That's the spirit! F*** our coach!

I said "IF HE'S PISSED". As others have noted, we don't know that he is pissed about the attendance. That was speculation on another poster's part.

If he is pissed, then I stand by what I said. If he isn't pissed, then nothing to see here. Carry on.

(10-13-2014 10:01 AM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 09:52 AM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:43 PM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

If he's pissed, maybe he should go coach another team. As some on here have stated in other threads, Memphis has a core of about 20-30K fans. Anything above that requires good weather, a lack of marquee games on TV, and a winning Tiger team.

I can promise you the people who didn't go could give two $hits if Fuente is pissed. If he doesn't like it, he can go somewhere else. Although I'd caution him it'll be similar problems wherever he ends up next because he's not going to Florida.

He needs to focus on winning first and foremost. Urban Meyer found a way at Bowling Green and Utah. Brian Kelly did it at Central Mich and Cincy. Cutcliffe does it at Duke. Put on the big boy pants, Fuente.

That's the spirit! F*** our coach!

I said "IF HE'S PISSED". As others have noted, we don't know that he is pissed about the attendance. That was speculation on another poster's part.

If he is pissed, then I stand by what I said. If he isn't pissed, then nothing to see here. Carry on.

Yeah, you also told him on an internet message board to "Put on the big boy pants, Fuente" . Mighty big of ya

(10-13-2014 10:01 AM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 09:52 AM)MemphisCanes Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:43 PM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

If he's pissed, maybe he should go coach another team. As some on here have stated in other threads, Memphis has a core of about 20-30K fans. Anything above that requires good weather, a lack of marquee games on TV, and a winning Tiger team.

I can promise you the people who didn't go could give two $hits if Fuente is pissed. If he doesn't like it, he can go somewhere else. Although I'd caution him it'll be similar problems wherever he ends up next because he's not going to Florida.

He needs to focus on winning first and foremost. Urban Meyer found a way at Bowling Green and Utah. Brian Kelly did it at Central Mich and Cincy. Cutcliffe does it at Duke. Put on the big boy pants, Fuente.

That's the spirit! F*** our coach!

I said "IF HE'S PISSED". As others have noted, we don't know that he is pissed about the attendance. That was speculation on another poster's part.

If he is pissed, then I stand by what I said. If he isn't pissed, then nothing to see here. Carry on.

So now you're throwing the coach under the bus because he "could be" disappointed about a 30k turnout?

He has this team at .500 halfway through the season for only the second time in a decade. You want him to "go coach another team" if he isn't happy with a 30,000 fan turnout for a team that was receiving votes in the top 25 polls?

What's wrong with you?

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

???....this is quite the inference into CJF's mind prior to game. Anybody have any objective info?

I don't why anyone every bothers to post good info here anymore




Smh

(10-13-2014 09:44 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 09:20 AM)wylioats Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 02:33 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 02:30 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 01:18 PM)MemTiger90 Wrote:  Fuente was pissed. You could see it on his face when he walked out of the tunnel right before the team ran out. He was on the screen. Looked around, and you could see "pissed" on his face. Some crucial recruits were there..

if he was pissed due to 32k being there, he must have been in a bad mood his entire stint at TCU

I wonder how many walk ups decided not to go after the ticket window/ computer debacle at the MTSU game ?

I wonder how many walk ups decided not to go when our local weather men, all week, kept predicting strong thunder storms for Saturday night and kept repeating over and over, "if you're planning on going to the Tiger game, be prepared for 100% heavy rain". There were 10 people in my tailgating group that have season tix didn't go due to the weather forecast. Jim Jaggers and Tim Simpson, channel 3, leads the pack in being wrong with their drama queen weather prediction for Saturday night. I was actually happily surprised at the crowd turnout we had, in spite of the weather forecasts.

That's why I never check the weather over 36 hours.

Those clowns on Channel 3 were making these weather predictions on the 6:00 and 10:00 news cast Friday night and as late as Saturday morning.

(10-13-2014 11:06 AM)wylioats Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 09:44 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(10-13-2014 09:20 AM)wylioats Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 02:33 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(10-12-2014 02:30 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  if he was pissed due to 32k being there, he must have been in a bad mood his entire stint at TCU

I wonder how many walk ups decided not to go after the ticket window/ computer debacle at the MTSU game ?

I wonder how many walk ups decided not to go when our local weather men, all week, kept predicting strong thunder storms for Saturday night and kept repeating over and over, "if you're planning on going to the Tiger game, be prepared for 100% heavy rain". There were 10 people in my tailgating group that have season tix didn't go due to the weather forecast. Jim Jaggers and Tim Simpson, channel 3, leads the pack in being wrong with their drama queen weather prediction for Saturday night. I was actually happily surprised at the crowd turnout we had, in spite of the weather forecasts.

That's why I never check the weather over 36 hours.

Those clowns on Channel 3 were making these weather predictions on the 6:00 and 10:00 news cast Friday night and as late as Saturday morning.

Weather bug app doe