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[ShockerFever]

Just wanted to say that more of us worthless students stuck it out tonight than almost anyone else. Also, the biggest hole tonight? Section 125.

But I'm sure you all still want to kick us to the curb...

Specifically, I think someone was having a wild cherry mudslide kind of evening somewhere else. :whistle:


The students were great last night. Much improved from the 40% no show showing at the UNI game. And allow me to clarify, the students in attendance have been OUTSTANDING all year, period.

thanks Doc, it sure is nice to gets some props around here, because alot of people for some reason hate the students.

The only "hate" for the students on here comes when some of them start criticizing the rest of the fan base for not showing up when there's a couple hundred empty seats in thier own section.

Thanks Sub for a voice of reason.

[ShockerFever]

The shockernet is full of great meaningful topics. Fans pointing their fingers and arguing amongst themselves is not one of them.

Then don't read and post in it!! :good: :good: :clap:

[GoShox117]

The shockernet is full of great meaningful topics. Fans pointing their fingers and arguing amongst themselves is not one of them.

Then don't read and post in it!! :good: :good: :clap:

Almost everyone one of my limited posts have said the same thing. LET PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO!!! If you don't like it, ignore it.

As the creator of this topic I must say that the fans seemed great, from TV. I wasn't able to attend. When we were making our run it seemed pretty loud. Lots still sitting, but it was better than the other night. They even showed an older guy screaming at the ref, it was awesome. But we have to work on this leaving with 2:00 left. That's just ridiculous, we can sacrifice waiting in traffic to support our team, win or lose. We need to start yelling at these people to sit down or something.

[SubGod22]

I actually had 5 people near me that got up at halftime and never returned.

[shockar25]

I actually had 5 people near me that got up at halftime and never returned.

Me too... as annoying as it is, it's still the exception and not the rule thank goodness.

[RoyalShock]

Did that large "bald spot" about half-way up the west side of the student section early in the 2nd half ever fill back in? I noticed it shortly after halftime but didn't pay attention after that.

[shockar25]

I'm not sure. We say in 116, and the people who left that were immediately around us never came back. However, there were still quite a few people in the area.

[Sundevil Shox]

fans

While disappointing to see fans leave early in the game, I am more disappointed in WSU going bermuda triangle on us after the first four minutes and not returning until it didn't matter late in the game.

I don't blame fans for leaving when there is a poor product on the floor. I've followed WSU for many years but that doesn't mean I need to sit through bad basketball night in night out. Those with yellow tinted glasses, please proceed to hammer me as a fair weather fan,

[DUShock]

In my opinion the initiation of this thread was absurd.

Go Shocks!!!!

[Cdizzle]

Did that large "bald spot" about half-way up the west side of the student section early in the 2nd half ever fill back in? I noticed it shortly after halftime but didn't pay attention after that.

Yes. This was some sort of high school scholarship student area, or something to that effect. They left at halftime and came back around the first TV timeout in the 2nd half.

[shockar25]

I'm not into 'hammering' anyone. You're entitled to your opinion and if it's you that pays for a ticket and then decides to leave, that's your choice (and your $$). I just don't understand when the game is in question, which for brief minute it was last night, and for most of the game Wednesday night--why people leave knowing there's a chance we can come back. That's (in my opinion) when the team needs the crowd the most.

Again, I respect your opinion, and there's no doubt the level of play is not consistent right now. However, the guys are not slacking off on effort, and for me, I won't plan on slacking off either in trying to cheer them on as I can.

The really ironic thing is, my wife's a student, so I haven't had to pay for a ticket all season. It doesn't make it any less frustrating to deal with the ups and downs.

[DUShock]

25 you are correct, the amazing thing about this season is that it is frustrating to be a Shocker and inspite of this everyone agrees "It's great to be a Shocker!". Having been on campus as a student under Fogler, Cohen, & Thompson these times are frustrating but certainly not trying. A new dawn is on the horizon and the program will see better days very soon.

Go Shocks!!!!

[shockar25]

Amen brother.

THINGS CAN NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY THEY WERE IN THE EARLY 90's (when I was a student). Never again!

Through all this, I'm still 100% confident that we have the right man for the job (coach Marshall). I think maybe, just maybe last night he started to 'get' what kind of fans we have at WSU. This speculation is just based on comments he made in the post game and his assistants--not any inside information. Maybe, just maybe he'll realize his place is here, at least for awhile.

[dregn]

One shout out I'll give to the students is it is still an improvement over my first years of sitting in the student section. I remember showing up at tip off and sitting in the front row during Randy, Rob, and Jamar's first year. I was almost mad the last couple years when I had to show up 2 hours early to get a good seat. I'm not sure it's still at the 2 hour point right now, but it's definately not front row at tip off.

[wsu789]

I'm guessing that those of you who are criticizing people for leaving early have never had a five year old vomit on you at halftime.

We've left two games early this year, both for the same reason: sick kids. I consider that a valid reason. I'm sure other valid reasons exist as well, some probably more so than others.

I'd suggest you not judge too harshly until you've walked around in that person's shoes...