All game the announcers kept whining about the weather. It was too cold….it was too wet…the wind was blowing. Just horrific conditions that defied human survival. 🙀 Yet the stadium was packed, second biggest crowd ever.
Near the end, with huge lead, second team in, game essentially over…..no body left! The announcers were amazed, saying in any other game half the crowd would have been gone by the end of the third quarter. Even after the game as the team sang the alma mater, the place looked packed. Seemed like no one wanted to go home but stay and relish the victory.
It is my belief that the crowd actually feels they are an integral part of the team. They forced delay of game penalties, timeouts, bad plays. They know it inspires the team and gives them energy. And of course, the impact on recruiting. So they stayed as long as the team did. It is what teammates do.
Near the end, with huge lead, second team in, game essentially over…..no body left! The announcers were amazed, saying in any other game half the crowd would have been gone by the end of the third quarter. Even after the game as the team sang the alma mater, the place looked packed. Seemed like no one wanted to go home but stay and relish the victory.
It is my belief that the crowd actually feels they are an integral part of the team. They forced delay of game penalties, timeouts, bad plays. They know it inspires the team and gives them energy. And of course, the impact on recruiting. So they stayed as long as the team did. It is what teammates do.
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