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I thought I'd take the family to Gillette today since it's cheap for the 4 of us to see a UMass game (4 tix = 1 Pats Ticket) and I had never been to a college game before and had heard college games were quite an experience. Gotta say, I was disappointed.
Aside from getting beat convincingly 24-14 (one week after getting destroyed 45-0 by Wisconsin - and the score makes it look far closer than it really was since Maine knelt on it instead of scoring again at the end) the crowd was flat and the lower half of the stadium (the home side) was sparsely populated and the upper levels excluding the club seats were closed (so they were empty) and the fans that were there weren't very lively. That was quite different from the atmosphere in the lot when we first got there and people were tailgating, people were pretty upbeat, etc...I thought it was going to be a crazy scene...I was wrong.
As for Maine, they had only two sections on the visitors side filled (although it seemed the stadium staff later allowed them to spread out a little by opening a couple other sections) and the group they had were way more into it. Much louder, much better intensity.
Then again, that's probably due to the fact Maine came ready to play while UMass played with zero urgency and the play calling was certainly a little questionable. Fans weren't happy and were finally vocal at the end as the team was leaving the field toward head coach Charley Molnar...and it was a little ugly. They're definitely a mess
Aside from getting beat convincingly 24-14 (one week after getting destroyed 45-0 by Wisconsin - and the score makes it look far closer than it really was since Maine knelt on it instead of scoring again at the end) the crowd was flat and the lower half of the stadium (the home side) was sparsely populated and the upper levels excluding the club seats were closed (so they were empty) and the fans that were there weren't very lively. That was quite different from the atmosphere in the lot when we first got there and people were tailgating, people were pretty upbeat, etc...I thought it was going to be a crazy scene...I was wrong.
As for Maine, they had only two sections on the visitors side filled (although it seemed the stadium staff later allowed them to spread out a little by opening a couple other sections) and the group they had were way more into it. Much louder, much better intensity.
Then again, that's probably due to the fact Maine came ready to play while UMass played with zero urgency and the play calling was certainly a little questionable. Fans weren't happy and were finally vocal at the end as the team was leaving the field toward head coach Charley Molnar...and it was a little ugly. They're definitely a mess
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