Indeed the crowd was weak and dispersed... I attribute that to the following reasons:
1) the team we were facing
2) the lack of advertising the game to the students. Very little students knew about the game. The student section was dead last night. Half empty/full. While the school printed out flyers for the Home Opener and homecoming to give out to the students, and posted flyers in Residence halls they didn't do that for this game at all. The school should continue to promote the games every week and no cease after homecoming.
3) The Red Zone group page in Facebook which often promotes football and other athletic events did not bother to invite people into the game. No lie, in a school like Stony Brook were people don't have the Football tradition this can make a big difference in the turnout. I am talking about 500-1500 more people at the games if we promote them.
Hopefully they can do something to improve attendance levels for Coastal Carolina and Liberty Flames games. I wont expect much from next saturday's game for a matchup against DII opponents... The Big South Conference and the teams we play have a large effect in turnout
If this was Maine, New Hampshire, or Delaware that we were playing throughout the season, it would be a whole different story. I bet!!!
Please SB, get into the CAA! Most of us are dreaming about this!