Tennessee State Plays In Front Of Season-Low Crowd A Week After Eddie George Plea For Support

[Big Boss]

Despite Tennessee State recording its largest margin of victory in the Eddie George era on Saturday against Lincoln (CA), the team played in front of its lowest home crowd attendance of the season.

George last Saturday following the Tigers homecoming win at Nissan Stadium over Norfolk State expressed disappointment that only 13,975 fans showed up and a large percentage left after halftime.

While the coach was pleased with the output, he questioned whether TSU fans loved football and urged them to attend game that did not exclusively feature HBCU opponents.

Well, the crowd was much smaller Saturday against an unheralded Lincoln (CA) that was 0-8 heading into the matchup. The official attendance was 2,727, according to the box score.

George, however, didn’t chide fans in his postgame remarks this week.

“For those who came I’m glad they came out,” George said. “They were really engaged and they were awesome.”

Tennessee State plays in front of season-low crowd a week after Eddie George plea for support

Despite Tennessee State recording its largest margin of victory in the Eddie George era on Saturday against Lincoln (CA), the team played in front of its

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[Big Boss]

Why folks ain't supporting Eddie like they be supporting Deion

 

[GoldenGlove]

Why folks ain't supporting Eddie like they be supporting Deion

Because he's not Deion

 

[Jerz-2]

At some point, if the community is serious, we're gonna have to have the conversation about how alumni (and other Black companies and organizations) don't financially support HBCUs, but then arrogantly criticize coaches when they move on from there due to lack of resources... and then play the "you owed the community more/better than that" card.

...but nah, the community don't wanna be introspective and self-accountable in a raw convo like that yet.

 

[Big Boss]

At some point, if the community is serious, we're gonna have to have the conversation about how alumni (and other Black companies and organizations) don't financially support HBCUs, but then arrogantly criticize coaches when they move on from there due to lack of resources... and then play the "you owed the community more/better than that" card.

...but nah, the community don't wanna be introspective and self-accountable in a raw convo like that yet.

 

[Silkk]

Why folks ain't supporting Eddie like they be supporting Deion

Because its ALL cap.



Mr. Black Power @jwonder be so quick to call somebody a c00n but he don’t give a fukk about Jackson State or no HBCUs

 

[Born2BKing]

At some point, if the community is serious, we're gonna have to have the conversation about how alumni (and other Black companies and organizations) don't financially support HBCUs, but then arrogantly criticize coaches when they move on from there due to lack of resources... and then play the "you owed the community more/better than that" card.

...but nah, the community don't wanna be introspective and self-accountable in a raw convo like that yet.

Ohio State Eddie must have not known how it is at HBCU's. People come to tailgate and hang outside. The band is more important than the actual football game to most HBCU's. I don't think that's something that's going to change.

 

[Dem313wayz]

Ohio State Eddie must have not known how it is at HBCU's. People come to tailgate and hang outside. The band is more important than the actual football game to most HBCU's. I don't think that's something that's going to change.

Exactly. When I was at Hampton there were only 3 games tat had a packed stadium

1. First game of the season
2. Homecoing
3. When we played Howard

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Here we go......

HBCU's tend to have more skewed gender ratios. So while a PWI might be 47:53 male/female, an HBCU could be 40:60, maybe more male/female.

Across a larger population (like a college campus), that can make a huge difference in the number of legit diehard sports fans that gravitate to football.

Next...most Black folks grow up in big metro areas AND are 1st generation college students. That means we USUALLY have no close ties with the school we're attending (if it's an HBCU). A Black kid that goes to Univ of Texas, Ohio State, Michigan etc., probably grew up watching those teams. A random Black male from Baltimore who decides to go to Tennessee State....More than likely didn't grow up living and dying by the success of the football team. He was Ravens fan.

Honestly though, a lot of us aren't that deep into sports. Personally I watch everything from the NFL to Rugby Union to Kabbadi to CFB and MLB. Shyt Aussie Rules football is entertaining as fukk too (like football, soccer and rugby...crazy shyt). Lotta folks are hella casual and not diehards.

NFL component too. Notice how pawgs be all up in those SEC games. Cleat chasing 1st rd draft picks. That element isn't there at HBCU???

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Why folks ain't supporting Eddie like they be supporting Deion

Because people don't love HBCU's like they claim they do.

 

[Born2BKing]

Here we go......

HBCU's tend to have more skewed gender ratios. So while a PWI might be 47:53 male/female, an HBCU could be 40:60, maybe more male/female.

Across a larger population (like a college campus), that can make a huge difference in the number of legit diehard sports fans that gravitate to football.

Next...most Black folks grow up in big metro areas AND are 1st generation college students. That means we USUALLY have no close ties with the school we're attending (if it's an HBCU). A Black kid that goes to Univ of Texas, Ohio State, Michigan etc., probably grew up watching those teams. A random Black male from Baltimore who decides to go to Tennessee State....More than likely didn't grow up living and dying by the success of the football team. He was Ravens fan.

Honestly though, a lot of us aren't that deep into sports. Personally I watch everything from the NFL to Rugby Union to Kabbadi to CFB and MLB. Shyt Aussie Rules football is entertaining as fukk too (like football, soccer and rugby...crazy shyt). Lotta folks are hella casual and not diehards.

NFL component too. Notice how pawgs be all up in those SEC games. Cleat chasing 1st rd draft picks. That element isn't there at HBCU???

Exactly. When I was at Hampton there were only 3 games tat had a packed stadium

1. First game of the season
2. Homecoing
3. When we played Howard

Another thing people need to come to the realization of is that college football is not that big in the black community. We love the NBA and NFL though and will spend money to attend games. College football is usually some shyt that we'll watch casually but not passionately.

 

[Big Boss]

@get these nets

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

Why folks ain't supporting Eddie like they be supporting Deion

Because he's not Deion

So you telling me that Primette support wasn't about black/HBCU culture but it was Prime itself?

Like @DropTopDoc @Lucky_Lefty and myself been saying from the getgo.

 

[Born2BKing]

So you telling me that Primette support wasn't about black/HBCU culture but it was Prime itself?

Like @DropTopDoc @Lucky_Lefty and myself been saying from the getgo.

Them nikkas supporting ain't care about JSU, just like they don't care about Colorado. Deion is just an icon and polarizing figure.

 

[DropTopDoc]

So you telling me that Primette support wasn't about black/HBCU culture but it was Prime itself?

Like @DropTopDoc @Lucky_Lefty and myself been saying from the getgo.

A 1:1 guy was the basis of a whole conversation, around hbcu culture, but nikkas wanted to act like it was a changing of the guard, now it’s time to put up and they all at HB(CU)