Frogenstein
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Per the Purdue post game radio broadcast it was the highest attended Purdue home game since 2013.Just nice to know we can go into a visting stadium with 60,000 of their fans and take them to the "woodshed".
Per the Purdue post game radio broadcast it was the highest attended Purdue home game since 2013.Just nice to know we can go into a visting stadium with 60,000 of their fans and take them to the "woodshed".
ATTENDANCE SMACK!Per the Purdue post game radio broadcast it was the highest attended Purdue home game since 2013.
My report, FWIW:
We drove down from Chicago and went the back way to W Lafayette through Indiana farm country. We saw lots of corn and soy bean fields and small towns that were proud of their high school football and fall festivals. Many churches.
We stopped in at a place near campus called Nine Irish Brothers which had fresh food and cold local beer. We watched some of the ND v UNM game then on to campus. I had a pass from stub hub for $40 and parked about 100 yards from the TCU alumni tailgate.
There were 300 or so Frog faithful at the tailgate. The food was pretty good: Pulled pork, taco salad and the like. The beer was cold and water and soft drinks were free with admission. We ran into a bunch of folks we knew, had a nice visit then on to the stadium.
There were easily 55K fans there fully ready to cheer for Purdue. There was nothing easy about coming into that atmosphere. Credit TCU for taking and keeping the crowd out of the game.
The stadium had all the typical old state school stadium problems: long lines for concessions, narrow concourse, no TVs to watch while in line, too few bathrooms & etc.
Every PU fan I met and all who sat near us were friendly and interested in how well we traveled to the game. I have the impression most were pretty vague about Fort Worth and TCU. Several fans...six, seven? ...mentioned that TCU just really outplayed the Boilermakers and kind of tossed in the loss of Sindelar. I’m not trying to negate some of y’all’s experiences but we have been to games all over the B12 as well as recently at Minn, SMU, Arky and Purdue and I’ve never had much of an issue with opposing fans.
Post game walk to the car and the drive back to Chicago were uneventful. I will say we walked by a men’s dorm called Owens which is not only unairconditioned but the rooms actually looked smaller and more spartan than some prison cells I have seen.
A good time.
Agree
Worst two fans I’ve ever been around were TCU. One of them was an old dude who was pissed about us standing during the 2015 Baylor freeze out. He showed up after us when we were already standing and then proceeded to lose his mind a few minutes later. There were literally thousands of others seats to sit in but he sat three rows directly behind us. He screamed obscenities at us and called us all sorts of names and eventually went and told the police we were taking drugs to try and get us kicked out. Lolz. Police came and were laughing about it, said they had to at least ask us if we were using drugs.
Other was 2017 Big 12 CCG - guy clearly wasn’t a TCU student but acted like it. Got hugely drunk and screamed “turn up 2018” like 200 times. Eventually tried to fight an OU fan for no reason. I had to break it up before police arrested him
Worst two fans I’ve ever been around were TCU. One of them was an old dude who was pissed about us standing during the 2015 Baylor freeze out. He showed up after us when we were already standing and then proceeded to lose his mind a few minutes later. There were literally thousands of others seats to sit in but he sat three rows directly behind us. He screamed obscenities at us and called us all sorts of names and eventually went and told the police we were taking drugs to try and get us kicked out. Lolz. Police came and were laughing about it, said they had to at least ask us if we were using drugs.
Other was 2017 Big 12 CCG - guy clearly wasn’t a TCU student but acted like it. Got hugely drunk and screamed “turn up 2018” like 200 times. Eventually tried to fight an OU fan for no reason. I had to break it up before police arrested him
Probably right.
Should have gotten into a fist fight so I could tour the correctional facilities available to football fans or better yet the ER at the local hospital.
What makes you think FrogLaw wasn't drunk also?No way FL -- Drunk guys are at a yuge disadvantage versus a non drunk.
I had a good experience at TCU @ UNC in '94. I took my getting elderly mother so I didn't want a "visitors ticket" and sit who-knows-where with the TCU crowd. I called the UNC ticket office and they gave me 10 yard line tickets just one step down from the concourse. Really not too bad - I was 100 yards from the TCU contingent. No hassles from the UNC group (they were convinced that the TCU boys were a "body bag.") Small world though, the guy directly in front of me in this sea of TarBabys was a TCU grad two years ahead of me - he lived in NC and had season tickets because his wife was a Carolina Blue grad. Small world. We were competitive and lost 17-27.Been to UT, Tech, Baylor, SMU, and multiple bowl games. I’ve never come even remotely close to having an opposing fan get in my face or shove me. Maybe it’s just because they can tell I’m a badass.
Just made it to my couch.
Cowboys v. Redskins and a nap.
Once the T1 saw I was serious about the police, he backed off big time.
Every school has its share of over-zealous fans including TCU. Pros are worse.
Yes I've been to away games and dealt with stupid arse fans before, but T1 and T2 were by far the most physical.
While the temptation to shove a total stranger to the ground and beat the mud out of him, it's just not worth it.
I'm home, watching Sunday football, and enjoying a Frog win.
Wait are we not supposed to boo when SMOO takes the field next weekend?
Was asked to sit down during that 2015 game. I laughed and told him I’m not sitting while freezing my ass off. He left soon afterWorst two fans I’ve ever been around were TCU. One of them was an old dude who was pissed about us standing during the 2015 Baylor freeze out. He showed up after us when we were already standing and then proceeded to lose his mind a few minutes later. There were literally thousands of others seats to sit in but he sat three rows directly behind us. He screamed obscenities at us and called us all sorts of names and eventually went and told the police we were taking drugs to try and get us kicked out. Lolz. Police came and were laughing about it, said they had to at least ask us if we were using drugs.
Other was 2017 Big 12 CCG - guy clearly wasn’t a TCU student but acted like it. Got hugely drunk and screamed “turn up 2018” like 200 times. Eventually tried to fight an OU fan for no reason. I had to break it up before police arrested him
Just curious, how did you know the rooms looked small and were not air conditioned, just from walking by?Post game walk to the car and the drive back to Chicago were uneventful. I will say we walked by a men’s dorm called Owens which is not only unairconditioned but the rooms actually looked smaller and more spartan than some prison cells I have seen.
A good time.
Because the blinds or curtains were up or open on almost every room, windows were open and box fans running. And a simple google search confirms if you are really interested in fact checkingJust curious, how did you know the rooms looked small and were not air conditioned, just from walking by?
Lol none taken but you know what a beating this board can be...sorry if too strongLike I said, just curious. Didn't mean to offend...