Why can't the skins get FEDEX pumping like VA Tech did?

Skins2WinITall · Post by **Skins2WinITall** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:09 am

I am calling on all skins fans to take it up a notch this year at FEDEX Field. This weekend at the Tech game, was the loudest I have ever seen or heard at FEDEX since it opened. The playoff game against Detroit (a distant memory) was the only game I can remeber at FEDEX that could even come close to the excitement which I saw saturday. So all fans that are there entertaining clients or drinking your wine and eating your cheese, put that stuff aside buy one of Dan's 7$ beers and give the players out there something to play for!!

wormer · Post by **wormer** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:11 am

See similar thread...

http://www.the-hogs.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7497

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:12 am

I was at that Detroit playoff game and I have to agree: Fans were standing (refusing to sit down) for the 1st 3 series. It was an incredible atmosphere. I have never seen that duplicated at another Redskins game at FedEx. The reason?

Because that game was attended by a majority of Redskins fans. Regular season games have 60-65% Redskins fans and 35-40% of fans from opposing teams.

Folks, we need to take back FedEx and rock the house!

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:30 am

Maybe the reason is because fans haven't had much to cheer about since FedEx was built... Hopefully that will change this year...

Besides... It didn't seem that it did VATech much good :shock:

Redskins1974 · Post by **Redskins1974** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:30 pm

Justice Hog wrote:I was at that Detroit playoff game and I have to agree: Fans were standing (refusing to sit down) for the 1st 3 series. It was an incredible atmosphere. I have never seen that duplicated at another Redskins game at FedEx. The reason?

Because that game was attended by a majority of Redskins fans. Regular season games have 60-65% Redskins fans and 35-40% of fans from opposing teams.

Folks, we need to take back FedEx and rock the house!

Wow, Justice. Do you really think the opposing fan #s are THAT high? I'd say more toward 15 -20%... Maybe I turn a blind eye to it but it.... last season was by far the worst though. I know we can get that stadium rockin' though. I have faith in my fellow fans!

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:31 pm

I was at the Tech game - trust me it helped... what killed us was their depth at WR even minus Williams - in a tight game having the fan support would be huge

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:33 pm

I sit in section 402 and during the philly game a couple of years ago (the one with the tear gas being sucked through the fans on the philly side of the stadium causing the Eagles players to run for their lives) there was easily 35% Eagles fans in our section. By the third quarter there was the four people in our seats and the rest for eagles fans. We ended up having to leave abruptly due to the unruly Skins fans in our section :oops:

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:34 pm

that rots... even though we were loud we were behaved...

Didn't screw with the USC fans sitting next to us

wormer · Post by **wormer** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:03 pm

BringThePain! wrote:
Besides... It didn't seem that it did VATech much good

It helped. How do you think a 16 point dog was actually up in the 3rd quarter???

USC is just WAY too good for Tech.

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:14 pm

I don't get how Tech let that bad pass interference all take them out of the game. But, I think they did alright for an unranked team playing against the No. 1 ranked team!

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:41 pm

wormer wrote:
BringThePain! wrote:
Besides... It didn't seem that it did VATech much good

It helped. How do you think a 16 point dog was actually up in the 3rd quarter???

USC is just WAY too good for Tech.

It was a joke... a HA!HA!... a ribbing for any hardcore Tech fans out there... although I was rooting for them too... But it didn't seem to effect USC in the 4th quarter....

RedskinsFreak · Post by **RedskinsFreak** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:42 pm

Saturday night was filled with people who are true fans of their teams. People who hopped in the car/van/SUV and drove hours upon hours to get here. The Beltway was a zoo 4 hours before kickoff.

Problem is those same type of fans are priced out or shut out of FedEx for Redskins games.

Too many indifferent folk who are there for some reason other than watching a football game.

NikiH · Post by **NikiH** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 2:17 pm

JansenFan wrote:I sit in section 402 and during the philly game a couple of years ago (the one with the tear gas being sucked through the fans on the philly side of the stadium causing the Eagles players to run for their lives) there was easily 35% Eagles fans in our section. By the third quarter there was the four people in our seats and the rest for eagles fans. We ended up having to leave abruptly due to the unruly Skins fans in our section

And this is why Jackson will not attend an Eagles game! Sorry General Failure, it may be a mix of Redskins/Eagle fans that causing issues but I'm not having my three year old near that stuff!

Back on the subject, I think there were times when it was rocking last year. However it never lasted because as a team our momentum never lasted. Like BTP I'm hoping we have something to cheer about this year!

Star City Skins Fan · Post by **Star City Skins Fan** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:28 pm

I drove up from Roanoke, Va. for the game and it was the wildest I've ever seen FedEx. 80,000 Hokie fans helped, as did the fact that many of us were tailgating (and playing beer pong) by 1 p.m. for the 7:45 kickoff. I just hope it will be that rowdy for the Monday night game vs. Cowboys.

NikiH · Post by **NikiH** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:32 pm

Ok what the hell is "beer pong"?? Don't think I've ever heard that term.

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:34 pm

I too made the trip SCSF

awesome to hear that place so alive - too bad season ticket holders can't do the same, huh?

hopefully the team will give them reason to stay past half time this year...

then again, we went knowing we would probably be beaten since we are such a young team playing the national champs who had one of the best draft classes of the year

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:37 pm

NikiH wrote:Ok what the hell is "beer pong"?? Don't think I've ever heard that term.

It invovled ping pong balls, 12 cups with beer in them, a lack of concern for higene, and lots of druck college students!

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:38 pm

druck? I ::hic:: didn't see no druck students

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:40 pm

skinsfaninroanoke wrote:druck? I ::hic:: didn't see no druck students

Doh! At least the other typo isn't as noticable.

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:42 pm

you mean hygene?

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:44 pm

i thought he meant invovled :hmm:

cvillehog · Post by **cvillehog** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:47 pm

skinsfaninroanoke wrote:you mean hygene?

JansenFan wrote:i thought he meant invovled

Ok, you're both right!

Sheesh, I don't know what you guys do for a living, but the Post could use you guys as proofreaders/factcheckers!

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:47 pm

LOL - maybe so - I missed that one ::grin::

BTP is off the Grammar Nazi list now... we have a new target

REDEEMEDSKIN · Post by **REDEEMEDSKIN** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:51 pm

skinsfaninroanoke wrote:you mean hygene?

In the big city we spell it "hygiene", but we won't hold it against you while you're still in school, cvillehog. :wink:

I, too, wish that FedEx rocked all the time.

On Sundays, Jericho rocks louder, with less people.

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