Published August 28, 2012 - 10:47pm
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The Vanderbilt fans in Nashville, or lack thereof, are proving why it is so hard to win SEC football games at the university.
James Franklin has been hard at work over last season and this off-season creating a brand and an identity for the Commodore football program to stand out. And everyone thought the fans would buy into it as well.
Recruits are taking notice; media is taking notice; but the fans in Nashville apparently aren’t.
This game is a recipe for the first big upset of the year, as Steve Spurrier and the ninth-ranked Gamecocks visit Vandy on a Thursday night to open up the season.
How in the world is Vandy not selling this game out? Nashville has over 600,000 residents, and they refuse to fill a 40,000–seat stadium. Really?
But single game tickets for Thursday’s game are still available for $50 each.
Vanderbilt fans are worried Franklin will bolt from the program when a better job comes along. And how could you blame him, if the Dores can’t even sell out the home opener?
And if fans can’t get excited about at top ten team coming to town, will they ever be excited?
Get your butts up and support the #AnchorDown nation and the SEC.
Sucks to suck.
Hey, I live in Nashville and I bought 4 tickets… for me and my fellow Gamecock fans! See you Thursday!
Seriously though, I do hope Vandy can vamp up the stadium feel- in recent years past, going there was like SEC-light. You could hear yourself whisper in there. I think it will come in time. If Franklin sticks around, I’m confident the Nashville scene will really catch up. They’re pushing tradition (Anchor Down!) and really working the PR. I’d love to see it pay off. Great people, great school. (Shout out to their divinity school!)
i am in memphis, i am going to ride down there, go cocks
There is a Tennessee Titans game that night also, folks. Nashville is the only SEC city that also has an NFL team as well.Tough competition even if it is pre-season.
but it’s just a preseason game, starters are only playing one series. support your team
They’re trying to sell the South Carolina allotment that the Gamecocks sent back earlier this week. This is a non-issue, but good job of making it seem like this is a Vanderbilt issue.
They shouldn’t have any problems selling SC’s allotment. It’s the opening game, there is (supposedly) some excitement around the program, and it’s nationally televised. How can you not be excited about that game if you’re a Vandy fan? The state is still orange, even Nashville.
If vandy visited bama , tide fans are buying those tickets, and second the stadium only holds 38,000, so it’s not like vandy packing in 70,00 black and gold.