For a variety of reasons, my seat Friday was on the Trinity side, 45-yd line, fourth row (first row is 10 feet high, so truly a great seat for someone arriving at kickoff).
I didn't find much wrong with the crowd compared to most crowds I've seen over the past few decades, but feel like sharing a few observations:
Best quote (came at the half) - "Their (Lamar's) band is all girls, because all their boys are on the football team!"
Angriest moment - a half dozen fans were shouting while #66 was on the ground with the injured knee. While I heard specific complaints of "chop blocking", I never heard anyone mention retaliation to #7 as was mentioned in another thread. As for me, I found it disappointing for them to be yelling so loudly while their injured player was still in agonizing pain.
Funniest moment - with some of the crowd angry at the referee and shouting various insults, the nun in front of me stood up, turned around, and shouted "HEY!" to her crowd. There was IMMEDIATE silence!
Undisciplined? What I saw that falls into this category was how often adult male fans would go to the edge of the stands and shout orders or make points to both the players and other members of the coaching staff on the sidelines. I think most head coaches have a standing rule that players don't interact with the parents/fans during the game.
Positive note - when the game ended, the Trinity fans were 100% class, encouraging their players to shake hands, cheering their team, and clapping very respectively when Lamar received their trophy.
I didn't find much wrong with the crowd compared to most crowds I've seen over the past few decades, but feel like sharing a few observations:
Best quote (came at the half) - "Their (Lamar's) band is all girls, because all their boys are on the football team!"
Angriest moment - a half dozen fans were shouting while #66 was on the ground with the injured knee. While I heard specific complaints of "chop blocking", I never heard anyone mention retaliation to #7 as was mentioned in another thread. As for me, I found it disappointing for them to be yelling so loudly while their injured player was still in agonizing pain.
Funniest moment - with some of the crowd angry at the referee and shouting various insults, the nun in front of me stood up, turned around, and shouted "HEY!" to her crowd. There was IMMEDIATE silence!
Undisciplined? What I saw that falls into this category was how often adult male fans would go to the edge of the stands and shout orders or make points to both the players and other members of the coaching staff on the sidelines. I think most head coaches have a standing rule that players don't interact with the parents/fans during the game.
Positive note - when the game ended, the Trinity fans were 100% class, encouraging their players to shake hands, cheering their team, and clapping very respectively when Lamar received their trophy.
