I wouldnt say its the only reason. I'm not saying that Mediocrity and the bad news hasnt been the main thing. But the collective "STFU and come to games" sure hasnt helped. I have spoken to people who have gone for years even in the mediocrity but have felt alienated by the Organization. And I've read it with some posters on here.
yeah those are tons of fun when they get cut off my Comcast. And still on a 3 x 3 inch screen... wow lots of fun.
Well sure, comcast I guess is a convenient excuse for people,. the same way the jail blazer shit was. And it's bullshit. When did they sign the comcast agreement? 3 years ago? Always convenient that now, after 3 years of it, people will say oh, uhm, yeah, I'm pissed at comcast. Like how we were winning, so even though people were getting arrested for 3 years, it was fine. But the losing all of a sudden brings out the other excuses. fuck that. Look, there's fair weather fans in all sports. Teams rely on them to make money. Can't fill a stadium with die hards. It's part of sports. But people should just admit hey, I just want to root for a winner. Don't make excuses. Comcast. I find a stream to every game. I don't think that makes me any better than you or people without comcast. Just that I'm not whining about comcast fucking me over. I'm finding a way to watch the games. Very, very easily, as well. So now, I screw over comcast, by not giving in to their desire to have me spend on their product, and I win by still getting to watch the games.
to each their own. Finding an excuse to not root on your favorite team sounds like being a fair weathered fan to me.
Yeah, I don't care if the only way I can get the game is on 1 X 1 screen and it stalls every second. I still watch that feed. I still watch if they are the worst team in the league too.
Re: Re: Attendance slowly dwindling Basically what I had to go through in college and they were pretty bad x
dont get me wrong I still watch those S*** feeds and support the team. But I can def see how some people feel alienated by this organization.
But for right now, they feel alienated because of comcast. And the fact that if you have, say, direct TV, you can't watch the games. But, if the games were on all cable networks, those without cable would still find reason to complain, that hey, why not have all games on KGW? Now you expect me as a STH to pay for away games as well? I feel alienated when I already shell out enough money on tickets, why should I have to pay to watch away games? I refuse, and am canceling my tickets. And bam, another excuse to stop supporting the team when things go bad.
It was pretty rowdy in our section, and much fuller than Friday. Lots of snark and cursing at the horrible sloppy play, but at the end everyone was loud and cheering. It was actually a lot of fun, more fun than any game I've been to this season besides the opener (I missed the Orlando game; my parents went instead, so I can't say it's the most fun game this season). It was a bit of a comedy, but with a happy ending.
I never said it was just cause of comcast. For alot of them (who I have talked to) the way the KP Situation was handled was the "Straw that broke the camels back" Some people didnt like the fluctuating single game prices but I understand why the FO did that. But I could also see how it sucks for fans who cant be a STH.
The majority of almost any fanbase is casual fans, not the hardcore types. If the franchise is doing things that make following the team more difficult or less fun, it'll hurt their numbers of casual fans. Of course, sucking will hurt their numbers among casual fans much more. But being "fan unfriendly" (and I'm not saying the Trail Blazers are or aren't, not living in Oregon) is certainly an effect that one would expect to adversely affect the number of fans the team draws. They can be scorned as not "real fans," but it still hurts the team to lose them. In the end, the team is selling a product and, with almost all products, customer service matters. The product matters most, but customer service is not irrelevant.
Pretty well sums it up. Folks will wait for a table at a 4 star restaurant. If they go to "Jim-Bob's House of Possum Tacos", they want fast service and generous portions. Right now, there is a serious disconnect between the marketing and the quality of the product. The hardcore fans would rather they fix the product, and let the marketing take care of itself. The casual fans are a bit less picky. (Sure it's the worst burger in town - but look how BIG that sucker is!)
Ben Golliver was on Sports Sunday and they touched on this subject a bit. In his opinion he thinks the fans know this team aren't a playoff team and with the lack of concern from Rich Cho, who has been nowhere to be found as of late, a lot of fans just aren't interested. With the lack of leadership from Cho I seriously think the marketing department should hire this guy: [video=youtube;1a_FZJvDJLU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a_FZJvDJLU[/video]
Lack of leadership and nowhere to be found? KP put himself all over TV and radio, and never made deals. Why do we need Cho coming out and giving interviews, etc.
