Gtown v Harvard @ RFK

[eb59]

I'm pretty sure this is the biggest thing to happen at Gtown FB since the move to I-AA in 1993 - Right?

I mean the new 1/2 Field is EXTREMELY interersting but it's like getting 1 NEW shoe ate X-MAS, nice and I will not bite Santa's Hand - but sorta unfulfilling.

This is AWESOME, the blog on ideas to really make this a BIG DEAL and a "HUGE" turnout which to me is >19,999 - was FANTASTIC.

It is really possible that for a single game WE CAN DO THIS, from there maybe we annulaize it and then expand to 2, 3 or more in 5 years....who knows, but if we fail year 1 its a 1 and done...

THIS PROGRAM HAS GOT THE SHORT END OF EVERY STICK FOR 50 YEARS, EVERYTHING IS HALF-ASS - I URGE THE FORMER PLAYERS AT LEAST TO TRAVEL, BRING FAMILY & FRIENDS AND IF ITS THE SHINING MOMENT IN THE PROGRAM"S MODERN HISTORY AND REGARDLESS OF SCORE - AT LEAST WE (ALL OF US) LEFT IT ON THE VIRTUAL FIELD TO PUT 50k IN THE SEATS & WE HAVE A DAY TO REMEMBER FOREVER.

If not, its an empty RFK and a likely ass kicking by Harvard and the thought of playing there each year and maybe getting NOVA on the schedule is really cemented as DOA..... I'm COMITTING NOW, I'M BUYING TICKETS and I WANT TO SAY IT WAS THE START OF SOMEHTING REALLY GREAT FOR GTOWN FB!!!

I plan to fly my family, buy for freinds and people that really dont care a lick - but may come to RFK to see Gtown v Harvard b/c I asked them and bought a $10 ticket.... I'm in for 10 but my personal goal is actually brinbg 20 and tailgate and have fun in what may be a once in a lifetime for Gtown.....

I PRAY IT IS NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RusskyHoya]

I mean... look, I'm a much bigger fan of Estadio RFK than most people, will definitely be attending this game, will try to round people up to tailgate as my de facto birthday party, etc. etc. But let's be realistic here, lest we inflate our expectations and end up not enjoying the experience for what it is because we fall far short of them.

RFK is a frickin' mausoleum and feels cavernously empty when it is less than 3/4 full. I've been to DC United matches where they opened up the upper decks and had attendance surpass 30,000... and it still felt half-empty.

Georgetown football - and Harvard football, for that matter, is not exactly a major draw. Last year's game at the 30,000 seat Harvard Stadium drew 7,138. The 2015 game there drew 7,566. The best turnout in a similar recent situation was getting 12,246 to attend Yale's season opener in the 64,246 Yale Bowl in 2011. I'm sure that turnout had much more to do with it being Yale's season opener than it did with Georgetown. And I'm sure it felt nearly deserted. I know that's how it felt at Franklin Field when the Hoyas played at Penn back in 2008.

Considering that the baseline for Georgetown football is 3,500, I would consider anything north of 10,000 as a tremendous accomplishment. And it would probably require pulling out all the stops to make it happen.

[eb59]

Is there anyway to track how ticket sales are progressing? Would be great to be able to follow the progress or lack thereof...