[October 11, 2014] #20 Indiana State (4-1) vs. #15 Illinois State (4-0)

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The group sitting in the first 2 rows between the East 45 and 50 is very loud much of the time ... I had #45 ( a starter) of the Liberty team yelling at me in the first quarter ... I did my job ...others need to step up ... I complimented the Northern Iowa Secondary several times in the first quarter several times ...although I did not stay on that topic in the 2nd and 3rd quarters ... but I sure did again in the 4th. Had a couple of payers turn and glare at me in the first quarter and a couple of coaches stare at me later in the game when I was advising the coach that he needed a rule book ... I also know Jason S is quite vocal and supportive of the team as he is in that area ... and there were plenty of calls for DEFENSE at the appropriate times ... the only thing upsetting was when Northern Iowa started playing well later in the game a large section og Northern Iowa fans around the Eat sire 20 became very vocal and there was not much cheering from the ISU crowd then ... we need to keep cheering and drown them out as they are near their own bench!
 

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It also doesn't help that we only have one side of stands. The noise we do make doesn't have anything to reflect off of like you would in a more traditional stadium.

I wasn't sitting that far from you guys, BTW. Would have walked over and said hello if I realized it. I was right around the 50 yard line. Did one of you say something to UNI early in the game about how they weren't playing TTU this week and how we beat them up, too? Thought that was pretty good.
 
I know I do my part cheering and going crazy - I've officially ended up with an empty seat in front of me by the end of all 5 games because I guess I'm too loud. Haha. But I completely agree with what all of you have said. Guess all we can do is keep being loud and supporting the team and hopefully it rubs off.

Along a similar note, had to share this video of my family during the last FG attempt by UNI. Wish someone would have got video of us after Chris' TD pass because I think we were twice as crazy then!

 
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mohoops247 said:
I know I do my part cheering and going crazy - I've officially ended up with an empty seat in front of me by the end of all 5 games because I guess I'm too loud. Haha. But I completely agree with what all of you have said. Guess all we can do is keep being loud and supporting the team and hopefully it rubs off.

Along a similar note, had to share this video of my family during the last FG attempt by UNI. Wish someone would have got video of us after Chris' TD pass because I think we were twice as crazy then!

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Saw that on FB yesterday. Was awesome.

As soon as I saw how deep Chris was lined up, I turned to my wife and said get ready to cheer. I said "He was a QB and he has lined up on the LOS all game long. Now they have him 3-4 yards deep. Here comes a TD." Was such a great play, especially since we throw that quick screen so much they though nothing of it.
 
Way up top, where we sometimes have an obstructed view of the field due to the clouds being below us, we bang on the seatbacks in order to try and make noise. It used to upset some people, but I think they've gotten used to it. My buddy Sycamore Tuff, who is usually the noise leader up there, wasn't there this week, so I had to try and keep the flame alive!

Had a couple of old timers, after the game was decided, say they liked my spirit. I took that as a huge compliment. Not bad for a 44 year old dude. We need more people like that. They old timers, I mean, not me. We need people who enjoy the spirit and don't think it's "too loud..."

But I still say, it has to start with the students. There's 13,500 students at ISU. There should be at least 1,000 at every game. Where's the Forest???
 

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So I may yell at the refs a little and maybe Ive lost my voice by the time it matters for 2 weeks in a row and maybe my throat still hurts as i type this BUT....

week 2 I stood up on 3rd down a few times and they kept converting. so now i make sure i sit back down for 3rd down. If we can get up by about 4 or 5 TD's after halftime, i may attempt to break my superstition but Im not going to ruin our chance to win by standing up. I took a big enough chance by bringing my daughters this week when they hadnt been to the first 2 games. I also couldnt remember what shirt I wore to TTU so I dont think that has an effect on the outcome. we also drove the suburban instead of the car so that's safe too.

I just need to make sure my seat, row 28 in the middle section seat, well about from the end to 5 or 6 seats in are available to sit in. even though thats never where my ticket says.
 
Sat next to Logan Buske's Dad. We usually end up sitting near each other a couple of time a year for some reason. We sure as hell made some noise in that section.
 
I will be making the trip down to see the Sycs this weekend, excited to see some old friends and faces for homecoming. This will be my first time back in Memorial stadium sense I graduated (i've turned into a road warrior seeing ISU at IU, Purdue, and Ball State the past year). Tailgating should be PACKED with all of the festivities and honestly if there is any less than 10K INSIDE the stadium that will be a huge disapointment. It looks like it will be perfect football weather from these early forecasts and with two top 20 teams playing, there is a little hope inside of me that says we could sell out the stadium, but i'm not holding my breathe.
 

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does anyone know the biggest crowd lately? we had like 9500 for homecoming '93 to see Raetz and Harbaugh have a impromptu fist fight afterward.
 
niklz62 said:
does anyone know the biggest crowd lately? we had like 9500 for homecoming '93 to see Raetz and Harbaugh have a impromptu fist fight afterward.
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Last several years:

2010
St. Joseph's 5158
Quincy 4837
Illinois State 8294
Missouri State 3194
South Dakota State 5347
Northern Iowa 6038

2011
Butler 7128
Youngstown State 6523
Western Illinois 8255
North Dakota State 6412
Southern Illinois 4519

2012
Quincy 6294
Drake 7189
South Dakota State 5291
Missouri State 8311
South Dakota 5224
Illinois State 6008

2013
Quincy 7002
Youngstown State 8000
North Dakota State 5009
Western Illinois 4109
Southern Illinois 2988

2014
Tennessee Tech 5113
Liberty 7315
Northern Iowa 4291
 
treeman said:
I will be making the trip down to see the Sycs this weekend, excited to see some old friends and faces for homecoming. This will be my first time back in Memorial stadium sense I graduated (i've turned into a road warrior seeing ISU at IU, Purdue, and Ball State the past year). Tailgating should be PACKED with all of the festivities and honestly if there is any less than 10K INSIDE the stadium that will be a huge disapointment. It looks like it will be perfect football weather from these early forecasts and with two top 20 teams playing, there is a little hope inside of me that says we could sell out the stadium, but i'm not holding my breathe.
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If past attendance is any indicator, you're looking between 8000 and 8500. It will take a lot of people convicing alumni in the tents outside to come in.

My out of the box suggestion for the week: If you've been to concerts, you've seen them hocking tickets to other shows at the venue. Instead of selling for future games, how about having several people walk tent to tent selling tickets? Take it to the people.
 
It's really sad. Used to be that Homecoming would have 12-15,000 every year at the game. I'm quite sure that there are close to 20,000 on the stadium grounds just about every year, but getting them to come in is like getting blood out of a turnip!!!

I would hope with two ranked teams squaring off, and the big wins we've already had this year, that we can get 9,000 into the game. I've totally given up on 10,000. Never gonna happen...not at Memorial Stadium, anyway...
 

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Indiana State Rankings

Total Offense 66
Rushing Offense 112
Passing Offense 11
Team Passing Efficiency 19
Scoring Offense 48
Total Defense 41
Rushing Defense 53
Passing Yards Allowed 39
Team Passing Efficiency Defense 8
Scoring Defense 28
Turnover Margin T-5
3rd Down Conversion Pct 98
4th Down Conversion Pct T-19
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense T-67
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense T-38
Red Zone Offense 57
Red Zone Defense 31
Net Punting 64
Punt Returns T-103
Kickoff Returns 68
First Downs Offense T-84
First Downs Defense 57
Fewest Penalties Per Game 77
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 88
Time of Possession 79

Illinois State Rankings

Total Offense 10
Rushing Offense 7
Passing Offense 54
Team Passing Efficiency 1
Scoring Offense 2
Total Defense 13
Rushing Defense 27
Passing Yards Allowed 13
Team Passing Efficiency Defense 3
Scoring Defense 1
Turnover Margin 2
3rd Down Conversion Pct 32
4th Down Conversion Pct T-6
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 10
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense T-9
Red Zone Offense T-39
Red Zone Defense 2
Net Punting 20
Punt Returns 59
Kickoff Returns 1
First Downs Offense T-90
First Downs Defense 5
Fewest Penalties Per Game T-37
Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 33
Time of Possession 56
 
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