Fuck's sake.
Students are reliably, historically late (except the pledges).
This game was out of hand in the first goddamned quarter. So the kids didn't bother showing up.
Some of y'all would truly bitch about a blow job.
Going to have to disagree here. Auburn's student section is known for getting there early.
I know it's just a pop piece, but here's what ESPN said a few years ago:
5. Auburn: LSU might have the nation's best night atmosphere, but Auburn's student section is something special when it's time to play under the lights. From all those "War Eagle" chants to even more pom-poms than the kids know what to do with, Auburn's students know how to create an amazing atmosphere inside Jordan-Hare. All that blue-(navy)-and-orange movement from the students, who don't know how to stay quiet during games, will leave you dizzy if you're sporting the wrong colors. It's a section that arrives early and will drown you in its cheers for four quarters. One cool tradition this student section has after scores is chucking the football out of the stadium. Pretty cool.
http://www.espn.com/blog/colleges/auburn/post/_/id/3048/the-secs-top-five-student-sectionsThe SGA did make some changes to student ticket policy as can be seen here:
http://wp.auburn.edu/sga/wp-content/uploads/Ticketing-Policy-Document.pdfThe SGA changes might explain why the student section was thin.
However, it doesn't explain why the upper deck was practically empty in the corners. I was in section 15, row 53 under the jumbotron and there were easily 25 empty seats in eye sight.
Only thing I can think is that a lot of fans gave up on this season and made other plans for that Saturday prior to the Miss State game? Now that we're good again, they'll come back.
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