Duke fans are no different than Tech fans, nor the fans from other colleges. This post is in response to Tech fans berating Duke fans for not supporting their football team.
Winning breeds winning and a large following of fans. Losing does the opposite. It is the nature of the beast to put distance between yourself and losers. It is also the normal to desire to be associated with the winner.
Georgia Tech fans have acted the same way. When Tech was in its glory years of the fifties and sixties, tickets were scalped at a premium. Bulldog could not even have gotten a ticket to a Tech game at that time. Dodd had trouble getting dignitaries tickets to the Tech games.
When Tech had its losing years, the fans stopped coming, and Tech even downsized Grant Field. Tech could not fill up the stadium during the losing years. The basketball team started winning and the fans moved their base of idolizing to the basketball arena.
Thus basketball attendance was up and football attendance was down. A good coach breeds winninig and winning brings in the fans.
Dukes fans were attending their football games when Spurrier was the coach and Duke was winning. All it takes for Duke to regain its football glory from the past is to get another good coach at Duke. Duke was a powerhouse when Wallace Wade was coach there, and Duke had a strong following from its fans.
It is no wonder basketball at Duke draws the fans and the attention. Get a good football coach at Duke, start winning in football, and the fans will flock back to the winning football team.
Winning breeds winning and a large following of fans. Losing does the opposite. It is the nature of the beast to put distance between yourself and losers. It is also the normal to desire to be associated with the winner.
Georgia Tech fans have acted the same way. When Tech was in its glory years of the fifties and sixties, tickets were scalped at a premium. Bulldog could not even have gotten a ticket to a Tech game at that time. Dodd had trouble getting dignitaries tickets to the Tech games.
When Tech had its losing years, the fans stopped coming, and Tech even downsized Grant Field. Tech could not fill up the stadium during the losing years. The basketball team started winning and the fans moved their base of idolizing to the basketball arena.
Thus basketball attendance was up and football attendance was down. A good coach breeds winninig and winning brings in the fans.
Dukes fans were attending their football games when Spurrier was the coach and Duke was winning. All it takes for Duke to regain its football glory from the past is to get another good coach at Duke. Duke was a powerhouse when Wallace Wade was coach there, and Duke had a strong following from its fans.
It is no wonder basketball at Duke draws the fans and the attention. Get a good football coach at Duke, start winning in football, and the fans will flock back to the winning football team.