Week 12: Sac State @ UC Davis Causeway Classic 2021 Will Aggie fans show up for the Causeway? Will there be a good student turnout? If If the game against EWU is any indication, then the answer is no. There were only 7344 at the game last night between the #4 and #6 ranked teams in the FCS and the majority of those fans were quiet most of the game. The players had jump up and down and wave their arms at the crowd imploring them to make some noise. Very disappointing to say the least!
You can't fault the team or the Athletics Department for the poor turnout. They did their part to make this a great game to attend. The Ags came into the game with their highest FCS ranking in the D1era along with an 8-1 record and the Athletics Department did an outstanding job of promoting the game with military and first responder displays, ceremonies to honor veterans and Pint the Wonder Dog and, still, 3000+ fewer fans showed up.
It can't be very inspiring for the players when they run onto the field and see the the east side is 70% empty and the west side maybe 70% full. There was a small group of maybe 100 EWU fans on the east side that sounded louder than the Aggie fans. It's disappointing to me so you can imagine how it must feel for the players.
I think we could have a couple thousand Sac fans in the stadium on Saturday and they will be loud and boisterous. Sac fans are excited about their team and they'd like nothing better than to put a beat down on us. We need our fans to show up and loosen up a bit and get into the game.