2024 Week 12: #2 Montana State (10-0) @ #4 UC Davis (9-1) An overflow crowd with excited but nearly silent fans is the weirdest experience. Expecting huge noise on opening-drive defense and hearing nothing is wild. The Idaho game was almost like the silent treatment...maybe it was equally as distracting to the opposing team :D
Hopefully this is different for tomorrow's game, and it might be given the promotion and high stakes! Like I said earlier this year in the "Attendance" thread, a knowledgeable student needs to grab the mic and help these kids who aren't football fans. UC Davis Health Stadium has HUGE potential. The students need to understand they can impact the outcome of the game, and that the rest of the stadium follows the students' lead!
On the plus side, the Aggies have shown they can win a big game at home in relative silence (Idaho).