Visiting Team Sideline

Aggie19 · Post by **Aggie19** » November 2nd, 2019, 10:44 am

I think it might have been discussed a while back, but I'm old and can't remember. So, why don't we put the visiting team on the east sideline in front of the student section? It seems like this would be advantageous to us, no?

Winning Team · Post by **Winning Team** » November 2nd, 2019, 10:53 am

As a student I would hate to not have our guys right there so we can talk to them and motivate them. They seem to get a lot of juice from having the students right behind them.

That being said it would be fun to just get in the opposing team’s head all game.

NavyBlueAggie · Post by **NavyBlueAggie** » November 2nd, 2019, 10:53 am

I would suspect having the student body behind our team is considered an emotional positive boost. At any rate,unwarranted harassing of visiting players, staff or coaches would be even closer to no class than it currently is from the "adult" fans on the west side.

BearLakeMonster · Post by **BearLakeMonster** » November 2nd, 2019, 10:59 am

I thought it was just so we could make the visitors stand in the shade on late fall afternoons.

I believe there's a conference rule against students being seated behind visitor benches, isn't there?

Mr. Sneelock · Post by **Mr. Sneelock** » November 2nd, 2019, 11:41 am

2 reasons:
1. Sun during day games
2. Putting the opposing team in front of students is just asking for fan behavior problems.

coolag · Post by **coolag** » November 2nd, 2019, 1:15 pm

NavyBlueAggie wrote: ↑
November 2nd, 2019, 10:53 am
I would suspect having the student body behind our team is considered an emotional positive boost. At any rate,unwarranted harassing of visiting players, staff or coaches would be even closer to no class than it currently is from the "adult" fans on the west side.

Regulators unite!

Aggie84025 · Post by **Aggie84025** » November 2nd, 2019, 1:32 pm

I am pretty sure csu's students are on the visiting teams sidelines. NM and AF as well.

DreadPirateRoberts · Post by **DreadPirateRoberts** » November 2nd, 2019, 2:36 pm

Didn't GA switch this at the beginning of his first time at USU? I seem to remember that visitors were on the east side and the Aggies on the West before GA was coach.

Aggie19 · Post by **Aggie19** » November 2nd, 2019, 2:37 pm

I would think it would create a spectrum like atmosphere at the mav.

GameFAQSAggie · Post by **GameFAQSAggie** » November 2nd, 2019, 2:40 pm

DreadPirateRoberts wrote: ↑
November 2nd, 2019, 2:36 pm
Didn't GA switch this at the beginning of his first time at USU? I seem to remember that visitors were on the east side and the Aggies on the West before GA was coach.

No, as far back as 2001 when I started going to the games, visitors have always been on the west sideline.

USU78 · Post by **USU78** » November 2nd, 2019, 3:09 pm

Fights. Players pelted with empties. That sort of thing

Mr. Sneelock · Post by **Mr. Sneelock** » November 2nd, 2019, 4:34 pm

The Aggies have always been on the East, at least for the past 25+ years.

USU78 · Post by **USU78** » November 2nd, 2019, 6:09 pm

Mr. Sneelock wrote: ↑
November 2nd, 2019, 4:34 pm
The Aggies have always been on the East, at least for the past 25+ years.

Since the new stadium was built at very least

Imakeitrain · Post by **Imakeitrain** » November 2nd, 2019, 7:19 pm

Could you imagine a field rush during a game like Utah, BYU or Boise?

Remember suspender kid at the Utah/BYU game a few years back? This is how you get suspender kid.

There really is no competitive advantage of it either. Just work on being loud when we are on D, then shutting your trap when we are on O. That is all the competitive advantage we need.

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