FOOTBALL MT football hoping local talent will help attract fans

[SpaceRaider]

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MT Football hoping local talent will help attract fans

...The Blue Raiders, who reported to fall camp Wednesday, have 15 players from the Middle Tennessee region on its team this year, including five from Murfreesboro.....

 

[T2Tool]

I am curious to see if the increase in local talent will have an impact on attendance.

I just don't think it will.

 

[Blueraider_Mike]

It might on their familes and a few friends...but you will not be able to measure it.

Win early, win when it matters most and they will come

 

[MTFNBY5]

Shows what has happened to the needs of MT, and to a lesser extend the comparative downturn of high school FB in southern Middle Tennessee, but a few years back it would have been thought impossible for a MT FB team to field a squad with no players from Columbia, Dickson, Lewisburg, Lawrenceburg, Fayettville, Winchester, Tullahoma, Manchester, McMinnville, Lebanon, and the smaller bergs in between.

Unfortunately this great swath of Middle Tennessee is where we get a large portion of our students, where a large portion of our alumni live, and where we should get a significant portion of our fan base. I wish there were more athletes in all sports from this area which fit our needs and choose to accept MT scholarships.