Anonymous
08/20/2025 13:29
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Doesn't exist, sorry. Maybe shoot for Macalester with plans to hit UMN and pro games?Anonymous wrote:They don’t want a medium-sized school.Anonymous wrote:\Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.
It’s a small school. 2,000 kids, maybe less. The question is whether a solid percentage of those 2,000 kids make it a priority to attend home games.
Like, if my sports-loving kid were a freshman at Davidson next year, would it be easy for them to find a similarly sports-loving crew to go watch football, basketball, and lax games? And when they’re at football and basketball games, is it fun?
For reference, they’re at a relatively small public high school in New England- 200 per grade, so 800 kids total. The student turnout for home games is loud and very fun. Not huge in terms of numbers because the school is relatively small. But active, loud, and fun.
To use the SEC comparison, of course DC’s football game experience is nothing like the big high schools in Texas! But it’s great for its size/scale/location. Looking for LACs that are similar.
They should just go to a university where people make sports their identity then.
They don’t want a big school.
Their first priority is to go to a small LAC (for academic and other non-sports reasons).
Their second priority is that the LAC they choose has as much school spirit and sports participation as possible given the size and type of school.
Backtrack then. Find a medium school with strong sports culture that has a cohort small enough to be like an LAC.
They want a small LAC that is < 3000.
Again, we would love first-hand insights about which of the < 3000 LACs have strong sports culture given their size.
Anonymous
08/20/2025 12:15
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Duke, Tulane and Vandy. Midsized privates in competitive conferences.
Duke football culture...lol
They’re trying hard to build it up. It will never be anything like the SEC schools (or Duke basketball!)
But it’s much more of an event than it was 10 years ago and nothing like it was in the 90s.
Anonymous
08/20/2025 12:13
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
I've heard Wake games are not that well attended. I think Patriot League schools (Holy Cross, Colgate, and now Villanova) are better attended. UVA and UNC are decent but not SEC.
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:50
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Anonymous wrote:Duke, Tulane and Vandy. Midsized privates in competitive conferences.
Duke football culture...lol
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:48
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
1. Wake Forest
2. Davidson
3. Lehigh
4. Bucknell
2. Davidson
3. Lehigh
4. Bucknell
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:45
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Wake
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:45
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Anonymous wrote:\Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.
It’s a small school. 2,000 kids, maybe less. The question is whether a solid percentage of those 2,000 kids make it a priority to attend home games.
Like, if my sports-loving kid were a freshman at Davidson next year, would it be easy for them to find a similarly sports-loving crew to go watch football, basketball, and lax games? And when they’re at football and basketball games, is it fun?
For reference, they’re at a relatively small public high school in New England- 200 per grade, so 800 kids total. The student turnout for home games is loud and very fun. Not huge in terms of numbers because the school is relatively small. But active, loud, and fun.
To use the SEC comparison, of course DC’s football game experience is nothing like the big high schools in Texas! But it’s great for its size/scale/location. Looking for LACs that are similar.
They should just go to a university where people make sports their identity then.
They don’t want a big school.
Their first priority is to go to a small LAC (for academic and other non-sports reasons).
Their second priority is that the LAC they choose has as much school spirit and sports participation as possible given the size and type of school.
Backtrack then. Find a medium school with strong sports culture that has a cohort small enough to be like an LAC.
Please give a few examples of schools like this. What is “ a cohort small enough to be like an LAC”?
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:44
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Anonymous wrote:\Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.
It’s a small school. 2,000 kids, maybe less. The question is whether a solid percentage of those 2,000 kids make it a priority to attend home games.
Like, if my sports-loving kid were a freshman at Davidson next year, would it be easy for them to find a similarly sports-loving crew to go watch football, basketball, and lax games? And when they’re at football and basketball games, is it fun?
For reference, they’re at a relatively small public high school in New England- 200 per grade, so 800 kids total. The student turnout for home games is loud and very fun. Not huge in terms of numbers because the school is relatively small. But active, loud, and fun.
To use the SEC comparison, of course DC’s football game experience is nothing like the big high schools in Texas! But it’s great for its size/scale/location. Looking for LACs that are similar.
They should just go to a university where people make sports their identity then.
They don’t want a big school.
Their first priority is to go to a small LAC (for academic and other non-sports reasons).
Their second priority is that the LAC they choose has as much school spirit and sports participation as possible given the size and type of school.
Backtrack then. Find a medium school with strong sports culture that has a cohort small enough to be like an LAC.
They don’t want a medium-sized school.
They want a small LAC that is < 3000.
Again, we would love first-hand insights about which of the < 3000 LACs have strong sports culture given their size.
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:41
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
\Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.
It’s a small school. 2,000 kids, maybe less. The question is whether a solid percentage of those 2,000 kids make it a priority to attend home games.
Like, if my sports-loving kid were a freshman at Davidson next year, would it be easy for them to find a similarly sports-loving crew to go watch football, basketball, and lax games? And when they’re at football and basketball games, is it fun?
For reference, they’re at a relatively small public high school in New England- 200 per grade, so 800 kids total. The student turnout for home games is loud and very fun. Not huge in terms of numbers because the school is relatively small. But active, loud, and fun.
To use the SEC comparison, of course DC’s football game experience is nothing like the big high schools in Texas! But it’s great for its size/scale/location. Looking for LACs that are similar.
They should just go to a university where people make sports their identity then.
They don’t want a big school.
Their first priority is to go to a small LAC (for academic and other non-sports reasons).
Their second priority is that the LAC they choose has as much school spirit and sports participation as possible given the size and type of school.
Backtrack then. Find a medium school with strong sports culture that has a cohort small enough to be like an LAC.
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:39
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.
It’s a small school. 2,000 kids, maybe less. The question is whether a solid percentage of those 2,000 kids make it a priority to attend home games.
Like, if my sports-loving kid were a freshman at Davidson next year, would it be easy for them to find a similarly sports-loving crew to go watch football, basketball, and lax games? And when they’re at football and basketball games, is it fun?
For reference, they’re at a relatively small public high school in New England- 200 per grade, so 800 kids total. The student turnout for home games is loud and very fun. Not huge in terms of numbers because the school is relatively small. But active, loud, and fun.
To use the SEC comparison, of course DC’s football game experience is nothing like the big high schools in Texas! But it’s great for its size/scale/location. Looking for LACs that are similar.
They should just go to a university where people make sports their identity then.
They don’t want a big school.
Their first priority is to go to a small LAC (for academic and other non-sports reasons).
Their second priority is that the LAC they choose has as much school spirit and sports participation as possible given the size and type of school.
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:29
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.
It’s a small school. 2,000 kids, maybe less. The question is whether a solid percentage of those 2,000 kids make it a priority to attend home games.
Like, if my sports-loving kid were a freshman at Davidson next year, would it be easy for them to find a similarly sports-loving crew to go watch football, basketball, and lax games? And when they’re at football and basketball games, is it fun?
For reference, they’re at a relatively small public high school in New England- 200 per grade, so 800 kids total. The student turnout for home games is loud and very fun. Not huge in terms of numbers because the school is relatively small. But active, loud, and fun.
To use the SEC comparison, of course DC’s football game experience is nothing like the big high schools in Texas! But it’s great for its size/scale/location. Looking for LACs that are similar.
They should just go to a university where people make sports their identity then.
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:29
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Anonymous wrote:Just go somewhere bigger.
What’s the football and basketball scene like at Maryland? Well-attended or lame?
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:28
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Anonymous wrote:Davidson home football attendance is very small.
It’s a small school. 2,000 kids, maybe less. The question is whether a solid percentage of those 2,000 kids make it a priority to attend home games.
Like, if my sports-loving kid were a freshman at Davidson next year, would it be easy for them to find a similarly sports-loving crew to go watch football, basketball, and lax games? And when they’re at football and basketball games, is it fun?
For reference, they’re at a relatively small public high school in New England- 200 per grade, so 800 kids total. The student turnout for home games is loud and very fun. Not huge in terms of numbers because the school is relatively small. But active, loud, and fun.
To use the SEC comparison, of course DC’s football game experience is nothing like the big high schools in Texas! But it’s great for its size/scale/location. Looking for LACs that are similar.
Anonymous
08/20/2025 11:20
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What about Davidson? Does anyone have first-hand experience with turnout on game days there? (Football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse)
Very little merit at Davidson but the games are a blast. Lots of community folks attend, too. We love going to games when we visit, particularly during family weekend.
Absolutely nothing like an SEC game day experience, though, which is what the OP's kid wants.
Of course. No LAC can match the SEC experience. But trying to distinguish between LACs where lots of kids actually attend and make it fun (Davidson) vs. LACs where almost nobody attends and it’s not even remotely an event (Bucknell).
Anonymous
08/20/2025 10:39
Subject: Liberal Arts Colleges where football games are packed and a social event
Just go somewhere bigger.