Ending tailgates 30 minutes before kickoff is a terrible idea

I genuinely can’t believe more people aren’t talking about this. The new rule requiring UH tailgates to end 30 minutes before kickoff has to be one of the dumbest decisions I’ve seen.

What exactly is this supposed to accomplish?

We already saw what happened last game. Tailgating ended early, and UH still got clowned online for the same piss-poor attendance we’ve been criticized for before. So instead of fixing the attendance problem, now we get the worst of both worlds: a weaker tailgate AND a half-empty stadium.

Ending the tailgate 30 minutes early does not magically make everyone walk into the stadium. From the people I talked to, plenty just decided to go home, go darty somewhere else, or continue drinking somewhere off campus. If anything, you’re killing the atmosphere that actually gets students excited to be on campus for game day in the first place.

If the goal is better attendance, then give people a reason to WANT to go into the stadium. Killing the tailgate early clearly isn’t doing that.

I understand not wanting tailgates running throughout the entire game, but 30 minutes before kickoff is ridiculous. At the absolute minimum, extend it until kickoff or half time

UH is already trying to build a stronger football/game-day culture. Making tailgating worse while attendance is already struggling is completely backwards.