It has been a weird year that's for sure. We knew that we'd be losing the home team advantage when it came to fans in the stands. I don't think anyone was prepared for what that meant for us, or any other team. We started combating the empty feeling by playing audio recordings of fans cheering on 2 hour loops before the game. That helped a little bit, enough to get us pumped up. Nothing seemed to help during the game. The loud speakers were playing fan noises and reactions from a soundboard, but it didn't feel the same. Regardless, we are still here to play and if that means we have to do it in front of nobody but ourselves and the coaching staff, so be it. One day, when the fans come back and the atmosphere is back where it should be, we'll all celebrate by offering free beer to fans for the first game.

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