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The atmosphere sucks. 2007 IPod music. Boring timeout games. Mentioned this for years. Create incentives to get the Greeks there like HoCo and Hoops and it should be a party like every other big 12 venue. Even baseball created RF parties. Make it fun and worth the kids time to walk a mile from Greek Row to GIA. Give them tshirts or have check in points where the winning paired Houses get like $2500 for their charity or something. Feels like some 90yo are running the entertainment at many of our sports. Invest in a crowd-pumping energetic plan to keep peoples attention. Yes winning is a huge part but we go to some rowdy arenas when other teams aren’t elite. Make it FUNNNNN
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No doubt. Last season's nonconference home performances were brutal besides the Charleston game. Pretty much shut down any momentum we had from the season before. You beat Oakland, Xavier and Wichita State at home, and the conference season would have had a lot more energy given to it.
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Sounds like a nice marketing effort, but the fact still remains there are no amount of gimmicks you can think up that will convince a college student to walk or adult to drive to see a college athletic activity when there is no substantial winning involved. Most of the time Gallagher Hall was packed to to see wrestling and basketball without the need for that kind of thing
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As a 30-ish year-old with a family I do not want to spend $100 on a weeknight just for a win. 20 years ago that may be fine but to drive from Oklahoma City or Tulsa I want a little more for my dollar. I’m not saying corny games etc. I’m talking like a fun DJ or laser show or the photo cinematic historical video they displayed on the court for homecoming and hoops. They should do that every single game. It’s not just winning and losing, the environment needs improved significantly. The game of basketball has changed, recruiting has changed, expectations have changed, and the attention span has changed for many Americans.
So what’s the plan then for us fans. Sit around and wait? Piss and Moan? Complain? Demand a coaching change?
We as fans can’t:
Recruit players
Develop players
Retain players
Make coaching decisions
Be the change you want to see in this world.
You want GIA back, make it happen!
Show up and get rowdy, help will a team to win. Winning is contagious. Fake it till you make it, manufacture enthusiasm.
Everyone has a part in this.
We as fans can’t:
Recruit players
Develop players
Retain players
Make coaching decisions
Be the change you want to see in this world.
You want GIA back, make it happen!
Show up and get rowdy, help will a team to win. Winning is contagious. Fake it till you make it, manufacture enthusiasm.
Everyone has a part in this.
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I sure appreciate the enthusiasm, and could use an extra booster if you have any left. However, unless I’m misreading your intent I don’t agree. Most times it takes precisely what you outlined above in the first paragraph, which in summary is another way of saying make your voice heard. And one way of doing that is not showing up for events because you don’t want to spend that kind of money relative to the product you receive. It’s sad when it reaches that point, but most often it’s the most effective tool. Showing up, faking it, and manufacturing enthusiasm is not an automatic solution for high prices and quality of performance.
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