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LSU basketball game atmosphere
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:36 pm
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:36 pm
So, I'm watching the Duke/Carolina game, and before I get started, I do realize that this game has the greatest atmosphere in all of college basketball. Whoever is in charge of gameday operations for men's basketball needs to take a different approach, and here's why.
I watch a lot of college hoops, and a lot of times, you rarely hear the band, only piped in music. That's what the players want. For the most part, that's what your students at the games want to hear. Too much band inside the PMAC, and more piped in music. Get the crowd involved. They did it a little at the Kentucky game, because it seemed like they pulled out all the stops for that one.
I watch a lot of college hoops, and a lot of times, you rarely hear the band, only piped in music. That's what the players want. For the most part, that's what your students at the games want to hear. Too much band inside the PMAC, and more piped in music. Get the crowd involved. They did it a little at the Kentucky game, because it seemed like they pulled out all the stops for that one.
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Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:39 pm to CodyPasbons
I've been saying this for years. The gameday experience at the PMAC sucks.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:40 pm to CodyPasbons
I love the band. But too many great momentum runs are ruined by a hey fighting tigers or that godawful halftime arrangement
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:41 pm to CodyPasbons
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Whoever is in charge of gameday operations for men's basketball needs to take a different approach
maybe NEXT YEAR they'll step up their game
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:46 pm to CodyPasbons
No to the piped in music. The student section and crowd need to take over, and the band should be a bit more hip. I think the bans at Tennessee was playing the Game of Thrones theme music. Stuff like that.
And lose the "left right sit down" garbage. How unoriginal.
And lose the "left right sit down" garbage. How unoriginal.
Posted on 2/18/15 at 10:53 pm to CodyPasbons
-Band is in a terrible spot/band shouldn't be there at all
-Seats are too far from the court.
-Media section in a terrible spot
WTNY
-Seats are too far from the court.
-Media section in a terrible spot
WTNY
This post was edited on 2/18/15 at 11:04 pm
Posted on 2/19/15 at 4:04 am to CodyPasbons
I've been saying this for years - moving the student section to its current location was a mistake. It needs to go back to where it was when Shaq and CJ played here (when I was a student). Of course, the students need to show up and the team needs to be consistently good.
Those days in the PMAC were awesome - and loud.
Those days in the PMAC were awesome - and loud.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 6:57 am to CodyPasbons
Those teams are two of the handful of college teams from a basketball hotbed that have a tradition of passion for hoops that transcends most colleges in America. There are very few schools that can compare and when they play each other that's magnified.
LSU baseball is a similar example in a school whose fans are so disproportionally passionate about a sport. In LSU's case for baseball it's even more in a vacuum though as there or even fewer schools relatively speaking who have anywhere near the passion and it magnifies how passionate our fans look when you come there and most schools are used to playing in front of a few thousand or eve 100's of fans.
LSU baseball is a similar example in a school whose fans are so disproportionally passionate about a sport. In LSU's case for baseball it's even more in a vacuum though as there or even fewer schools relatively speaking who have anywhere near the passion and it magnifies how passionate our fans look when you come there and most schools are used to playing in front of a few thousand or eve 100's of fans.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 8:28 am to CodyPasbons
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I watch a lot of college hoops, and a lot of times, you rarely hear the band, only piped in music. That's what the players want. For the most part, that's what your students at the games want to hear. Too much band inside the PMAC, and more piped in music. Get the crowd involved. They did it a little at the Kentucky game, because it seemed like they pulled out all the stops for that one.
What you fail to note is the fact that UNC and Duke are historic powerhouses in basketball who win consistently. If you win, especially the games you are expected to do so, maybe more fans would be inclined to show up and cheer their hearts out.
For schools like Duke, basketball season is everything. It's their football season. Fans and boosters pull out all of the stops to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.
However, I guarantee you that if given the choice, any fanbase would be more willing to have a football atmosphere comparable to the LSUs of the world rather than a basketball experience similar to Duke or UNC.
That's like Texas Tech fans lamenting about a sub-par gameday atmosphere for football.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 10:06 am
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:40 am to CodyPasbons
Moving the student section to the baseline wasn't a great move for the atmosphere, but I'm sure it help generate a few more $$$$ by being able to sell those seats at a premium. Playing more piped in music would be fine, but I don't think that in and of itself will significantly help the atmosphere. When it's all said and done the atmosphere is dependent on one thing, winning.
Sustained success = larger crowds = more raucous atmosphere. Until that happens you can bring out all the bells and whistles you want, it won't make much of a difference. There was no piped in music in the 80's, yet it was one the best basketball atmosphere's around. You can figure out why
Sustained success = larger crowds = more raucous atmosphere. Until that happens you can bring out all the bells and whistles you want, it won't make much of a difference. There was no piped in music in the 80's, yet it was one the best basketball atmosphere's around. You can figure out why
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:48 am to CodyPasbons
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Whoever is in charge of being 7-6 against SEC mediocres with this talent needs to take a different approach
Fix that and you'll fix the game atmosphere.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:10 am to CodyPasbons
After watching the Duke UNC game I had a different thought. The close proximity to the court, making the fans more of a part of the game and history of the venue adds this magic that can be found nowhere else in college athletics similar to the old Alex Box. They will never tear down Cameron Indoor yet for some reason LSU destroyed the venue that our program was built in. Cameron indoor is the best atmosphere in college basketball and the old Alex Box was the best in college baseball. I'm not saying I dislike the new Box, in fact I love it but even the "capsule of magic" released by the K Lady and Chris Guilliot couldn't suddenly recreate the history and feel in the new venue.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 10:27 am to CodyPasbons
The cheerleaders (without the band) trying to pump up the crowd prior to the USM game was one of the more embarrassing moments I have witnessed at a sporting event. Nothing like the cheerleaders yelling Geaux and getting no response from the crowd in a quiet arena.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 10:28 am
Posted on 2/19/15 at 11:29 am to CodyPasbons
One word "Students " Ours are Absent 90% of time.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 11:36 am
Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:15 pm to CodyPasbons
I was in Knoxville for the game last weekend.
I pray for the day that our fans will have that kind of enthusiasm
I pray for the day that our fans will have that kind of enthusiasm
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 12:16 pm
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