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Imagine an entire courtside section packed with students, all the way to the top.

Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:14 am
Posted by Slippy
Across the rivah
Member since Aug 2005
6627 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:14 am
That is what we had in the 80's. And that is why the PMAC was the loudest arena in the SEC, hands down. Students were there early, lining up to get the best seats down front. They were engaged, and they were loud.

You can't really blame the admin for moving the students behind the goal. At some point, students stopped coming. We have an exciting product now, and they're still not coming. Maybe millennials don't like basketball.

Anyway, it will never be Deaf Dome again.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67601 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:15 am to
All about $
Posted by Tiger1988
Houston
Member since May 2016
24676 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:18 am to
The throwing of the Reveille onto the court before the game was my favorite part of watching the students. My seats were just to the left of that section.
Posted by Tigerfan7218
Baton Rouge
Member since Nov 2010
14251 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:19 am to
quote:

We have an exciting product now, and they're still not coming. Maybe millennials don't like basketball.


Uhh student section was standing room only last night?? We'll see how it is on Tuesday, but Wade seems to be marketing to students well, because we had more students last night than all of last season
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
24322 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:19 am to
Well, they had two rows of students in the last and second to last row last night that had to get out of other people's seats when they showed up, so they had a lot of students there last night.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29241 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:20 am to
quote:

Maybe millennials don't like basketball.



I was there from 78-82. It was amazing.

Hate basketball now. It’s not a millennial thing.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30676 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:24 am to
Student section ran out of seats last night, FYI. Lots of students had to sit in ticket-holder’s seats
Posted by kciDAtaE
Member since Apr 2017
16024 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 8:27 am to
Imagine the disappointment when LSU leaves the court with an typical letdown. A full arena of dejected fans instead of 50% full...imagine the possibilities
Posted by Mudminnow
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2004
34150 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 9:44 am to
I believe there will be more sellout crowds next year than non sellouts. Wade has turned it around and fans are taking notice
Posted by basiletiger
lafayette, la.
Member since Aug 2007
2144 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 9:46 am to
Two seasons in the 80’s. Stop exaggerating.
Posted by basiletiger
lafayette, la.
Member since Aug 2007
2144 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 9:47 am to
You obviously didn’t put your glasses on last night grandpa.
Posted by La Place Mike
West Florida Republic
Member since Jan 2004
28899 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:01 am to
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and they're still not coming.
What in the hell are you talking about? They were there last night. In fact they were everywhere.
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
6202 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:28 am to
Today's kids need more than just a basketball game. It needs to be an event. There has to be some fun in it ala the Maryland flash mob or Wisconsin's Jump Around.

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If they are part of something memorable, they will come.
This post was edited on 1/14/18 at 10:32 am
Posted by TigerJeff
the Emerald Coast
Member since Oct 2006
16356 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:31 am to
The current set up is horrible. I smell the magic touch of Joe Alleva. I can live with the SS being behind the goal -- but what is this media table/work station bullshite next to it? Horrible.

How about having students behind both goals, one section wears gold shirts, the other side wears purple? Alternating "go" "Tigers" chants could be effective.
This post was edited on 1/14/18 at 10:33 am
Posted by Palm Beach Tiger
Orlando, Florida
Member since Jan 2007
29885 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:36 am to
We have had a great coach for about 40% of one season. This doeang happen over night. A few rock solid years under wade’s belt will bring the deaf dome back. La loves a winner
Posted by Bayoufightingtiger
Member since Aug 2011
4608 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:38 am to
Our crowd only cheers during timeouts and is led by a DJ. They have no clue what to do during the game. Normally, the cheerleaders or someone in the student section would get the chants started during the actual game and then the crowd would join in.
Posted by theSaltwaterGuide
Calcasieu parish
Member since Jan 2018
594 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 10:38 am to
Yeah... we stepped onto the floor and dunked on everyone!!

6’1’’ guard that could shoot from anywhere and was an instant highlight reel.
6’7”
6’7”
7’0”
7’1”

This had something to do with it.
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
One State Solution
Member since May 2012
56011 posts
Posted on 1/14/18 at 12:48 pm to
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That is what we had in the 80's. And that is why the PMAC was the loudest arena in the SEC, hands down. Students were there early, lining up to get the best seats down front. They were engaged, and they were loud.



college basketball , as a whole, isn't what it was in the 80s. it's a shite product.

quote:

We have an exciting product now,
we're a fringe tournament team after a decade of garbage. let's not get carried away.
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