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Possible answer to improving atmosphere in PMAC
Posted on 2/25/18 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 2/25/18 at 4:01 pm
We have a lousy atmosphere for basketball games in the PMAC. I was at the Georgia game yesterday and saw a notice for their Benchwarmers scheme in their game program:.
“In order to try to make sure our lower level is full and exciting for every game, we are using the Benchwarmer program by inviting fans in the upper level with Benchwarmer's wristbands to fill vacated seats at a designated time during the first half of each game. Lower level ticket holders, who encounter a Benchwarmer sitting in their seats, are encouraged to ask a nearby usher for assistance in claiming their seat and to assist the Benchwarmer in finding another empty seat or returning to their original seat location in the upper level.
Guidelines for the Benchwarmer Program
Secure a Benchwarmer wristband from the Fan Information table located in the Smith Street Lobby while supplies last
One wristband per ticket
Wristbands will be distributed starting when doors open 60 minutes prior to tip-off
Number of wristbands available will vary game-to-game
12 minutes remaining in the first half is when Benchwarmers can move from the upper level to the lower level by showing their wristband to ushers for access
Find an empty seat
Courtside seats are not available
UGA Student sections are not available
Enjoy the game and cheer on the Bulldogs!
Please do not switch seats during halftime”
Do you think this would work for us? It would get fans closer to the court, with more crowd noise and give the players the feeling of a big crowd.
We’ll probably get more fans in seats next season, but there will always be some corporate held season ticket spaces empty.
“In order to try to make sure our lower level is full and exciting for every game, we are using the Benchwarmer program by inviting fans in the upper level with Benchwarmer's wristbands to fill vacated seats at a designated time during the first half of each game. Lower level ticket holders, who encounter a Benchwarmer sitting in their seats, are encouraged to ask a nearby usher for assistance in claiming their seat and to assist the Benchwarmer in finding another empty seat or returning to their original seat location in the upper level.
Guidelines for the Benchwarmer Program
Secure a Benchwarmer wristband from the Fan Information table located in the Smith Street Lobby while supplies last
One wristband per ticket
Wristbands will be distributed starting when doors open 60 minutes prior to tip-off
Number of wristbands available will vary game-to-game
12 minutes remaining in the first half is when Benchwarmers can move from the upper level to the lower level by showing their wristband to ushers for access
Find an empty seat
Courtside seats are not available
UGA Student sections are not available
Enjoy the game and cheer on the Bulldogs!
Please do not switch seats during halftime”
Do you think this would work for us? It would get fans closer to the court, with more crowd noise and give the players the feeling of a big crowd.
We’ll probably get more fans in seats next season, but there will always be some corporate held season ticket spaces empty.
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Posted on 2/25/18 at 4:04 pm to Britgirl
I'd say answer is winning.
Posted on 2/25/18 at 4:17 pm to Britgirl
Sounds cool but I bet a bunch of season ticket holders who are always late would completely bitch about it
Over the course of the first 5 to 7 home games I scouted out three seats that were never sat in. I went and siat in them with my kids at halftime of the first handful of games. Then I noticed that the season ticket holder never showed up at any games. We have sat in those seats before tip-off before every SEC game. It's been pretty sweet. We are literally one row off of the floor on the sidelines.
Over the course of the first 5 to 7 home games I scouted out three seats that were never sat in. I went and siat in them with my kids at halftime of the first handful of games. Then I noticed that the season ticket holder never showed up at any games. We have sat in those seats before tip-off before every SEC game. It's been pretty sweet. We are literally one row off of the floor on the sidelines.
Posted on 2/25/18 at 4:36 pm to Britgirl
LSU event management currently does not have the competence to execute this.
Posted on 2/25/18 at 4:50 pm to Britgirl
I was at the Texas Tech vs. Kansas game yesterday and that atmosphere was goosebump crazy. Student section was loud and on there feet the whole game. Not to mention of the sale out crowd of 14,500 / 6,000 were students.
Posted on 2/25/18 at 4:57 pm to Britgirl
Sell beer
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Posted on 2/25/18 at 6:21 pm to Britgirl
Have more Gym meets???
Posted on 2/25/18 at 6:23 pm to Britgirl
Winning is the answer.
I was a kid in the late 70s/early 80s when basketball was winning, and the place was packed and VERY loud.
You can't manufacture energy or interest in a team. Winning alone does that.
I was a kid in the late 70s/early 80s when basketball was winning, and the place was packed and VERY loud.
You can't manufacture energy or interest in a team. Winning alone does that.
This post was edited on 2/25/18 at 6:26 pm
Posted on 2/25/18 at 6:35 pm to Britgirl
Win
Students need to show up
Selling beer would be a plus
Students need to show up
Selling beer would be a plus
Posted on 2/25/18 at 6:38 pm to Britgirl
I like the Auburn "close to the court" thing. Wouldn't work for us though because students don't go to the games.
Posted on 2/25/18 at 9:28 pm to Britgirl
I do this anyway.... 
Pretty easy when PMAC is 1/2 full
CSB - We relocated at halftime of the A&M game to some seats about 10 rows behind LSU's bench. The whole row was empty the whole game. Sure as shite, here comes Joe Alleva walking up, and I say to myself, we can't be in his seats. He walked up and said, I think you're in the wrong seats, but just slide down a few seats. He was cool about it.
Pretty easy when PMAC is 1/2 full CSB - We relocated at halftime of the A&M game to some seats about 10 rows behind LSU's bench. The whole row was empty the whole game. Sure as shite, here comes Joe Alleva walking up, and I say to myself, we can't be in his seats. He walked up and said, I think you're in the wrong seats, but just slide down a few seats. He was cool about it.
Posted on 2/25/18 at 11:17 pm to Britgirl
I do this every game already but wouldn't be a bad idea for those apprehensive about sitting in someone else's seat.
Posted on 2/25/18 at 11:23 pm to Britgirl
Do away with assigned seating. First come first serve. Sit wherever you want for the games. It would not be a problem.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 6:11 am to Britgirl
Would never work with coon asses, bench warmer or season ticket holder.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 7:09 am to Britgirl
Winning is the obvious first answer, but I don't think it's as simple as that with hoops. I could give you several examples of pretty substantive success followed by disappointing crowds in 2000-2002, 2005-06 and 2009 as well as our last tournament year a few years back to back up why I think that but for the sake of time will leave it at that mention.
The issue is we lost the core base of basketball fans and the few thousand that remain are aging, have been doing it their whole like out of habit and really most left that are season ticket holders are not passionate and are going through the motions.
I think what hoops does not have that baseball and football do is a tailgating atmosphere. Give Tiger fans a party to go to and you will energize the fan base. You don't have that for basketball.
The issue is we lost the core base of basketball fans and the few thousand that remain are aging, have been doing it their whole like out of habit and really most left that are season ticket holders are not passionate and are going through the motions.
I think what hoops does not have that baseball and football do is a tailgating atmosphere. Give Tiger fans a party to go to and you will energize the fan base. You don't have that for basketball.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 9:11 am to Britgirl
Weird that they have wristbands for this. In the PMAC you can just do it anyways.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 10:09 am to Britgirl
All the old people that donate to the program would have a heart attack if their seat was used by someone who didn’t pay for it. And Alleva sucks up to them so he’d never allow this to happen
Posted on 2/26/18 at 10:17 am to Britgirl
We need to play exciting and winning basketball first. Secondly, our student body of roughly 30k is absolutely a disgrace when it comes to attending basketball games. I don't get it, and the bitching about bad seats, etc. is all bullshite --- just an excuse for apathy and lack of BB interest.
Posted on 2/26/18 at 10:32 am to Britgirl
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Do you think this would work for us? It would get fans closer to the court, with more crowd noise and give the players the feeling of a big crowd.
We’ll probably get more fans in seats next season, but there will always be some corporate held season ticket spaces empty
Stegman Coliseum at Georgia is a lot smaller than the PMAC. Their highest seats are about where the concourse below the PMAC upper level is located. With about 25% fewer seats it gives the impression of being a larger crowd. In reality their attendance is about what LSU gets at most SEC games.
There is nothing wrong with the PMAC. The gymnastics meets sellout and the atmosphere is electric every time. Having a winning team is a big cure all for attendance and enthusiasm.
Beyond that we now have a new generation of basketball "fans" who spend half their time on their phones sending tweets and snapchats , posting on Facebook, getting excited only when some rap song is played at loud decibels during timeouts and paying little attention to the game. They pay more attention to which color car wins the Chevron animated race than the game itself.
If Will Wade and the Tigers begin to have the success the recruiting seems to portend we may once again see basketball become an event like gymnastics with sellout crowds. Hopefully those fans will put their phone down for a couple of hours and get involved in making the PNAC the Deaf Dome once again.
Its easy to compare it with Auburn today but the Auburn atmosphere three and four years ago was not great.
As for comparisons to Kansas remember basketball is all they have. There is no success in football and other sports so all of their support goes to mens basketball.
This post was edited on 2/26/18 at 10:50 am
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