re: LSU Basketball and PMAC Fans/Students Question

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I’m a student and I go to the basketball games, but why do people feel that students NEED to go to the games? Why do you care what 18-22 year olds do with their time? If you want it to be rowdy, get all of your buddies that enjoy basketball and get it done. However, the student section will fill out if we continue to win into SEC play.

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A) Then stand up and cheer

B) Why do I care? Because for 14 years of my life, I have poured my time, energy, money, emotions into something I love. I think about some of the best moments I had as a student and they center around that arena and that team. As a Freshman, I was a manager for an NCAA tournament team and if I see those guys around, I still talk to them. Students drive excitement, so without the students, the atmosphere is not where it needs to be to create a homecourt advantage which is MASSIVE for college basketball.

C) I have lots of friends who go to the games. And they pay lots of money to go to the games. I've made an arse out of myself MANY times during games, but again, it does not have the same effect as the students. You're a young kid so you don't understand that. One day when you're older, you'll realize what I mean.

I've had Dane Bradshaw look into my eyes as he runs down the court flipping the students off and yelling "frick You" because collectively as a section we set up camp in his head and were having drinks. Bruce Pearl knew what Bradshaw did and he literally went over to him, pointed to Bradshaw and we cheered, and he put him back into to let us maul him more.

I've been there when Matt Walsh was dating a Playboy Playmate and we were chanting her name, people had posters of her "spread"

So I don't think students NEED to go to the games, but I think it's sad they don't want to. And if they do go to the game, I don't understand why you wouldn't want to be loud and crazy for a couple of hours. If you're going to go and sit on your arse, why not watch it on tv? What is the difference?

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Just when LSU is "coming back" they have a shitty season. Consistency will solve this.

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This. Also, I credit The Boat with this saying (paraphrased): "As soon as the student section actually shows the f*ck up for the big game, the BBall team chokes and gives them reason to stay home the rest of the year."

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why not watch it on tv?

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I think this may be a big part of the overall problem.

I'll be honest, I'm not a huge basketball guy. I dont feel that need to go to the games that you do. For me, and I think for a lot of casual fans/students, its preferable to stay at home and drink/eat while sitting on my couch.

ETA: I do think that as the season goes on and if LSU keeps improving, a lot of casual students will go to the games and the PMAC will get rowdy. But for now, basketball isn't even on the brain. Give it a month or 2

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I'll be honest, I'm not a huge basketball guy. I dont feel that need to go to the games that you do. For me, and I think for a lot of casual fans/students, its preferable to stay at home and drink/eat while sitting on my couch.

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I understand that. LSU has what...25k students? Even 500 students would be impressive. If you aren't going to go and be loud, just chill at home. If I was going to sit down and casually clap sometimes, I would definitely chill on my couch drinking some beer and relaxing. If you go, be loud.

I've always felt students at games have a job, to be loud. The rest of the stadium pays the money so that in basketball you go for free and in football you go for cheap. Just my thoughts

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Now LSU charges a lot for those setas and they are all sold out every year.

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1) If they’re sold out, the people who bought them don’t show up to games, so they’re part of the problem too.
2) the people who do sit in those seats don’t make any noise and sit on their hands all game, which is how most of the PMAC is unfortunately

I do agree with what most have said, Seats need to be closer to the court. Get rid of those stupid running tables along the floor that have foldup chairs with like 30 people along the whole court in them. Move the media.

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Kentucky's student section does not have seats. They only have the ability to stand where seats would be. I think students should be forced to stand during games.

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wtf that is dumb as hell. That would kill any student attendance we do have now.

Amen brother preach it. The problem is the apathy for the basketball program isn’t limited to the students. The LSU fanbase as a whole does NOT support Will Wade. I have been a season ticket holder for the last five seasons. There has been no difference in attendance from the Johnny Jones era to the Will Wade era. It’s disgusting to think that our fanbase is showing the same amount of support for Will Wade as it did for Johnny Jones.

I’m going to apologize in advance because I am about to respond to a bunch of posts in a row. There are a lot of knobs saying dumb shite in this thread.

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People have better things to do with their time in November.

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Says the fricking loser that spends his Friday nights at LSU baseball practices.

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Win games; they will come.

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Once again, we are ranked #19... what are you people waiting on? I guess for some of you BANPAN’s we need to be 25-0 before you will consider coming to a game.