Someone call the Will Wade show and ask about putting the students behind the bench

How bout you do it

I'm offshore my reception is bad

I don’t think students are allowed to be behind the benches

I sent an email to Radokovich back in the day on this very topic. somewhere around the Ronnie Henderson era the students were moved further away from the court. press row was added on the sideline between the students and the court. I recall Fedex envelopex being thrown at Chris Mills and ping pong balls maybe being thrown at Dwayne schintzius back when they were lively.

We even get extra press people now next to the student section which is mind numbing.
I understand the $ proposition, but no reason the press people can't be at THE TOP of THE MIDDLE SECTIONS right below the concourse level. Hell, put them at the bottom of the UPPER. The students should be across from the visitor bench where they used to be. a few bucks in seats could be made up in donations.


Certainly, the students have to do their part and show up, which doesn't seem to happen very often to warrant anyone caring about changing the configurations.

Add to it the gray hairs in the audience who are to stiff in the arse to cheer or clap their hands or yell "defense".


Overall, get the students back closer to the action. Give a reason for about a thousand of them to pack the stands and be vocal. somehow get the grey hairs off their arse.

If the students actually showed up more often and actually become a 6th man then maybe they’ll consider it. In the meantime, stay behind the goal.
The lady sitting behind me Saturday asked me “wheres the student section?”
There’s your answer right there.

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The lady sitting behind me Saturday asked me “wheres the student section?”

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This. It’s not the placement of the students, it’s the students. Plenty of schools have their students behind the basket. It’s just a matter of how the students impact the game or try to impact the game.

Can't agree with you more. Our student section is pitiful, moving them to better seats won't magically solve that problem.

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Back in the 80's we would pack the place and it would get LOUD.

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I remember we would bebehind the bench

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I don't think this is right. If memory serves correctly we were on the opposite side of the court.

It’s chicken and the egg. The atmosphere went downhill immediately the very year the seats were moved. Now, This also coincided with Dale’s disastrous last handful of years that turned off the gray hairs.

Sitting on your hands, albeit in row 2, does not make for a quality experience in the PMAC.

And for the love of all that is holy whatever student thinks it’s OK to lift your hands in the air and wave spirit fingers while our own team is shooting free throws is about as smart as a sack of hammers. Absolutely the worst cheer I’ve ever seen. Distracting your own team? Just Bizzaro. Basketball IQ on zero. No wonder local / state basketball has sucked for a few years.