Originally posted by IUPbigINDIANS
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The item I hear all the time (and I haven't missed a home game in years and live in Indiana) is that people feel it's way too high once you start talking about bringing the whole family.
Family of 4-5 and your at $50-$65 in tickets plus consessions, etc.
To what I'll call the casual fan, it's not worth it -- in their opinion -- to spend that on a 'D2' game.
Maybe they do it once a year. But, certainly not routinely.
To me, it's worth it. I think the cost of four premium season tickets is a steal.
But, I'm a big fan of the team and product so I see that differently.
Average person around here ... in all honesty ... doesn't.
My last (yearly) comment when this discussion comes up:
Take away the basketball, and the actual game day enviornment at the KCAC is near awful. Putrid, actually.
Fancy arena, sure. But, the entertainment is geared toward, well, the old crowd. Kiss cam is funny. But, stale. Hairy man ... same. It's bingo hall stuff.
I don't need sold on glitz and glamour. I'm there for the game. Big problem is there aren't many like me in the crowd -- especially in the, well, non- 60s & 70s age demographic.
They have the ability to make that a show in there.
* Turn the lights off for player intro's
* Tell the PA Announcer to SHUT THE BEEP UP when the players make their court entrance. Crank the music like D1 does. Instead we get low music and public service announcements.
* The in-game music is beyond a lost cause. It's a college game. Not a polka at the Clymer VFD. Glenville tonight was playing lively, pump up music. Motion creates emotion.
* Use the video board. Show replays. Play movie clips to pump the crowd.
* The seating is a mess. Get rid of reserved seats on both sides. The benches' side, which you all see on the live feeds, is horrendously quiet. The student section is too far removed from the action. The reserved seats also spread the typical 1,400 crowd out way too far apart.
* Get a lively in-game announcer. I wanna hear the guy who does the tttthhhhhhrrrreeeee after big shots. Emotion.
Being honest, the overall experience isn't enough to attract students. I know the game is very high quality. Frankly, they don't care. The game is the afterthought. They need entertained.
Yesterday. IUP warming up to Chris DeBurg. WTF ???????? We at the prom or a big game?
Next year they can come out to Barry Manilow and Frankie Valli.
And, don't forget the ultimate Catch 22 in this conversation. We have this fancy venue and can buy these fancy players ... with the big donations from whom? Yep. The same crowd that prefers the current product and lame enviornment. Money talks.
You'll see the one-off game a year pack the place. Seton Hill got almost 4,000 this year. But, on average 1,400 is the number. Yearly. Unless many things change .... guess what? Next year it will be 1,400 and we'll have this same conversation.
Family of 4-5 and your at $50-$65 in tickets plus consessions, etc.
To what I'll call the casual fan, it's not worth it -- in their opinion -- to spend that on a 'D2' game.
Maybe they do it once a year. But, certainly not routinely.
To me, it's worth it. I think the cost of four premium season tickets is a steal.
But, I'm a big fan of the team and product so I see that differently.
Average person around here ... in all honesty ... doesn't.
My last (yearly) comment when this discussion comes up:
Take away the basketball, and the actual game day enviornment at the KCAC is near awful. Putrid, actually.
Fancy arena, sure. But, the entertainment is geared toward, well, the old crowd. Kiss cam is funny. But, stale. Hairy man ... same. It's bingo hall stuff.
I don't need sold on glitz and glamour. I'm there for the game. Big problem is there aren't many like me in the crowd -- especially in the, well, non- 60s & 70s age demographic.
They have the ability to make that a show in there.
* Turn the lights off for player intro's
* Tell the PA Announcer to SHUT THE BEEP UP when the players make their court entrance. Crank the music like D1 does. Instead we get low music and public service announcements.
* The in-game music is beyond a lost cause. It's a college game. Not a polka at the Clymer VFD. Glenville tonight was playing lively, pump up music. Motion creates emotion.
* Use the video board. Show replays. Play movie clips to pump the crowd.
* The seating is a mess. Get rid of reserved seats on both sides. The benches' side, which you all see on the live feeds, is horrendously quiet. The student section is too far removed from the action. The reserved seats also spread the typical 1,400 crowd out way too far apart.
* Get a lively in-game announcer. I wanna hear the guy who does the tttthhhhhhrrrreeeee after big shots. Emotion.
Being honest, the overall experience isn't enough to attract students. I know the game is very high quality. Frankly, they don't care. The game is the afterthought. They need entertained.
Yesterday. IUP warming up to Chris DeBurg. WTF ???????? We at the prom or a big game?
Next year they can come out to Barry Manilow and Frankie Valli.
And, don't forget the ultimate Catch 22 in this conversation. We have this fancy venue and can buy these fancy players ... with the big donations from whom? Yep. The same crowd that prefers the current product and lame enviornment. Money talks.
You'll see the one-off game a year pack the place. Seton Hill got almost 4,000 this year. But, on average 1,400 is the number. Yearly. Unless many things change .... guess what? Next year it will be 1,400 and we'll have this same conversation.
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