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Post by Cactus Panther on Mar 28, 2022 15:20:29 GMT -6
I think a lot of this has been tried, hasn't it? The recommendations are good and should be pursued/continued, hopefully with more follow through than in the past. At the core, instead of the top-down approach which has had mixed results, I think what is more likely to succeed is a bottom-up organic approach. Start with a solid core of 120 or so students (enough to fill about 10 rows of the west center court section) and work from there. These would be zany diehard kids more interested in the attention they receive than the basketball they are witnessing. It should be a party more than a basketball game for them. Of course, they would need to turn their attention to the basketball at the appropriate times, which would helped along by paid student section leaders. When the Panthers win some close home games, Bart Lundy, Scott Warras, etc. could talk them up by saying something like they are instrumental in the Panthers' home court success. If it succeeds like I think it could, they would get attention in various local media and social media. Let it grow from there. I think both approaches should be pursued and I agree that creating a strong sense of equity and pride among the students for the basketball program is essential. I think moving students to the baseline is an interesting idea. I think you meant moving them to the sideline. |
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Post by jmartin on Mar 28, 2022 15:47:52 GMT -6
I think both approaches should be pursued and I agree that creating a strong sense of equity and pride among the students for the basketball program is essential. I think moving students to the baseline is an interesting idea. I think you meant moving them to the sideline. Yeah, I meant to the sideline. |
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Post by PantherU on Mar 28, 2022 22:07:16 GMT -6
I think a lot of this has been tried, hasn't it? The recommendations are good and should be pursued/continued, hopefully with more follow through than in the past. This isn't a reason not to keep trying. Sometimes repetition will eventually make something stick, sometimes it will be a new student body. |
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Post by DunneDeal on Mar 29, 2022 10:45:50 GMT -6
Chants to play in to BART EAT MY SHORTS ¡Ay, caramba! clap clap clapclapclap Do the Bart Man vimeo.com/159063171 |
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Post by Cactus Panther on Mar 29, 2022 11:05:41 GMT -6
West Side: MIL-WAUK-EE (clap)
East Side: BART-LUND-EE (clap)
West Side: MIL-WAUK-EE (clap)
East Side: BART-LUND-EE (clap)
and so on.
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Post by jmartin on Mar 30, 2022 15:41:05 GMT -6
Cactus Panther, I'm intrigued with the idea to have part of the student section located sideline. What section or sections would you suggest to have the sideline student section located?  |
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Post by Cactus Panther on Mar 30, 2022 15:50:02 GMT -6
What is the green section where 108 would normally be? If that is a camera pit, I am assuming accommodations can be made.
Assuming the green is nothing essential, start with 108 and the lower part of 208. When that fills up, proceed to 107 and the lower part of 207. When that fills up, then either 106/lower 206 or 109/lower 209, etc. My proposal is conceptual. The specific logistics would need to be tweaked in the real world.
The single row of seats directly along the sidelines should be kept for prime season ticket holders, special guests, the David Gruber's of the world etc.
Of course, when school is not in session, perhaps only part of one section would be necessary.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 30, 2022 18:28:32 GMT -6
Section 108 is a group area sales spot. Admirals created that. The "ice box" its between both benches. The Panthers sell that to a group of 10.
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Post by Cactus Panther on Mar 30, 2022 19:04:24 GMT -6
Section 108 is a group area sales spot. Admirals created that. The "ice box" its between both benches. The Panthers sell that to a group of 10. Great. It would be easy to move that to the other side and open it up to the students. |
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 30, 2022 20:59:26 GMT -6
Section 108 is a group area sales spot. Admirals created that. The "ice box" its between both benches. The Panthers sell that to a group of 10. Great. It would be easy to move that to the other side and open it up to the students. No, it wouldn't. |
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Post by Cactus Panther on Mar 30, 2022 23:07:37 GMT -6
Why wouldn't it Pounce? What am I missing?
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 31, 2022 6:59:16 GMT -6
Why wouldn't it Pounce? What am I missing? That is a area that was made by the Admirals. They took the seats out. There is two rows of long tables in 108. The Admirals, Wave & Panthers sell that area as a suite. Couple years ago I rented that area out for an Admirals game. ($750) It was pretty sweet! |
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Post by Cactus Panther on Mar 31, 2022 8:05:40 GMT -6
I assumed 108 was entirely the pull out platforms with folding chairs that could be modified from game to game. So you're saying physical changes have been made that would require costly restoration and/or would conflict with the Admirals intentions? For Panther games how often is the suite rented? Could it be easily relocated one section over?
If the suite must remain at centercourt, so be it. Again, my proposal to move students to the sideline is conceptual. The nice thing about seating capacity in the Arena being so large is that there are feasible options.
A hybrid approach to student seating could be considered. Let's say there are 120 students initially in the exclusive Lundy's Loonies Legion, or whatever they would be called, that attend any given game when class is in session. Spread them across the bottom of 109/209 and 110/210. Reward their commitment by commiting these better seats to them. Again
only they would get the better prizes and most of the Loonies' Leader's attention. The non-Loonies students would either go behind them in 209 and 210 or stay behind the baseline. If the program is executed well, expand the Loonies' preferred seating, prize awards, etc as the season goes on. I like someone's suggestion that they would have to "earn" their way in to encourage loyalty and commitment. Maybe 50 at a time.
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Post by JG Panthers on Mar 31, 2022 8:44:37 GMT -6
I like the idea of further gamifying the game day experience. Offer milestone prizes for students who attend games, and make the prizes worthwhile. I'm not sure, but they may already be doing this.
Attend 2 home games gets a prize
Attend 5 home games gets a better prize
Attend 10 home games gets a better prize
Attend all home games gets section 100 season tickets for the following season OR priority student section seats for the following season AND a bunch of swag AND gets entered in a drawing (with other students who attend every game) to shoot from half court to win a large sum of money
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Post by PantherU on Mar 31, 2022 12:03:43 GMT -6
I like the idea of further gamifying the game day experience. Offer milestone prizes for students who attend games, and make the prizes worthwhile. I'm not sure, but they may already be doing this. Attend 2 home games gets a prize Attend 5 home games gets a better prize Attend 10 home games gets a better prize Attend all home games gets section 100 season tickets for the following season OR priority student section seats for the following season AND a bunch of swag AND gets entered in a drawing (with other students who attend every game) to shoot from half court to win a large sum of money My freshman year (you might remember this since you were there in 2005), the men's soccer team had a punch card. If you went to every home game, you got a punch and colored stamp. At the end of the season, if your punch card was full, you got a jersey. I think I was a junior before I realized big student crowds for men's soccer weren't the norm. |
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