Improve Mason home game experience discussion

[jkh1978]

it feel like Liberty brought the crowd,

"feel like"? There was a lot of red

 

[Jack Strop]

Got it — bad ideas should be shut down. But when the atmosphere makes it feel like Liberty brought the crowd, maybe the worse idea is pretending everything’s fine.

Ideas are one thing. Execution is another.

 

[TweederGMU]

Liberty fans travel well in a lot of sports.

 

[TweederGMU]

$55 for a Green room pass tonight and then having to pay for drinks is ludicrous. I get it's mainly a donation to the program but come on.... $25 and we got a deal.

 

[DRK331]

Now that this season is over, what can Mason Athletics do to improve the EBA home game experience for next season? How can the Gold Room be improved?

 

[Verdad]

How can the Gold Room be improved?

Same as last 20 years - more space/no lines for food.

 

[99 Patriot]

Gold room beers and food items should be $5 each. Deep discount from normal concessions but that $5 should go 100% towards the Basketball Greatness fund. Not sure another A-10 school offers so much free food/drink to so many. Use the room to fundraise for the program.

As for game experience, I liked many of the improvements this year (DJ booth, full-court putt, balancing music during timeouts, quicker replays on the big screen). Would be nice to see a full perimeter video board around the top of the arena similar to Capital One and an enhanced sound system. The screens above the concourse entrances can probably be improved as well.

 

[DRK331]

Can Mason use the open space area outside of the EBA Gold Room to have more food, beer, and tables? What can be done with that open space outside?

 

[Portlandian]

Play a handful of games at the RAC for some vintage nights where fans are encouraged to dress for a certain era--70s, 80s, 90s. The smaller venue (for games against boring out of conference teams( might bring a fun energy to the experience and if they are playing against a meh opportunity the smaller arena will make it feel more crowded and intimate a watching experience.

Sometimes EB can feel like a tomb.