Improve Mason home game experience discussion

[mkaufman1]

Bring back:
1. Big Red
2. Tee Shirt Guy
3. Shirtless dancer
4. The chug cam - several posters here have starred in that role.
5. The 66 west - 81 south chant while rattling keys at JMU as they suffer yet another defeat at the hands of the mighty Patriots.
6. TAKE AWAY cell phones from students as they enter. Cell phones kill creativity, numb the mind, and destroy personal interaction.

I realize many here are too young to understand my references to 1, 2, 3, and 5.

Lol Tee Shirt Guy is not coming back, he retired to SC. Chug cam was like a 2 game thing, not sure where that went

#6 is you turning on your old man yelling at the cloud LOL.

Someone should email Mason Athletics to checkout this forum for ideas since I dont think they do.

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Anyway, the DJ at the game yesterday was at the front row of the student section.

They did the Party in EBA thing and the Dance cam yesterday

Nobody needs to email Mason athletics to read the forum. They have staff that reads what we say already. I assure you considering some of the comments I have received via text or in person, lol.

 

[Patriotsince81]

#6 is you turning on your old man yelling at the cloud LOL.

 

[Stoolguy]

Chug cam might not be a good look as I can see it coming across as promoting alcohol abuse. Do they not have a student of the game promotion where they award the loudest or most spirited student with some sort of prize? Gie them a gift card or credit them some campus dining money on to their student account.

A lot of these ideas are great and would sure work. The problem that ive seen is the budget! Sadly the budget isn't always there for some of the best ways to get students up and engaged. Things like gift cards for the loudest students, or passing out pizza, and the t shirt toss get people excited for sure

 

[The Great PATSby]

Bring back:
1. Big Red

Bout to get suspended/banned with this one.

 

[NewPatriot]

Espn predicts Mason will go undefeated for the entire OOC including Tech then start conference play with 3 wins until vcu.

Go 16-0, get ranked before vcu and they will come.

 

[Mason2006Patriot]

We need some frat guys to line up in the front of the student section going crazy like they do at SEC football games like Georgia or Alabama

 

[psyclone]

Lol Tee Shirt Guy is not coming back, he retired to SC. Chug cam was like a 2 game thing, not sure where that went

I don't think Chug cam was a planned thing....just a couple of fans holding their beers noticing the camera was on them and deciding to chug. Cameraman must have gotten the word (correctly in my mind) that it wasn't a good look and moved on.

 

[Mason2006Patriot]

Aside from the team going on a 10-0 run, how to get the students to stand up, cheer, and be loud?

 

[jkh1978]

I liked the DJ but did the band play less?
There was a dance battle but only two students and they didn’t look like they cared to be there. There was a dribbling competition but clearly one guy tried to cheat. Halftime did not involve Mason student section. I’m glad they are trying but some group from campus is going to need to want to take over and be crazy (besides the band)

I’ve said this before but I went to a Virginia game last year and so annoyed at the MC trying to beg for interaction. Lots to do with the phones. Now I see maybe that’s the solution, include the phones they are already on. Have people send in photos from the stands to make it to the screen. Or can we play a game from our phones onto the scoreboard? I have seen that at movie theaters. There might be a money cost but engage somehow new.

 

[Portlandian]

Those are good ideas. If they are going to be on their phones, make it work for the game atmosphere.

Maybe 1-2 especially spirited cheerleaders can be worked more directly into the crowd as a cheer captain (or dare I say, cheer leader) that directs some organized chants/songs?

 

[FreeGunston12]

Those are good ideas. If they are going to be on their phones, make it work for the game atmosphere.

Maybe 1-2 especially spirited cheerleaders can be worked more directly into the crowd as a cheer captain (or dare I say, cheer leader) that directs some organized chants/songs?

More than leading cheers, we need people that are willing to get in students faces and tell them very directly to get off their asses. Talking bout groups like the barra brava, that’s part of what they do.

 

[Portlandian]

 

[Where's the party?]

Have to say, the food they offered at the Gold Room was not as bad as I expected. The problem is that the setup (which involves folks loading tiny pieces of cheese one at a time) is not arranged to move the crowd fast. If they aren't staffing it, then why not set up two areas instead of one? Still, if this is the level of food we will get, I can live with it.

One more suggestion - Can someone please close off the GD portal when the coaches speak? It's almost as if someone is signaling the band to start as soon as they hand the coach the mic. This has been going on for years. Pull the GD curtains at least. It's actually rude that we force folks to come talk and then drown them out with the band blasting through the portal. How about talking to the band and asking when they will crank up and scheduling the coach around them? It's embarrassing.

 

[tblack33]

A lot of talk about how to get students engaged and ignoring the fact that only 3k showed up for the home opener. I’ll take just getting asses in seats, atmosphere will come with the games just like it did during the A10 tournament last year.

 

[Verdad]

A lot of talk about how to get students engaged and ignoring the fact that only 3k showed up for the home opener. I’ll take just getting asses in seats, atmosphere will come with the games just like it did during the A10 tournament last year.

Thats what I’ve been thinking - we have to first get the students there in numbers and repeatedly, then we can get them off their butts.

But we do need some plans in place to make the environment more engaging when they do show.

 

[FreeGunston12]

Thats what I’ve been thinking - we have to first get the students there in numbers and repeatedly, then we can get them off their butts.

But we do need some plans in place to make the environment more engaging when they do show.

Student turn out was decent though. Community and season ticket holder turnout sucked.

 

[jessej]

Chug cam might not be a good look as I can see it coming across as promoting alcohol abuse. Do they not have a student of the game promotion where they award the loudest or most spirited student with some sort of prize? Gie them a gift card or credit them some campus dining money onto their student account.

contact coke or pepsi and let them sponsor a chug contest

 

[Stoolguy]

Student turn out was decent though. Community and season ticket holder turnout sucked.

I was somewhat surprised the student turnout was what it was. Especially for a weekday evening. Gold rush should be even better.

as many have said, the first step is just to get students in the building, and do that repeatedly. After that we can work on building the environment!!