The thread about scarves has made me think about how different the atmosphere at a high-level soccer game is compared to any other support I've seen. The Portland Timbers is the only professional home crowd I have ever witnessed, so some of my ideas are based on them. I think we could copy their style and create the best home court advantage in the country. Just a few ideas to get the ball rolling:
This was really one of the most effective chants in that has a simple melody and few words.
Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-ohh!
Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh-ohh!
Keep it up, Rose Brew City!
Don't let up, no pity!
Keep it up, Rose Brew City!
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-ohh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nomZM6zcxdM#t=1m09s
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Ole Ole Ole,
Ole Ole Ola
Sooo somos Timbers Warriors,
Portland Timbers Marquette Warriors, vamos a ganar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VvfPUCo_5k
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Whoaa whoaa whoaa
We have the best coaching staff in the world
We got Diener and Nelson,
Phelps and Carawell
And of course our main man Wo jo o o
https://youtu.be/ayivhplxuwM
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We could do something for "Roll Out the Barrel" (roll out the roundball?)
"Hit the Road, Jack" when someone fouls out, instead of left, right, sit down.
Aaawaa aw aw oww wa wa (?) THUNDER (repeating) - at the beginning of each half.
Warriors, come out to play-ay (repeating) - during/over the other team's intros. Drown them out.
Get rid of the big heads, wave flags and scarves.
M-A-R, Q-U-E, T-T-E, let's go (to the tune of Mickey Mouse)
I.. wanna Warrior all night,
And Marquette ev-ery day
^ Any simple, familiar tune can be used.
Around Christmas, let's steal Taylor University's "silent night" game and be totally silent until our 10th point, then go absolutely bonkers. (Rushing the court? Not us! We have pride/been there before rabble rabble) (But seriously, don't do that.)
https://youtu.be/SeClQGctZlE
I am all for stealing any and every chant. We already stole "I Believe," so what's a few more? No shame.
These don't, I repeat, DO NOT have to be clever to be effective. The only requirement is loud participation.
Last but not least, let us retire "fire up, Marquette, fire up" forever and ever.
Thoughts?
I'd like to sing. I think quite a few people would like to sing. But you have to convince the student section leaders to sing, because that's who has the power to really get it started. It won't start in the cheap seats, and it won't start in the front rows.
I love the idea, but think it's highly unlikely.
If you can have Marquette sponsor a gold vest giveaway with the lyrics written on them....you may have something ;)
In all seriousness, I love the idea, but as much as people bag on the student section they are going to have to be the ones to drive this. If you get full engagement from the students it will spread but the old fuddy duddies aren't going to do it themselves.
I think the timing is right because it seems a lot more people, especially the current students are into the "soccer atmosphere" since they are the majority of the current soccer fan base in America.
Quote from: brewcity77 on April 29, 2015, 02:13:54 PM
I'd like to sing. I think quite a few people would like to sing. But you have to convince the student section leaders to sing, because that's who has the power to really get it started. It won't start in the cheap seats, and it won't start in the front rows.
I love the idea, but think it's highly unlikely.
Oh I know. Everything feeds of the students. If only I had thought of this a couple years ago, I would try to lead it. Any current students reading this, this is for you.
Quote from: brewcity77 on April 29, 2015, 02:13:54 PM
I'd like to sing. I think quite a few people would like to sing. But you have to convince the student section leaders to sing, because that's who has the power to really get it started. It won't start in the cheap seats, and it won't start in the front rows.
I love the idea, but think it's highly unlikely.
Capos! Tifo!
I like it, but it would take some serious buy in from the student section as it is so different. Would definitely make for a great environment though.
A few others:
Sporting KC: Everybody! chant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCYqiUPhVb0
Best sporting event I went to was a Seattle Sounders game a few years ago (the pacific northwest does soccer right)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9NOu52LiwE
Marquette Warriors here we go (clap clap)
here we go (clap clap)
here we go (clap clap)
Marquette Warriors here we go (clap clap)
here we go (clap clap)
here we go (clap clap)
Ole-ole! Ole-ole!
Marquette Warriors, here we go.
They sky is blue,
the sea is gold,
Marquette Warriors, here we go
Simple call and response
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBtt7xeWqDg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZELfTaX3VSs
Gooooo, Marquette Warriors...
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, Sha-la-la-la-la-la
Ole-ole-ole-ole-ole-ole-ola
Ole-ole-ole-ole-ole-ole-ola
Yessss, keep 'em coming. I think this could work insanely well in a basketball arena - much smaller playing surface plus a roof to contain the noise.
WE ARE (dun dun)
WE ARE (dun dun)
(Repeat)
We are so "we are" that we don't even have to say who we are for you to know who we are.
Joking aside, if Marquette wanted, they could do a lot to help incubate this type of atmosphere. They could provide stands, ask for volunteers, help work with the volunteers on songs. They could provide some space outside of the BC to meet.
If done, it really would be a unique aspect to MU games. A Marquette tifo... why has no one else done this yet?
Of course, if MU did incubate, then we could all talk about how fake and non-organic it is. Don't worry, there would still be plenty to complain about!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfZ_yiCEn1s
You want something unique? Capes. Capes are unique.
If Scoopers are genuinely interested in capturing the spirit and vitality of a European football match atmosphere we need look no further than to our English Cousins. Brits have meticulously hand crafted stirring songs designed to elevate spirits and spur the local lads on to victory!
Boring for Oil
One morning in a ramble I met this fair maid
So handsome and lovely, and to her I said,
"For all of my fortune I'm willing to toil
If you show me the place to go boring for oil"
The fair maid she stammered, "Young man, I declare
I know where that place is, and watch it with care.
And no one has seen it since I was a child
And if you go there you shall surely find oil."
"Fain," say I to myself,"My fortune is made.
If you show me that place now I'll see you're repaid"
She hoisted her garments for me to see all
And she showed me the place to go boring for oil.
I thanked that fair maiden a hundred times o'er,
And I bade her be seated on nature's green shore,
She screamed and she hollered, and tried to recoil
When I pulled out Old Satan, and went boring for oil.
We had not bored long, when the maid cried "Go slow!"
And the oil from her oiler then gently did flow;
She screamed and she hollered, my character to soil
"You've broken my bladder a-boring for oil!"
Friggin in the Riggin
Friggin in the riggin,
Friggin in the riggin,
Friggin in the riggin,
There's nothing else to do.
Twas back in `69,
We left the Black Ball Line,
The crew did cry as we went by,
For we'd left our mates behind.
Twas back in `63,
When the captain he went to sea,
Born of a whore, was cast ashore,
A son of the beach was he.
A cook whose name was Davey,
Was cashiered from the Navy,
He dipped the bread inside the head,
And served it up as gravy.
The bosun's mate was Andy
A Portsmouth man and randy,
He used to cool his favorite tool
In a glass of the skipper's brandy.
The cabin boy was chipper,
A nasty little nipper.
He lined his ass with broken glass
And circumsised the skipper.
Keyhole in the Door
I had just come home and I took a room,
I was all settled down to recline,
When I saw a delectable maid go by,
To the room next door to mine
Like the bold Columbus then,
I set out to explore,
And I took up my position by
The keyhole on the door.
Cho: The keyhole in the door,
My boys, the keyhole in the door
I took up my position
By the keyhole in the door.
She first took off her slippers,
Her dainty feet to show,
And then she took her panties off
And revealed her so-and-so,
And when she stretched out on her bed,
I couldn't stand no more,
It was one, two, three, I turned the key
In the keyhole in the door
She didn't say a single word.
But she took me in her arms,
And pretty soon I was much engaged,
In charting all her charms
But just in case some other sailor
`D see the sights I saw,
I hung my trousers right above
The keyhole in the door.
That night I rode in glorious style,
And other things besides,
And on her lily white stomach, Boys,
I had such lovely rides
But when I woke next morning, Boys,
My instrument was sore
As if I had been using it
On the keyhole in the door.
Be warned by this, young sailormen
And listen unto me,
What I caught then, no fishermen
Have ever caught at sea
Beware the pox, the hidden rocks,
That lie in wait ashore,
It's safer far to bend your spar
In the keyhole in the door.
My favorite Chelsea chants are "Carefree" and "Celery" Youll have to look up celery yourself, this is still somewhat a family site.
Would love any and all of this. Current students, make this happen. MU admins, back them up.
We may need to start winning first though....
How 'bout "The Man From Nantucket," hey?
I would love this. Remember during Bat-gate, when the DJ played the Whitney Houston song? I thought then that if we could get the audience to sing something goofy like that during free throws, it'd be the ultimate get-in-your-head move.
Bringing it up to Soccer-type levels would be phenomenal.
Am I the only one that doesn't think it'd be that hard to do?
If it's a money thing, let's take up a collection here. "Tonight's scarfs provided by MUSCOOP" That'd be pretty wicked.
Quote from: Utile et Dulce on April 29, 2015, 08:23:12 PM
I would love this. Remember during Bat-gate, when the DJ played the Whitney Houston song? I thought then that if we could get the audience to sing something goofy like that during free throws, it'd be the ultimate get-in-your-head move.
Bringing it up to Soccer-type levels would be phenomenal.
Am I the only one that doesn't think it'd be that hard to do?
If it's a money thing, let's take up a collection here. "Tonight's scarfs provided by MUSCOOP" That'd be pretty wicked.
The singing during free throws actually happens at the women's games. At least it did when I was there. We would serenade the opposing team. Definitelyy got some laughs
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on April 29, 2015, 09:05:48 PM
The singing during free throws actually happens at the women's games. At least it did when I was there. We would serenade the opposing team. Definitelyy got some laughs
Because you're a creeep
You're a weirdooo
What the hell are doing here?
You don't belong here
Quote from: Warrior Code on April 29, 2015, 09:08:15 PM
Because you're a creeep
You're a weirdooo
What the hell are doing here?
You don't belong here
I deserve that. I definitely burst into
And I guess it's just the woman in you
That bring out the man in me
I know I can't help myself
You're all the world to me
during the Uconn game.
Quote from: TAMU Eagle on April 29, 2015, 09:30:40 PM
I deserve that. I definitely burst into
And I guess it's just the woman in you
That bring out the man in me
I know I can't help myself
You're all the world to me
during the Uconn game.
Ha, not you. The unfortunate soul who goes to the charity stripe against us in the second half.
Well Wojo cares, got an email saying that based on my attendance the past years I was invited to have dinner with Wojo in the AL to discuss MU basketball and the student section going forward. Pretty cool to get that email.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 30, 2015, 10:47:52 PM
Well Wojo cares, got an email saying that based on my attendance the past years I was invited to have dinner with Wojo in the AL to discuss MU basketball and the student section going forward. Pretty cool to get that email.
That's pretty bad ass....love to see that kind of engagement with the stakeholders.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 30, 2015, 10:47:52 PM
Well Wojo cares, got an email saying that based on my attendance the past years I was invited to have dinner with Wojo in the AL to discuss MU basketball and the student section going forward. Pretty cool to get that email.
Show him this thread!
Ha ha, as if Wojo doesn't already read Scoop.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 30, 2015, 10:47:52 PM
Well Wojo cares, got an email saying that based on my attendance the past years I was invited to have dinner with Wojo in the AL to discuss MU basketball and the student section going forward. Pretty cool to get that email.
What else did the form letter say?
Quote from: keefe on May 01, 2015, 01:12:01 PM
What else did the form letter say?
"You've been selected for an opportunity to meet with Coach Wojciechowski next week, based on your attendance history at Marquette basketball games this season. On Monday, May 4th, Coach Wojo invites you to the Al McGuire Center at 6PM to discuss the student section at basketball games, and ways to improve and enhance the in-game student fan experience. Food will also be provided, with an opportunity to see behind the scenes of Marquette basketball as well.
If you are able to attend, please RSVP online here by the end of the day tomorrow, Thursday, April 30th, to confirm your invitation and reserve a spot. Thanks for your continued support of Marquette basketball, and best of luck with finals next week."
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 01, 2015, 01:15:22 PM
"You've been selected for an opportunity to meet with Coach Wojciechowski next week, based on your attendance history at Marquette basketball games this season. On Monday, May 4th, Coach Wojo invites you to the Al McGuire Center at 6PM to discuss the student section at basketball games, and ways to improve and enhance the in-game student fan experience. Food will also be provided, with an opportunity to see behind the scenes of Marquette basketball as well.
If you are able to attend, please RSVP online here by the end of the day tomorrow, Thursday, April 30th, to confirm your invitation and reserve a spot. Thanks for your continued support of Marquette basketball, and best of luck with finals next week."
How do you like your perogies and kielbasa prepared?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on May 01, 2015, 01:47:48 PM
How do you like your perogies and kielbasa prepared?
Who stole the Kishka?
Not trying to be a downer or dismiss the ideas on this thread, but the problem with songs or extended chants during basketball games is that, unlike in soccer games, every 35 seconds (at the most) something happens. Whether it's a make, a miss, a turnover, a foul, whatever the case, there's action on the court. When there's action on the court, fans react and songs/chants end. Case in point, if either team scores before the "I Believe" chant is finished, it dies.
I think with a little practice, people could get used to singing through whistles and scores and timeouts. We must be unrelenting!
I remember the pretentious wanna bes on Milwaukee's east side back in the day. Those trying so hard to be avant garde and who were apologetic to the point of being ashamed that they were from Milwaukee . I think of those idiots when I see the crowds kitted out in Sounders gear and singing songs walking to Century Link, mimicking European football customs and traditions.
If you need to dress and act European then move to Europe. But keep soccer bullsh1t out of college hoops. Singing at a sporting event that do not have that tradition is silly.
This is what we should be doing
(http://i60.tinypic.com/43m34.jpg)
Quote from: Warrior Code on May 01, 2015, 07:04:59 PM
I think with a little practice, people could get used to singing through whistles and scores and timeouts. We must be unrelenting!
Or sing during the breaks to keep the energy in the building after timeouts.
Any legitimate questions yall want me to ask Wojo?
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 04, 2015, 01:54:36 AM
Any legitimate questions yall want me to ask Wojo?
Would he think people singing during time outs is weird or f#cking strange?
Yea, I'm sure he would hate increased energy from the crowd. If you have a better idea, I am all ears.
Quote from: Warrior Code on May 04, 2015, 12:41:55 PM
Yea, I'm sure he would hate increased energy from the crowd. If you have a better idea, I am all ears.
Not sure people singing is the answer...
Bottom line - team wins the crowd responds. Trying to force enthusiasm rarely works
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 04, 2015, 01:54:36 AM
Any legitimate questions yall want me to ask Wojo?
Not sure how much Wojo has input on this, but if the question is the game day experience, here are my questions/thoughts:
1) Fans coming back late is a huge issue. Have they ever considered perhaps using the lights to notify fans when halftime is about to end, and possibly holding fans from entering until the next under-four-minute break?
2) All the T-shirts that came down in my section during the T-shirt drop were XS sizes. Great if you have kids, but for the rest of the world, those probably don't fit very well. Maybe a more universal size (Large, or maybe more likely XL given Milwaukee's population)?
3) The scoreboard stats are rarely accurate and updated.
4) This may be a Big East issue, but it'd be nice to see more extensive replays. It's disappointing when I know fans at home are getting a better look at the game than I am at the arena.
5) No offense intended, but they should drop the "Best Student Section in the Country" and actually give the Student Section a name. Maybe call it the Eagles' Nest, the Eyrie, I don't know...I just know that hearing "the best student..." every time from Mike Jakubowski, especially for buy games when the upper deck is empty and lower deck is 75% full feels like a complete misnomer. I don't mean this as a criticism of the students, just that giving the section a name would feel less disingenuous.
6) What happened to promotions? How about a gold-out where everyone gets a cheap gold T-shirt on their seat, where did the bobble-heads go, and in general, more entertainment during the breaks.
7) Many of the advertiser-sponsored events are just, well...lame. The dice throw often had issues, and the "pregame tie-breaker" was lame. If you have a tie, tell Qdoba to suck it up and give both rows burritos. The Grand Appliance Race is just ridiculous. Worst Sausage Race rip-off ever, especially as it is just a weak animated race of refrigerators and TVs bouncing down a track. I can't say I have a good answer, but maybe see what other teams/organizations do to make these sponsored events more exciting and interactive.
I hope that in addition to inviting kids like Chitown, Wojo also invited some students that only use their tickets sporadically, as well as students who don't buy season tickets at all.
Hard-core fans like Chitown are going to show up no matter what. They need to find out what they need to do to get the other students to attend games.
Quote from: warriorchick on May 04, 2015, 02:26:13 PM
Hard-core fans like Chitown are going to show up no matter what. They need to find out what they need to do to get the other students to attend games.
Win. Students are a bandwagon group.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 01, 2015, 01:15:22 PM
"You've been selected for an opportunity to meet with Coach Wojciechowski next week, based on your attendance history at Marquette basketball games this season. On Monday, May 4th, Coach Wojo invites you to the Al McGuire Center at 6PM to discuss the student section at basketball games, and ways to improve and enhance the in-game student fan experience. Food will also be provided, with an opportunity to see behind the scenes of Marquette basketball as well.
If you are able to attend, please RSVP online here by the end of the day tomorrow, Thursday, April 30th, to confirm your invitation and reserve a spot. Thanks for your continued support of Marquette basketball, and best of luck with finals next week."
Hey that's actually pretty cool. Congrats.
Quote from: brewcity77 on May 04, 2015, 02:12:42 PM
Not sure how much Wojo has input on this, but if the question is the game day experience, here are my questions/thoughts:
1) Fans coming back late is a huge issue. Have they ever considered perhaps using the lights to notify fans when halftime is about to end, and possibly holding fans from entering until the next under-four-minute break? This could help, but having more concession stands and more bathrooms would help as well. If you want a beer and want to hit the can, it is usually difficult to do both and make it back to the seat in time. And if you just get a beer, then you interfere with others when you get up to use the can after half :)
2) All the T-shirts that came down in my section during the T-shirt drop were XS sizes. Great if you have kids, but for the rest of the world, those probably don't fit very well. Maybe a more universal size (Large, or maybe more likely XL given Milwaukee's population)? Not an issue for me, if it is a random t-shirt there is no way to really fix this one
3) The scoreboard stats are rarely accurate and updated. I think they got better after the first half of the year, but I could be wrong. Early on, they were really bad to the point that they may as well have turned them off and said "check your cell phone for stats."
4) This may be a Big East issue, but it'd be nice to see more extensive replays. It's disappointing when I know fans at home are getting a better look at the game than I am at the arena. Biggest game day issue is one. Drives me crazy and makes me think about the advantages of watching a game at home and without the expenses associated with coming to a game. Being at the arena should be the better experience by far.. not something one has to question.
5) No offense intended, but they should drop the "Best Student Section in the Country" and actually give the Student Section a name. Maybe call it the Eagles' Nest, the Eyrie, I don't know...I just know that hearing "the best student..." every time from Mike Jakubowski, especially for buy games when the upper deck is empty and lower deck is 75% full feels like a complete misnomer. I don't mean this as a criticism of the students, just that giving the section a name would feel less disingenuous. I cringe when I hear "the best student section" at games when there are 200 students there, if that... e.g. break games. It should only be used when the student section is completely full. It is a joke otherwise, and the announcer has to have the freedom not to say it and the smarts to look at the section and determine when to say it or not. Embarrassing. Draws attention to something that should not highlighted.
6) What happened to promotions? How about a gold-out where everyone gets a cheap gold T-shirt on their seat, where did the bobble-heads go, and in general, more entertainment during the breaks. The game day is very stale. And with more and longer breaks now that all games are on TV, more action during breaks would be nice.
7) Many of the advertiser-sponsored events are just, well...lame. The dice throw often had issues, and the "pregame tie-breaker" was lame. If you have a tie, tell Qdoba to suck it up and give both rows burritos. The Grand Appliance Race is just ridiculous. Worst Sausage Race rip-off ever, especially as it is just a weak animated race of refrigerators and TVs bouncing down a track. I can't say I have a good answer, but maybe see what other teams/organizations do to make these sponsored events more exciting and interactive. My response is the same as 6
The soccer atmosphere would be great. Yes, it would get interrupted by great plays, etc. So what. Get it back going. It would be fun during time outs and keep the crowd going. A festive party atmosphere wouldn't hurt getting the students to come to game either. But, it can't be top down or it will fail. Has to come from the students
Quote from: RJax55 on May 04, 2015, 02:39:15 PM
Win. Students are a bandwagon group.
No Chick's right, you gotta find out how best to serve your customer. Winning (and/or milkshakes) will bring the boys to the yard, but there needs to be more about the program than just winning. There are some teams out there in football and basketball that have good to great atmosphere even with terrible teams. They build a product that people want to be apart of because of the total package not just because they want to win.
Can we get better Wi-Fi in the Bradley Center?
Quote from: Michael Kenyon on May 04, 2015, 03:37:38 PM
Can we get better Wi-Fi in the Bradley Center?
This should definitely not be teal......and with increased wi-fi access they should move some promotional/engagement content from the scoreboard and court to our phones.
Offer in game, on-demand replays. Offer quizzes. Put lyrics to Keefe's hated sing a longs on the phone. Engage the customers where they are already engaged.
Quote from: mu03eng on May 04, 2015, 03:45:46 PM
This should definitely not be teal......and with increased wi-fi access they should move some promotional/engagement content from the scoreboard and court to our phones.
Offer in game, on-demand replays. Offer quizzes. Put lyrics to Keefe's hated sing a longs on the phone. Engage the customers where they are already engaged.
That would actually be really cool and very useful. So many times I have wanted to watch replays at sporting events and you're obviously only limited to what/when items are showed on the jumbotron.
Quote from: mu03eng on May 04, 2015, 03:45:46 PM
This should definitely not be teal......and with increased wi-fi access they should move some promotional/engagement content from the scoreboard and court to our phones.
Offer in game, on-demand replays. Offer quizzes. Put lyrics to Keefe's hated sing a longs on the phone. Engage the customers where they are already engaged.
Having legit wi-fi and a gameday app would be fantastic. Maybe a quiz that offers one question per break and offer prizes to gameday winners? Could also use it to earn points for the Spirit Shop and such. The replay idea is excellent. Maybe link it to that seat upgrade app they currently have as well?
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 04, 2015, 01:54:36 AM
Any legitimate questions yall want me to ask Wojo?
Can you fill us in on how the meeting with Wojo went?
I was at the meeting today, it was a really small group of about 20-25 people. It was almost exclusively about improving the student section. I was really impressed with Wojo and he was really excited about the meeting because he wants to do whatever it takes to make the team better. He didn't seem to think that the student section was as good as it could be. It was mostly an open forum with students openly talking with Wojo about new ideas. There are some small things that I think can help but there are really 2 important factors. How good the team is, and the location of the student section. Hopefully with the new arena the students will be closer to the court and be more visible on TV. And we all know that winning is most important and we didn't win much this year or last year. The more we win, the better the student section will be. Wojo also wants there to be more of a connection between the players and the fans.
When can we expect more Jewish recruits, hey?
Quote from: Celtic Truth on May 04, 2015, 07:48:39 PM
I was at the meeting today, it was a really small group of about 20-25 people. It was almost exclusively about improving the student section. I was really impressed with Wojo and he was really excited about the meeting because he wants to do whatever it takes to make the team better. He didn't seem to think that the student section was as good as it could be. It was mostly an open forum with students openly talking with Wojo about new ideas. There are some small things that I think can help but there are really 2 important factors. How good the team is, and the location of the student section. Hopefully with the new arena the students will be closer to the court and be more visible on TV. And we all know that winning is most important and we didn't win much this year or last year. The more we win, the better the student section will be. Wojo also wants there to be more of a connection between the players and the fans.
So it didn't get into anything about showing replays, more gameday giveaways, new cheers/chants; it was more about having a better team and having the students sit closer to the floor?
No, most of the talk was about having better music/cheers/promotions. I think that some of that stuff can help to some extent. But the biggest difference maker in my mind is performance on the court
Quote from: brewcity77 on May 04, 2015, 04:50:49 PM
Having legit wi-fi and a gameday app would be fantastic. Maybe a quiz that offers one question per break and offer prizes to gameday winners? Could also use it to earn points for the Spirit Shop and such. The replay idea is excellent. Maybe link it to that seat upgrade app they currently have as well?
Here's what I would do assuming you can get a legit wifi signal to support the traffic:
Create a loyalty program/log-in for users. Have to be logged in to use the replays. Make quizzes available and you get points for using the replay and/or participation in the entertainment activities. You can earn credits for seat upgrades and/or pay for some of the upgrade to your seats with the points/cost varying depending on the popularity of the game. Also link concessions to the app as part of the points system....maybe even allow ordering of food through the app. Maybe there can be contests for which section or row uses the app the most to build demand. Have cheer leads through the app or whatever. Lots of possibilities.
My biggest takeaway is that Wojo legitimately cares. I could tell his ultimate dream would be to move the student section along the sidling and closer to the floor like Cameron, well see how that one goes over with the sweater vests. Wojo is a very blunt guy, even with his guests, called us out for some of our lack of enthusiasm last year, which was fair. Funny thing about that whole setting though is I didnt recognize half the people in that room, and I know the people I sit with rather well. Dont know who the other students were.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 04, 2015, 09:46:26 PM
My biggest takeaway is that Wojo legitimately cares. I could tell his ultimate dream would be to move the student section along the sidling and closer to the floor like Cameron, well see how that one goes over with the sweater vests. Wojo is a very blunt guy, even with his guests, called us out for some of our lack of enthusiasm last year, which was fair. Funny thing about that whole setting though is I didnt recognize half the people in that room, and I know the people I sit with rather well. Dont know who the other students were.
Keefe summed it up. Gotta be competitive and the crowds will respond. Not rocket science.
Quote from: 79Warrior on May 05, 2015, 12:01:22 AM
Keefe summed it up. Gotta be competitive and the crowds will respond. Not rocket science.
I still think that's the easy way out. Having a winning product gets you to a 7 in a season. Having a continually winning program gets you to a 9. Having a mid-level product gets you a 5. Having other non-team related entertainment could add 2-3 points. You could get an 8 without having a continuously winning program, in my opinion.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on May 04, 2015, 07:55:00 PM
When can we expect more Jewish recruits, hey?
enough with the foreskins, hey?
Quote from: mu03eng on May 05, 2015, 12:13:27 PM
I still think that's the easy way out. Having a winning product gets you to a 7 in a season. Having a continually winning program gets you to a 9. Having a mid-level product gets you a 5. Having other non-team related entertainment could add 2-3 points. You could get an 8 without having a continuously winning program, in my opinion.
Do you (or anyone else) have any examples of college basketball programs that have exceptional "non-team related entertainment?"
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 04, 2015, 09:46:26 PM
My biggest takeaway is that Wojo legitimately cares. I could tell his ultimate dream would be to move the student section along the sidling and closer to the floor like Cameron, well see how that one goes over with the sweater vests.
Duke:
Cameron Indoor, Capacity 9,314
Avg Ticket Price: $409
for the UNC game the AVERAGE ticket price climbs to $1700.
Quote from: oldwarrior81 on May 05, 2015, 12:22:56 PM
Duke:
Cameron Indoor, Capacity 9,314
Avg Ticket Price: $409
for the UNC game the AVERAGE ticket price climbs to $1700.
I dont get what point your trying to make. All I got from this is that it would be easier to do it at Marquette because of the abundance of seating.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 05, 2015, 12:32:31 PM
I dont get what point your trying to make. All I got from this is that it would be easier to do it at Marquette because of the abundance of seating.
I can't imagine any scenario where Marquette would kick a 7-figure donor/$950 per ticket season-ticket holder out of his spot to give it to a student, not to mention having to move literally every season-ticket holder back many, many rows.
If you think getting rid of the "Warrior" nickname affected donations, you ain't seen nothing yet.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on May 05, 2015, 12:32:31 PM
I dont get what point your trying to make. All I got from this is that it would be easier to do it at Marquette because of the abundance of seating.
I think his point is that it's easier for Duke to f#$% the season ticket holders/gold vest sections because the revenue will still be there. You move the students into "prime" seating and that's a major revenue hit not to mention pissing off the season ticket holders you have to move out of that section.
Not against moving them, but I think they should wait til the new arena is built, an excuse to create a new set-up.
Quote from: mu03eng on May 05, 2015, 12:13:27 PM
I still think that's the easy way out. Having a winning product gets you to a 7 in a season. Having a continually winning program gets you to a 9. Having a mid-level product gets you a 5. Having other non-team related entertainment could add 2-3 points. You could get an 8 without having a continuously winning program, in my opinion.
When I was at Marquette we drank before the game, may have had some herb to steel ourselves against the bitter cold, filled our down parkas and army field jackets with PBRs, drank while marching to the Arena, drank during the game, then went back to the Lanche to drink more.
Entertainment was the guy in the top row yelling, "Give 'em hell, Al!" during the National Anthem, world class basketball on the court, and Al McGuire being Al. We chanted vulgar things at the refs for clearly bad calls and had even more vile chants for people like Digger Phelps, Kelly Tripucka, Bill Laimbeer, Ray Meyers, and Bill Cofield.
We didn't need Jumbotrons, dancing girls, free t shirts, donuts, trivia contests, or any other meaningless distractions. And most of all, we didn't ever feel the need to sing.
We were there for three things:
1. World class basketball
2. Al McGuire
3. Sharing the Marquette Basketball experience with good friends
During time outs we talked with each other. We actually had conversations. We did not need gratuitous, insipid distractions and we sure as sh1t never thought about singing.
Marquette put a spectacular product on the court. That was all good friends needed not just for an evening but for a lifetime of memories.
Quote from: MerrittsMustache on May 05, 2015, 12:17:29 PM
Do you (or anyone else) have any examples of college basketball programs that have exceptional "non-team related entertainment?"
I think programs like Utah State and Illinois State have good game day experience without having great teams. Hell, the Badgers had a good basketball atmosphere before basketball was invented in 1998. But to be fair it is tough to come up with a lot of them, and the atmosphere has been generated over multiple years (think Badger football in the 70s and 80s as well)
I think we do have the chance to do something game changing with the atmosphere to help ride through lean years if they come up. Key is creating value that you can only get at the stadium that I can't get on my couch in front of the tv.
Quote from: mu03eng on May 05, 2015, 12:42:25 PM
I think his point is that it's easier for Duke to f#$% the season ticket holders/gold vest sections because the revenue will still be there. You move the students into "prime" seating and that's a major revenue hit not to mention pissing off the season ticket holders you have to move out of that section.
Not against moving them, but I think they should wait til the new arena is built, an excuse to create a new set-up.
The schools that have their students around the entire court compensate by elevating the general seating. So while the major $$$ isn't in the front row, they still have a good view.
Breslin Center
http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/msu/graphics/Breslin-Section-128-A.jpg
Cameron
http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Graphics/Arenas/cameron.jpg
I don't think the Bucks are going to go for this. They are going to win real nice seating as close to the court as possible. If you are building a Marquette owned arena, I would be all for it. But as a tenant, I don't think this is going to work.
Quote from: keefe on May 05, 2015, 12:45:03 PM
When I was at Marquette we drank before the game, may have had some herb to steel ourselves against the bitter cold, filled our down parkas and army field jackets with PBRs, drank while marching to the Arena, drank during the game, then went back to the Lanche to drink more.
Entertainment was the guy in the top row yelling, "Give 'em hell, Al!" during the National Anthem, world class basketball on the court, and Al McGuire being Al. We chanted vulgar things at the refs for clearly bad calls and had even more vile chants for people like Digger Phelps, Kelly Tripucka, Bill Laimbeer, Ray Meyers, and Bill Cofield.
We didn't need Jumbotrons, dancing girls, free t shirts, donuts, trivia contests, or any other meaningless distractions. And most of all, we didn't ever feel the need to sing.
We were there for three things:
1. World class basketball
2. Al McGuire
3. Sharing the Marquette Basketball experience with good friends
During time outs we talked with each other. We actually had conversations. We did not need gratuitous, insipid distractions and we sure as sh1t never thought about singing.
Marquette put a spectacular product on the court. That was all good friends needed not just for an evening but for a lifetime of memories.
Congratulations....but it's not the 1970s any longer.
Quote from: keefe on May 05, 2015, 12:45:03 PM
When I was at Marquette we drank before the game, may have had some herb to steel ourselves against the bitter cold, filled our down parkas and army field jackets with PBRs, drank while marching to the Arena, drank during the game, then went back to the Lanche to drink more.
Entertainment was the guy in the top row yelling, "Give 'em hell, Al!" during the National Anthem, world class basketball on the court, and Al McGuire being Al. We chanted vulgar things at the refs for clearly bad calls and had even more vile chants for people like Digger Phelps, Kelly Tripucka, Bill Laimbeer, Ray Meyers, and Bill Cofield.
We didn't need Jumbotrons, dancing girls, free t shirts, donuts, trivia contests, or any other meaningless distractions. And most of all, we didn't ever feel the need to sing.
We were there for three things:
1. World class basketball
2. Al McGuire
3. Sharing the Marquette Basketball experience with good friends
During time outs we talked with each other. We actually had conversations. We did not need gratuitous, insipid distractions and we sure as sh1t never thought about singing.
Marquette put a spectacular product on the court. That was all good friends needed not just for an evening but for a lifetime of memories.
Yeah, 90% of what you described can't be done anymore. Hell we did the same thing in 1999 during the first Tanned Tommy season as freshmen but the students/culture have changed. The game itself just isn't enough anymore. Plus there is so much more down time in the game then there was back in your day, and the students have a lot of ADD going on. Lastly as fun as being apart of the drunken student section is, it does have negative impacts on the rest of the paying crowd who have to deal with them. We've got to create value for all paying customers to generate revenue to put a winning product on the court.
Quote from: The Sultan of Sunshine on May 05, 2015, 12:49:00 PM
Congratulations....but it's not the 1970s any longer.
Doesn't negate the essence of my point.
Quote from: keefe on May 05, 2015, 12:56:17 PM
Doesn't negate the essence of my point.
But in a thread about what should be done now, simply reflecting upon the past isn't terribly helpful. A different generation has different options and different expectations than you did. (I'm not making a value judgement here...just a realistic observation.)
Quote from: mu03eng on May 05, 2015, 12:42:25 PM
Not against moving them, but I think they should wait til the new arena is built, an excuse to create a new set-up.
I still don't think that would work. Even if from a completely objective standpoint the seats in the new set-up are better, people are going to have the attitude of, "I used to have front row [or tenth row or whatever] seats in the BC, and now I have to sit behind a bunch of drunk a-hole college kids."
Quote from: The Sultan of Sunshine on May 05, 2015, 01:00:23 PM
But in a thread about what should be done now, simply reflecting upon the past isn't terribly helpful. A different generation has different options and different expectations than you did. (I'm not making a value judgement here...just a realistic observation.)
But that wasn't my point: Put a winning team on the court and there will be more than enough enthusiasm. That formula is timeless.
Much of what they are looking to do is gratuitous. Dancing teddy bears and laughing hyenas are superfluous to the raison d'être of the event.
I will grant that the need for artificial stimulation is more pronounced today than in the past. Frankly, i would rather converse with good friends during time outs than participate in vapid time fillers. But then, I spend evenings having dinner with bright, sophisticated friends rather than sitting in front of a television (which I do not own.)
If brand owners need to manufacture positive attributes to deliver the value prop it says something about the core product.
If consumers need inconsequential additives to vest value in the experience it says something about their actual engagement with the brand.
The Romans called it Bread and Circuses. On the Microsoft campus the saying is Sex, Jewelry, Chocolate. Both mean that there is a problem with the foundation.
Quote from: keefe on May 05, 2015, 12:45:03 PM
When I was at Marquette we drank before the game, may have had some herb to steel ourselves against the bitter cold, filled our down parkas and army field jackets with PBRs, drank while marching to the Arena, drank during the game, then went back to the Lanche to drink more.
Entertainment was the guy in the top row yelling, "Give 'em hell, Al!" during the National Anthem, world class basketball on the court, and Al McGuire being Al. We chanted vulgar things at the refs for clearly bad calls and had even more vile chants for people like Digger Phelps, Kelly Tripucka, Bill Laimbeer, Ray Meyers, and Bill Cofield.
We didn't need Jumbotrons, dancing girls, free t shirts, donuts, trivia contests, or any other meaningless distractions. And most of all, we didn't ever feel the need to sing.
We were there for three things:
1. World class basketball
2. Al McGuire
3. Sharing the Marquette Basketball experience with good friends
During time outs we talked with each other. We actually had conversations. We did not need gratuitous, insipid distractions and we sure as sh1t never thought about singing.
Marquette put a spectacular product on the court. That was all good friends needed not just for an evening but for a lifetime of memories.
What was it like walking uphill both ways in 3 feet of snow to school?
Quote from: keefe on May 05, 2015, 01:42:48 PM
But that wasn't my point: Put a winning team on the court and there will be more than enough enthusiasm. That formula is timeless.
Much of what they are looking to do is gratuitous. Dancing teddy bears and laughing hyenas are superfluous to the raison d'être of the event.
I will grant that the need for artificial stimulation is more pronounced today than in the past. Frankly, i would rather converse with good friends during time outs than participate in vapid time fillers. But then, I spend evenings having dinner with bright, sophisticated friends rather than sitting in front of a television (which I do not own.)
Well I agree with you that winning would cure all in this case.
And I know plenty of "bright, sophisticated" people who get a kick out of "vapid time fillers."
Quote from: mu03eng on May 05, 2015, 12:46:18 PM
I think programs like Utah State and Illinois State have good game day experience without having great teams. Hell, the Badgers had a good basketball atmosphere before basketball was invented in 1998. But to be fair it is tough to come up with a lot of them, and the atmosphere has been generated over multiple years (think Badger football in the 70s and 80s as well)
I think we do have the chance to do something game changing with the atmosphere to help ride through lean years if they come up. Key is creating value that you can only get at the stadium that I can't get on my couch in front of the tv.
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This is the whole point. I saw something in person that could never be recreated at home and thought, "why can't we do that?" I'm not much of a soccer fan but I had a great time at the game.
Keefe, I get your point, but we no longer have Al to entertain us and there aren't conversations between whistles any more - everyone instnctively reaches for the phone. Singing > looking at facebook while "Cottoneye Joe" plays for the millionth time.
Like I said, is just an idea, and it won't even work unless the students really embrace it. Otherwise it's just a daydream. I am open to any and all ideas to enhance the game day atmosphere. This just happened to be mine.
How many y'all can actually sing where Keith Urban, JLo, and Harry Connick Jr. would be down with it? No one wants to hear that chit, ai na?
Quote from: keefe on May 05, 2015, 12:45:03 PM
When I was at Marquette we drank before the game, may have had some herb to steel ourselves against the bitter cold, filled our down parkas and army field jackets with PBRs, drank while marching to the Arena, drank during the game, then went back to the Lanche to drink more.
Entertainment was the guy in the top row yelling, "Give 'em hell, Al!" during the National Anthem, world class basketball on the court, and Al McGuire being Al. We chanted vulgar things at the refs for clearly bad calls and had even more vile chants for people like Digger Phelps, Kelly Tripucka, Bill Laimbeer, Ray Meyers, and Bill Cofield.
We didn't need Jumbotrons, dancing girls, free t shirts, donuts, trivia contests, or any other meaningless distractions. And most of all, we didn't ever feel the need to sing.
We were there for three things:
1. World class basketball
2. Al McGuire
3. Sharing the Marquette Basketball experience with good friends
During time outs we talked with each other. We actually had conversations. We did not need gratuitous, insipid distractions and we sure as sh1t never thought about singing.
Marquette put a spectacular product on the court. That was all good friends needed not just for an evening but for a lifetime of memories.
Totally agree. My group of friends were the same way and we were in school from 2006-2010. We would pregame, show up a few minutes before tip, march straight to the top row with beers, enjoy the game. and then hit the bars afterwards.
I was there to watch Marquette basketball and have a good time with my friends. Anyone who goes to the game for promotions and give aways is a tool.
Quote from: swoopem on May 05, 2015, 04:31:21 PM
Totally agree. My group of friends were the same way and we were in school from 2006-2010. We would pregame, show up a few minutes before tip, march straight to the top row with beers, enjoy the game. and then hit the bars afterwards.
I was there to watch Marquette basketball and have a good time with my friends. Anyone who goes to the game for promotions and give aways is a tool.
Sho nuff. A good pregaming session should cure all that ails the BC student-section experience. That said, I've understood the singing thing to be a trend across all of twentysomethings, no doubt influenced by the ubiquity of soccer nowawadays. (Pardon me, FUTBOL.) So to that extent, I'd welcome a student section that sung chants and all that stuff that I probably wouldn't have done in the mid-2000s. Just let it be organic for god's sake. There's nothing worse than forced chants.
See, e.g., the "Tom Crean" chant.
Quote from: swoopem on May 05, 2015, 04:31:21 PM
Totally agree. My group of friends were the same way and we were in school from 2006-2010. We would pregame, show up a few minutes before tip, march straight to the top row with beers, enjoy the game. and then hit the bars afterwards.
I was there to watch Marquette basketball and have a good time with my friends. Anyone who goes to the game for promotions and give aways is a tool.
That's nice. But fans like you are not going to make up an entire student section.
Quote from: swoopem on May 05, 2015, 04:31:21 PM
Totally agree. My group of friends were the same way and we were in school from 2006-2010. We would pregame, show up a few minutes before tip, march straight to the top row with beers, enjoy the game. and then hit the bars afterwards.
I was there to watch Marquette basketball and have a good time with my friends. Anyone who goes to the game for promotions and give aways is a tool.
So we're my friends in 1999-2003, but even then we were the exception not the rule. Besides groups like that have already bought in, they're a captured market. It's the fence sitters or the fans that are only interested in a winning team(your Miami Heat fan group let's say) that you need to engage in a better way with a value solution that can't get by staying at home.
Depending on the layout, the new arena might let them put more students closer to the court behind the basket. At least there might be a continuous section instead of the separate temporary stands inside the hockey boards and the gaping hole by the entrance, which would help. But I can't imagine them ever displacing high-dollar donors along the sidelines.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on April 30, 2015, 10:47:52 PM
Well Wojo cares, got an email saying that based on my attendance the past years I was invited to have dinner with Wojo in the AL to discuss MU basketball and the student section going forward. Pretty cool to get that email.
Betcha Big Daddy will be guest of honor at the Staff Table.
The sweater vests aren't going anywhere. Sorry, but if you want their money, you must make sacrifices.
Since the MU band has always been a bit of a train wreck (do they still play Elvira?)...perhaps MU needs to embrace its NBA arena home and deliver more of an NBA game experience. An updated intro...more current music during timeouts...more of what happens during an NBA game. I guess they attempt to do that know, but it needs work.
Yes, it would be nice to return to simpler times when it was just about the game, but those days are done. You see it across all sports...especially MLB. It's all about the total experience...and that genie ain't going back in the bottle. Just the way it is today.
Quote from: Groin_pull on May 06, 2015, 12:15:24 PM
The sweater vests aren't going anywhere. Sorry, but if you want their money, you must make sacrifices.
Since the MU band has always been a bit of a train wreck (do they still play Elvira?)...perhaps MU needs to embrace its NBA arena home and deliver more of an NBA game experience. An updated intro...more current music during timeouts...more of what happens during an NBA game. I guess they attempt to do that know, but it needs work.
Yes, it would be nice to return to simpler times when it was just about the game, but those days are done. You see it across all sports...especially MLB. It's all about the total experience...and that genie ain't going back in the bottle. Just the way it is today.
I hope that you aren't suggesting they get rid of the Pep Band. It's an essential part of the college game experience. That's equivalent to saying that a college football team should get rid of its marching band and go to more of a Superbowl-type halftime show.
If you want to argue that the pep band could stand to improve its repertoire, I am right there with you.
Quote from: warriorchick on May 06, 2015, 12:24:57 PM
If you want to argue that the pep band could stand to improve its repertoire, I am right there with you.
Calling Carillon Bill Geishecker...
Quote from: warriorchick on May 06, 2015, 12:24:57 PM
I hope that you aren't suggesting they get rid of the Pep Band. It's an essential part of the college game experience. That's equivalent to saying that a college football team should get rid of its marching band and go to more of a Superbowl-type halftime show.
If you want to argue that the pep band could stand to improve its repertoire, I am right there with you.
No, I guess I get the appeal of the band. But has that day passed? Do today's students appreciate that appeal? Is it time for MU to fully embrace its NBA home? Would that resonate more with students, players, and recruits? Just asking the question. Since MU doesn't offer a Music major, the band will always be a bit second-rate. I've seen big school bands (Ohio State, Cal, and yes, UW, etc.) and they're impressive, but MU doesn't have that. Don't mean to pick on them, I know they do the best they can. At the very least, perhaps it'd be great if they would expand their repertoire.
Just wanted to let people know that Wojo sent a hand written letter with a picture to everyone in attendance at the meeting last week. Nice touch
Quote from: Celtic Truth on May 13, 2015, 11:41:35 PM
Just wanted to let people know that Wojo sent a hand written letter with a picture to everyone in attendance at the meeting last week. Nice touch
That's great.
By the way, I believe instead of going away from the band, Marquette should look for some way to expand it and it's repertoire. A college game and a band go hand in hand.
I know it's fun to rip on the band, and the repetoire thing is the common target. But the band has heard your complaints and actually has changed dramatically. I was in the band 2005-2008, and they probably only play 3-5 songs from when I was there. I agree that there was a lot of random 70s and 80s songs for too way long. Doc liked having songs that bridged back to Geischecker (sp).
Next year don't just rely on generalities about the band, which it earned. Instead actually listen for newer songs. You'll hear Foo Fighters, Green Day, "All I Do Is Win," Bruno Mars, and probably some others I can't remember. You can question how well they pull some of them off, but they have modernized.
Love the band. About the only section having fun every game last year. The rest of the game day experience has slipped considerably.
Still love hearin' "The Horse," from back in my day, ai na?
Personally, I would love an update to the Marquette court. I fully embrace the Golden Eagles image and style, but I would like more of a unique court for Marquette (MECCA style perhaps?). Obviously, keep it Al's court, but create something that is unique to the school.
Xavier has the Cincinnati skyline on its court - which I think is pretty cool.
Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on May 14, 2015, 09:56:36 AM
Xavier has the Cincinnati skyline on its court - which I think is pretty cool.
Really? I think it is a rather odd choice given that there is an actual University of Cincinnati.
Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on May 14, 2015, 09:56:36 AM
Personally, I would love an update to the Marquette court. I fully embrace the Golden Eagles image and style, but I would like more of a unique court for Marquette (MECCA style perhaps?). Obviously, keep it Al's court, but create something that is unique to the school.
Xavier has the Cincinnati skyline on its court - which I think is pretty cool.
Nah, those kinds of courts are ugly (including that Robert Indiana abomination at the Mecca). Prefer BB courts to be "clean".
Quote from: warriorchick on May 14, 2015, 10:01:57 AM
Really? I think it is a rather odd choice given that there is an actual University of Cincinnati.
Because another University exists in the same city is an odd reason to find it odd that Xavier painted their own city's skyline on the court.
Xavier did it to brand themselves as
the University in Cincinnati, regardless of UC's presence. Considering how often I'm asked whether I enjoyed my college years in Michigan perhaps it isn't so stupid for Marquette to find a way to tie in Milwaukee to its branding.
FWIW I went through all the suggestions I found in here and rooster21's old Athletics Survey thread and sent a list to Mike Broeker. He said they are spending the summer looking at everything from start to finish. Hopefully new leadership and an administration that seems to be reaching out to the fans for ideas will result in some of these gameday experience issues we have being addressed.
Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on May 14, 2015, 09:56:36 AM
Xavier has the Cincinnati skyline on its court - which I think is pretty cool.
The problem is Milwaukee doesn't have a skyline...
Or, by Cincinnati Skyline, do they mean the chili there?
http://www.skylinechili.com/
Quote from: Groin_pull on May 06, 2015, 12:15:24 PM
Since the MU band has always been a bit of a train wreck (do they still play Elvira?)...perhaps MU needs to embrace its NBA arena home and deliver more of an NBA game experience. An updated intro...more current music during timeouts...more of what happens during an NBA game. I guess they attempt to do that know, but it needs work.
The band has improved pretty significantly from several years ago.
The "game experience" is the single worst part of going to an NBA game today. The play is fine, the talent is awesome, but the nonstop electronic sounds are maddening.
I recall several years ago after Wake Forest played here they thought the game day experience was so good they sent folks up here for pointers and copied a lot of it for their games at the Joel.
IOW, I think the game day experience is fine except those damn parachute drops of crappy shirts never fall near our seats.
Quote from: keefe on May 14, 2015, 01:04:51 PM
The problem is Milwaukee doesn't have a skyline...
Or, by Cincinnati Skyline, do they mean the chili there?
http://www.skylinechili.com/
Actually if you take one of the boat cruises on a nice night the Milwaukee skyline is pretty cool. You get to see it from angles that you're not used to which makes it kind of impressive.
Man, those boat cruises are a blast.
Quote from: keefe on May 14, 2015, 01:04:51 PM
Or, by Cincinnati Skyline, do they mean the chili there?
(https://academeblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/marquette.gif)(http://realchili-milwaukee.com/images/logo.png) Court?
Quote from: GoldenWarrior11 on May 14, 2015, 09:56:36 AM
Personally, I would love an update to the Marquette court. I fully embrace the Golden Eagles image and style, but I would like more of a unique court for Marquette (MECCA style perhaps?). Obviously, keep it Al's court, but create something that is unique to the school.
Xavier has the Cincinnati skyline on its court - which I think is pretty cool.
Could someone answer this for me...."Was it a dream, or did not MU have a Duke-style artist rendering logo of Marquette Hall somewhere on the Bradley Center floor??? My time frame guesses it was early-Crean era??? Given Wojo's pedigree and his cool Twitter pic affinity for Gothic steeples of assymetric length, couldn't he be convinced that MarquetteHall on the Court would be the perfect complement?!!
Quote from: Celtic Truth on May 13, 2015, 11:41:35 PM
Just wanted to let people know that Wojo sent a hand written letter with a picture to everyone in attendance at the meeting last week. Nice touch
That is pretty cool. I like that coach is making the effort to engage the fan base.
Quote from: keefe on May 14, 2015, 01:04:51 PM
The problem is Milwaukee doesn't have a skyline...
Or, by Cincinnati Skyline, do they mean the chili there?
http://www.skylinechili.com/
Just had an epiphany as to some great advertising for the group trying to Save the Warthog. How about a naming rights deal with the Atlantic10 Conference Tourney? Would work even better if the BigEast grabs Dayton/SLU.....SAVE THE A-10...WARTHOGsFOREVER!!. TANKS FOR NUTHIN myopic govt bureaucrats:(
Quote from: ShootinOutWallsofHeartach on May 14, 2015, 10:50:58 PM
Could someone answer this for me...."Was it a dream, or did not MU have a Duke-style artist rendering logo of Marquette Hall somewhere on the Bradley Center floor??? My time frame guesses it was early-Crean era??? Given Wojo's pedigree and his cool Twitter pic affinity for Gothic steeples of assymetric length, couldn't he be convinced that MarquetteHall on the Court would be the perfect complement?!!
Never on the court, but they had Marquette Hall in the pattern on the back of the jerseys.
Quote from: Michael Kenyon on May 14, 2015, 01:59:23 PM
I recall several years ago after Wake Forest played here they thought the game day experience was so good they sent folks up here for pointers and copied a lot of it for their games at the Joel.
IOW, I think the game day experience is fine except those damn parachute drops of crappy shirts never fall near our seats.
It is true that Wake came off impressed but that was 13 years ago.
13 years is akin to an eon when it comes to in-game entertainment options/philosophy, especially since technology has made the viewing experience at home a much more enjoyable option than being in the building.
So I know it was previously discussed in this thread about possibly bringing a more "soccer-style" atmosphere to the student section. And there are definitely some reasonable thoughts that this may not be possible at a basketball game due to the nature of play (faster paced, back and forth scoring, stoppages of play, etc.).
However, I think there is one thing the student section could borrow from the soccer supporters sections that would be cool at the Bradley Center, the use of tifos.
Here are some links to tifos used at MLS games this year:
Seattle Sounders
(http://i.ytimg.com/vi/nuS8anYNBrI/hqdefault.jpg)
Quakes home opener
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAvODGUUcAAY4Xq.jpg:large)
Portland Timbers fans this past weekend
(http://i.imgur.com/paeJV06.jpg)
NYCFC fans mocking the Red Bulls fans for being from Jersey when they claim New York
(http://i.imgur.com/NNmSdna.jpg)
That would be awesome. Honestly all I think it would take is people pooling the money together to get a giant sign/flag made. The students would roll that crap out no problem! Look at all the other stuff they love! Give them a giant cardboard head and they are happy for hours! Give them a giant flag for the games, it would become a tradition to pull that out at the first time-out of each half.
Quote from: PuertoRicanNightmare on May 14, 2015, 07:23:34 AM
That's great.
By the way, I believe instead of going away from the band, Marquette should look for some way to expand it and it's repertoire. A college game and a band go hand in hand.
I always thought it could be cool to move the band to the top of the lower bowl; that section right under the suites. They would probably blow out some student eardrums, playing over the top of them, but that would free up their previous section for the standard student attendees and provide some additional continuity to the look of the section.
Quote from: deerchaser on June 30, 2015, 12:28:03 PM
I always thought it could be cool to move the band to the top of the lower bowl; that section right under the suites.
They can't.................that section is now reserved for the media. ;)
Ahem, not to toot my own horn but I brought up that idea at the meeting. Wojo liked it, we'll see.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on June 30, 2015, 07:00:08 PM
Ahem, not to toot my own horn but I brought up that idea at the meeting. Wojo liked it, we'll see.
Which ideaa? The flags? The band?
The first school to incorporate a tifo would be a true hoops trendsetter.
Quote from: Henry Sugar on July 01, 2015, 09:31:57 AM
The first school to incorporate a tifo would be a true hoops trendsetter.
Why not us?
soccer style atmosphere you say.... ;D
(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/uncyclopedia/images/8/87/Summerville_Soccer_Riot.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140305001111)
Quote from: Henry Sugar on July 01, 2015, 09:31:57 AM
The first school to incorporate a tifo would be a true hoops trendsetter.
(http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_nCmc.30Pmn4bMsZuvm29g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusncaabexperts/basketballisourreligion1_website.jpg)
Bumping this since the season is approaching.
Any current students on scoop? I'd like to hear what they think. I know some of the older guys don't like this idea but if the students buy in I think we could create an unbelievable atmosphere for our games.
Quote from: Warrior Code on October 25, 2015, 12:51:35 PM
Bumping this since the season is approaching.
Any current students on scoop? I'd like to hear what they think. I know some of the older guys don't like this idea but if the students buy in I think we could create an unbelievable atmosphere for our games.
The big banner idea was brought up at the end of last year with the meeting with Wojo. That was one of the few ideas that Wojo outright said that he loved. I really like it too, of you get a banner going from the upper levels to the bottom.
I was in Nebraska for the Northwestern game this past weekend and the Nebraska student center did something like that and it looked awesome.
Quote from: ChitownSpaceForRent on October 25, 2015, 12:59:30 PM
The big banner idea was brought up at the end of last year with the meeting with Wojo. That was one of the few ideas that Wojo outright said that he loved. I really like it too, of you get a banner going from the upper levels to the bottom.
I was in Nebraska for the Northwestern game this past weekend and the Nebraska student center did something like that and it looked awesome.
I think that would be really cool. You could make them opponent-specific or about Al or about the student section or about Wojo or about the seniors (most years) or about Milwaukee or about...
I like to plug this business I've used for banners in Franklin, WI. It's $1 a square foot, which is as cheap as you're ever going to see.
http://dndbanners.com/
Did ya use da Coach Tom Crean coupon code, hey?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on October 25, 2015, 07:18:22 PM
Did ya use da Coach Tom Crean coupon code, hey?
Well done sir. Well done.
Quote from: mu_hilltopper on October 25, 2015, 05:01:59 PM
I like to plug this business I've used for banners in Franklin, WI. It's $1 a square foot, which is as cheap as you're ever going to see.
http://dndbanners.com/
I'd donate a few square feet.