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HokieMacGruber26's picture HokieMacGruber26 | 10 years 7 months # | Dabo Swinney Losing His Mind

That "someone" can be right a lot of the times.

True, but said "someones" can tend to ovaryact at times as well. I keed in jest of course.

HokieMacGruber26's picture HokieMacGruber26 | 10 years 7 months # | Dabo Swinney Losing His Mind

Dabo acted like my wife someone I know. (just kidding honey!)

I disagree with you about it being over the top, but I still gotta give you a leg for that statement as in made me ROFLMAO! And for the record, I'm calling BS on the 'j/k honey'.

AZHokie22's picture AZHokie22 | 10 years 7 months # | Dabo Swinney Losing His Mind

The chewing out on the sidelines is not a big deal. The presence of cameras is irrelevant, Dabo was making that a coaching moment. We all remember CFB slapping a guy in the helmet when we were having our 03 season ruined in Morgantown. I do have some issue when guys like Muschamp lose their shit on the sidelines because it's clear they are just cursing and not teaching, but that didn't seem to be the case here.

But the comment during the interview rubbed me the wrong way. As mentioned right above, this kid isn't a professional football player. No matter how much we now treat them as such, he isn't. Even in the corporate world, it is usually bad form for a boss to embarrass a subordinate so publicly. Reflects way worse on Dabo than the kid.

Vtkey's picture Vtkey
| 10 years 7 months # | Cassell Coliseum Catch-All Thread - Likes, Dislikes, Wants, etc.

You keep mentioning revenues. Are they a problem? I don't mind trying to maximize those, but for me the basketball re-boot and fan experience are the important things.

I think we can keep all of these in mind as we plan any upgrades.

I just think about some of the wild games that have taken place in Cassell, and that place rocks when it's at capacity. I wouldn't trade that away without a good reason, and I'd keep it in mind as I made these types of decisions.

It doesn't mean we can't make changes, but wouldn't remove 1/5th of the seating without some pretty careful consideration.

Xhurler19's picture Xhurler19
| 10 years 7 months # | Dabo Swinney Losing His Mind

Exactly my point. I have no problem with the ass chewing initially (unless of course he did have the option to take off if he saw an opportunity, which I've seen some things alluding to that potentially being the case). Absolutely agree that sometimes it's warranted. It was the going back for more that I personally saw as excessive.

Beamer's Auto Garage's picture Beamer's Auto Garage | 10 years 7 months # | Cassell Coliseum Catch-All Thread - Likes, Dislikes, Wants, etc.

Also, with every ACC game being online or on espn, fans would rather say home where it is warm and cozy, not hot as hell by half time and then drive home during the middle of winter to see a bottom tier team. I would wear a thick jacket to walk to game then wish I was wearing shorts and shirtless by halftime.

Hokie1289's picture Hokie1289 | 10 years 7 months # | Cassell Coliseum Catch-All Thread - Likes, Dislikes, Wants, etc.

I'm not sure if basketball will get the big time donors to open up their pocket books the way football does, no matter how much we win.

I was in college during the delaney/jeff allen years, and that place could ROCK. Field a top half of the ACC team and the place will be the loudest venue in the ACC like it used to be.

I could maybe see an upgrade to the concourses/concessions, but aside from a total renovation, which would likely require the team to play all home games at the roanoke civic center for a year, i don't see much you can do to the place. I also don't see the need to

Beamer's Auto Garage's picture Beamer's Auto Garage | 10 years 7 months # | Dabo Swinney Losing His Mind

But my wife someone I know would say, "I wouldn't have to say it over and over again if I knew you were listening in the first place, do you think I like sounding like broken record!"

That "someone" can be right a lot of the times.

slicktrip's picture slicktrip | 10 years 7 months # | Cassell Coliseum Catch-All Thread - Likes, Dislikes, Wants, etc.

The biggest problem I see with selling lots of tickets to donors is basketball isn't conducive to people coming into town for Basketball games like Football. It's nice being able to come in Friday or Saturday morning and leave Saturday or Sunday for a Football game (with the possibility of 1 to 2 weekday games throughout the entire season).

I'd love to go down to Blacksburg as an '11 graduate and catch a few basketball games but so few are on a weekend, and late Sunday games don't give me enough time to make the 3.5 hr trek back to work for Monday.

I don't know how you fix it, but I think they have to encourage the locals, and even the Roanoke area fans to get tickets even more. Even in the Greenberg era (I was a season ticket holder for 4 years) when it was packed and rocking, the alumni section was never full, with the exception of a few games.

I think once we start winning students will start packing in more and more, but for some games I think it would be beneficial to expand the student section (when we can't sell all the alumni tickets) to fill up the stadium.

Mason Naumann's picture Mason Naumann | 10 years 7 months # | Cassell Coliseum Catch-All Thread - Likes, Dislikes, Wants, etc.

I never have and never will be a large enough donor to enjoy "premium seating".

I enjoy Cassell the way it is now and think if the team was winning Cassell would be filled up with a great atmosphere all the time. Taking away seats from students and average fans to add a premium seating area that I'll never enjoy is not to my personal benefit, so I see no need to support it.

The problem with the atmosphere is the product, not the venue.

vtdlang's picture vtdlang | 10 years 7 months # | Cassell Coliseum Catch-All Thread - Likes, Dislikes, Wants, etc.

All of these are valid points.

But as I've been swirling ideas in my head, I'm of the opinion that it may actually be smarter to make the upgrades now for a couple reasons:

1. You can sell an upgraded Cassell Coliseum as part of the whole transformation of the basketball program.

2. When the team starts winning (and I have faith that it will under Buzz), it may be much harder to convince the fanbase that removing seats is the best idea. I think it's an easier sell now and could be seen as a move to maximize the crowds we already get while increasing revenues.

bigdaddy's picture bigdaddy
| 10 years 7 months # | Dabo Swinney Losing His Mind

I don't think the chewing out was the issue. I thought continually going back to him and chewing him out more was over the top.

When I chew you out, its over and done with for that offense. Dabo acted like my wife someone I know. (just kidding honey!)

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