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The one that came in a close second for me (check out my #1 above) is the fact that the closest ABC store to my house never seemed to have Buffalo Trace on the shelf during the season... C'mon man!
flip the benches to the nearside of the court on TV, put students across from benches in first X rows, insert a walkway/buffer behind students with a section of club seats behind them (so students can stand without bothering club seat holders behind them). build a concourse level club behind these sections for the club seat holders. those would be my "simple" quick fixes.
Win.
No point in doing anything until there is demand for the tickets.
I think the first thing to do is to invest in the coach, and start winning, which is of course what Whit has done.
You have to give this time to work it's magic.
I'm open to ideas about the arena, but I guess the first thing to do is figure out what problem you're trying to solve. If it's getting butts in seats, I think it's more about attracting fans to the venue than about reconfiguring the seating.
I'm open to such a re-configuration, but think longer-term, and assume some basketball success when you're making recommendations. If VT basketball is successful, I think you'll be able to fill that arena for big games.
All of that said, I don't doubt if the arena can be improved, so I applaud your effort to generate some ideas.
Love Cassell, wooden seats pinch my ass but I am fat. It all starts with winning and actually having a consistent fan base.
Place rocks better than most places in the ACC when the fans are there. It feels like fans are right on top of you and you play in a hole. Updates are needed it but I wouldn't do anything till the fan interactions get better.
That was me! I posted a link to that particular post, but it may have gotten lost in all the text.
I really really like what Richmond did with their arena. That seems like the most reasonable way to go. Seems to be a perfect fit too since no one ever sits in those high-up corner seats anyways. I just hope they eventually install new seating in the arena. I hate those seats. With all that in mind, I'm sure Whit has his own ideas for Cassell.
someone posted pictures of Richmond's (maybe not richmond?) premium seats up in the corners. I thought those looked pretty sweet
Also you learn really quick as a coach who you can chew out and they step up or fold and the kids that need a different approach to get them to succeed.
Each kid is different, some need there ass's given to them in a hat while others need a pat on the back. I was a pat on the back player, my brother was chew him out right in his face player. Good coaches know what works
But of course not.
Should this team be 2 TD favorites against anybody?
Really you think he intentionally hit him?
Well fuck-dammit! I guess it's off to (no offense) Shitholeville,Loserana with apologies to residents and locals (especially Hokies).
I haven't seen a single person say he shouldn't have been chewed out when he came off the field. But the search him out on the sidelines later to chew him and and THEN to throw him under a bus on national TV, I'm sorry that kid plays a game where you get paid millions.
Its not like the punter was stripped and they returned it. The punter cost them field position, the defense cost them the TD.
Don't tell me how to raise my kids or coach my players. Unless it gets physical or can hear me verbally abuse them in person then you have no idea what is going on so don't get involved.
PS: I just take this no one knows whats being said and what the entire story is here without being right there. Man coach's an ACC team who's fanbase thinks they are in the SEC... I'm sure the stress was high at the moment. People need something to talk about since the CFP was clear cut this year.
If you have the cameras pointed at the sidelines long enough you are going to catch something.
Agreed. Having been chewed out many, many times in my sporting career, I can say that without a doubt it isn't the worst thing ever. You take it and you move on having learned your lesson. It's no big deal.
I have zero issue with him commenting on the punter unprovoked - I figured it was a given the interviewer was going to ask about it anyway, so Dabo just beat her to the punch.
Just goes to show you how bitchy our society has gotten. Everyone is worried about people's feelings getting hurt. That type of ass chewing is character building and I guarantee that he learned more than if Dabo had come over and hugged him and talked about feelings.
So an hour or so after the selection by the Independence Bowl I had purchased my tickets. It's HCFB last game and I feel like being a part of that. After reading a lot of the gripes on here I thought surely there's something interesting about Shreveport. A quick Google search turned up this. http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/shreveport-facts/
Let's just say if number 35 isn't an option then there is absolutely nothing interesting about Shreveport IMO.
I think this is what UVA fans feel like when they check pre-season conference power rankings, and they're #13 out of 14.
Spot freaking on. The notion that he cant chew out one of his players because it is on national TV is insane.
You seem to be arguing with me when we in fact agree. Why would you assume that my feelings about BC in those instances would be different than the ones I just expressed about Pitt? Seems odd to think I would feel differently in either case.
I am not arguing about where VT is placed. My point simply being that the ACC system as practiced does not recognize merit. It perhaps attempts to account for a less desirable team that makes the CCG and loses, but more or less fails beyond that. And I mean it failed teams and bowls. Pinstripe got stuck with a team that won't bring any fans. Belk got stuck with a team that would not have been their preference. Military might be full only because it's a Navy home game.
yeah, I know what that's like. You can just imagine the scores of women that I worked with back when I was a cruise missile maintenance guy /s
Being medical now, ...well, ..its got its perks.
Yeah I agree, more comfortable seats will help it be a more attractive event for townies. Since a lot of the Alum base is out of town, make it comfortable and easy to attend for locals.