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Post by econgrad71 on Jul 9, 2021 8:04:09 GMT -5
When I was in school we couldn’t grow grass on the campus, I stayed in the same dorm my father stayed in almost 40 years prior with barely any upgrades, and half the campus had a neighborhood in it. We were told it would take a lifetime to obtain the land and make it part of the campus. That wasn’t the case. We didn’t have phones in our rooms, had wide open showers, and hot a$$ radiators in Scott Hall. I was told we’d never get phones in the rooms and don’t even mention cable. I moved off campus in ‘92 cause it was highway robbery staying in that hellhole of a dorm paying room and board. My little cousin was a freshman in fall ‘96 after I graduated in spring ‘96. I went to visit him in Scott. Phone in his room and cable tv. They said they’d never tear Scott down. Cost too much. I have a piece of that b*tch in my office right now. That can’t do attitude is gone folk. If you can’t see the stadium for the grass that’s your issue. If the administration decides to go after that land across 29 THEY WILL GET IT DONE. The day of the geechee is gone folks. It’s past time to quit letting High Pernt U expand exponentially, let UNCG grow from a small women’s school to a d-3 school to the damn largest school in the Triad right under our noses, and we just sit there and act like we can’t do anything but watch. That’s bull$h*t folks. There’s thread after thread on here about people practically throwing money at Ayantee for this and that. What kind of self-defeatist attitude all of a sudden says we can’t do something? If the largest, most prominent, top-ranked public hbcu can’t achieve it, what does that say about all hbcus? We have a damn responsibility to continually improve and expand in my opinion. The only question I have is how far the administration wants to take it. However far they want to take it is exactly how far it will go. That being typed it wouldn’t surprise me if we didn’t have plans for a new stadium sitting in a file cabinet waiting to be shown once we’re through with this current round of fund raising. We’ll go from having the biggest and aluminumest stadium in the Big South to the biggest and bestest of whatever conference we’re in. I believe! AMEN TO THAT!!
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Post by saabman on Jul 9, 2021 11:41:38 GMT -5
Off topic...If we renovated Corbett, would it just end up being similar to Norfolk State's arena? View Attachmentnope, they're two totally different arenas. hard to tell just by looking at pictures, but in person they're not very similar. nsu's echols arena is more "spacious" than corbett but it has a very "wide gap" on one side of the arena that i don't like. whereas, corbett is more "compact" (which i prefer) than echols and there's no "wide gap" in corbett. corbett is more "intimidating" than echols because its more "compact" so the crowd noise is funneled directly down to the court from "all 4 sides". don't get me wrong, i like echols and the upgrades nsu has made. but i really like corbett better (except for our upper level bleachers) because corbett is a more "intimidating" environment and the fans are right on top of you... I agree 100% Corbett is on the must see and experience list of NCAA Arenas why would you want to change the Ambiance of the Arena . Yes it may need some twinkling here and there as all Arenas do. Look at Dukes Cameron arena they just twinkled Cameron and left everything else intact.
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Post by saabman on Jul 9, 2021 11:50:53 GMT -5
When I was in school we couldn’t grow grass on the campus, I stayed in the same dorm my father stayed in almost 40 years prior with barely any upgrades, and half the campus had a neighborhood in it. We were told it would take a lifetime to obtain the land and make it part of the campus. That wasn’t the case. We didn’t have phones in our rooms, had wide open showers, and hot a$$ radiators in Scott Hall. I was told we’d never get phones in the rooms and don’t even mention cable. I moved off campus in ‘92 cause it was highway robbery staying in that hellhole of a dorm paying room and board. My little cousin was a freshman in fall ‘96 after I graduated in spring ‘96. I went to visit him in Scott. Phone in his room and cable tv. They said they’d never tear Scott down. Cost too much. I have a piece of that b*tch in my office right now. That can’t do attitude is gone folk. If you can’t see the stadium for the grass that’s your issue. If the administration decides to go after that land across 29 THEY WILL GET IT DONE. The day of the geechee is gone folks. It’s past time to quit letting High Pernt U expand exponentially, let UNCG grow from a small women’s school to a d-3 school to the damn largest school in the Triad right under our noses, and we just sit there and act like we can’t do anything but watch. That’s bull$h*t folks. There’s thread after thread on here about people practically throwing money at Ayantee for this and that. What kind of self-defeatist attitude all of a sudden says we can’t do something? If the largest, most prominent, top-ranked public hbcu can’t achieve it, what does that say about all hbcus? We have a damn responsibility to continually improve and expand in my opinion. The only question I have is how far the administration wants to take it. However far they want to take it is exactly how far it will go. That being typed it wouldn’t surprise me if we didn’t have plans for a new stadium sitting in a file cabinet waiting to be shown once we’re through with this current round of fund raising. We’ll go from having the biggest and aluminumest stadium in the Big South to the biggest and bestest of whatever conference we’re in. I believe! AMEN TO THAT!! I can see that vision and I can see the current Aggie Stadium as a track only Stadium also .
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Post by aggieswag on Jul 9, 2021 16:43:46 GMT -5
Get rid of the game zone reconnect with the community. Make the away side full of tailgating and kid attractions family atmosphere. Football is a culture and whether people like it or not most football fans at any school attend the games and the football game is of no concern. Those 2.5 hrs ( if that a lot leave at halftime after the band play) is secondary to the hours of activities before and after the game. Hence we dont have tens of thousands of people travel to Atlanta for a 3hr game. It’s all the other stuff. 15% are there because they only care about the game and 50% of them are on this board.
If our goal is to leave the BS for something bigger in 4-5 years then you have to start building a culture that brings that. And that starts with recognizing there will be people that start off tailgaters etc and then become ticket buyers. It’s the way it’s always worked.
1. Stop restricting the community with the game zone and connect w the community
2. Put the band in the end zone so they can be seen not only by fans but on TV .. you can’t see or hear them on tv. That’s why they move on Nationally televised games. All our games will be aired so act accordingly. They miss out on thousands seeing them. It will never make sense to sit in either corner of the stadium. Both are equally as bad. And have the student section surrounded by them on both sides. That excitement might be enough to get the 50 yard liners to stand up when we score a touchdown, but at least it will look good on tv.
3. Keep winning
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Post by aggie2039 on Jul 9, 2021 16:55:31 GMT -5
Get rid of the game zone reconnect with the community. Make the away side full of tailgating and kid attractions family atmosphere. Football is a culture and whether people like it or not most football fans at any school attend the games and the football game is of no concern. Those 2.5 hrs ( if that a lot leave at halftime after the band play) is secondary to the hours of activities before and after the game. Hence we dont have tens of thousands of people travel to Atlanta for a 3hr game. It’s all the other stuff. 15% are there because they only care about the game and 50% of them are on this board. If our goal is to leave the BS for something bigger in 4-5 years then you have to start building a culture that brings that. And that starts with recognizing there will be people that start off tailgaters etc and then become ticket buyers. It’s the way it’s always worked. 1. Stop restricting the community with the game zone and connect w the community 2. Put the band in the end zone so they can be seen not only by fans but on TV .. you can’t see or hear them on tv. That’s why they move on Nationally televised games. All our games will be aired so act accordingly. They miss out on thousands seeing them. And have the student section surrounded by them on both sides. That excitement might be enough to get the 50 yard liners to stand up when we score a touchdown, but at least it will look good on tv. 3. Keep winning Nahhh, keep the game zone…people can tailgate outside the fence
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Post by aggieswag on Jul 9, 2021 17:04:44 GMT -5
True people can tailgate outside the gate but the die hards the marketers as I call it are inside the gate. Those are the ones that go hard and most likely to convert people to buying tickets. Once they see most of them go in the game they are going to want to go to eventually. If you leave it the Drill team tailgating just to tailgate that’s less likely to happen.
There is no good sound reason to have a gamezone.
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Post by oldschool on Jul 9, 2021 18:07:16 GMT -5
When we get the equipment from the BS ,which is free from what I read ,we will have the capability for a 3 camera setup ,thus there will not be a need to move the band .The angle from the visitors side should be the primary shot ,with the end zone and home side as auxiliary views .I remember that we once did this set up for a Thursday night game several years ago .
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2021 18:08:50 GMT -5
True people can tailgate outside the gate but the die hards the marketers as I call it are inside the gate. Those are the ones that go hard and most likely to convert people to buying tickets. Once they see most of them go in the game they are going to want to go to eventually. If you leave it the Drill team tailgating just to tailgate that’s less likely to happen. There is no good sound reason to have a gamezone. Ticket. Revenue.
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Post by captaggie on Jul 9, 2021 18:36:25 GMT -5
When we get the equipment from the BS ,which is free from what I read ,we will have the capability for a 3 camera setup ,thus there will not be a need to move the band .The angle from the visitors side should be the primary shot ,with the end zone and home side as auxiliary views .I remember that we once did this set up for a Thursday night game several years ago . . Believe the sun (2nd half) will interfere with the visitor side shot. Look forward to our game production! Significant step forward for our department.
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Post by lenman1 on Jul 9, 2021 19:19:10 GMT -5
WOW! Based on these stadiums and their attendance, they should rename the conference the Little South! Unbelievable!
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Post by Maxell on Jul 9, 2021 19:28:16 GMT -5
When we get the equipment from the BS ,which is free from what I read ,we will have the capability for a 3 camera setup ,thus there will not be a need to move the band .The angle from the visitors side should be the primary shot ,with the end zone and home side as auxiliary views .I remember that we once did this set up for a Thursday night game several years ago . Actually if you add it to the equipment we already have, we can have FOUR camera set-up. We just have to have the director expertise to manage it.
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Post by oldschool on Jul 9, 2021 19:40:46 GMT -5
When we get the equipment from the BS ,which is free from what I read ,we will have the capability for a 3 camera setup ,thus there will not be a need to move the band .The angle from the visitors side should be the primary shot ,with the end zone and home side as auxiliary views .I remember that we once did this set up for a Thursday night game several years ago . Actually if you add it to the equipment we already have, we can have FOUR camera set-up. We just have to have the director expertise to manage it. I'm aware of the home side and end zone cameras now ,what are you referring to .
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Post by The Professor on Jul 9, 2021 19:44:24 GMT -5
Get rid of the game zone reconnect with the community. Make the away side full of tailgating and kid attractions family atmosphere. Football is a culture and whether people like it or not most football fans at any school attend the games and the football game is of no concern. Those 2.5 hrs ( if that a lot leave at halftime after the band play) is secondary to the hours of activities before and after the game. Hence we dont have tens of thousands of people travel to Atlanta for a 3hr game. It’s all the other stuff. 15% are there because they only care about the game and 50% of them are on this board. If our goal is to leave the BS for something bigger in 4-5 years then you have to start building a culture that brings that. And that starts with recognizing there will be people that start off tailgaters etc and then become ticket buyers. It’s the way it’s always worked. 1. Stop restricting the community with the game zone and connect w the community 2. Put the band in the end zone so they can be seen not only by fans but on TV .. you can’t see or hear them on tv. That’s why they move on Nationally televised games. All our games will be aired so act accordingly. They miss out on thousands seeing them. It will never make sense to sit in either corner of the stadium. Both are equally as bad. And have the student section surrounded by them on both sides. That excitement might be enough to get the 50 yard liners to stand up when we score a touchdown, but at least it will look good on tv. 3. Keep winning Tailgaters don't become ticket buyers. I literally Tailgate with guys who haven't been in Aggie Stadium in over 10 years. Only reason they buy a ticket is because we went back inside the gate. We have a trailer with a 65 inch TV. We see the game from the parking lot
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Post by Maxell on Jul 9, 2021 21:14:19 GMT -5
Actually if you add it to the equipment we already have, we can have FOUR camera set-up. We just have to have the director expertise to manage it. I'm aware of the home side and end zone cameras now ,what are you referring to . With addition of anticipated equipment provided by the Big South, we can add additional camera angles. We don't have a camera perched from the visitor's side pointed toward the home side now that can get shots of the home crowd or the band. Nor do we have a dedicated sideline camera for sideline reporting or individual shots fans/cheerleaders, etc. Additional equipment would enhance the production value of our home games.
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Post by Maxell on Jul 9, 2021 21:17:48 GMT -5
Get rid of the game zone reconnect with the community. Make the away side full of tailgating and kid attractions family atmosphere. Football is a culture and whether people like it or not most football fans at any school attend the games and the football game is of no concern. Those 2.5 hrs ( if that a lot leave at halftime after the band play) is secondary to the hours of activities before and after the game. Hence we dont have tens of thousands of people travel to Atlanta for a 3hr game. It’s all the other stuff. 15% are there because they only care about the game and 50% of them are on this board. If our goal is to leave the BS for something bigger in 4-5 years then you have to start building a culture that brings that. And that starts with recognizing there will be people that start off tailgaters etc and then become ticket buyers. It’s the way it’s always worked. 1. Stop restricting the community with the game zone and connect w the community 2. Put the band in the end zone so they can be seen not only by fans but on TV .. you can’t see or hear them on tv. That’s why they move on Nationally televised games. All our games will be aired so act accordingly. They miss out on thousands seeing them. It will never make sense to sit in either corner of the stadium. Both are equally as bad. And have the student section surrounded by them on both sides. That excitement might be enough to get the 50 yard liners to stand up when we score a touchdown, but at least it will look good on tv. 3. Keep winning Tailgaters don't become ticket buyers. I literally Tailgate with guys who haven't been in Aggie Stadium in over 10 years. Only reason they buy a ticket is because we went back inside the gate. We have a trailer with a 65 inch TV. We see the game from the parking lot Didn't they project the game on big screen one year so the the Laurel Street tailgaters could see it?
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