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re: What should we add when we remodel WB?
Posted on 6/20/18 at 10:19 am to scrooster
Posted on 6/20/18 at 10:19 am to scrooster
Curious to know what Floyd is blocking.
Personally, I think this is a chance to get ahead of the curve of the SEC and we're going to miss it. The future isn't adding more seats or boxes, in fact, I would argue it's about reducing the number.
I'm a season ticket holder and donate at scholarship level. I can't make it to weekday basketball games and only marginally care about baseball. Basically, I pay 1k for every home game. That sucks.
I would be much happier to pay that with a better gameday experience. Get rid of the benches and put in individual seats. Expand access to concessions. Put in actual restaurants a la major league baseball. Air conditioning the concourses with a better demarcation b/w shopping and food/drink and getting into the stadium. I hate having to wade through lines on people getting sandwiches and bathroom in order to just get to my seats.
What needs to happen in the next decade is for USC to convince people that it's worth paying the 1k to go into the games and not just tailgate and watch on the 60 inch plus TVs with satellite or sit at home by the pool and grill with friends.
Add to that, I can't even write off my donations now!
Personally, I think this is a chance to get ahead of the curve of the SEC and we're going to miss it. The future isn't adding more seats or boxes, in fact, I would argue it's about reducing the number.
I'm a season ticket holder and donate at scholarship level. I can't make it to weekday basketball games and only marginally care about baseball. Basically, I pay 1k for every home game. That sucks.
I would be much happier to pay that with a better gameday experience. Get rid of the benches and put in individual seats. Expand access to concessions. Put in actual restaurants a la major league baseball. Air conditioning the concourses with a better demarcation b/w shopping and food/drink and getting into the stadium. I hate having to wade through lines on people getting sandwiches and bathroom in order to just get to my seats.
What needs to happen in the next decade is for USC to convince people that it's worth paying the 1k to go into the games and not just tailgate and watch on the 60 inch plus TVs with satellite or sit at home by the pool and grill with friends.
Add to that, I can't even write off my donations now!
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Posted on 6/20/18 at 10:45 am to SirBigSpur
I could not possibly agree more with your post. Spot on.
I have a few friends who gave up their tickets this year -- one lives about three hours away, but the other is in Columbia and would rather just sit at home and watch on TV in the A/C. He plans to just do a mini plan or buy single game tickets to a game or two. The Gameday Experience needs to be better in order for people to still put a premium on actually attending the games. Hopefully, we amp that up in a big way, because last year was a little frustrating. Even the heralded DJ sucked and wasn't loud enough to pump the crowd up most of the time.
I have a few friends who gave up their tickets this year -- one lives about three hours away, but the other is in Columbia and would rather just sit at home and watch on TV in the A/C. He plans to just do a mini plan or buy single game tickets to a game or two. The Gameday Experience needs to be better in order for people to still put a premium on actually attending the games. Hopefully, we amp that up in a big way, because last year was a little frustrating. Even the heralded DJ sucked and wasn't loud enough to pump the crowd up most of the time.
Posted on 6/20/18 at 11:55 am to SirBigSpur
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Curious to know what Floyd is blocking.
Having his building torn down and completely rebuilding the entire North Endzone.
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Personally, I think this is a chance to get ahead of the curve of the SEC and we're going to miss it. The future isn't adding more seats or boxes, in fact, I would argue it's about reducing the number.
It's split almost down the middle on that.
Half wanna leave it where it is, the other half wanna expand to 90k+ but make it a palace in the process. Part of that is a vanity expansion to be bigger than what Clemson has, part of that is to simply upgrade the stadium's facilities and amenities. I've heard the phrase, "finest stadium experience in the conference" used several times and it's always about giving it a more pro-stadium type feel.
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I'm a season ticket holder and donate at scholarship level. I can't make it to weekday basketball games and only marginally care about baseball. Basically, I pay 1k for every home game. That sucks.
That's becoming an issue for a lot of fans ... but what we know is that when all the teams are winning everyone is happier to contribute, donate, buy-in at those levels and above.
We wanna compete with UF for all-sports trophie ... then those Gamecock Club dollars have to keep rolling-in.
Remember, your club dollars go to scholarships. Private donars cover most of the major aesthetics and much of the actual building costs themselves. Now, stadium upgrades, that's a different ballgame and has to be sold in a different way. But it's going to happen eventually ... just not as fast as some fans want it to. There are some announcements forthcoming ... a lot of us are holding our breath waiting to see what's been agreed-to.
As I understand it East Lower entry ports ... all of that empty space under there is going to be upgraded with food and drink kiosks and the bathrooms are going to be upgraded.
North Endzone is going to be awhile because you've got to fight Eddie Floyd plus Hyman jumped the gun with the video board upgrade ... it was needed but he should have done the upgrades to the North Endzone before installing the new video board.
Everyone has agreed that bowling-in Billy Brice would be a mistake.
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