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Post by HoyasAreHungry on Jan 27, 2015 22:42:30 GMT -5
Can we all agree that you can't rush the court and then not show up the next game? Half full student section after a big win is a terrible thing. And half of them sitting the whole game.
Not sure what Hoya blue or the school needs to do, but there is a serious lack of student support at the moment.
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Post by mfk24 on Jan 27, 2015 22:53:57 GMT -5
Can we all agree that you can't rush the court and then not show up the next game? Half full student section after a big win is a terrible thing. And half of them sitting the whole game. Not sure what Hoya blue or the school needs to do, but there is a serious lack of student support at the moment. I went to 99% of Hoya games as a student but I just don't think the casual fan or non-committed student who doesn't really care about basketball, it's more just something to do, is going to leave their dorm room on a Tuesday night when it's probably 30 degrees outside to metro it down to the Verizon Center. Yeah, it's not that far, and it's not a horrible commute but it's definitely a factor.
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Post by strummer8526 on Jan 27, 2015 22:54:16 GMT -5
Can we all agree that you can't rush the court and then not show up the next game? Half full student section after a big win is a terrible thing. And half of them sitting the whole game. Not sure what Hoya blue or the school needs to do, but there is a serious lack of student support at the moment. AGREED. I thought rushing was dumb, but I wasn't going to get worked up about it because I thought it was a sign that the students were coming around. Not so much, I guess. What a disgrace.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2015 23:45:20 GMT -5
Can we all agree that you can't rush the court and then not show up the next game? Half full student section after a big win is a terrible thing. And half of them sitting the whole game. Not sure what Hoya blue or the school needs to do, but there is a serious lack of student support at the moment. We have a lot of bandwagon fans (especially students) who are pretty unknowledgeable about how college basketball works. Always have, always will...
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Post by JohnnyJones on Jan 27, 2015 23:56:21 GMT -5
Can we all agree that you can't rush the court and then not show up the next game? Half full student section after a big win is a terrible thing. And half of them sitting the whole game. Not sure what Hoya blue or the school needs to do, but there is a serious lack of student support at the moment. We have a lot of bandwagon fans (especially students) who are pretty unknowledgeable about how college basketball works. Always have, always will... I'm not sure the current student body even has bandwagon fans - bandwagon fans would have been there tonight?
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Just Cos
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Post by Just Cos on Jan 28, 2015 0:20:25 GMT -5
Maybe the students are more like Southern California sports fans and only show up if it is a perceived cool event.
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Post by johnnysnowplow on Jan 28, 2015 10:49:24 GMT -5
Can we all agree that you can't rush the court and then not show up the next game? Half full student section after a big win is a terrible thing. And half of them sitting the whole game. Not sure what Hoya blue or the school needs to do, but there is a serious lack of student support at the moment. I went to 99% of Hoya games as a student but I just don't think the casual fan or non-committed student who doesn't really care about basketball, it's more just something to do, is going to leave their dorm room on a Tuesday night when it's probably 30 degrees outside to metro it down to the Verizon Center. Yeah, it's not that far, and it's not a horrible commute but it's definitely a factor. This is exactly it. We're all here on this board because we were the 1% that went to every game no matter what. I went to every game in Esherick's final year. And my god was that painful. But the reality is the other 99% aren't like us. Leaving your dorm on a Tuesday night to walk across the Key Bridge in freezing temps to spend 2 hours at Verizon watching them play a team they know nothing about and make the same trip back probably isn't on the to do list of most of the student body. "Xavier? Who the hell is that? I'm not going - it's Editeding cold out there. Call me when it's Nova or St. John's."
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Post by prhoya on Jan 28, 2015 13:35:40 GMT -5
The few, the proud!
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Post by prhoya on Jan 28, 2015 13:36:52 GMT -5
Can we all agree that you can't rush the court and then not show up the next game? Half full student section after a big win is a terrible thing. And half of them sitting the whole game. Not sure what Hoya blue or the school needs to do, but there is a serious lack of student support at the moment. It was more of a social, than a court rush...
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Post by seaweed on Jan 28, 2015 15:04:55 GMT -5
Appears we solved the court rushing problem by crapping all over the floor and scaring our fans off - novel approach, but it worked.
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Post by Elvado on Jan 28, 2015 15:46:15 GMT -5
Try a frozen school bus to Landover. There is no excuse for those who do not attend due to inconvenience. Lack of interest I can buy but inconvenience, not even close.
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Post by Cambridge on Jan 28, 2015 15:51:53 GMT -5
I think we should start the tradition of rushing the court after awful home court losses like last night. At least it would distract the media from the real story when we wouldn't mind the distraction.
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Post by HoyasAreHungry on Jan 28, 2015 15:55:55 GMT -5
Verizon security sure thought it was a risk judging by the amount they sent down to guard the court last night.
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Post by JohnnyJones on Jan 28, 2015 20:42:41 GMT -5
On the positive side, there is now a guy dressed up in some type of pig or cow outfit on the band side of the floor that is organizing coordinated efforts to distract free throw shooters. Several free throws by opponents have been missed and I would like to think the efforts of the students played a part in that (although of course I cant be sure that such actions have caused the missed free throws for those of you focused on such matters!)
As someone who has been to every home game but for 3 (12/31/11, 12/7/13 and 1/3/15) in the last 3.5+ seasons, I have never really had an issue with the effort of the students and other fans who do show up. I just wish there were more people there for many of the games. As I noted last week, I thought the crowds for Butler and Nova were great. When the lower two bowls are filled or nearly filled, it can be a tremendous atmosphere. I think we all need to accept that, for now at least, filling the lower two bowls (or coming close) is a good crowd. I suspect that would certainly change with a year or two with a top 10-15 team.
Having said all of that, I continue to believe that Gtown made a horrible mistake not figuring out a way to get a new 7K seat arena on campus. I am well aware of all of the difficulties - I just wish they could have figured out a way to get it done.
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