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We should invite this Josh Shea guy to this site. I bet he's full of useful advice. Also, I would assume he has a full compliment of testicles.
Shea, a 36-year-old
QuoteShea, a 36-year-old Good thing they interviewed grandpa on his thoughts on the in game experience.
"Maybe if sections were somehow assigned to fans of different age and enthusiasm levels, it'd be important and/or desirable to be there."
Genius Quote"Maybe if sections were somehow assigned to fans of different age and enthusiasm levels, it'd be important and/or desirable to be there."
two tickets in the grouchy old man sit down section please. t-y.
Ok.1. You're a die-hard K-State fan - the walls in your living room are painted purple and grey. Why aren't you attending more football games? 2. How much of a factor is the drive to Manhattan? 3. What could K-State do to improve the in-game experience to the point that you'd go? Let's start there...
1. First, while I have no set plans to go to any games, I expect I'll travel to Manhattan for at least a few game weekends. Going into the game is a different story. The most fun had at a game is generally happening at tailgates in the parking lot before, during and after games. As for the in-stadium experience, it's simply not enjoyable vs. the alternative. Most seats in a football stadium don't offer a good overall view of a game. Endzone seats, no thanks. The upper deck, at least at BSFS, almost feels like you're not there. Even in the seats with good sightlines, who knows who you'll be sitting around for 4 hours? Am I going to be getting earholed by a stranger about why we're letting the play clock go down so far every time? On one hand, can I stand up and cheer all game without hearing about it from the people behind me? On the other hand, if I'm on a family outing, will my hypothetical kids be free from people cussing and blocking their view? One can control all that watching at home or with their friends and family at a home or group setting. For adults, there isn't the need to be in that group superfan experience that exists in the student section. Maybe if sections were somehow assigned to fans of different age and enthusiasm levels, it'd be important/desireable to be there.Setting that aside, and this has been known for years, technology has of course made watching at home or somewhere that's not in the stadium more desirable. Everyone wants to watch on giant HDTVs that give the best views, and have 2 other games on other TVs going on the side, and be able to chat about what's going on on twitter and websites, while getting up-to-the-second updates on what else is going on in football, sports and the world. I don't think that running highlights of other Big 12 games in BSFS is going to make up for all that.For me, I don't see cost, travel, parking, etc. as factors, but I can absolutely see that for others, especially in a more rural, spread-out state. To me, I'm primarily going to be able to see my college friends in our college town and go out. That's going to cost money, take time, and of course the best gathering location is the very parking lot (when John Currie's not building rowing facilities on top of them). I don't know if that answers it entirely. It's generally the factors you said, but I'd add in that aside from the student section and buying a private suite, it's hard to find a spot where you can 1) have a good view of the game and 2) be comfortable and enjoying the vibe in your specfic section.2) Definitely not as much for football as basketball. Like I said, I'm not opposed to going up without even having an expectation of going in the stadium. I'll probably go up for the 2nd game weekend for Fatty's room dedication and to see everybody. For football, the 2-hour drive bookending a minimum 6-hour experience, but usually more including staying the night, isn't a big deal. That's different than bookending a 3-hour hoops experience, especially on a weeknight. However, yeah, for your family of 4 coming from Liberal, KS that's going to the game and the game only, much different perspective on the football trip and probably exactly like basketball.3) My off-the-wall suggestion was touched on in #1 - I'd love it if a decent section - Section 23? - was known and sold as a section for non-students to be standing and yelling and getting rowdy all game. Cost wouldn't be a factor if I knew I was going to be in the same party within the stadium that I'd be at outside the stadium. This is different than a "young alumni" section for people the school expects to be broke just after graduating and needing cheap seats. Alcohol? Yeah. Even if they had to do something like above to restrict the sections.No idea how feasible it'd be someplace like BSFS, but wifi like I've heard new stadiums are getting would be huge for people that like to be on their devices all game, or even just to be able to check for updates periodically. Cell service gets crushed at BSFS usually.And even if all that existed, I'm still not sure I'd be into the current K-State in-game experience. It's just not marketed to me. John Currie knows his lowest common denominator and tailors the experience to them. It's just so damn tacky.
One more question - would serving beer inside BSFS help?
Yeah, I touched on that in #3. Certainly wouldn't hurt and would be ideal in conjunction with my hypothetical hooligan section. I don't think it alone would offset the other reasons though. I mean, I'm not skipping the game because damnit, I can't make it to halftime without a coors light. But it would be normal to have beer while watching football and in that sense, wouldn't be a thing I don't get to do when going to a game vs. watching at home or at a bar.
Quote from: EllRobersonisInnocent on August 29, 2013, 01:53:16 PMGenius Quote"Maybe if sections were somehow assigned to fans of different age and enthusiasm levels, it'd be important and/or desirable to be there."Squawk outed.
