DELdaBull Posted February 3, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 86 Content Count: 17,061 Reputation: 1,429 Days Won: 19 Joined: 09/15/2005 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Was an exciting event for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulledOver Posted February 3, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 58 Content Count: 3,576 Reputation: 858 Days Won: 6 Joined: 08/07/2017 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 2/1/2020 at 9:12 PM, &rew Bull said: Does anyone have insight into what brought the students out for today's game against UCF? It's been a long time since I've seen so many students attend a USF basketball game. Playing a rival and a good start time tell part of the story but I'm guessing there was some marketing that finally clicked to bring everyone out. Think Athletics marketed that game well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulledOver Posted February 3, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 58 Content Count: 3,576 Reputation: 858 Days Won: 6 Joined: 08/07/2017 Share Posted February 3, 2020 On 2/2/2020 at 7:06 AM, smazza said: and the attendance was? think it was around 6200++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulledOver Posted February 3, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 58 Content Count: 3,576 Reputation: 858 Days Won: 6 Joined: 08/07/2017 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Your take on this thought..We were watching the game and noticed how much fun the student section was having. Bad football/basketball teams = lower interest a given. Obviously there has been a change recently ( especially w/ CJS hire) to put more effort into generating hype for sports. As the camera panned the corwd we watched the kids and wondered if, many of them were actually being exposed to sports for the first time. USF academics brings in the cream of the crop relating to students. In high school being the higher achieving students its possible they didn't get involved in extracurricular activities re: sports. Now that they are in college its a new "ballgame" so to speak. They are on a equal "playing field" with students similar to themselves this, might lead them to try something new and see what all the hoopla is about. A possibility....?? Hope they get involved and have fun. It would be great to see USF sports enjoy overwhelming fan support. The phrase.."If you build it(winning teams)they will come" Unlike back in the "old days" college setting where you just needed to be able to chug and know the words to Louie Louie..along with a few other attributes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jonesy Bull Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 49 minutes ago, BulledOver said: Your take on this thought..We were watching the game and noticed how much fun the student section was having. Bad football/basketball teams = lower interest a given. Obviously there has been a change recently ( especially w/ CJS hire) to put more effort into generating hype for sports. As the camera panned the corwd we watched the kids and wondered if, many of them were actually being exposed to sports for the first time. USF academics brings in the cream of the crop relating to students. In high school being the higher achieving students its possible they didn't get involved in extracurricular activities re: sports. Now that they are in college its a new "ballgame" so to speak. They are on a equal "playing field" with students similar to themselves this, might lead them to try something new and see what all the hoopla is about. A possibility....?? Hope they get involved and have fun. It would be great to see USF sports enjoy overwhelming fan support. The phrase.."If you build it(winning teams)they will come" Unlike back in the "old days" college setting where you just needed to be able to chug and know the words to Louie Louie..along with a few other attributes.... With USF being such a better academic school than when I was there, not sure I would have survived. Students are students no matter how smart they are. They will find the time to have fun. They just need a reason to make athletics part of the experience. Certainly marketing is key. And having the excitement surrounding football right now helps. And its ucf. That will always bring out a crowd on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted February 3, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted February 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jonesy Bull said: With USF being such a better academic school than when I was there, not sure I would have survived. Students are students no matter how smart they are. They will find the time to have fun. They just need a reason to make athletics part of the experience. Certainly marketing is key. And having the excitement surrounding football right now helps. And its ucf. That will always bring out a crowd on both sides. Kids today going to a basketball game....in my day we were too busy chasing ass for such things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jonesy Bull Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said: Kids today going to a basketball game....in my day we were too busy chasing ass for such things. Kids today are still doing that and always will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Posted February 3, 2020 Group: Moderator Topic Count: 1,615 Content Count: 74,732 Reputation: 10,959 Days Won: 425 Joined: 11/25/2005 Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 hour ago, BulledOver said: Your take on this thought..We were watching the game and noticed how much fun the student section was having. Was it ALL the student sections? There's usually a great group on that 1st level, beside the band (who did their usually awesome job on Saturday) but were the newbies in the second levels getting into it also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fold FB Invest in BB Posted February 4, 2020 Group: Member Topic Count: 76 Content Count: 6,712 Reputation: 1,131 Days Won: 17 Joined: 09/07/2009 Share Posted February 4, 2020 14 hours ago, Triple B said: Was it ALL the student sections? There's usually a great group on that 1st level, beside the band (who did their usually awesome job on Saturday) but were the newbies in the second levels getting into it also? Not sure, but based on my experience, the atmosphere is inversely proportional to altitude in the Dome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79 Bull Posted February 4, 2020 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 687 Content Count: 7,660 Reputation: 1,220 Days Won: 6 Joined: 07/10/2003 Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Fold FB Invest in BB said: Not sure, but based on my experience, the atmosphere is inversely proportional to altitude in the Dome. Exactly. All 8 student sections were full but enthusiasm weens at higher altitudes. But it was great to see for the first time in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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