While I dont discount the money aspect

Jan 31, 2015
2:48:50am

PolarisPrime

The biggest reason is that fans on the baseline do the most to distract players shooting at that basket. The money issue was the same 20 years ago as it is today.

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PolarisPrime

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My take on the student section

TheAirForceCoug

1/30/15 6:29pm

It makes no sense for CB to keep complaining about this.

WJCougar

1/30/15 6:50pm

We love the feedback

theROC

1/30/15 6:59pm

I dont think it is the fault of the ROC....

WJCougar

1/30/15 7:13pm

Yep! I was there also! Sleeping outside with a worried/angry wife at home

TheAirForceCoug

1/30/15 8:48pm

I have sat all over the Marriott Center

PolarisPrime

1/30/15 9:34pm

We usually show up 2 hours or more early. When we get there,

JayCoug

1/30/15 11:56pm

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Abe Froman

1/30/15 7:19pm

Question

JohnHaddow

1/30/15 7:31pm

They do a lot of work especially during football season.

TheAirForceCoug

1/30/15 8:06pm

How that works:

theROC

2/4/15 11:14pm

So... the signs on the seats in the south east corner of the football stadium,

TheAirForceCoug

2/5/15 7:57am

Here are some answers to those observations

theROC

2/5/15 6:34pm

Awesome! Thanks for the reply! I'll let people know!

TheAirForceCoug

2/5/15 9:13pm

The students weren't closer to the court. They were behind four rows of high

93 cougar

1/30/15 7:36pm

They're now at the baseline as opposed to stretched across the length of the

WhyKnot

1/30/15 8:01pm

Then why in most arenas do they put the rowdiest fans

PolarisPrime

1/30/15 9:27pm

WhyKnot

1/31/15 2:25am

While I dont discount the money aspect

PolarisPrime

1/31/15 2:48am

Good point. We still had more loud obnoxious students closer to the court then.

TheAirForceCoug

1/30/15 8:04pm

I'm telling you, I've been going to the games for 25 years and the students

93 cougar

1/30/15 8:44pm

I agree that having students behind the basket has a impact.

TheAirForceCoug

1/30/15 8:55pm

No students are behind the basket. Its a giant portal.

concolor couguar

1/30/15 9:04pm

Yeah I'm sure it felt a lot louder and crazier for the students back in the old

93 cougar

1/30/15 9:09pm

Im sure that was entirely because of the seating location

PolarisPrime

1/30/15 9:30pm

This.

WhyKnot

1/31/15 6:41am

I think the people complaining just dont like

PolarisPrime

1/30/15 9:29pm

When? Just every televised home game at Gonz, Duke or Michigan to name a few.

WhyKnot

1/31/15 6:44am

Those guys have half the size of gyms we do

westsidecoug

1/31/15 9:19am

So these universities would have EVEN MORE incentive to put students in the

WhyKnot

1/31/15 9:28am

Fair point. My opinion still is that our student section where it is can affect

westsidecoug

1/31/15 9:32am

the student section is not behind the basket a portal is

concolor couguar

1/31/15 10:44am

Thanks.

westsidecoug

1/31/15 2:51pm

Yep, and they are right by the opposing bench.

fredgarvin

1/31/15 12:11am

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