One good thing about being old. I was there during the

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Feb 25, 2020
2:46:51pm

BYU71 All-American

Giff Nielson era on. Also Cosic (both names are probably spelled wrong) on.

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I'm jealous of the current students and the ROC. When I went to BYU, the

gwalker

2/25/20 2:43pm

The ROC has been great for basketball. Putting all the students together in the South Endzone

Cosmodiar

2/25/20 2:45pm

Why do you think it has hurt the atmosphere? I don't know what it was like

bdizzle

2/25/20 4:14pm

With the students all in the same place there is often a large empty space with no fans. This wasn’t noticeable before.

Cosmodiar

2/25/20 9:25pm

As opposed to scattered through out the whole stadium with rotating seats?! Way better all together

RoaroftheCougartails

2/25/20 9:16pm

One good thing about being old. I was there during the

BYU71

2/25/20 2:46pm

I’m in your same era

PortlandBlue

2/25/20 3:20pm

Same here! The Smith Fieldhouse was a tough ticket to get and it always rocked.

coastcat

2/25/20 5:27pm

when the MC was redone and blue seats put in I remember the narrative was well

Mayor of Cougartown

2/25/20 2:49pm

In mid-late 90s I sat mid-court student section bleachers 1-2 rows above floor

Sacto Cougar

2/25/20 2:49pm

RE: In mid-late 90s I sat mid-court student section bleachers 1-2 rows above

drdrcoug

2/25/20 3:41pm

So, I represented 0.5% of the crowd that night, cause I was there

Sacto Cougar

2/25/20 5:04pm

Don't be too jealous. Your BYU team when you were a student probably didn't lose

YaHerdWithPerd

2/25/20 2:51pm

Mixed bag. Football had Ty Detmer (lost to the U my freshman year) and the

gwalker

2/25/20 2:55pm

It was great in the 2000s. Student section was on the north sideline.

Mrs Featerbottom

2/25/20 2:55pm

That's when it started rolling if you ask me. Some of the traditions got

gwalker

2/25/20 3:19pm

I'm not sure we really had any traditions until this:

Mrs Featerbottom

2/25/20 3:49pm

When basketball was played in the Smith Field House, the place got crazy every

rockyrd

2/25/20 4:05pm

No way, we had way better seats in the front row benches right at mid-court.

Mitty

2/25/20 4:44pm

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