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

Feb 25, 2020
9:25:13pm

Cosmodiar All-American

With students spread out throughout the north, south, and east stands the crowd seemed to be more alive, the students pumped up the whole stadium better.

Maybe it’s just that the team has not been that good since they created the ROC

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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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