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I know the kid in that picture from AH, he's a Pastor now...lolDuck07 wrote:woundedknees wrote:Lucky for non ComCast subscribers around Eugene, it is being SimulCast on Channel 37, here.
how was the atmosphere?dthomas=ddixon wrote:Just picked up some tix for the game. Excited for a conference game & hopefully a great atmosphere.
It was alright. I ended up in the upper level student section behind the hoop with a friend who's a student. The student section is honestly pretty terrible. Seems like most of them are there just to hang out, none of them are that into the game. And without them being loud & getting people riled up everyone else just sits on their hands.UOducksTK1 wrote:how was the atmosphere?dthomas=ddixon wrote:Just picked up some tix for the game. Excited for a conference game & hopefully a great atmosphere.
Dang, well at least there were more people there. Hopefully UCLA gets close to a packed crowd. I miss Mac. I wonder if that atmosphere will ever come back.dthomas=ddixon wrote:It was alright. I ended up in the upper level student section behind the hoop with a friend who's a student. The student section is honestly pretty terrible. Seems like most of them are there just to hang out, none of them are that into the game. And without them being loud & getting people riled up everyone else just sits on their hands.UOducksTK1 wrote:how was the atmosphere?dthomas=ddixon wrote:Just picked up some tix for the game. Excited for a conference game & hopefully a great atmosphere.
It was a lot better than the other games I've been to in MK, there was over 8,000 there. But compared to the old Mac court days it not even close. It got loud a few times when we needed a stop but that was it.
Exactly. Right now they spend a good amount of the game sitting down or on their phones. If they aren't being crazy & loud no one else is going to be. MK ever matching the old Pit atmosphere is up to them.oregontrack wrote:the students just need to stand, scream, and jump around. i couldn't give a hoot about any cheers they come up with or which players they choose to target. just make noise. the crowd will follow.
There are multiple factors causing the atmosphere at MKA to not resemble Mac Court. A big thing is the ticket prices are fairly expensive when compared to Mac Court prices. Add in a bad economy and people already probably tapped out by the football team's success have meant less money going to the BB program. Plus, people lost interest in the BB program during Kent's final years and the team has no real identifiable stars to most in the community. I think that once Altman gets a full roster in that has some long-term players and they get winning, fans will return.duckgrad99 wrote:I haven't been to the new arena, but there seems to be something missing watching home games on t.v. Mac Court always seemed more crowded and louder even with teams worse than the current one. Maybe the Mac Court atmosphere was just unique, I don't know. Why aren't more people going to the games? Where is the noise? Obviously Mac Court was old, but I'm starting to get the feeling that the atmosphere there will never be matched, no matter how nice the new arena is.
