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DerekJohnson
DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,345 Founders Club
I hear that you're frustrated with home attendance. Here's an idea for you to try without making wholesale changes until you see that it works (and it will).

Next season have a "Turn Back the Clock" game at Husky Stadium. Don't have any piped in techno or rap music in the stadium. Let the marching band provide 100% of the music on the day. Don't have flashing lights pulsating throughout the stadium. Have the players wear throwback uniforms. Do little things to generate a college football environment instead of the NFL/WWF type of product you have now. You know exactly what I'm talking about because you experienced it too. Bring the soul back to Husky Stadium.


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  • DoogieMcDoogerson
    DoogieMcDoogerson Member Posts: 2,506
    I think throwback unis would be cool. Maybe do some cheap hot dogs, too.
  • dhdawg
    dhdawg Member Posts: 13,326
    Or you can continue to play Abba at halftime except make the quality so bad that you can't even hear the singers
  • phineas
    phineas Member Posts: 4,732
    TommySQC said:

    These are all things we gave up to keep pace with college football today.

    I hate the banners but they pay the bills. I miss old shaking Husky Stadium but it was a dump. The old uniforms wouldn't sell to recruits today.

    You guys sound old poor and white.

    If you have to "sell something" to recruits you've already lost
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,345 Founders Club
    TommySQC said:

    These are all things we gave up to keep pace with college football today.

    I hate the banners but they pay the bills. I miss old shaking Husky Stadium but it was a dump. The old uniforms wouldn't sell to recruits today.

    You guys sound old poor and white.

    That's exactly the UW mindset. And how's that working out?

    There are other ways to sell advertising without seizure-inducing lights and techno music.

  • whuggy
    whuggy Member Posts: 2,088
    Thought the halftime band show was good last night.
    The constant rap music is awful.
    They have toned down the flashing lights a bit.
    Paying to get into the Zone is a farce. No one goes anymore.
    Too many stupid promotional events during timeouts. Be creative or bag them.
    They introduced a new fan tradition with Harry Husky last night. I had no idea what was going on. Scrap it.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    Husky Legend should happen between the 1st and 2nd quarters.
  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,726 Founders Club
    Disagree the croots wouldn't like traditional uniforms.

    Bama has never changed. We don't even do edgy well. The sleeves and alarm clock numbers gotta go.
  • whatshouldicareabout
    whatshouldicareabout Member Posts: 12,990
    UW is trying to appeal to the younger crowd, not the older crowd.

    They know the older crowd will continue to buy season tickets, even with all these lights and noises.

    UW wants money from the kids, and they think the only way to do this is to have random prizes and shitty music.

    HTH
  • DawgWagonDan
    DawgWagonDan Member Posts: 789
    Jen, please bring back King Beers with the saran wrap lid, Bill the Beer Man, and Rick the peanut guy.
    Thank you
  • Ballz
    Ballz Member Posts: 4,735
    You sound old.
  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,785 Swaye's Wigwam
    She could show her sloppy tittays on the big screen before each game
  • TommySQC
    TommySQC Member Posts: 5,813

    Make being loud at games the standard again.

    I stopped going to games after being told for the 80th time to sit down during key 3rd downs. It's no fun to have the people around you get pissed for being an enthusiastic fan.

    Did you sit down?
  • backthepack
    backthepack Member Posts: 19,937

    We had an intern at my company that is currently going to UW and I asked him what he thought about the gameday experience and what could be done to improve things and he said the AD tries too hard. College kids want the 12:30 kickoffs back (late enough to sleep in, yet the game is done early enough to go out and party on a Saturday), and really good internet access for their smartphones. That’s it. Not rocket science.

    I say this because the AD, by chasing after the young ones with things they *think* they want but don’t, has needlessly antagonized the rest of the fan base. I don’t see any harm in trying the throwback night (I went to a Mariners game years ago and they did something similar ー it was a big success).

    3:30 or like 4 pm kickoffs are the best. You can get fucking destroyed at the tailgate enough time to sober up a lil bit to party. That guy sounds like a pussy.
  • DeepSeaZ
    DeepSeaZ Member Posts: 3,901
    Meh never liked the band and I never notice all the lights in my seats. But I agree changes need to be made to improve game day.i don’t know what they should be but I don’t think just having band music will put butts in seats.
  • UWerentThereMan
    UWerentThereMan Member Posts: 3,475
    Show more replays from other games on the Jumbotron. We should be able to see the scores from other games at least four times per quarter.