11-10-2021, 08:43 PM
I'm not a fan of canned laughter, pro-wrestling, in-your-face antics, or post-goal choreography. That might attract 4 year-olds. Respect your opponent and your fans, and earn their respect.
The fans not in their seats at Maples may be watching a recording of the game later. Compared to the 90s, the availability of watching the game (with custom replay and slow-motion) trumps the allure of a still-uncertain health situation in a crowd. Plus, I don't have to block out the sometimes over-loud noise (I'm not talking about the fans). If I go, I will take noise-cancelling earphones.
Personally, I wouldn't pay the premium for getting one of the empty lower-level season-ticket seats. I'm not sure that making those for sale would increase attendance much at all.
One thing that has driven me away from going to Maples is the price of tickets. Upper center reserved are effectively $24/game at season price (Texas: $30/game at per-game price, no Sr or Youth discount, ASU, Cal: $25; Sr $18) Seems like there's little/no financial benefit to having season tickets, even if you never miss a game. Maybe if the games were a social event to me, the balance might change, but they aren't. (I've gone to WVB with colleagues for a couple of seasons, but that still isn't a social event.) I'm generally happy with GA seating as I can see the game pretty well from the rafters (and I surely think I see it better than certain refs!). And, if someone in a nearby seat is bothering me, I just move.
But, Sunday's game is against Texas so I'll probably go. With a friend, I got into WBB watching Jody Conradt do well in the AIAW. Taking a job in the Bay Area put an end to that. As a consolation, I'd drop in to see a not-as-good Stanford team in a pretty empty gym. But soon a new coach helped change things.
The fans not in their seats at Maples may be watching a recording of the game later. Compared to the 90s, the availability of watching the game (with custom replay and slow-motion) trumps the allure of a still-uncertain health situation in a crowd. Plus, I don't have to block out the sometimes over-loud noise (I'm not talking about the fans). If I go, I will take noise-cancelling earphones.
Personally, I wouldn't pay the premium for getting one of the empty lower-level season-ticket seats. I'm not sure that making those for sale would increase attendance much at all.
One thing that has driven me away from going to Maples is the price of tickets. Upper center reserved are effectively $24/game at season price (Texas: $30/game at per-game price, no Sr or Youth discount, ASU, Cal: $25; Sr $18) Seems like there's little/no financial benefit to having season tickets, even if you never miss a game. Maybe if the games were a social event to me, the balance might change, but they aren't. (I've gone to WVB with colleagues for a couple of seasons, but that still isn't a social event.) I'm generally happy with GA seating as I can see the game pretty well from the rafters (and I surely think I see it better than certain refs!). And, if someone in a nearby seat is bothering me, I just move.
But, Sunday's game is against Texas so I'll probably go. With a friend, I got into WBB watching Jody Conradt do well in the AIAW. Taking a job in the Bay Area put an end to that. As a consolation, I'd drop in to see a not-as-good Stanford team in a pretty empty gym. But soon a new coach helped change things.