I'm all for whatever puts students in the stands for entire games. I'm happy to support anything that accomplishes that. However, I remain cynically skeptical about our student body.
Every student body, except for large state schools, and a few others - all of them are struggling.
They've got:
- distractions and multiple campus commitments (leadership, SGA, club activities) - this is sort of a good problem to have
- youtube/instagram/netflix binge watching
- homework - this is a good problem
- we have generally sucked; thanks Wellman
- players are unfamiliar (not staying 4 years) and like Nascar, players and teams and quality of play a little boring compared to the "old days." I mean, how many of our students truly hate players on other teams in the ACC right now? Duke excluded. I mean, I hated UVA, just because they are/were UVA.
- watered down ACC; no real rivalries; who wants to go see us play Virginia Tech on a Tuesday night?
- they're nerds - sort of a good problem I suppose
- they don't drink heavily before and after the game - as they have class the next day - this is a good problem
- we are no longer LOWF academically, we have arrived, so no need to go and heckle NC State, UVA and others as much as we are now "better than them."
Unfortunately, I believe we would need to have actual students on the court, prior to games and at half-time; competing against each other (say Theta Chi versus Sigma Nu) in some sort of mocking sporting game where people fall down and embarrass themselves. Quidditch? Who knows. Anything that leads to students in the stands, being entertained, but not necessarily by a basketball game. A blend of real things happening, and faux-life online or social media.
Actual basketball, not as much fun at all, with zero online and cell phone integration. If I am not in class, I am on my phone.
I mean I actually do not think we could fill the student section if we hosted Mr. and Mrs. Enfield and the Southern Cal sweater girls. Literally, that would cause a protest or boredom (lack of attendance), which seems unfathomable to my generation.
Football is a whole other problem.
Just my 2 cents.