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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg2003 View Post
    Every time I watch another team play basketball on TV, their places look so nice and bright. The Hump looks so dark on TV.
    Basketball games look way better when the crowd is dark, like The Staples Center for the Lakers and MSG for the Knicks. It really makes it feel like the game is a show.

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    I disagree. Duke, NC, etc all look way better on tv cause their court and stands all are brighter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg View Post
    That's not true. There was a decent base of locals who lived within an hour away who were at nearly every game till Greg Byrne kicked them out in order to let big donors have their seats. Those big donors don't show up as much.
    I agree that Byrne reseating the Hump ran off those locals that were attending.

    I stand by my statement that basketball is of
    Least importance to sports fans in the GTR.

    You could sell $5 general seating and not fill the place up for a midweek game in November and December.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maroonthirteen View Post
    I agree that Byrne reseating the Hump ran off those locals that were attending.

    I stand by my statement that basketball is of
    Least importance to sports fans in the GTR.

    You could sell $5 general seating and not fill the place up for a midweek game in November and December.
    They actually do that for games during Christmas Break, and no, it doesn't come close to filling up. There are actually less than there were back before Rick Ray and the reseating when they didn't discount tickets.

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    re-seating ran off about 3500 local fans. We went to every game. I had 5 tickets from the day they opened the HUMP (1974) till the day they took our seats. I haven't been back. I asked how much money it would take to keep my seats? They said sorry-but it doesn't work like that. I can now just watch on tv. The HUMP was fun and a hard place to play until our Athletic Dept killed it. The days of the GREEN MACHINE and the guy riding the stick horse are just a memory. The Night they let the Riff-Raff in the who Dat game--beating Kentucky--all fun times. Hope one day we will get the HUMP back rocking.

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    Like many have said they have to figure out a way for locals (within an hour) to get good seating. People from 2 to 3 hours away are not going to drive to a midweek evening game. Not many at least. Local crowds are the only way to fill it up for midweek AND weekend games.

    And I agree with another poster, let the students line one side of the court. At least there's SOME energy in the building that way.

    edited: I know they have the new app that allows for lower level seats not used. I think it's a great idea. But again, only those within an hour can take advantage of that (realistically speaking).

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    That mobile access pass is a great idea. A good value for those that live close and can attend multiple games.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Liverpooldawg View Post
    They actually do that for games during Christmas Break, and no, it doesn't come close to filling up. There are actually less than there were back before Rick Ray and the reseating when they didn't discount tickets.
    Back to everyone is out of the habit of going.
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    Serve beer in the stadium, guarantee attendance goes up by 100 percent. UF has already made the announcement that they will be selling alcohol at their basketball games.

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    I've been saying this for years. I live in NC, the military brought me here in 2001. In the early 2000's when I would watch a basketball game on t.v our crowds were electric. Back when Timmy Bowers, Derrick Z, Austin, Lawrence Roberts, Frazier were playing I loved watching our games, being from Mississippi I was proud of our team and crowds. Even as recent as the Jamont Gordon days and When Dee Bost played we had really good crowds. Now when I see us its embarrassing, the crowd doesn't get really loud and too many seats are empty. This can affect recruiting, kids want to play in front of big crowds and want to play on t.v. I remember years ago when Joahkim Noah said playin at the Hump was a "different type of loud" we need to bring those days back.

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    Here was the quote:

    Noah, Al Horford and Brewer had all named Humphrey Coliseum as the most difficult road arena they played in when they filled out questionnaires as top 50 preseason finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.

    “It gets loud,” Brewer said. “I don’t know why. It’s a different kind of loud. So loud that you can’t think.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by NCMSTFAN View Post
    Here was the quote:

    Noah, Al Horford and Brewer had all named Humphrey Coliseum as the most difficult road arena they played in when they filled out questionnaires as top 50 preseason finalists for the John R. Wooden Award.

    “It gets loud,” Brewer said. “I don’t know why. It’s a different kind of loud. So loud that you can’t think.”
    That Hump died in 2012 when we blew the lead to UK. That was the last time The Hump has been electric. Haven't heard it close to that loud since that night. AND IT WAS LOUD. The Rowdies were in full force that night. The Marketing Dept. has killed the mood just as much as anything. We've got to have some corny sponsored specialty cam at every timeout now. I've said it on here before, but the closest I've ever seen it get back to Vintage Hump noise was 2017 vs UK. We had just went on something like a 21-2 run to cut it 4, the crowd was electric, everyone was on their feet and what do they do to capitalize....17 KISS CAM. Sucked the energy out of the place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve View Post
    That Hump died in 2012 when we blew the lead to UK. That was the last time The Hump has been electric. Haven't heard it close to that loud since that night. AND IT WAS LOUD. The Rowdies were in full force that night. The Marketing Dept. has killed the mood just as much as anything. We've got to have some corny sponsored specialty cam at every timeout now. I've said it on here before, but the closest I've ever seen it get back to Vintage Hump noise was 2017 vs UK. We had just went on something like a 21-2 run to cut it 4, the crowd was electric, everyone was on their feet and what do they do to capitalize....17 KISS CAM. Sucked the energy out of the place.
    They have that stuff scripted out well before every game in every sport with a video board, and they're gonna follow that script to the letter dang it! Imagine being on the production side and knowing it was coming. Following game action and witnessing the emotion and drama, only to have to stop and go look for couples in the stands so they can kiss. That crap needs to go. You're right, it kills the atmosphere. Goes from a rowdy crazy feeling to a feeling of sitting at home and fun for the whole family. Knowing I might have to be on one of those promotions was part of the reason I started staying at home when I was no longer on the camera crew.
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    Quote Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve View Post
    That Hump died in 2012 when we blew the lead to UK. That was the last time The Hump has been electric. Haven't heard it close to that loud since that night. AND IT WAS LOUD. The Rowdies were in full force that night. The Marketing Dept. has killed the mood just as much as anything. We've got to have some corny sponsored specialty cam at every timeout now. I've said it on here before, but the closest I've ever seen it get back to Vintage Hump noise was 2017 vs UK. We had just went on something like a 21-2 run to cut it 4, the crowd was electric, everyone was on their feet and what do they do to capitalize....17 KISS CAM. Sucked the energy out of the place.
    I was at that game... I don't even remember the kiss cam that night.

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