scoreboard music has ruined the Rac
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What's your take on the PA guy? Delivery sounds almost phoney and forced, but I defer to other opinions.
The music does suck but happens in every arena from Durham to East Lansing to UCLa. What doesn't happen there is 8% from 3 pt range
Had no clue on what was going on with the singalong cam...pathetic. Not sure about the PA guy...seemed a bit over the top. What happened with the other guy who was there for it seemed quite a while? He was really good.
and I'll say it again for the umptenth time. Moving the students section back so far away from the end line... just changing the whole environment .. whatever..B1G $$$$ rules! winning is over-rated.
the issue is they have no feel for the game....they are going to ram those promotions and cams no matter what..its sad...I do not think there was a RU chant tonight....even up 9 at one point
Yeah, moving those 10 students has really killed the RAC. Not 26 years of losing or the most dreadful shooting team in school history. This is a joke.
Minor league operation. If the RAC is dead due to being the doormat of the B1G, the Macarena is not going to bring the people to life. Let the pep band do their job and be the organic life blood of the arena, not corny piped in music. The pep band are the best fans Rutgers could ever hope for putting up with all the losing and still cheering their heads off, and all our marketing team wants to do is silence them. I would stop showing up if it kept happening, it wasn't this way when I was in the pep band in the mid 90's.
Oh yes....the Macarena at the 4 minute timeout...absolutely ****ing brilliant...who are these people, I know they read the boards so they will get this message. I have been going to games since 1988 so Ive seen alot of losing, and Ive never seen such an poor forced atmosphere being pushed....LET THE FRIGGIN BAND PLAY...DO THE CHEERLEADERS DO ANYTHING BUT SHOOT HOT DOGS AND T SHIRTS OUT.....DO A CHEER FOR ONCE...GET THE CROWD INVOLVED
well we have lost over 1000 seats in the RAC in the last 24 years....probably only like a 7700 capacity now
Why is it that an average person can see these obvious problems. Many easily fixable yet every AD we get can't figure it out?
Because we have clueless people working in the marketing and game day aspect of the program....all noise and no substance. Its the same reason why they axed an incredibly popular horse video for a five second mtv snippet. These guys think everything needs to be a sped up ADD spot. Now they are artificially trying to generate crowd noise...uh duh we have a pep band....oh and more than one person has complained that during any break in the game they throw in a snippet of music no matter how forced it is. We have those fan boards that meet but I havent seen much change for the better and any suggestions taken seriously.
What you are all missing is...nobody can sponsor the pep band, but will happily do so for a Macarena cam.
What was cringeworthy for me was one of those earlier OOC games when they did the "Simba cam" where they look for people in the crowd to hold up their kid Lion King style...but there was literally nobody participating and they just kept showing the Knight hoisting up his sword or something, and finally a few members of the band holding up a fellow band mate.
Well that proves the school can give a dump about the fans...just like with Yankee Stadium or selling out a hoops home game to MSG...howabout they worry about making money trying to fill all those empty seats at the RAC.
And they can have sponsors and commercials without simba and singalong cams and Macarena cams at key moments in games...a total turnoff for the loyal fans who have sat through 25 year of inept athletic departments and neglect and general crap
And they can have sponsors and commercials without simba and singalong cams and Macarena cams at key moments in games...a total turnoff for the loyal fans who have sat through 25 year of inept athletic departments and neglect and general crap
Oh while im on a roll they continously showed someone doing some dance on the big screen over and over for no reason...what was sad was this person was in a total empty area of the student section magnifying how it looked like a high school atmosphere.
Good point with tbe Simba cam...are people noticing that fans are starting to ignore these silly inappropriate cams
Good point with tbe Simba cam...are people noticing that fans are starting to ignore these silly inappropriate cams
Those moments of dancing have been pre-recorded fro previous games. Still dumb though. I like the old guy dancing tbough. We all wanted the scoreboard and the sound system. How much is it for an Ad . Can we get money together and pay for an ad for the pep band. This under 8 timeout is brought to you by Rutgers fans. Who just want to hear the band .
The only chant the student section has done this year is we want wings. Literally a promotion.0
The only chant the student section has done this year is we want wings. Literally a promotion.0
While losing for the last decade has taken it's toll, the spirit of the RAC is being gutted by the sound system. If those in charge now watch a video of what the RAC was like in the late 90s thru mid 2000s, they'll see that you don't need music blaring at every second to have an energized crowd.
I absolutely the video board and the fact that we have a real sound system for the first time. Those are big wins by the university to bring us into the 21st century. Now that you have them, they need to be used right. An example is how they do the player introductions with the video.
The band needs to be allowed to play for more than 2 full timeouts... even then, they don't get the full timeout. I directed the band a few times and loved pushing the playing of a song to the last possible second (while ending it logically musically) in a timeout. Now they have to cut things short and eliminate the stuff that gets the crowd engaged. Hope about this to start: When you don't have special halftime entertainment, have the band play a longer song or two. When I was in the band, we enjoyed playing a variety of songs, especially the longer ones, which generally were more fun.
I don't mind advertisements and get it that they need to make money. But a macarena cam?? That is embarrassing. Same thing for the simba cam.
@jersey07080 - I like the idea... count me in on a contribution to "sponsor" a timeout to have the band and only the band to play.
If someone in the AD is listening, reach out to me. I'd be happy to buy you dinner to chat about it.
I absolutely the video board and the fact that we have a real sound system for the first time. Those are big wins by the university to bring us into the 21st century. Now that you have them, they need to be used right. An example is how they do the player introductions with the video.
The band needs to be allowed to play for more than 2 full timeouts... even then, they don't get the full timeout. I directed the band a few times and loved pushing the playing of a song to the last possible second (while ending it logically musically) in a timeout. Now they have to cut things short and eliminate the stuff that gets the crowd engaged. Hope about this to start: When you don't have special halftime entertainment, have the band play a longer song or two. When I was in the band, we enjoyed playing a variety of songs, especially the longer ones, which generally were more fun.
I don't mind advertisements and get it that they need to make money. But a macarena cam?? That is embarrassing. Same thing for the simba cam.
@jersey07080 - I like the idea... count me in on a contribution to "sponsor" a timeout to have the band and only the band to play.
If someone in the AD is listening, reach out to me. I'd be happy to buy you dinner to chat about it.
just because someone else does it, doesnt mean we have to....and I dont necessarily mind playing of music at times...however its often inappropriate times just for the sake of doing it and goodbye any organic Rutgers cheers..they are gone for good
It's been raised a million times before, but it's still blatantly obvious -- Geoff Brown treats it as if it's an Ocean County family going on an summer nighttime outing for 2 1/2 hours, where the game is secondary to the "entertainment." Only problem is that college basketball and minor league baseball are as far apart as you can get... especially when college basketball fans are extremely devoted to their team, while people can go minor league baseball games, even on a regular basis, and not care one bit who wins and loses.
There are about 500 people alive and able to go to games that miss the smell of popcorn, miss hearing mack the knife or pulling mussles from a shell by the band. that was 20+ years ago.
Rutgers needs ad $s AND needs to cater to new fans.
Rutgers needs ad $s AND needs to cater to new fans.
they can still do all those things and no they dont have to cater to new fans...where were the new fans last night..oh
new fans are already in the builidng, they will come back if the team is winning and games exciting and the food edible, they arent coming again because little braden and brianna sees some women dancing in empty bleachers
new fans are already in the builidng, they will come back if the team is winning and games exciting and the food edible, they arent coming again because little braden and brianna sees some women dancing in empty bleachers
I went to seee the Steelers in Pittsbugh on Christmas Day, and the one thing I noticed was the stuff I didn't even miss that wasn't there. No promotions, no giveaways (Other than a free Superburger at Eat'N'Park if the Steelers got a sack, which they promptly got on the next play.). But all you really got was the game on the field and nothing else. The only thing that could be considered as an enchancement was them playing Styx's Renegade, but that has now become an organic Heinz Field tradition when a defensive stop is needed. And the crowd goes ballistic when it is played, similar to Camp Randall when they play Jump Around.
Agreed, I enjoy hearing the band (duh), and the sound system is one notch too loud.
you were/are in the band? Does anyone know how it works and does the band get plans from the gameday guy on when they will be allowed to play and when the promotions and music are to take precidence
Wow I haven't been to a game this year but sounds like Geoff Brown just keeps doubling down on his Minor League baseball background.
No they don't. Win and the fans will flock to the RAC AND the AD money will come.
in fairness they no longer have the guy going around with a mike doing Lets Make A Deal Anymore, however I think the Macarena tops that for worst RAC moment
