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[QUOTE="Scooch, post: 4773093, member: 628"]
I try to stay out of these threads, but this comment really nails it.

Of course SU could do a little better with the game day presentation.  But, by and large, it is the engagement and intensity of the fans that have the most impact on "experience".

The venues of my favorite pro teams (TD Garden, Fenway, Gillette) all have the modern touches in terms of music, in-arena interviews, games, video board stuff, etc.  But what makes the experience at those venues fun is that the fans are into the game in a proactive way.

For whatever reason, SU fans have always been a bit "too cool for school".  They don't sing the fight song, they don't participate in organized chants... they sit on their hands for all the stuff that makes college games unique.

I'll never forget going to the 2013 Final Four in Atlanta, where not only were SU fans outclassed by the crowd participation of Louisville and Michigan fans, but we were outclassed by WICHITA STATE fans.  It was sad.

Anyway, if SU fans really want a better game day experience we need to start with ourselves.  Like Michael Jackson sang in Man in the Mirror, [I]"take a look at yourself and make a change".[/I]
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