Gameday Experience

[MasonCrew]

His name is Robert Pablo.

 

[sleeperpick]

Pablo you can't be all that fun to hang out with

 

[Washingtonian]

I saw a clip about the new Mercedes Benz stadium, and they are making a point to have fair concession costs. Pretzel And hot dog only 2$. 4 buck nachos and 5 buck Burger

I think cheap concessions would go a long way at Mason. Bring the whole family.

I will say this about the concessions. I have been supporting Mason for a long time, and recall what food used to be there and what is there now. There are better options now than 5 years ago, and upgrading the concourse has a lot to do with this. If you look at the prices there compared to Verizon Center, EBA is slightly less. In addition, there are family deals that Mason offers from time to time, or in the case of this past weekend, a 2 for $28 ticket deal that was going on.

 

[Falco]

I will say this about the concessions. I have been supporting Mason for a long time, and recall what food used to be there and what is there now. There are better options now than 5 years ago, and upgrading the concourse has a lot to do with this. If you look at the prices there compared to Verizon Center, EBA is slightly less. In addition, there are family deals that Mason offers from time to time, or in the case of this past weekend, a 2 for $28 ticket deal that was going on.

Agreed I don't feel robbed purchasing food at EBA. My larger point was that concessions are a underrated part of the gameday experience.

Curious if more students would show up to a game if they were promised a Chic-fil-a sandwich instead of gloves.

When I was a student I went to a couple baseball games just for the chipotle coupon.

 

[The Great PATSby]

Anyone remember at the season opener maybe 3 or 4 seasons ago, there was a funny fat guy that danced and threw out T-shits in the stands to hype up the fans. It seemed like he was hired to do this. And no I'm not talking about TSG. There was one timeout where he randomly got up from a seat and started dancing subtly and then all of a sudden started breaking down and stripped off 3 or 4 shirts (brand new - they type of Mason shirts they throw in the stands) and threw them out to people. We should bring this guy back occasionally.

This Timberwolves fan reminds me of him... if you haven't seen this video before, watch to the end, pretty funny.

 

[Washingtonian]

Agreed I don't feel robbed purchasing food at EBA. My larger point was that concessions are a underrated part of the gameday experience.

Curious if more students would show up to a game if they were promised a Chic-fil-a sandwich instead of gloves.

When I was a student I went to a couple baseball games just for the chipotle coupon.

I mentioned this in the ticket exchange thread, but this deal is going on for Saturday's game (scroll to the bottom):
http://gomason.com/signingday/men-s-basketball/1/

 

[GMUgemini]

I mentioned this in the ticket exchange thread, but this deal is going on for Saturday's game (scroll to the bottom):
http://gomason.com/signingday/men-s-basketball/1/

Looks like free paisanos pizza for students for Richmond too


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[99 Patriot]

Bitter that Otis' latest free throw streak ended on a technical foul where our awful PA announcer was speaking while Otis had the ball on the line... for both shots. Wait until he's done, then talk. Guy seriously needs to go.

 

[Vurbel]

Bitter that Otis' latest free throw streak ended on a technical foul where our awful PA announcer was speaking while Otis had the ball on the line... for both shots. Wait until he's done, then talk. Guy seriously needs to go.

I remember we had a sub a few years ago who was real good. But then again, getting an improvement wouldn't be too tough.

 

[GMUSig03]

Imagine how amazing Jollay would be as the PA guy. He would probably get t'd up a few times a game, but would be entertaining as hell.

 

[GMUgemini]

I remember we had a sub a few years ago who was real good. But then again, getting an improvement wouldn't be too tough.

I think the sub was the Caps announcer.


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[Vurbel]

Imagine how amazing Jollay would be as the PA guy. He would probably get t'd up a few times a game, but would be entertaining as hell.

In all seriousness, I'd take Jollay.

 

[Pablo]

Bitter that Otis' latest free throw streak ended on a technical foul where our awful PA announcer was speaking while Otis had the ball on the line... for both shots. Wait until he's done, then talk. Guy seriously needs to go.

Other than TSG and coaches, has anyone been dismissed in the last 25 years?

 

[Vurbel]

Other than TSG and coaches, has anyone been dismissed in the last 25 years?

Curtis McCants.

 

[Pablo]

Curtis McCants.

I believe that he was officially suspended for a year - see https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...e35-a2e7-266fba85e027/?utm_term=.f3d05eaf5817.

If you want to bring up former players who were possibly dismissed from the program, there were Lloyd "Showtime" Walker and Jason Williams.

 

[mkaufman1]

Has anyone seriously inquired with the Athletic Department on this issue, or are we just going to continue to complain about it on the boards, and then talk about the Mason Athletic Hall of Fame, Mason Football and a video scoreboard?

 

[Patriot8]

Has anyone seriously inquired with the Athletic Department on this issue, or are we just going to continue to complain about it on the boards, and then talk about the Mason Athletic Hall of Fame, Mason Football and a video scoreboard?

wait... Football is getting a video scoreboard?

 

[Herndon]

I remember we had a sub a few years ago who was real good. But then again, getting an improvement wouldn't be too tough.

TBH, I'd rather have a PA announcer who you never remember. PA announcers who try to be the center of attention drive me bonkers. Just shut up, announce the substitutions, and collect your check.

The PA announcer isn't a play by play guy, and he's not an analyst, and I hate when they think they are.

 

[GMU92]

One thing I might ask regarding concessions is to do something about the cash registers. The ones outside our section always fail to process and/or lock up. I watched the cashier swipe my card 4 or 5 times, and I'm always nervous that my statement is going to show multiple transactions for $50 total for a Coke Zero. The game prior my sister purchased a few items at that stand and the register locked up for 15 minutes...we had to stand around the whole time while they did some kind of reboot.

 

[Steve33]

One thing I might ask regarding concessions is to do something about the cash registers. The ones outside our section always fail to process and/or lock up. I watched the cashier swipe my card 4 or 5 times, and I'm always nervous that my statement is going to show multiple transactions for $50 total for a Coke Zero. The game prior my sister purchased a few items at that stand and the register locked up for 15 minutes...we had to stand around the whole time while they did some kind of reboot.

This happened to me twice this season. Got charged multiple times for a pretzel and a drink. Pretty easy fix though, I just emailed EBA and they forwarded it to management, the same day i had an email back saying they found the double charge and it was refunded to my account. Im wondering if its the registers or the boobs running the register's