Gameday Experience

[Patriotsince81]

Since we have message board dead horse season early on here I’ll continue to help the thread.

Why hasn’t the PA announcer been fired?
Bring back T-shirt guy!
What’s the deal with shoot for 2 or 3?
Zombie nation needs to be changed.
Retire numbers in the ceiling.
Why can’t there be tailgates all the time?
Why is the gold room so small?
Why doesn’t the arena have luxury suites?

Am I missing anything?

Bring back shirtless dancer and Big Red!

 

[Five Two]

The Kiss Cam finished strong last night....

 

[Falco]

Why can’t there be tailgates all the time?
Why is the gold room so small?
Why doesn’t the arena have luxury suites?

100% agree!

 

[Washingtonian]

Mason police need to loosen up. Mason students are being arrested for J walking, meanwhile WVU students are running wild having riots. I don’t want to condone drinking, but let these students live a little, and they will show up at games relaxed and excited.

fortunately, students are scared to have fun.

I've said this before but homecoming should be the first Saturday home game of the season. Start the season on a high note, and maybe the students will continue to come throughout the season. Maybe they would even organize their own tailgate.

Perhaps a Fraternity corn hole tournament in the parking lot before a home game.

Maybe the 2nd game of the season, since the season started on a Tuesday this year.

 

[GMUgemini]

+1 on allowing tailgating at every home game.
+1 on finding a way to make the gold room feel more VIP.

I’m not sure how much in arena beer sales would do for us, but it does seem like a missed opportunity.

 

[mkaufman1]

+1 on allowing tailgating at every home game.
+1 on finding a way to make the gold room feel more VIP.

I’m not sure how much in arena beer sales would do for us, but it does seem like a missed opportunity.

Gold room is what it is because of space issues. Until a renovation occurs it is what it is. I’d love to see improvements for the gold room.

Tailgating doesn’t really happen for basketball and as Bygeorge has mentioned Mason doesn’t want the liability. Everyone already does Brions and or gold room.

 

[GMUgemini]

Gold room is what it is because of space issues. Until a renovation occurs it is what it is. I’d love to see improvements for the gold room.

Tailgating doesn’t really happen for basketball and as Bygeorge has mentioned Mason doesn’t want the liability. Everyone already does Brions and or gold room.

Define “everyone” as it relates to 6,500 people? You are talking about an awfully small crowd.

 

[GMUSig03]

+1 on finding a way to make the gold room feel more VIP.

They already have that, it's called the green room

 

[Falco]

Maybe the 2nd game of the season, since the season started on a Tuesday this year.

sure but I did say the first Saturday home game.

 

[PoorManProfit]

Why hasn’t the PA announcer been fired?
Bring back T-shirt guy!

PA guy is awful and creepy, while T-shirt guy just creepy.

 

[PoorManProfit]

Even when this team was winning at home and making the NCAAT everyone once in a while, they hardly drew what you would call "really well".

It is what it is.

 

[patriotchild]

Is the patio outside the gold room ever used for anything? Could they eventually close it in and make that a huge hospitality space?

 

[TweederGMU]

Gold Room can be improved by putting a beer station on the right hand side right when you walk in, NOT running out of Miller Lite 30 minutes in to the gold room every damn game, and providing a 2nd bartender to get that line moving. So slow

 

[TweederGMU]

Is the patio outside the gold room ever used for anything? Could they eventually close it in and make that a huge hospitality space?

Yep.... they need to put a big white heated tent back there and open up the doors and utilize that space. Put the food back there or a bar. Gotta take advantage of this.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

Since we have a Gold Room, we also need a Green Room where the best buds of marijuana are provided to donors.

This will also increase concession sales in the EBA during games overall. In fact, the food vendors may have a difficult time keeping enough inventory on hand.

AND we can have the Green Room right next to the visitors’ locker room. Any second hand smoke that may enter their lockers will be completely "coincidental". We will have the best home court advantage in the country.

 

[mkaufman1]

Define “everyone” as it relates to 6,500 people? You are talking about an awfully small crowd.

Okay, I should say many season ticket holders and those who attend frequently participate in this exercise.

 

[GSII]

Product on the floor needs to better. Cant barely beat cellar dwellers w/out best player and expect crowd to be in it. I assume even vs vcpoo they will be wine and cheese unless clear victory is in sight. Bottom line, crowd doesnt trust the product.

 

[GMUSig03]

Is the patio outside the gold room ever used for anything? Could they eventually close it in and make that a huge hospitality space?

Have asked Patriot Club staff about this, and they say its not a viable option, I believe because of fire code issues or something along those lines. When we asked it was clear they had previously considered it and they are somewhat frustrated by the lack of options for expanding the gold room area.

So they definitely want to expand the area and have researched options, just doesn't seem to be any good solutions. I'm guessing it would probably require some kind of structural build out.

 

[Washingtonian]

Maybe the 2nd game of the season, since the season started on a Tuesday this year.

You must have edited it while I was responding.

 

[Washingtonian]

Have asked Patriot Club staff about this, and they say its not a viable option, I believe because of fire code issues or something along those lines. When we asked it was clear they had previously considered it and they are somewhat frustrated by the lack of options for expanding the gold room area.

So they definitely want to expand the area and have researched options, just doesn't seem to be any good solutions. I'm guessing it would probably require some kind of structural build out.

When it has been a day game, and it is warm enough, tables have been added outside. I believe that part of the arena is used as a smoking area when concerts or other events are going on.