Dear Cyclone Alley Central

[wonkadog]

Its not just CA that is ruining the atmosphere (although it isn't helping). Too many commercials. Everyone is SOOO focused on the next commercial disguised as a game on that damn video board. I am not so sure the video board isn't mostly to blame for the bad atmosphere. Look around sometime when the game isn't on. No one is looking at the students and they aren't looking at each other. EVERYONE is looking at the video board. Also, too many tv time outs. The game barely gets going and there is another time out. I almost prefer that games AREN'T televised.

All college basketball games have "under 16/12/8/4 minute" timeouts whether they're televised or not. FB is different.

[everyyard]

All college basketball games have "under 16/12/8/4 minute" timeouts whether they're televised or not. FB is different.

I stand by the fact that there are too many.

[oskyclone]

So we're they preventing you from wearing all your stuff over the shirt? Or what was the deal there? Did the shirt have to be visible?



Are you talking about high priced snobs in the student section or high priced snobs in the general public?

Cause I agree that I would take that too, but unfortunately, you don't **** off the people who are donating the cash to keep things running.

Well I believe the students are the most important part of the environment so I think rearranging the crowd would rejuvenate everything from crowd noise. Hell, more people may donate because they will be afraid of losing their seats. The games are on mediacom, if they want to watch a game quietly and tell people to sit down I would gladly tell them where to put their money. People don't donate because of their great seats and if they do, they need to make donations higher in order for it to make sense to not try to change something at Hilton crowd wise. I don't know what they should do but when people get comfortable so does everyone else including the opposing team.

[Flag Guy]

Its not just CA that is ruining the atmosphere (although it isn't helping). Too many commercials. Everyone is SOOO focused on the next commercial disguised as a game on that damn video board. I am not so sure the video board isn't mostly to blame for the bad atmosphere.

The commercials have clearly killed momentum on a number of occasions. If the crowd is fired up, to hell with the damn commercial you had queued

Queue the freak'n Fight Song or Twilight Zone

[cstrunk]

I stand by the fact that there are too many.

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I can't STAND the amount of time-outs in basketball. It ruins any kind of momentum our teams ever seems to grab hold of.

[wonkadog]

I agree, there are too many timeouts.

[Flag Guy]

All college basketball games have "under 16/12/8/4 minute" timeouts whether they're televised or not. FB is different.

It's not just the every 4 minute time outs

[cstrunk]

The fix:
1) No dress code. Encourage EXTREME creativity.
2) Intermix the students throughout the arena.

YES!!!! Specifically the arena level on the sides!!!! THIS MUST BE DONE.

3) More pregame drinking.

YES. However, besides the "official rules" that are associated with Cyclone Alley, there isn't a single thing stopping any student from getting drunk and going to a game. If they really are hammered, they would get in trouble anyways if they did something stupid. Cyclone Alley changes nothing.

4) Destroy the video board.

Agreed, too many stupid lame gimmicks.

5) Que the band not the stereo
6) BRING BACK THE HAMM'S BEER SONG (might single handedly restore Hilton Magic)

[heshwar]

"Its not just CA that is ruining the atmosphere (although it isn't helping). Too many commercials. Everyone is SOOO focused on the next commercial disguised as a game on that damn video board. I am not so sure the video board isn't mostly to blame for the bad atmosphere."

I really agree with this. I thought this to myself when the video ring went up.

[Alswelk]

The fix:
1) No dress code. Encourage EXTREME creativity.
2) Intermix the students throughout the arena.
3) More pregame drinking.
4) Destroy the video board.
5) Que the band not the stereo
6) BRING BACK THE HAMM'S BEER SONG (might single handedly restore Hilton Magic)

We played it three times tonight, I think (Although we got cut off before the melody came in at least once). You should send that comment towards our directors, cause it's fun as hell to play.

[Flag Guy]

Actually CStrunk yes there are rules about students being drunk in the student section, and they were enforced for a while. Even if they aren't as strictly enforced the culture has already been changed

[shawn_200m]

Agree 100% on the timeouts...I especially hate when a team will call a timeout at the 12:01 or 8:01 mark, then there's a deadball at the 11:59 or 7:59 mark, and you end up with 2 timeouts within 2 seconds of gametime. I much prefer the NBA's method for timeouts...one under 6:00 of the 1st and 3rd quarters and one under 9:00 of the 2nd and 4th quarters. The games have much more flow and momentum than the college games do, and in that way are nicer to watch. College games are so broken up it is hard to sustain any runs or momentum.

[everyyard]

We played it three times tonight, I think (Although we got cut off before the melody came in at least once). You should send that comment towards our directors, cause it's fun as hell to play.

I don't think that is the old school true "HAMM'S" song but rather the one that got substituted for the Hamm's song when it got banned.

[enisthemenace]

Okay, the rotation might not work anymore, so I'm willing to think of alternative solutions.

I have to preface this by confessing these are not all my ideas.

What's wrong with first come first serve? If you really want to be there, show everyone you really want to be there.

If that doesn't work for you, start chiding those who are giving out glares to people cheering. They are the "lepers". Shun them instead of holding up a ******* "come on ya'll. Let's get loud" sign.

If that doesn't work, who gives a **** if the girl in front of you is giving you the stink eye, unless you think she might **** you if you change your attitude? Let me tell you, if you're worried about that, leave the game and pound it out...it's your only chance. Might as well take advantage of it.

CA can stick around for all I care, but the "rules", contrived cheers, etc kill a student fan's drive to just let it go.

It really is a shame, and I feel sorry for those who want to bust out and feel like they can't (seriously, though...go tap it).

[BigDISU1]

The fix:
1) No dress code. Encourage EXTREME creativity.
2) Intermix the students throughout the arena.
3) More pregame drinking.
4) Destroy the video board.
5) Que the band not the stereo
6) BRING BACK THE HAMM'S BEER SONG (might single handedly restore Hilton Magic)

THIS! 6 step program to bringing back the magic