Should fans be allowed to come back in after leaving at half?
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I've never experienced a bathroom wait that it would be significantly faster to leave the stadium. I don't see bathroom waits being a problem at JTS, or being anything out of the ordinary at most places.
There might be a handful of power conference teams that allow re-entry, but I think those are pretty rare. There's not much you can do about SEZ and club folks not being in their seats, but allowing re-entry certainly contributes to this, and you can control it. I really don't think there are really THAT many people that will flip their decision to go to games because they can't leave and re-enter at halftime. And if they do, would it be the end of the world to drop the prices of tix a bit to fill the place with people willing to stay in the stadium?
Figure out a way to make the concessions flow the best they can. Ban re-entry. Have the debate on alcohol sales.
It has always been a problem. The better the team and game, the more people would be in their seats, but we've always had a 3rd quarter kickoff straggler problem.
My son left right at the halftime break to get some food, at the concession stand. He came back shortly after kickoff and said he only made it halfway through the line.
That is one negative about having volunteer groups do concessions. The are unfamiliar with it and honestly don't care as much about getting people through.
That is one negative about having volunteer groups do concessions. The are unfamiliar with it and honestly don't care as much about getting people through.
I've never met you, so you could break the mold I've noticed. My sister and her husband both CPA's and their idea of fun is not highly exciting.
I think it is your sister's genetics rather than her occupation. And she presumably selected her husband, so again, not his occupation.
Because whether you are in the stadium or watching on TV, the atmosphere is crap, and it looks really bush league to see a bunch of empty seats at the 3rd quarter kickoff.
Crowd atmosphere matters to recruits. Maybe it won't make a difference, but I'm all for making the program look its best on TV. No matter the product on the field, the Baylor tarp of shame games always looked pathetic. Stadium atmosphere also does have an impact on the TV presentation.
Naw, people always like/liked to hang with me, so it can't be genetics. Not saying it's the occupation, just more of the solemn style people seem to go that direction.
fair. only thing more lame would be dudes into dirt track racing......
You know what recruits like better? Us winning and not playing boring football. Us not constantly getting beat by our rival.
Yeah, too busy sitting around waiting for the mailman to deliver the government check.
But, again, if you think that this is because of the reentry policy, you're very much mistaken.
Thousands of empty seats like you see aren't people leaving and reentering. Most people don't tailgate close enough for it to even be an option they'd want.
Want to deal with the empty seats? Address concessions\restrooms. We basically have a concourse setup that 'worked' when we had 40-45k people\game, and now we have around 60k regularly. Combine that with running things with volunteers like we're some high school program and not a 100 million dollar business and things get bad.
Similarly, while opening up beer sales is another discussion (and seemingly one that will have no movement as long as JP is here), thinking that 'solves' this issue is actually backwards. When concessions are a big part of why no one is in their seats, adding beer to the mix (and more people to the lines) probably exacerbates the problem.
I think they should take the bottom 7-8 rows and stick the band in there. There seem to always be at least 1/4 the seats open. Carve out the bottom rows and get the band by the students. Then you have the old band bleachers for recruits, or whatever you need. I thought long term they were going to drop the Jake and build something else there anyhow.
With a 20 minute halftime does anyone who actually physically leaves to go to their tailgate able to make it back in their seat by kickoff? I don't know, I've never left. To me it would take me 8 minutes (estimate) to get to my tailgate. 5 minutes to drink 1 beer, during that beer I would talk about the 1st half with my group, which would lead to 1 more quick beer, realize the game starts back up in 2 minutes, head to the bathroom, wait for my wife who is still in line for the bathroom, then 8 minute walk back. I've never left because 20 minutes just isnt long enough for that all to happen. I've always wondered if those leaving have intentions of getting back in time or if they walk out knowing they full well will miss the first 10 minutes.
How many accountants do you know who have flipped their car through the air over top of Tony Stewart? That right there was exciting lol.
