Totally agree. The lighting upgrades are very noticeable. I was hoping speakers came with it. One thing at a time I suppose.



I'm not suggesting "old" people (define that from your own perspective - I'm feeling old more and more) don't cheer, because they do. And I'm not suggesting the 110 isn't a vitally important part of the experience in Athens, because it is. I'm suggesting it's not always what everyone wants to hear at every minute to get them pumped up before/during a game.

If it were me choosing the videos, pre-game music, in game music, etc., I'd find a way to survey all ages of students and season ticket holders and ask them what the preferences are and go from there. To the point of this thread, I'd guess no one would find the current pre-game to be something that gets you "pumped up" or excited prior to tip off. I always thought in recent previous years that the intro videos accomplished the excitement.

And to reiterate the point I was making, that should be a priority in choices made for the mix of videos, music, 110 music, and promotions throughout the game. Getting people into the game creates fun, creates home court advantage, and along with winning, sells tickets. I would assume the goals of the staff in The Convo are 1a) to win, and 1b) to sell tickets.

coudn't agree more .... the new intro isn't nearly as good as the last one or the blackout game when johnny cash was played ..

BANG !! oh baby, play somethin' that gets the crowd goin' !!

I am not 100% sure what was wrong with the Kanye song from the past few years. I mean...you don't have to like Kanye to know when it plays to clap with the beat. The songs this year (no matter if they or loud or crappy speakers or whatever) do not have a consistent rhythm that essentially tells people how to cheer in unison. I think the actual video quality is fine, but they are trying to reinvent the wheel with the pump up song. Just get everybody clapping and involved.

Not this year. New lights that come on immediately.

Still too long. Why's it got to be so long?

Asking for my wife.

Stop crying.

The Convo wasn't made with acoustics in mind. Sounds that are deafening in one spot can be almost silent a few feet away. So if you want it to be more "customer friendly" in that sense, you're going to be waiting a long time.

But if you're continuing your old saw about music choice, get over it already.

I've got to agree with Alan. When I was at Madison Square Garden for a game they played a lot of classic rock playing on the tradition rock performances. The Convo could do the same.

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A long time ago, it was explained to me that the Convo was indeed made with acoustics in mind. and that the porous wall surfaces were evidence of that. At the time, a state of the art sound system (for 1995) had just been installed. You should have seen the speakers before these ones. It's more likely the speaker quality has just deteriorated over 20 seasons and it's likely inconsistent. That said, of all the things the Convo needs, and Ohio athletics needs, speakers are fairly low on the list. But they might represent low hanging fruit at this point.

I think most of us know it's the audio system more than the acoustics. At some point, I'm sure that will change.

Here's an example, as Alan said, of how well timed music can be useful in a game during timeouts. Use the same stuff most of the time, and it becomes routine.

Terps students clearly have this stuff down!


http://youtu.be/3Ev3RRm2lcA

This exactly what I'm saying giacomo. It's not that we play song X after every dunk, it's that a good sound man has y number of songs that he/she plays after a dunk depending on the particular dunk, time in the game, score, etc. As others have acknowledged it's not easy and takes real talent as well as an understanding of games and momentum.

As for the speakers, when they put them in, they did sound great. Not any longer.