I go to the MACC two or more times a year and I don't know how anyone could compare anything about it favorably against the Convo. And I actually like going to Kent - the town is great nowadays.
On the one hand I guess it's fantastic that we're always looking to improve things and complaining can be a catalyst for change. On the other hand, sometimes it seems like we don't appreciate how great the overall experience at the Convo really is. I marvel at the quality of the building and the whole gameday experience every time I set foot in the Convo, then I come on here and all I see is carping about the place... It's too big! The pretzels are stale! My hands are damp after using the bathroom!! There's a beautiful young woman in the way of the crappy scoreboard!
I get it. I'm a proponent of a hanging scoreboard myself (and I'd pony up some funds to help pay for one). I just think most of the Convo's issues are very minor and not really worth lamenting.
This is a discussion I really enjoy, and it happens on here a few times a year. I agree with Alan's fixes in relation to video boards, game clocks, scoreboards, etc. A few other things that are ALREADY IN PLACE that we don't use include "piping in" the radio broadcast in the restrooms, and using the flat screen TV's above the concession stands with either the OU game, or another MAC game of consequence that day.
My point is, and I think Alan's point as well, is that there are little things that don't cost a lot that could be done to really improve the game-day experience. For example, we're always talking about new scoreboards with video. Why do we really need state of the art video boards? I'd settle for a scoreboard I can see, that includes some stats of the ten players on the floor.