I agree that there are some major limits to what they can do there based on space and doors down there. I don't think they could fit a huge bleacher section, but I think they could do something more permanent than the 3 row "bleachers" that are just wooden sheets with folding chairs on them. Those look tacky and cheap and its hard to convince any diehard student fans to sit there. Something permanent would do wonders for the atmosphere. Even if you only put it up for men's games then tear it down, you could still get a pretty legitimate bleacher section... Yeah, taking it up and putting it down would probably take some labor and $$, but I think we are there as a program.

With the success our hoops team has had lately, I think there is no reason we cannot get the O Zone to fill its bottom section (bleacher section) and 2 endzone sections AND have overflow up into that individual seat section that is below the main concourse. Then you have additional overflow for students (non O-Zone) like they do already in the upper deck.
Yes, that would vary by the opponent somewhat, but if Christian can keep this momentum going like his recruiting success suggests he can this is a crucial time to up the student support to another level. For the biggest games last year, you had to be there an hour early to even get below the concourse level, let alone in the lower bleacher section.

The Convo's atmosphere is EASILY already the best in the MAC and packing in more students under the basket would only further that.

Not only that, but the Ozone seems to do just fine from where it is. Both Kent and Akron have students right behind the baskets and I'd hardly classify those as better or more intimidating atmospheres. 

The black seats have absolutely no impact on the ability to put bleachers in behind the baskets.

The O Zone is awesome on the sideline. The baseline seats are in addition to that... Not like Akron or Kent where their student section is exclusively behind the basket. Two completely different things.

They were almost sold out last year, if not sold out.  That's why they're expanding.

It'll be interesting to see how expanding the seats affects the O Zone's court stormings. Last year I sat in Slavin's Black seat on the end for the Kent game, basically right by where the O Zone stops and the 110 starts. and they (needlessly) rushed the court. Since the seats stopped there, they mostly funneled to the open side, with a some going through the seats on the other side of the table.

If it goes all the way across, the entire O Zone is just going to run over people now. I mean sure, most of the Black seatholders in the line of fire will be prepared for it and will act accordingly, but a) not everyone will, b) they may not be prepared for the enormous increase in O Zoners coming up and over since there is no way around now, and c) not all of the O Zoners will be smart about it and may just barrel directly into them (issue coming from the sheer number coming straight through, and not around, again)

I think that is a REALLY good idea

I like the suite/club seat idea. I would prefer that to student seating due to the revenue possibilities and the lack of any suites or club seats in the Convo.
 

The way I imagine club/suites, space could be more of an issue for this idea. You could easily fit seats in, but I'm not sure how much room there would be for lounge space you typically imagine with those seats. I also think if you're going to do it right, that is probably a little more expensive and less portable than additional student bleachers.

Either way, I'd like to see us do something in that space. There is some room to do something behind the Bobcat Black and it is prime location. It cam certainly be utilized better than it is now.