The absolute biggest key to getting back to 10k+ crowds is the return of a lively, coordinated, passionate and entertaining student section. It attracts so much and keeps people of all ages coming back to the Convo.
While overdosing on various hoops and football games today, I saw something at the Auburn/Kentucky basketball game that I think OUr Ozone could easily replicate. When an Auburn player was shooting a foul shot the students would stand with both hands outward and upon the player making the shot would do a *clap, *clap and then simultaneously form the letters *A and *U overhead with their arms while saying *A and *U. We could easily do the same after each successful foul shot in the Convo...
As a Bobcat player gets to the foul line the students stand with both hands out front and once the shot is made a rhythmic *clap *clap and then a verbal *O *U (while forming the letters O and U overhead with their arms).
As a career educator I never backed away from taking an idea from a colleague if it was effective in their classroom and implementing it into mine.
Just a thought from an old fart who still enjoys an exciting atmosphere at the games....