An Elite 8, a Final 4, 3 first round draft picks......all with the last three years isn't enough to get passionate about?chicken or egg?
Give them something to be passionate about.
This is more likely to be the issue(it there is one). The big money donors have moved closer to the floor, while the students have gotten shoved a little farther away from the court.The student section carries its weight.
Count the number of white hairs in attendance and notice how they prefer not to strain their elderly beings.
No. There was no charitable component in the late 1980's when I was in Orange Crush between '86-'89. There was an interview process that had things like basketball knowledge as a component. I think seniors got better tickets as well--raised bleachers in the corner as a freshman and court seats, free throw line as a senior.Hasn't this always been the case, though?
Exactly.. It started as all about the commitment to be there and impact you could make. The charitable part came in much later and grew to the point where that was what mattered. Back in the day you were even required to come to campus for some of the games when school was not in session. People scrambled for "local students" to fill their seats when their holiday travel prevented meeting their commitments. Crush leaders looked the other way that you didn't show up yourself.. unless your seat filler wasn't loud enough!No. There was no charitable component in the late 1980's when I was in Orange Crush between '86-'89. There was an interview process that had things like basketball knowledge as a component. I think seniors got better tickets as well--raised bleachers in the corner as a freshman and court seats, free throw line as a senior.