Yeah the Mizzou game was hard to watch. 44 fouls in 40 minutes.Officiating really affects the flow of the game and nothing takes the crowd out like FT after FT. I really think nccam needs to go to four quarters like ncaaw, so the team fouls re-set every quarter resulting in less time in bonus.
It all works together.I'm not sure I agree with him. The crowd can, and should, make a difference. I agree with that. But the team should never depend on it. The crowd is naturally going to feed off the team's performance. But the team are the ones actually on the court, playing the game. It's got to come from within.
It sounded to me like he started off adamant that the crowd was responsible for the team's poor play. He clarified and back off from that some, though.
This is one area CAJ can improve. There was so plenty of talk about him being a marketer. These are the games where his marketing needs to be on full display.These 8 pm tipoffs make it very difficult for fans outside of Tuscaloosa to attend. In fact, it's difficult for Tuscaloosa fans to take their kids because a tipoff that late means the kids aren't in bed until almost eleven. Nevertheless it's asking an awful lot of fans in Tuscaloosa and Montgomery to make that trip.
Basketball is a sport that local fans are going to have to own. I know weeknights aren't easy but there are over 100,000 people in Tuscaloosa county and an additional 20,000 plus students. Surely there are enough fans in that group to make Coleman a more rowdy place to play. If the ticket allocation affects that, then it's incumbent upon Greg Byrne to help make that happen.
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I would love to see a bigger student section for these weeknight games. I really wish that the student section was all the way across the court like what UF does. We’ve seen that Coleman CAN be very loud we just need it every game. Sometimes a team needs an energetic building to get them going.This is one area CAJ can improve. There was so plenty of talk about him being a marketer. These are the games where his marketing needs to be on full display.
Don't remember which early season game it was, but there was one early OOC game where Tide Pride members could donate their tickets back without being punished. This needs to continue.
And while we're at it, let's cut down the cost of tickets. A weekday conference game is $20 for an adult and $10 for kids (18 and under).