Ugh...LNC Atmosphere Hasn't Changed a Bit

SoMuchDramaInTheLNC

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I'm not talking about attendance; people will come with time and wins. No, I'm talking about:

More spiky-hair guy yelling at us to "Not sit down til the Sooners score!" (encouraging the whole arena--students included--to sit down soon) and being a general annoyance. Even the Thunder, in the "extreme announcer"-happy NBA, only have their secondary announcer do the timeout games, and I barely notice him, which is how it should be.

More obnoxious, lame timeout "entertainment" (handshake cam? what?) I know they have to get their advertising in, but it's painful. Again, borrow from the Thunder here: people like seeing shooting contests, not "guessing" a movie line from a Will Ferrell movie that everyone's seen. I hate to keep bringing up the Thunder, but somehow, they manage to be more entertaining AND classier from an entertainment standpoint.

More CSC staff than ever. Guys/gals, I PROMISE no one's going to rush the court. There's not even a crowd to "control" yet. Settle down. There's no need for 4 at each first/second level stairway, three in the student section, and more scattered about. I find their staring and fluorescent yellow shirts distracting and detrimental to the overall experience.

More canned music cutting off the band mid-song coming out of timeouts, which is especially egregious when it's Boomer Sooner or Oklahoma.

I gripe because I love. Once we're good again, people will come, but for now, the LNC's atmosphere needs to not annoy those who do come.
 
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Not saying you're wrong about the in-game stuff at LNC, but I can't agree that it's classier or better at Thunder games. The one Thunder game I attended was sheer torture. I spent the whole game thinking how much better the college hoops experience is.
 
the spikey hair guy is terrible .. his voice is like nails on a chalkboard
 
Boy you nailed it. The timeout activities are embarrassing........you can almost see the participants apprehension. And yes, please get rid of the announcer, he is annoying.

I hope we get more people there to create real basketball atmosphere instead of trying to create something that's not there with lame games and contests.

This team deserves better.
 
"WHOOOOOO WANTS SOME FREEEEE STUUUUUUUUUUFFF???!!!!"

Been annoyed with him for years. He is awful. I sit with my family and all of us agree as well as most of you on here. Hes gotta go.
 
I don't care if the start crocheting at halftime for entertainment ... as long as they're trying to do something to put buttz in the stands.
 
Not saying you're wrong about the in-game stuff at LNC, but I can't agree that it's classier or better at Thunder games. The one Thunder game I attended was sheer torture. I spent the whole game thinking how much better the college hoops experience is.

I couldn't agree more. I think the college atmosphere is more fun and most of the problems LNC identified are from OU making a cheap copy of the Thunder experience. The problem isn't that we aren't enough like and NBA atmosphere it is that we are too much like an NBA atmosphere.
 
I agree on the spiky hair guy.

I turn off the sound on my computer when they intoduce the players and during timeouts.

Most of you are too young to remember when Bruce Drake did the PA for the football games. He was all class and interesting. True excitement in his voice rather than the phony over the top stuff.
 
Spikey hair guy is terrible...that isn't how the atmosphere for a college game should be.

You don't see any other respectable programs doing stuff like that.

Gameday experiene needs a complete redo
 
I agree. The spikey hair screaming guy is terrible and actually makes attending an OU basketball game LESS ENJOYABLE. If this is an effort by the OU administration to drive fans AWAY, they may just succeed.

What person in OU’s administration thinks it is pleasurable to have someone screeching silly repetitive nonsense each and every game? Why would anyone think this is a good idea? It is not. It is stupid. It is annoying. It is embarrassing.

Please make it stop.
 
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I agree. The spikey hair screaming guy is terrible and actually makes attending an OU basketball game LESS ENJOYABLE. If this is an effort by the OU administration to drive fans AWAY, they may just succeed.

What person in OU’s administration thinks it is pleasurable to have someone screeching silly repetitive nonsense each and every game? Why would anyone think this is a good idea? It is not. It is stupid. It is annoying. It is embarrassing.

Please make it stop.

Didnt Kruger say we could email him or his admin with suggestions. This thread is full of some of the most hardcore fans the school has for BBall. So... anyone?
 
Didnt Kruger say we could email him or his admin with suggestions. This thread is full of some of the most hardcore fans the school has for BBall. So... anyone?

I am curious. Does anyone actually enjoy the "spikey hair screaming guy" routine? Do any of you students enjoy this stuff? Does this help get butts in the seats? (If so, where are they?)

It annoys me to no end, but I am an old bald guy.
 
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We need back-to-basics stuff. I like these suggestions. I also want the OU Chant back before the games.
 
I am curious. Does anyone actually enjoy the "spikey hair screaming guy" routine? Do any of you students enjoy this stuff? Does this help get butts in the seats? (If so, where are they?)

It annoys me to no end, but I am an old bald guy.

It honestly doesn't bother me. I go to watch basketball. I'm zoned in on that. People just like to complain
 
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