ahhh, the 80's

I appreciate the squeaky-clean Pastner and the wonderful young men our players are.

But I admit-- I do occasionally get nostalgic for the renegade bad-boy program the Tigers once were.

of course they feel different, we no longer have to sneak bottles of Old Grandad into games.

(02-06-2014 09:35 AM)NJ1 Wrote:  I appreciate the squeaky-clean Pastner and the wonderful young men our players are.

But I admit-- I do occasionally get nostalgic for the renegade bad-boy program the Tigers once were.

We should embrace it, but instead we run from it.

(02-06-2014 10:19 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(02-06-2014 09:35 AM)NJ1 Wrote:  I appreciate the squeaky-clean Pastner and the wonderful young men our players are.

But I admit-- I do occasionally get nostalgic for the renegade bad-boy program the Tigers once were.

We should embrace it, but instead we run from it.

I dunno, we've got an accused rapist and a convicted larcenist on the team.

(02-06-2014 10:19 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(02-06-2014 09:35 AM)NJ1 Wrote:  I appreciate the squeaky-clean Pastner and the wonderful young men our players are.

But I admit-- I do occasionally get nostalgic for the renegade bad-boy program the Tigers once were.

We should embrace it, but instead we run from it.

I just don't believe that is the view of all Tiger fans. Certainly not mine.

The piped in Metallica and AC/DC helps the Grizz games seem louder. The problem at the Tiger games is lack of student interest. The Blue Crew has jumped the shark. Our lower level fans take way too much of a beating on here. Watch Michigan play Nebraska last night and the arena was half empty. They just looked like they had more because of all the maize clad students.

(02-05-2014 04:07 PM)HornLakeTiger Wrote:  I said it would happen years ago, and it's the absolute truth.

The Grizzlies are now THE thing to do when it comes to basketball in this city. The Tigers are the minor league team. Even with the Tigers in a major conference, it does not match going to a Grizzlies game, especially when teams like OKC, the Spurs, or the Clippers are in town.

Diehard, old school Tiger fans will never admit it, but that's exactly what has happened. The city has grown accustomed to the quality of basketball they see at Grizzlies games. The atmosphere at a playoff game cannot be matched by ANYTHING related to the Tigers.

The Tigers beat the snot out of Rutgers last night.....and to the casual basketball fan in this city, it doesn't matter. The Dallas Mavericks are in town tonight, which is a much bigger deal.

That's just the way it is now.

Speak for yourself dude. The Grizz will never take the place of Tiger basketball. Grizz lose, well it's kinda, ok, we'll get em next time no big deal. When the Tigers lose, the whole damn city goes into a funk till the next win. And just so you'll know, as you put it, that's just the way it is. Now hurry up and run on down to Oxford and renew your football season tix for your beloved black bears.

(02-05-2014 02:09 PM)Willie Becton Wrote:  I place 100% of the blame on dance for your dinner

I call and raise with the Hair Cam

(02-06-2014 11:14 AM)wylioats Wrote:  

(02-05-2014 04:07 PM)HornLakeTiger Wrote:  I said it would happen years ago, and it's the absolute truth.

The Grizzlies are now THE thing to do when it comes to basketball in this city. The Tigers are the minor league team. Even with the Tigers in a major conference, it does not match going to a Grizzlies game, especially when teams like OKC, the Spurs, or the Clippers are in town.

Diehard, old school Tiger fans will never admit it, but that's exactly what has happened. The city has grown accustomed to the quality of basketball they see at Grizzlies games. The atmosphere at a playoff game cannot be matched by ANYTHING related to the Tigers.

The Tigers beat the snot out of Rutgers last night.....and to the casual basketball fan in this city, it doesn't matter. The Dallas Mavericks are in town tonight, which is a much bigger deal.

That's just the way it is now.

Speak for yourself dude. The Grizz will never take the place of Tiger basketball. Grizz lose, well it's kinda, ok, we'll get em next time no big deal. When the Tigers lose, the whole damn city goes into a funk till the next win. And just so you'll know, as you put it, that's just the way it is. Now hurry up and run on down to Oxford and renew your football season tix for your beloved black bears.

damn

College - NBA Teams In Same City
Chicago
Dallas
New York
Miami
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Houston
Boston
Utah
Indianapolis
New Jersey
Washington
Memphis
New Orleans
Orlando
Minnesota
Atlanta
Milwaukee
Philadelphia

Higher College Attendance 2013
15,033 Marquette
13,555 Bucks

Memphis was the only other city that was close.

16,336 Tigers
16,409 Grizzlies

The last time the Grizzlies outdrew the Tigers was in 2006.

The Grizzlies aren't the issue one way or the other.

In the 80's the student section was front & center, and their energy spilled over to the rest of the crowd. Now, the student section is sparse at best for regular games, and when there is a huge crowd (I expect a big one Saturday), it's removed so the energy doesn't spill over.

That said, the lower bowl folks are NOT duds, they're energetic, loud, & cheering, they're just not crazy college students, so there's no way it wouldn't be different.

good points

(02-05-2014 04:07 PM)HornLakeTiger Wrote:  I said it would happen years ago, and it's the absolute truth.

The Grizzlies are now THE thing to do when it comes to basketball in this city. The Tigers are the minor league team. Even with the Tigers in a major conference, it does not match going to a Grizzlies game, especially when teams like OKC, the Spurs, or the Clippers are in town.

Diehard, old school Tiger fans will never admit it, but that's exactly what has happened. The city has grown accustomed to the quality of basketball they see at Grizzlies games. The atmosphere at a playoff game cannot be matched by ANYTHING related to the Tigers.

The Tigers beat the snot out of Rutgers last night.....and to the casual basketball fan in this city, it doesn't matter. The Dallas Mavericks are in town tonight, which is a much bigger deal.

That's just the way it is now.

Also, for new money (i.e. new businesses, new people that move to Memphis), they may have zero relationship with Univ of Memphis....but they easily support their local NBA Team.

Tigers still get great support...but just in visiting your city several times over the last 2 years...almost all the "chatter" in the winter/spring revolves around your NBA team...when, especially during Cal's last few years with the Tigers, it was not so (i.e. Tigers were #1 in town).

(02-06-2014 01:25 PM)tigergreen Wrote:  The Grizzlies aren't the issue one way or the other.

In the 80's the student section was front & center, and their energy spilled over to the rest of the crowd. Now, the student section is sparse at best for regular games, and when there is a huge crowd (I expect a big one Saturday), it's removed so the energy doesn't spill over.

That said, the lower bowl folks are NOT duds, they're energetic, loud, & cheering, they're just not crazy college students, so there's no way it wouldn't be different.

Exactly

NBA nah, I'd rather watch paint dry!!


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I don't know why you brought this up...not going to change...to me the students own it..It's there school and the apathy is what it is....Athletic Office, coach, etc..will not do anything to generate the incentive to change the culture...boring...

than

(02-06-2014 11:39 AM)gotigers1 Wrote:  

(02-05-2014 02:09 PM)Willie Becton Wrote:  I place 100% of the blame on dance for your dinner

I call and raise with the Hair Cam

I go all in with the stupid freakin' announcer and his over-the-top WWF / truck pull "YOU BUY THE WHOLE SEAT BUT YOU'LL ONLY NEED THE EEEEEEEDGE!!!" b.s. rah, rah hype.

(02-05-2014 11:32 PM)Crazier Wrote:  

(02-05-2014 05:26 PM)tigers311 Wrote:  

(02-05-2014 04:20 PM)Crazier Wrote:  Difference between Tigers and Grizzles games are 1 is full of old people and the other is a mixed crowd of young and middle aged energetic people.

old people who complain if you stand up... like they are more important cause they are older or something... go home and sit on your couch if you dont want to get excited

The get off my lawn type.

Yep. Heck, I went to the Coliseum, and even then, during "big games", the adult part-time student and guest ticket crowd would show up, some probably using their kids' student tickets, and start the "Sit down", "Down in front" stuff. We were in the bleachers behind the basket, by the band, so it's not like they were the best seats in the house. What the heck do they expect?

I thought the Pyramid stunk. Too far to drive, too far to walk, bad seats, etc. I was there for the big game against DePaul and I remember thinking this is "karma" / (insert your preference here) paying Memphis back for the foolishness that was the whole Pyramid / Sidney Shlenker rip-off scheme. Then after a few years they changed the student seats so they could sell the original ones. That hurt student attendance / enthusiasm / connection.