(02-10-2020 08:33 AM)J.B. Wrote:  I've covered the general fan ticketing issues already.

In regards to the students not showing up, I wonder if it has anything to do with the new layout of the DAC that makes it less fun for the students? Are the students sitting too far away nowadays that they don't feel like they're part of the action? Also, I get the feeling that the DAC Pack has turned themselves into an exclusive group, instead of an inclusive group. I feel like it used to be a group that accepted anyone and everyone who just wanted to come out to a basketball game and have a great time. I don't understand why there are just 5-15 students in this group who seem to care and appear to be having fun, while the other students who do show up, are just sitting on their asses playing on their phones.

Basically the DAC Pack needs a complete reorganization IMO, and bring in leaders like they used to have who can really market the organization. It's the simplest student organization to be a part of. You just have to show up and watch basketball games, and stand up yell a lot. How hard can that be?

Your point about the new layout is one I didn't think of, but there could be something to it. You do feel somewhat separated from the action there since you're behind the backboard apparatus, and you don't have a great view of the opposite side of the court. I wouldn't be surprised if the interest in the DAC Pack previously was somewhat based off the chance to harass opposing players and refs from close range, and that's no longer really a possibility.

That said, I also agree 100% with your analysis of the DAC Pack's organizational structure. I guess not having a good team makes it difficult to put in the effort to recruit and really build up an interest base, but without doing that, the group is never going to grow. Freshmen are the life blood of any student organization and that is even more true for the Pack, given that the freshmen are mostly living on campus. Spiker seems like a smart guy and and an involved guy, so maybe his frustration leads to him taking a more hands-on approach to the student section. Otherwise I'm not sure what there is to do other than cross our fingers and hope someone comes into the DAC Pack and brings the energy it needs to grow again.