Lack of Social media/ excitement

[PanthersMBB]

I mentioned something about the basketball website not having the audio from each game and the video interviews with the players and coach after game. Still nothing from Bradley game. Jakes talk show audio is sometimes on there too. And why don’t they even promote his show? I have not seen anything promoting his show on Thursday. So disappointing. And why not clean up the website. It is full of old pictures including a big picture of Klint playing and that is great but move to this team. And lots of pictures from last year. It could just mean since there is lack of picture and video this year they just keep them on site.

[BCPanther]

I mentioned something about the basketball website not having the audio from each game which it is still not up from Bradley game and usually Jakes talk show is on there too. And why don’t they even promote his show? I have not seen anything promoting his show on Thursday. So disappointing.

I like when they do the in game promo with Farley's picture on the video board. Makes me feel good about the attention to detail at all levels of the department.

[MNpanthers]

I mentioned something about the basketball website not having the audio from each game and the video interviews with the players and coach after game. Still nothing from Bradley game. Jakes talk show audio is sometimes on there too. And why don’t they even promote his show? I have not seen anything promoting his show on Thursday. So disappointing. And why not clean up the website. It is full of old pictures including a big picture of Klint playing and that is great but move to this team. And lots of pictures from last year. It could just mean since there is lack of picture and video this year they just keep them on site.

They also usually do phone and computer backgrounds for the teams and generic UNI ones as well. Looked the other day and they haven't touched that page since last year.

It almost feels like they are intentionally putting less focus on fan service, which is odd considering their aggressive donation goals.

[rhoho]

Why change when you have no pressure on you to change? As it has been pointed out before it has been going on all season and nothing has changed. I can understand first few games getting use to it but it is every game and as pointed out the website is not being updated with new pics and videos and such. In game video board has many things from either other sports or old videos or photos from years past. If anything was being done about it as in the SID and marketing being talked to we would see things changing....we do not see anything changing. What does that tell you? Then to take it even further up the chain the president is doing nothing to put pressure on the AD because he has other stuff to worry about like the University struggling as a whole. Just sad

[ubuntuCAT]

I get where you're coming from. We have a 10 year old, an eight year old and a five month old. The 10 and 8 year olds are easy but starting all over again with a baby made even myself miss some games this year. I totally, completely get it. For me - I continue to show up to support our student athletes. I feel a sense of loyalty and pride that is ingrained in me, and I want to ingrain it in my kids, too. But I was raised around this so I get that not everyone feels that same sense of loyalty and duty to keep showing up.

And though we have a long ways to go, the athletic department did implement some things the last two seasons that have helped. For example: they now have a mother's room located in the Dome, on the McLeod Center concourse and in the West Gym. I've taken advantage of it, and it allowed me to attend some games that I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. But this came as a direct result of people suggesting it and letting them know it was needed. I think it would help (and I said so in my survey responses) to have some special family pack concession options... or kid pack food options... kind of like they do at the movie theater. Feeding just my older two at the games is getting increasingly expensive, and I can try and tell them that we won't be getting food while at games but that's really hard to do at football games. They are long, kids get hungry... and when you're not allowed to leave at half time to go get some tailgate food, it's pretty hard to refuse to feed your kids from the concession counters.

But to be a draw for the casual fan, the entertainment experience has got to improve. In the world of smart phones and comfy couches and every game on TV... we have to give people a reason to come and we have to make them feel like they're missing out if they're not there. A lot of people do things these days because they want to be able to post a picture that matches the pictures everyone else is posting. They want to feel like they are included in something important, like they are part of something, and that is the environment and atmosphere we have to bring back to tailgating and other game day experiences.

Ours are 4, 2 and 6 months...... what the hell were we thinking?????

I mentioned this before but will bring it up again. Minus the awe of the huge building that is the dome my kids enjoyed the atmoshphere (music, entertainment, lights, smoke, etc) at Independence High school football games more than UNI game. And we went to the SDSU game where we knocked of #2.

[FOTY]

Fellas......the questions are intended to be ranked.

1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8

Not hard to figure out.

Not everything is someone else's fault...or the UNI Athletic Dept's fault.

I had the perceived issue and happened to be on Twitter. There were a handful of people commenting about the same issue so I posted here in frustration. If they wanted it ranked, they should have just said so. The question needs to be re-phrased, not a big deal.

And yes, please let them know all of you thoughts. While I didn’t go as in depth as clenz, there was plenty to say. It’s disappointing to me that it’s just being done on the football survey and not a survey of the entire department.

[run&blade]

It is Fbombing stupid to not let fans leave and renter the Dome at halftime. I know several people that either don’t go in unless it’s a big game or leave at halftime and don’t go back. They just go to PSC lots and tail gate.

There are power five schools that allow exit and reentry.

Uni has to do everything possible for fans. ‘No’ should not be an option unless it is against the law.

Surveys are dumb as hell. “Rank bla bla bla on a scale from 1 to 10”. Lord what a waste of time. Create a mountain of meaningless stats that can be flexed any way somebody wants.

Allow exit and reentry.
Knock out walls in men’s restrooms and reduce their size while increasing women’s.
Sell beer that people can take to seats.

None of those 3 things are illegal and would be well well received my many different types of people that attend games. All three are very simple and one cost nothing, one produces revenue, and one has a very minimal cost but pleases 40% of the people that go to games.

i am in the minority likely but I couldn’t care less and graphics/SID garbage/ or Tweets. The teams are struggling and I don’t need sunshine blown up my skirt to convince me that is rain falling on my head.

what we need is less analysis and more action.

[Purrrrrfect]

It is Fbombing stupid to not let fans leave and renter the Dome at halftime. I know several people that either don’t go in unless it’s a big game or leave at halftime and don’t go back. They just go to PSC lots and tail gate.

There are power five schools that allow exit and reentry.

Uni has to do everything possible for fans. ‘No’ should not be an option unless it is against the law.

Surveys are dumb as hell. “Rank bla bla bla on a scale from 1 to 10”. Lord what a waste of time. Create a mountain of meaningless stats that can be flexed any way somebody wants.

Allow exit and reentry.
Knock out walls in men’s restrooms and reduce their size while increasing women’s.
Sell beer that people can take to seats.

None of those 3 things are illegal and would be well well received my many different types of people that attend games. All three are very simple and one cost nothing, one produces revenue, and one has a very minimal cost but pleases 40% of the people that go to games.

i am in the minority likely but I couldn’t care less and graphics/SID garbage/ or Tweets. The teams are struggling and I don’t need sunshine blown up my skirt to convince me that is rain falling on my head.

what we need is less analysis and more action.

well said R&B. I agree.

[MNpanthers]

It is Fbombing stupid to not let fans leave and renter the Dome at halftime. I know several people that either don’t go in unless it’s a big game or leave at halftime and don’t go back. They just go to PSC lots and tail gate.

There are power five schools that allow exit and reentry.

Uni has to do everything possible for fans. ‘No’ should not be an option unless it is against the law.

Surveys are dumb as hell. “Rank bla bla bla on a scale from 1 to 10”. Lord what a waste of time. Create a mountain of meaningless stats that can be flexed any way somebody wants.

Allow exit and reentry.
Knock out walls in men’s restrooms and reduce their size while increasing women’s.
Sell beer that people can take to seats.

None of those 3 things are illegal and would be well well received my many different types of people that attend games. All three are very simple and one cost nothing, one produces revenue, and one has a very minimal cost but pleases 40% of the people that go to games.

i am in the minority likely but I couldn’t care less and graphics/SID garbage/ or Tweets. The teams are struggling and I don’t need sunshine blown up my skirt to convince me that is rain falling on my head.

what we need is less analysis and more action.

I agree with most of what you say, but social media matters whether you're keeping up with it or not. It's huge with recruits, huge with students, and huge with most fans under the age of 40. This program will continue to have declining attendance if social media doesn't improve.

[UNIGrainer]

You want change but you don’t want a survey. So you’d rather they make random decisions without any input? Really, you’re actually mad they did a survey? Do you want them to listen to you or not?

[BCPanther]

Outside of the social media stuff r&b is right. I'm guessing his social media stance is more generational than anything.

It's a big, big deal for the 40 and under crowd. Eliminating re-entry was always a solution looking for a problem.

[run&blade]

You want change but you don’t want a survey. So you’d rather they make random decisions without any input? Really, you’re actually mad they did a survey? Do you want them to listen to you or not?

The issues are obvious. Do I need to give letter grades on the quality of the popcorn ?

the lines at football games for the women’s room is a problem. I have zero doubt it has caused people to say home. Did women say in the survey they are glad there are long lines for the toilet.

beer sales is an obvious source of income for a school starving for butts in seats. I don’t think they are shooting tear gas at Blackhawk games to control the riots because they sell beer.

How would you like the ability if you choose to be able to leave football game and come back in. Seriously is that a question that needs to be asked ?

Surveys are for idiots that are too scared or dumb to make a decision. My three points are obvious and not debatable.

Unless you are one one of these:
1. I will stay home if the guy next to me is enjoying a beer.

2. I am thrilled that my wife and daughter have to wait forever to use restroom.

3. I am offended that I can walk outside at halftime and come back in.

A person in a a position of power that leads by survey should be fired. I can hire a person with a GED to administer via dot-to-dot. If the level of disconnect is that great between the administration and the fans every employee in charge of anything needs to be shown the door.

[clenz]

FWIW, I spent consideratec time in reentry and the women's bathroom

[havok58]

Knock out walls in men’s restrooms and reduce their size while increasing women’s.
Sell beer that people can take to seats.

I have a feeling that this would be counterproductive . Beer sales may mean more stalls needed.

[havok58]

I didn’t like the ranking system of the survey. There were some aspects that for me I would rank high or low equally. Instead, they should have a 1 to 5 or 1 to 10 scale on each item. To me that would give a better indicator on what the public feels needs improvement or what'sworking.