MBB: McLeod Center Attendance

[Panther AC]

Sounds of Silence

Did anyone notice the crowd get into it during the Evansville second-half run when the older-than-middle aged gentleman sitting a few row behind the Panther bench began yelling "Defense (clap,clap), Defense (clap, clap)" and the rest of the crowd finally joined in? Even Grant Stout's dad, Roger, thanked him after the game for getting the crowd to yell in unison!

[Schack]

The PA sounds a little "tingy" at points. Also, someone please check the speakers above section 105, my wife and friends swear that the speaker above them is blown. Someone...please check it

I also was in section 105 last night and thought the same thing. It was difficult to hear anything-music or speaking.

[r54uni]

Here's what I have heard regarding Bob's PA mic. He likes his head set from the dome so he brought that one over to the new arena and it's not the one that goes with the sound system there. Someone in the know told me that is the problem?????????????

[Newsbreaker]

The true Panther fans have realized that the Valley is tough this year and that any Valley team can win.

Duh, just duh. Some of you never cease to amaze me. "true panther fans"...get off your high horse.

Here's what I have heard regarding Bob's PA mic. He likes his head set from the dome so he brought that one over to the new arena and it's not the one that goes with the sound system there. Someone in the know told me that is the problem?????????????

That sounds suspect to me. No sound system should require a specific brand, or style, of mic. Now it's possible that the sound system is not configured properly for a different type of microphone, in which case whomever installed the thing should've taken the time to configure it properly.

I've never known a microphone to be incompatable with a system, it's just a matter of making the proper tweaks.

[Panthers#1]

Duh, just duh. Some of you never cease to amaze me. "true panther fans"...get off your high horse.

News, I'm not on a high horse. It's true. Some people just don't understand the Valley. They are too concerned about Iowa or ISU. All I am saying is that some people, this might be you and it might not be you, need to actually look at the teams we are playing and do some research on them before writing them off as an easy win. The Valley is tough this year in case you didn't know. I could be totally wrong here and if that's the case, sorry. With that said, GOOOO Panthers!!

[UNIpanther99]

Here's what I have heard regarding Bob's PA mic. He likes his head set from the dome so he brought that one over to the new arena and it's not the one that goes with the sound system there. Someone in the know told me that is the problem?????????????

I have quite a bit of PA experience, and used to announce some track meets in the dome, and I can certainly agree that certain mics work better with certain systems. I also agree that a headset is preferable when working an event like a basketball game. PR can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe he's been using a table top mic for at least the past few games, presumably being a trooper and trying to do what's best to get the sound right in there.

Getting the sound right in a new place can take some time. When making adjustments it's hard to account for the difference in acoustics between an empty arena, and one filled with sound absorbing spectators. I'm sure they're working on it and it will get better as the season goes on.

[Newsbreaker]

Like I said 99, the mics are the issue, configuration is. Any decent mic will work, provided it's set up properly.

You can't just 'plug-and-play'.

[Born-a-Panther]

Here's what I have heard regarding Bob's PA mic. He likes his head set from the dome so he brought that one over to the new arena and it's not the one that goes with the sound system there. Someone in the know told me that is the problem?????????????

Bob only used the head set from the Dome for the first bball game in the Mac. Since then he has been attempting to use both the wireless hand-held mic and the new headset. He was told by the technician from DB Accoustics that the headset from the Dome was insufficient for use in the Mac. Since then he has been struggling to find something that works... and is as frustrated as the fans are.

[UNI MadCat]

I think there is a perception that UNI tickets are "impossible" to get, which might be retarding attendance a bit.

Hold up. Are you saying that the ticket office could possibly be doing a better job?? Yeah right! We run one of the top D-III ticket offices in the state of Iowa. At least on the eastern half!!

[Deke3]

yeah the PA continues to disappoint, the music seems better though

agree

[Beaker416]

attendance is updated

[UNIPNTHR]

Southern Illinois - 6731

6731, loud and rowdy Panther Fans. Great game. I was surprised to see how many Saluki fans snuck in the gate! It will be nice when our tickets are harder to get at the walk up to prevent that loud Saluki from sitting in the student section.

Edit: Loud until mid-way through the second half... then she got pretty quiet - or maybe just drowned out.

[Beaker416]

attendance numbers have been updated

[Schack]

I thought the sound system was much better at the Creightion game. Anyone agree?

[Panthers to the Bone]

Very much so. The audio made a great impact in the overall amped up nature from the fans, IMO.