Serious question regarding home games

DeadPoets

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How hard would it be to tarp the entire upper deck?

I think it would do wonders in creating a great atmosphere of 40k strong if they were packed in tight.

Obviously you open the upper deck for FSU (maybe VT)... but let's get our **** together @ Sun Life. Shrink the stands, compact the noise.

Also... when are they going to bring the stands, on the visitors sideline, closer to the **** field? Bobby Bowden used to tell stories of not being able to hear yourself talking to the guy next to you at the OB.
 
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I don't see why it would be that hard. This is something that I have also said for a while now. I agree that a ****** crowd is much less ****tier (in terms of noise and appearance) if packed in tight and not spread all throughout the stadium.
 
Problem with doing that is you lose the possibility of selling more tickets. Not worth the opportunity cost most likely. Maybe tarp off the upper half of the upper deck or something, or maybe just the endzones, but I think that we need the lower-priced tickets to attract all crowds to the games. If we re-do the pricing structure then it could work, but then you're talking about losing revenue on the currently pricier seats. I would bet it's pretty complicated when you get down to the details. In concept it sounds cool. More I think of it the more I like tarping off the upper half of the top tier. I did like my seats on the front row of the upper deck...
 
I had front row upper deck seats for the past 3 seasons. I loved those seats. Fantastic view. I almost fell over during the Oklahoma game, however.
 
If you're selling $10 seats for the upper deck and the stands are empty anyways, what's to stop half of those upper deck fans from getting down to the lower deck and finding an empty seat? I see folks move seats at away games all the time and the ushers rarely police it unless you're sitting in someone else's seat that they paid for.

My idea is this--tarp off the top deck for almost all Canes games. Sell Rows 1-30 on the lower level as Premium seats all the way around the field. Rows 31+ or so can be the $10 seats. As the Canes attract more fans, un-tarp an upper level section a little bit at a time. Raise prices as you un-tarp upper level sections for the lower level seats accordingly.

Worry about packing what you can (the lower level), and then as the Canes become a hotter ticket--adjust seating/prices as you can.
 
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If you do that, than those paying premium for clearly better seats, will stop paying that price, which is a lot including donation. why pay all that when you can move one row and get same thing for a fraction of the price. This is not so simple a question as people like to look at from a financial view. it would be one thing if all the cheap seats sold but they dont now either.
 
If you do that, than those paying premium for clearly better seats, will stop paying that price, which is a lot including donation. why pay all that when you can move one row and get same thing for a fraction of the price. This is not so simple a question as people like to look at from a financial view. it would be one thing if all the cheap seats sold but they dont now either.
OK--then make all of the lower level seats 30 bucks and DARE folks who call themselves Canes fans to complain that 30 bucks is too much to watch the team they root for play. When you compare it to prices at other stadiums around the ACC, $30 is a steal for seats.
 
its crazy how far the fans are from the actual field... it gives us no home field advantage at all...
 
You would lose me with that alteration. I despise the stadium but at least low upper deck is moderately tolerable. Great views of plays unfolding, specifically the action in the trenches, and the opportunity for a significant breeze. In fact, the breeze kept me from leaving the Bethune Cookman game and driving home. I can't imagine being trapped in the lower bowl for a noon game. I attended an early season 1 PM Dolphins game several years ago in the lower section and had to get out of there. I was looking upward at my Canes seating location, with tremendous envy and regret.

There's absolutely no chance I would attend if forced into the lower bowl, paying higher prices in a pathetic stadium.

And BTW, don't believe the nonsense that it's simple to relocate in this stadium, which is like a cruise ship, stuffily divided by supposed class. For years I'd buy Gate 14 tickets in the Orange Bowl and sit anywhere I wanted. In this stadium employees at each section are trained to ask for tickets and to evaluate whether groups are in the correct section. I'm not claiming it's always enforced but last week I saw the most glaring example ever. The young woman in front of our section removed at least 40 fans who were a few rows behind us. I'm not kidding. Bethune Cookman with less than half a stadium and several times she demanded to see tickets. There were shouts of, "You've got to be kidding" and "What does it matter?" Early in the game she shuffled a group of roughly 25 people who had moved one section and were sitting together. That was easy to spot when they shifted as a block, so she made them return. Someone confronted her about it and she said noon games have late arriving crowds and she wasn't going to allow those people to sit in places where other fans would surely show up to claim their rightful seats. I have to say she was correct...before halftime a few groups arrived and claimed those seats. But during the second half it was ridiculous when some young guys sat two rows behind us, and she asked to see their tickets. They were supposed to be on the north side but had moved to the south side to avoid the sun. No matter, she told them to leave. Obviously some employees view their responsibilities and power to the extreme.
 
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Not gonna lie I would be fine with something like this


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A lot of the MLS teams do it for the same reason smallish crowds and it makes them louder

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