TallTexan said:

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So this is born out of the Palestine Mardi Gras Parade tonight & a current twitter discussion, but I have some ideas for more "events" to pack the coliseum.

We need events for basketball to pack the stadium, teach people how to cheer, & generally make SFA basketball games a great environment. I think we need one a month or so to bring out new & old fans & keep attendance up. So here are 5 events, along with the reasoning behind each theme.

1. First game of the season.

• Season Kickoff, double header weekday game
• Make it required attendance for SFA 101 Classes
• Have a decently large prize for largest organization there
• Have Cheer Practice with an Emcee during timeouts

Good chance to set the tone for the season, teach people some "fan etiquette" to create a rowdy environment, etc.

2. Polar Express Game

• Have Santa attend(bonus, buy a purple & white Santa suit)
• Rent one of those mall kid's trains to run around the concourse
• Hot Chocolate in the concessions
• Polar Express Theme, deck WRJ in lights, kick of Christmas Season
• 30 Time national champs can do a Polar Express themed performance
• Half time caroling

Think this could be a huge draw for families with kids. We can sell SFA ornaments, Purple Santa hats, etc. A way to get lots of families out, but not make them sit still for 4 hours.

3. Rock The Johnson(unofficial working title):

• This is the new Cram the Coliseum
• Focus on getting it loud & rowdy
• First Tailgate of the Spring(host in mid to late Jan)
• This game needs to be must attend for all frats/sororities, even if we have to send AD to invite them personally
• Great chance to reiterate traditions/cheers

The idea for this game would be more focused on creating a rowdy environment than simply packing the coliseum to the roof. Also would be a great chance to sell heavily discounted Spring mini plans for basketball.

4. Mardi Gras Game

• Lots & lots of beads
• Invite Frats/Sororities/student organizations as Krewes
• Mardi Gras Royall Court chosen from organizations
• Concessions: King Cake, Beignetts, Moon pies, etc
• Post game Jazz band concert
• Family Friendly

This is the idea I came up with tonight while at the Palestine Mardi Gras Parade. Doesn't have to be the official weekend of Mardi Gras, but close. Basically, the Sororities/Frats would team up to enter their "couple" for the Royal Court, chosen by cheers of the fans during a TV timeout. You could have a packed house with student orgs & create a raucous atmosphere for this one. Could be a cool SFA tradition too that not many other places have.

5. Senior Sendoff/Sam Game:

• Close out home games for the year
• Pack the house for our Seniors(they deserve it)
• Maybe make it a throwback night

Don't have a ton of ideas for this one, just know that every year we have great lifetime Lumberjacks that deserve the proper sendoff. This doesn't have to be a theme game as such, but we do need something to make sure the house is packed.




Thoughts?

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