Robin's Center experience

[8legs1dream]

played the VCU hey song when a lot of our fans had left so let them have their own chant in our building.

This was simply awful. I was sitting close enough to what remained of the student section and they did their best to stave off the "V C U" chants but it was still overpowering. I imagine the folks sitting on the other side of the arena just felt like they were in Siegel 😒

 

[gospidersgo]

Yeah the music issue during the player intros was embarrassing. And once again, a "red out" where t-shirts aren't given out. There was a good stretch of years where season ticket holders were given a tee each year (not even tied to a particular game) but those days are long gone.

 

[GKiller]

Have we done a pregame or halftime ceremony to celebrate Mooney’s 20 year milestone? Honestly I figured that was a lock. Think of Hardt handing Mooney a platinum ball.

 

[Eight Legger]

... with an attached chain shackled to Hardt's ankle.

 

[SpiderTrap]

Product is the biggest issue, but the home VCU game is our Super Bowl of home games. Everything should be geared towards that game. Games before should be testing new ideas or concepts for the home VCU game - so when it comes to this game - its the Super Bowl.

 

[97spiderfan]

Product is the biggest issue, but the home VCU game is our Super Bowl of home games. Everything should be geared towards that game. Games before should be testing new ideas or concepts for the home VCU game - so when it comes to this game - its the Super Bowl.

Agreed. And all we did was role out the same exact atmosphere we did for all of the other games. Nothing unique or special.

 

[RichmondNative]

Agreed. And all we did was role out the same exact atmosphere we did for all of the other games. Nothing unique or special.

It wasn’t the exact same atmosphere. There weren’t any youth basketball scrimmages at half. /s UR had to set a collegiate record for those this season.

 

[SpiderTrap]

It wasn’t the exact same atmosphere. There weren’t any youth basketball scrimmages at half. /s UR had to set a collegiate record for those this season.

Why not have fraternities or sorioties field teams and they either play in a small tourney, and then the final two teams get to play in short halftime game? I don't mind the youth basketball teams from time to time - but your spot on - we did that almost every game this year. Plus - if you get the fraternities or sororities involved - could result in more students showing up, even if they are just there to see the halftime game.

 

[GKiller]

Why not have fraternities or sorioties field teams and they either play in a small tourney, and then the final two teams get to play in short halftime game? I don't mind the youth basketball teams from time to time - but your spot on - we did that almost every game this year. Plus - if you get the fraternities or sororities involved - could result in more students showing up, even if they are just there to see the halftime game.

U of R dislikes Greek life. I doubt that has really changed.

 

[SpiderTrap]

U of R dislikes Greek life. I doubt that has really changed.

In that case - lets have a study hall on the court during halftime where kids can show up their study skills in front of the crowd.

Or lets give the kids a biology test during halftime and winner gets a $5 gift card to SpiderShop.

 

[97spiderfan]

Why not have fraternities or sorioties field teams and they either play in a small tourney, and then the final two teams get to play in short halftime game? I don't mind the youth basketball teams from time to time - but your spot on - we did that almost every game this year. Plus - if you get the fraternities or sororities involved - could result in more students showing up, even if they are just there to see the halftime game.

Well that would take outreach and effort, probably why it didn't happen.

 

[8legs1dream]

In that case - lets have a study hall on the court during halftime where kids can show up their study skills in front of the crowd.

Or lets give the kids a biology test during halftime and winner gets a $5 gift card to SpiderShop.

Next year, VCU at Richmond.

Halftime Geography Bee.

Be there.

 

[SpiderTrap]

Next year, VCU at Richmond.

Halftime Geography Bee.

Be there.

Not a terrible idea - they could do a spelling Bee with the last names of Richmond Spider players - current and past.

And for our final word - please spell "Gustavson". Place of origin - Finland.

 

[GKiller]

Not a terrible idea - they could do a spelling Bee with the last names of Richmond Spider players - current and past.

And for our final word - please spell "Gustavson". Place of origin - Finland.

Philly Bob & our athletic dept couldn’t even pronounce Gustavson right.

 

[urmite]

U of R dislikes Greek life. I doubt that has really changed.

Don’t tell AP or Soulis…

 

[ur2K]

Have we done a pregame or halftime ceremony to celebrate Mooney’s 20 year milestone? Honestly I figured that was a lock. Think of Hardt handing Mooney a platinum ball.

This jogged my memory from a recent game (I was watching on TV) - Dusan and B. Artis were given balls before the game for their 1,000 points - and WebstUr was the one that gave it to them - not Moon. Thought that was super weird - again, saw this on TV - did that really happen?