Butler post game thread

[bendm]

Where would we be without Spencer?

if we win the chip hurley needs to thank Bill self during the trophy presentation

 

[GlastonTim]

I’m sick and tired of XL criticism. Crowd was great last night! I love games at both venues. It’s nice to see the arena full before tip off. Still hate casuals leaving early, but they do it at Gampel too, maybe even more. The flow of the game determines how the crowd responds. The crowd was cheering loudly most defensive possessions in the second half when they got closer. Forgot who said it, but it was better than the Providence game at Gampel last week. And those who say the XL is a Dump, F off. I’m there to watch the game. Don’t care about vendors, concourse, food, bathrooms. Been to
MSG and I’d still rather watch in XL! Way more intimate. Closer to the court even in upper level. Slam me!

 

[Rocktheworld]

Yeah but we’re never going to be filling the 200 sections at XL with students, so anything is better than nothing.

If anything spreading them more thinly will only weaken the sound, as a gathering of sound from one place will amplify it most. People care when they decide to care and will just get annoyed by a handful of students in their sections yelling all game. Not having students standing and yelling near them isn’t what causes people to not be loud all game.

 

[superjohn]

Been to
MSG and I’d still rather watch in XL! Way more intimate. Closer to the court even in upper level. Slam me!

 

[yungdowork]

If anything spreading them more thinly will only weaken the sound, as a gathering of sound from one place will amplify it most. People care when they decide to care and will just get annoyed by a handful of students in their sections yelling all game. Not having students standing and yelling near them isn’t what causes people to not be loud all game.

Well I thought it was pretty clear based on my first comment that I was implying the university should be focused on ensuring more students are able to be at the games and not diluting the student section that’s behind the basket. Once that section is at capacity, they stuff the rest of the students up in a corner section (I forget the number) where they’re far from the court and also pretty removed from all of the other fans.

In all of my experiences at XL, and I’ve been a Season ticket holders since I was old enough to afford them, the 200 sections seem pretty heavily influenced by how much energy there is in the front 10-15 rows.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

I’m sick and tired of XL criticism. Crowd was great last night! I love games at both venues. It’s nice to see the arena full before tip off. Still hate casuals leaving early, but they do it at Gampel too, maybe even more. The flow of the game determines how the crowd responds. The crowd was cheering loudly most defensive possessions in the second half when they got closer. Forgot who said it, but it was better than the Providence game at Gampel last week. And those who say the XL is a Dump, F off. I’m there to watch the game. Don’t care about vendors, concourse, food, bathrooms. Been to
MSG and I’d still rather watch in XL! Way more intimate. Closer to the court even in upper level. Slam me!

Thanks for weighing in.

I've read a range of opinions favorable and unfavorable, here and on Twitter, about Gampel, XL, and MSG, for this game & others.

I appreciate the variety of viewpoints, more than what appear sometimes to be efforts to engineer a final disposition on the matter.

 

[slepers]

Not to worry tweetums I gave my ticket away to someone and I’ll be there 2/17 for Marquette so my seat will have been full for every XL game this season.

Proud of you

 

[CTBasketball]

Well I thought it was pretty clear based on my first comment that I was implying the university should be focused on ensuring more students are able to be at the games and not diluting the student section that’s behind the basket. Once that section is at capacity, they stuff the rest of the students up in a corner section (I forget the number) where they’re far from the court and also pretty removed from all of the other fans.

In all of my experiences at XL, and I’ve been a Season ticket holders since I was old enough to afford them, the 200 sections seem pretty heavily influenced by how much energy there is in the front 10-15 rows.

The hard reality is the student section has been trash. Once you accept this life is better.

Don’t know why people hate on XL.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I’m sick and tired of XL criticism. Crowd was great last night! I love games at both venues. It’s nice to see the arena full before tip off. Still hate casuals leaving early, but they do it at Gampel too, maybe even more. The flow of the game determines how the crowd responds. The crowd was cheering loudly most defensive possessions in the second half when they got closer. Forgot who said it, but it was better than the Providence game at Gampel last week. And those who say the XL is a Dump, F off. I’m there to watch the game. Don’t care about vendors, concourse, food, bathrooms. Been to
MSG and I’d still rather watch in XL! Way more intimate. Closer to the court even in upper level. Slam me!

I was there as well and it did get loud (not sure why it didn't translate on TV).

Those who leave early are ridiculous. The first wave left with nearly nine minutes left in the game clock. A second wave left with around four minutes left and a new wave took off every time we dropped under another minute mark.

 

[John]

I’m sick and tired of XL criticism. Crowd was great last night! I love games at both venues. It’s nice to see the arena full before tip off. Still hate casuals leaving early, but they do it at Gampel too, maybe even more. The flow of the game determines how the crowd responds. The crowd was cheering loudly most defensive possessions in the second half when they got closer. Forgot who said it, but it was better than the Providence game at Gampel last week. And those who say the XL is a Dump, F off. I’m there to watch the game. Don’t care about vendors, concourse, food, bathrooms. Been to
MSG and I’d still rather watch in XL! Way more intimate. Closer to the court even in upper level. Slam me!

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> the vendors, concourse, food, and bathrooms situation is soooo much better at Gampel </ >

 

[CTBasketball]

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> the vendors, concourse, food, and bathrooms situation is soooo much better at Gampel </ >

If you’re going to purely watch college basketball, not eat or drink anything, teleport to and from the game into and out of your chair back seats, and not go to the bathroom then yes Gampel is better.

Otherwise it’s an outdated dump and XL is a better all around venue to see a game.

 

[Waquoit]

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> the vendors, concourse, food, and bathrooms situation is soooo much better at Gampel </ >

Not the seats, the place where one spends the majority of one's time. They are the worst of any sports venue I've been to. It's worse than Fenway. And the concourse isn't that much better before and after games.

 

[superjohn]

The hard reality is the student section has been trash. Once you accept this life is better.

Don’t know why people hate on XL.

Because it's a 50 year old dump.

 

[SLY63]

So disappointed with Cam -- Wish he transferred earlier so we could get more than one year.

Can anyone find a creative way to bend the eligibility rules? Extra COVID year, Extra year for suffering at Rutgers?

 

[aceboon]

still mindboggling that 247 had Spencer rated as the #114th best player in the transfer portal during the offseason. he put up very good numbers efficiently playing on a team with a winning record in the Big 10.

 

[John]

Not the seats, the place where one spends the majority of one's time. They are the worst of any sports venue I've been to. It's worse than Fenway. And the concourse isn't that much better before and after games.

Exactly. Boring vendors, non-existent concourse, poor food/beverage choices, silly bathroom situation, and metal benches. But XL is the dump.

 

[superjohn]

Exactly. Boring vendors, non-existent concourse, poor food/beverage choices, silly bathroom situation, and metal benches. But XL is the dump.

They're both dumps but on campus college arenas have charm.

 

[alphasigko]

Not sure how many minutes Timberlake played against Houston but he had 1 rebound and zeros everywhere else. It’s amazing we missed out on our 1st choice and wound up with Cam.

He played 6 mins against K-State and had 2 Rebounds, and 0 points! He is a complete bust for dem Jayhawkers!

 

[Waquoit]

Exactly. Boring vendors, non-existent concourse, poor food/beverage choices, silly bathroom situation, and metal benches. But XL is the dump.

Dump to me says dirty and poorly lit. That's not the XL. Tired is more accurate.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

They're both dumps but on campus college arenas have charm.

XL is brimming with charm you just have to squint really hard and slug back a beer or 4

 

[yungdowork]

The hard reality is the student section has been trash. Once you accept this life is better.

Don’t know why people hate on XL.

There's been a bunch of students camped outside Gampel for hours for like every home game this year. There's one guy in particular who has spent over 50 hours camping outside the venues. The players all love and appreciate them and have brought them food and t-shirts and interacted with them repeatedly. Clingan in particular has been really showing appreciation for them.

The student section could use more organization for sure, like you see at some other schools with the cheer sheets and stuff, but I don't really think trashing the kids who are showing up game in and game out is very productive either.

 

[uconnfan68]

He played 6 mins against K-State and had 2 Rebounds, and 0 points! He is a complete bust for dem Jayhawkers!

Well, they got Furphy too, and didn't know what he was going to do.

 

[alphasigko]

Well, they got Furphy too, and didn't know what he was going to do.

True Dat... He was as good of a find as they could get... Really good shooter w/decent BBIQ

 

[freescooter]

Exactly. Boring vendors, non-existent concourse, poor food/beverage choices, silly bathroom situation, and metal benches. But XL is the dump.

They’re basketball arenas, not 5 star hotels. Poor babies you have to sit on benches in Gampel. Oh the humanity! The food isn’t to your liking? It’s a campus arena, not Commander’s Palace. Eat before you go. The XL has better food. Well duh! It’s bigger and attracts a variety of events. It’s not MSG or TD Bank or Wells Fargo but it’s a minor league facility, not an NBA/NHL one in a major city. Compared to Providence or Springfield or Worcester or other peer city venues it’s better than some, worse than others.

 

[AllHusky]

The hard reality is the student section has been trash. Once you accept this life is better.

Don’t know why people hate on XL.

Don't go to alot of games, but everytime I go to the XL, my expectations are low, and then I get there and feel like I'm in MSG. I think it is great.