Gman7709 said:
we were there too. I've never seen the campus, as a whole, that dead. the campus and entire town was like the post-apocalyptic empty. pretty crappy timing for a home series against #1. the SEC schedulers/Sankey knew exactly what they were doing.
The Debt said:Leander - Ag said:
Why would anyone be intimidated by 203…
Did you go to Kyle and think you knew better than the yell leaders?
For an 18yo, if you've never been to Olsen, you take your cues for behavior from "the regulars."
"Legs! Legs! Legs!" & "Swish! Swish! Swish!" are still my favorite tradition.TAMU1990 said:Kids would get thrown out if they said the things we said back in the 80's. One innocuous 'ole when a player jumps over the baseline and it's a Hispanic player... you'll get in trouble today.The Debt said:jah003 said:
I go 2 a couple of series per year now and sit near 203. Everything and I mean everything has to be choreographed. It's out of control. When Olsen was at its best it was non stop ragging by everyone. No chanting, no clapping, just yelling anything and everything that was in your head. I feel like so many people are afraid to challenge 203 they just don't do anything.
It's because modern college students are conditioned to aquiesce to authority and 203 is seen as a defacto authority for student behavior.
Further, even on this board, being rowdy and ruffling feathers is "too negative" for the social order. I'm a pariah for saying what we all know. But as robert heinlein wrote "being correct too early is socially unacceptable."
To fix the atmosphere at Olsen you have to get loud and humorous and you can't GAF what everyone else thinks.
75AG said:
Production quality has suffered this year. Music is bland. Funny sound effects are non-existent.
Texags Meltdown said:
I went to almost every game in 2020 (my freshman year). Students were seated by the opposing bullpen that year due to COVID. I was kicked out of a game vs LSU which was our last home series that year for asking an LSU pitcher that had transferred from New Mexico to LSU if the girls had less teeth in New Mexico or Louisiana. Haven't been back since
The Debt said:jah003 said:
I go 2 a couple of series per year now and sit near 203. Everything and I mean everything has to be choreographed. It's out of control. When Olsen was at its best it was non stop ragging by everyone. No chanting, no clapping, just yelling anything and everything that was in your head. I feel like so many people are afraid to challenge 203 they just don't do anything.
It's because modern college students are conditioned to aquiesce to authority and 203 is seen as a defacto authority for student behavior.
Further, even on this board, being rowdy and ruffling feathers is "too negative" for the social order. I'm a pariah for saying what we all know. But as robert heinlein wrote "being correct too early is socially unacceptable."
To fix the atmosphere at Olsen you have to get loud and humorous and you can't GAF what everyone else thinks.
yeah, the part about throwing batteries.trouble said:
I have a feeling he might be leaving out some details
Ok, but bring Dermdoc w/you.The Debt said:dabo man said:
The Olsen experience peaked in 1999 and has been in decline ever since, IMHO. 30 years ago, all of us looked-down on tu baseball because their crowd was so old. We talked about how pitiful it was that there were so few students in their crowd.
Now I look at our "student section" and see a bunch of middle-aged men repeating the same things we were chanting 25 years ago (albeit much faster). Nothing new has been added since before any of the current players were born. Stale is a bit of an understatement.
IMHO, the best thing that could happen at Olsen would be making the upper-deck students-only (+ their guests). It isn't workable at present, because there's no where for any of the folks to sit, but I'd like to see us filling Olsen with current students (in years to come).
Do you want me to show up to 203 and show them how to heckle players and fans?
Raggies going to heck since 1990.rgag12 said:
BACK IN MY DAY!!!!!
It's spring break. Enough said. Spring Break atmospheres almost always suck as most students aren't in town. Now, I will say that back in 97 when Jimmy was called out by the Okie St. Baseball coach given he was pretty much the only person in the stands and was doing his usual thing. I wasn't there but it made the B/CS news and caused the OSU coach to declare that Jimmy should be banned from baseball.SouthLlano said:
I haven't been to a game in College Station in 20 years. My boys didn't have sports and we weren't traveling for Spring Break so I brought them over to watch the Ags take on number one.
Here are my thoughts:
Atmosphere: (it was deceptively cold in the stands, so maybe I had an impact) I spent the trip over talking about the traditions in the stadium and having them read about what to expect at an Aggie baseball game. Outside of a few bubbles and a half-spirited ball count chant, nothing else was worth noting. It was boring and quiet…except for the lady behind me who complained nonstop to her friends about her job and her family's eating habits. I expected a lot more with LSU in town. The play reflected the mood in the stands. The announcer, music guy and sound effects guy all seemed like they wanted to be somewhere else. Not exciting or engaging. Haphazard at best.
Food and Beverages: meh. And overpriced meh. And every machine asked if you wanted to leave a tip.
Bathrooms: not enough. Plan on missing the beginning of each side of the inning if you decide to visit one.
Watching the actual baseball being played was the best part. Wish the Ags would have gotten the bats going. The umpire was very inconsistent though.
Conclusion: the Aggie baseball experience needs a total overhaul.
