The crowd at our last home game

Arena was sold out tonight, parking was scarce, there was energy in the building, and the crowd was into the game. Gave us a huge advantage. Where have they been all year?

Arena was sold out tonight, parking was scarce, there was energy in the building, and the crowd was into the game. Gave us a huge advantage. Where have they been all year?

Give out a free bobblehead and I bet you it would be sold out every game, sadly.

The crowd was loud tonight?? I was sitting near the court and it was fairly quiet. I was lucky enough to get really good seats tonight and I've been in the "season ticket holder" sections a number of times this year. It is quieter than a morgue in these areas. We go on a great run to open a game in which we had to win to stay on the bubble. This is an exciting time for basketball. Not ONCE did our esteemed season ticket holders give our team a standing ovation. Not during this early run, not after holding USF to less than 20 points going into halftime, and not as the clock wound down. My friend and I were often the only ones standing after big players in our area of sitting. For a big game, that atmosphere was awful and quite frankly I don't want to see St. John's fans complaining about the student section. At least THEY'RE loud and they try to set up a home atmosphere.

I was at the St. John's-Syracuse game last weekend at the Carrier Dome. At the start of each half, the ENTIRE Syracuse crowd stands and claps until they score. Even the elderly ones. And you know what else they do?? They get up off their feet when the OPPOSING TEAM makes runs. When St. John's cut the lead to 7 that game the entire Syracuse rose up and clapped to lift their team back up.

I don't know WHY our crowd consistently stinks in terms of crowd noise. All I know is people need to show up and be loud and obnoxious on Sunday and I don't want to hear anymore about the student doing their part in this until our season ticket holders and others can start reasonably holding up their end. Let's be LOUD and obnoxious and on our feet on Sunday!!

The crowd was loud tonight?? I was sitting near the court and it was fairly quiet. I was lucky enough to get really good seats tonight and I've been in the "season ticket holder" sections a number of times this year. It is quieter than a morgue in these areas. We go on a great run to open a game in which we had to win to stay on the bubble. This is an exciting time for basketball. Not ONCE did our esteemed season ticket holders give our team a standing ovation. Not during this early run, not after holding USF to less than 20 points going into halftime, and not as the clock wound down. My friend and I were often the only ones standing after big players in our area of sitting. For a big game, that atmosphere was awful and quite frankly I don't want to see St. John's fans complaining about the student section. At least THEY'RE loud and they try to set up a home atmosphere.

I was at the St. John's-Syracuse game last weekend at the Carrier Dome. At the start of each half, the ENTIRE Syracuse crowd stands and claps until they score. Even the elderly ones. And you know what else they do?? They get up off their feet when the OPPOSING TEAM makes runs. When St. John's cut the lead to 7 that game the entire Syracuse rose up and clapped to lift their team back up.

I don't know WHY our crowd consistently stinks in terms of crowd noise. All I know is people need to show up and be loud and obnoxious on Sunday and I don't want to hear anymore about the student doing their part in this until our season ticket holders and others can start reasonably holding up their end. Let's be LOUD and obnoxious and on our feet on Sunday!!

As I responded on the other board to your same post

I can sum up what you wrote with one specific incident.

After the halftime ceremony the students started a WE ARE ST JOHNS chant. Nobody outside of the students really bothered to join in.

I can never get enough of this

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=AxlbjXu1FuE

Another angle:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6-sIrl1thVU&feature=related

Yeah the crowd definitely was not loud.  We've had two games this year that were louder.  Nice to see it filled to the rafters though.

Crowd was as good as it can be. And it was what we should strive for every home game.

The part about there being no standing ovations isn't true. I sat a few sections higher up and people were frequently standing, and everyone was standing as the clock wound down, after the Marco dunk. Something else to remember is that the Lou sorta kills sound, especially any sound from fans on the second tier. It just goes into that weird ceiling/overhang and dies.

What is this BS about a lack of standing ovations? You're playing USF. This is expected. Wait until your 80. See how easy it is to stand up and applaud every time we score a layup.

People keep bitching about the average age of the SJ's fan at Alumni Hall. But it is the younger generation who needs to step it up, and stand up when we are playing well. Thing is, you have to show up first before your voice will garner any respect.

As it stands now, it isn't the youth who deserve a voice at all IMO.

What is this BS about a lack of standing ovations? You're playing USF. This is expected. Wait until your 80. See how easy it is to stand up and applaud every time we score a layup.

People keep bitching about the average age of the SJ's fan at Alumni Hall. But it is the younger generation who needs to step it up, and stand up when we are playing well. Thing is, you have to show up first before your voice will garner any respect.

As it stands now, it isn't the youth who deserve a voice at all IMO.

It was "expected" for Syracuse fans that they beat us.  That didn't stop them from standing and being loud for huge parts of the game.  And that includes the elderly.  And newsflash: the younger ones ARE the ones that are being loud.  The small student section are the ones making the bulk of the noise. 

What is this BS about a lack of standing ovations? You're playing USF. This is expected. Wait until your 80. See how easy it is to stand up and applaud every time we score a layup.

People keep bitching about the average age of the SJ's fan at Alumni Hall. But it is the younger generation who needs to step it up, and stand up when we are playing well. Thing is, you have to show up first before your voice will garner any respect.

As it stands now, it isn't the youth who deserve a voice at all IMO.

You know how many times I see people stand and others tell them to sit down

Quote from: Poison on February 20, 2013, 11:41:02 PM

What is this BS about a lack of standing ovations? You're playing USF. This is expected. Wait until your 80. See how easy it is to stand up and applaud every time we score a layup.

People keep bitching about the average age of the SJ's fan at Alumni Hall. But it is the younger generation who needs to step it up, and stand up when we are playing well. Thing is, you have to show up first before your voice will garner any respect.

As it stands now, it isn't the youth who deserve a voice at all IMO.

You know how many times I see people stand and others tell them to sit down

And that's exactlyyyy the type of archaic attitude that has destroyed the home crowd environment at St. John's games.  That and some overly politically correct administrators/security/fans that get upset over people screaming things like "you suck."

I can never get enough of this

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=AxlbjXu1FuE

Another angle:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6-sIrl1thVU&feature=related

FU Pitt. You disgusting pathetic city.

Sly Fox was packed after the game with the Legends couldn't even get in. Saw coach Hines at Regina's after. Great atmosphere on Union after the game. Upset I can't go to the Pitt game but it's my dad's bday. Hope people head out.

Sly Fox was packed after the game with the Legends couldn't even get in. Saw coach Hines at Regina's after. Great atmosphere on Union after the game. Upset I can't go to the Pitt game but it's my dad's bday. Hope people head out.

What's Regina's ?

Quote from: HowCouldUBeSoHarkless on February 21, 2013, 12:40:14 AM

Sly Fox was packed after the game with the Legends couldn't even get in. Saw coach Hines at Regina's after. Great atmosphere on Union after the game. Upset I can't go to the Pitt game but it's my dad's bday. Hope people head out.

What's Regina's ?

The pizzeria on the corner of Union and Utopia across from Chase bank.

Quote from: Moose on February 21, 2013, 01:36:28 AM

Quote from: HowCouldUBeSoHarkless on February 21, 2013, 12:40:14 AM

Sly Fox was packed after the game with the Legends couldn't even get in. Saw coach Hines at Regina's after. Great atmosphere on Union after the game. Upset I can't go to the Pitt game but it's my dad's bday. Hope people head out.

What's Regina's ?

The pizzeria on the corner of Union and Utopia across from Chase bank.

Ahhh. Been in there and enjoyed the slice but don't they close like pretty early?

Quote from: STJ11Redmen on February 21, 2013, 01:41:06 AM

Quote from: Moose on February 21, 2013, 01:36:28 AM

Quote from: HowCouldUBeSoHarkless on February 21, 2013, 12:40:14 AM

Sly Fox was packed after the game with the Legends couldn't even get in. Saw coach Hines at Regina's after. Great atmosphere on Union after the game. Upset I can't go to the Pitt game but it's my dad's bday. Hope people head out.

What's Regina's ?

The pizzeria on the corner of Union and Utopia across from Chase bank.

Ahhh. Been in there and enjoyed the slice but don't they close like pretty early?

Yeah they close at 10 usually.  On Wednesday's and Friday's the place to go is Vincenzo's which is on Union across from Dunkin Donuts.  They're open until 11 and have slices for $1.25 on those days.

Quote from: Moose on February 21, 2013, 01:45:56 AM

Quote from: STJ11Redmen on February 21, 2013, 01:41:06 AM

Quote from: Moose on February 21, 2013, 01:36:28 AM

Quote from: HowCouldUBeSoHarkless on February 21, 2013, 12:40:14 AM

Sly Fox was packed after the game with the Legends couldn't even get in. Saw coach Hines at Regina's after. Great atmosphere on Union after the game. Upset I can't go to the Pitt game but it's my dad's bday. Hope people head out.

What's Regina's ?

The pizzeria on the corner of Union and Utopia across from Chase bank.

Ahhh. Been in there and enjoyed the slice but don't they close like pretty early?

Yeah they close at 10 usually.  On Wednesday's and Friday's the place to go is Vincenzo's which is on Union across from Dunkin Donuts.  They're open until 11 and have slices for $1.25 on those days.

Vincenzo's = great thin crust pizza

Quote from: Moose on February 21, 2013, 01:45:56 AM

Quote from: STJ11Redmen on February 21, 2013, 01:41:06 AM

Quote from: Moose on February 21, 2013, 01:36:28 AM

Quote from: HowCouldUBeSoHarkless on February 21, 2013, 12:40:14 AM

Sly Fox was packed after the game with the Legends couldn't even get in. Saw coach Hines at Regina's after. Great atmosphere on Union after the game. Upset I can't go to the Pitt game but it's my dad's bday. Hope people head out.

What's Regina's ?

The pizzeria on the corner of Union and Utopia across from Chase bank.

Ahhh. Been in there and enjoyed the slice but don't they close like pretty early?

Yeah they close at 10 usually.  On Wednesday's and Friday's the place to go is Vincenzo's which is on Union across from Dunkin Donuts.  They're open until 11 and have slices for $1.25 on those days.

Oh I know that place VERY well haha