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Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:29 am
by Saint3333
The product on the field left a lot to be desired and the game day operations weren’t far behind.
The speakers were terrible on songs with any level of bass involved. The transition from annoying ads to crowd engagement attempts were sloppy. The dance team timing, the opening video, the 4th quarter video were botched.
3rd down bell misses, playing music when we’re on offense…
Go back to mountain music between the 3rd and 4th.
I did like ain’t no mountain high enough between the 1st and 2nd quarter.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:33 am
by ASUFan4863
I was so confused when mountain music was the song of the game. Why change something like that?
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:48 am
by KentHogan
I try not to criticize these things too harshly because there are many hard working people behind the scenes.
However, we desperately need a new sound system, it’s borderline embarrassing at this point.
Seems like we could afford an upgrade if we can find the money for a new indoor facility.
Hopefully one day we can get it all done.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 9:01 am
by fjblair
Seems like the sound hasn't been good since everything was "upgraded" many years ago. It was better in the FCS days.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 9:52 am
by appstate24
I made a comment about this. Gameday Ops had a ROUGH day yesterday. They’ve got 3 weeks to improve.
Missing 3rd down bells should never happen. Ringing 3rd down bell after our offense gets a 1st down was odd.
A lot of the other issues were mentioned.
As far as the sound system. It’s not borderline embarrassing, it is a full blown embarrassment. No excuse for it to be that bad.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:03 am
by ASU07
Totally agree about sound system. An absolute embarrassment.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 10:38 am
by boonetown1
Saint3333 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 8:29 am
The product on the field left a lot to be desired and the game day operations weren’t far behind.
The speakers were terrible on songs with any level of bass involved. The transition from annoying ads to crowd engagement attempts were sloppy. The dance team timing, the opening video, the 4th quarter video were botched.
3rd down bell misses, playing music when we’re on offense…
Go back to mountain music between the 3rd and 4th.
I did like ain’t no mountain high enough between the 1st and 2nd quarter.
Game day ops has left a lot to be desired for a very long time. Almost like they are over complicating something that should be simple. And not having a structured run of show.
Count me as one who doesn’t really care for mountain music being played. I get it. But, it’s not really apart of the tradition as it was started in the DG era. The song is about our region and more so about old times in southern appalachians; but more so points out WV and heading further south in Cajun country.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 11:03 am
by AppDub
I spent the day in Raleigh having gone to the NC State/Va game as my daughter is a student there. I was in awe of their video board and speaker system. Would absolutely love to have that up on the mountain. Came back and watched the replay of our Mountaineers and boy what a weird game. Glad to escape with a W, but we still don't know what this team is yet. I still have faith in DLO to figure it out.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 11:19 am
by fjblair
AC/DC, not Alabama.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 11:24 am
by TheMoody1
Sound system gets an F. Also, looks like they replaced the security company with ASU Security Cadets. They seemed to do a good job from where I sat. Walked over to the scoreboard area and it smelled like a Grateful Dead concert.
Also, the my cell service worked great. Vastly better than previously.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 12:05 pm
by Mjohn1988
It appears that our sound system is inadequate. That said at least have enough sense to turn the volume or the bass level down so it doesn’t sound so awful. I mean did our staff not hear that?
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 1:31 pm
by Bootsy
Mjohn1988 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 12:05 pm
It appears that our sound system is inadequate. That said at least have enough sense to turn the volume our the bass level down so it doesn’t sound so awful. I mean did our staff not hear that?
"Remember how y'all thought my mixing/track selection were to blame for the game day jams sounding so garbage? Blame the sound system, yo!"
Sincerely,
Last year's KBS DJ
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 2:47 pm
by JTApps1
I think they ran the sound system too loud early on and ruined it. Not sure why it hasn't been fixed but it's getting worse by the year.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 2:57 pm
by ASU07
TheMoody1 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 11:24 am
Sound system gets an F. Also, looks like they replaced the security company with ASU Security Cadets. They seemed to do a good job from where I sat. Walked over to the scoreboard area and it smelled like a Grateful Dead concert.
Also, the my cell service worked great. Vastly better than previously.
I will agree cell service much improved. Regarding music, Back in Black by AC/DC should always be played when wearing all black uniforms.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 4:11 pm
by biggie
I did learn a lesson. Water at most of the places is $5 but it was $1 at The Cardinal truck. Other lesson would be don't jump around on the big screen TOO much...
Sound system does need work. It actually seemed to sound better when close to it rather than my seats in 201.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 5:16 pm
by T-Dog
At the West Side entrance, I don't understand why they moved the security out further into the plaza and made a chokepoint with the Adam Church stage. It wasn't awful and the lined moved decently well if you knew how to wiggle in. It could create issues with a more impatient crowd and seems like something a risk management advisor would caution against.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 5:32 pm
by biggie
Last year was worse for us getting after that concert. But we went through much earlier this year.
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 5:44 pm
by ASU85Grad
What happened to “Welcome to the Rock”? That has been a tradition for years and years
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 5:50 pm
by BambooRdApp
Re: Game day Operations
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2025 6:40 pm
by Bootsy
biggie wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 4:11 pm
I did learn a lesson. Water at most of the places is $5 but it was $1 at The Cardinal truck. Other lesson would be don't jump around on the big screen TOO much...
Sound system does need work. It actually seemed to sound better when close to it rather than my seats in 201.
Any visit to The Cardinal truck is an automatic win. It's our go-to at Music in the Valle and Beech Mountain Music Festival: great food and they know how to serve a ton of folks in a hurry.
Scoring $1 water there is icing on the cake.
