Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

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Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Unread post by spacemonkey » Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:15 pm

With the season over.... I am sure Gillin needs a list of things to work on. No better place than Yosef Cabin members to make him a list. I will start.

There is no reason for there not to be a gate/entry before the game at the top of the hill in front of the old Quinn Center to enter the game for fans in the upper deck of the section 218 on the east side.

Keep the list going so he can work on these over the next 8 months.

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Unread post by CharlotteApp05 » Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:22 pm

Speaker system

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Unread post by 311neers » Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:29 pm

ESPN+ upgrade.
Camera Upgrades.
Lighting Upgrades.

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Unread post by Bootsy » Tue Dec 02, 2025 9:08 pm

List of things for Gillin to work on:
1. Resignation letter
2.

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Unread post by EastHallApp » Tue Dec 02, 2025 10:44 pm

Ditch the generic playlist of stadium music to play in three-second snippets between plays.

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Unread post by EastTNMountaineer » Tue Dec 02, 2025 10:54 pm

The biggest help imo would be an upgrade to our broadcast equipment/personnel

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Unread post by App91 » Tue Dec 02, 2025 10:56 pm

Find someone who can sync up a team entrance and hype video! Start small

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Unread post by spacemonkey » Tue Dec 02, 2025 11:30 pm

Move the APPSTATE singing of the Alma Mater to 30minutes before kickoff instead of hyping up the crowd to destroy it at the last second with the singing of "Cherished Vision" Apps Alma Mater. Or better yet play it at the end of the game by the band.

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Unread post by ArmantiWaterSafety » Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:04 am

Don’t shoot off fireworks until an official signal has been made.

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Unread post by pop5app » Wed Dec 03, 2025 6:36 am

Choreography of game day. Sound system. Increase Yosef club membership. Sound system

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Unread post by pop5app » Wed Dec 03, 2025 6:37 am

Oops, did I mention sound system ?

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Unread post by BambooRdApp » Wed Dec 03, 2025 6:48 am

Wish list
Better GameDay experience inside stadium. All items listed above. GameDay entrance does not get people fired up. Do not get me wrong, I like some mountain music by Alabama. However, we need some more rock like music to get everyone into a frenzy. Sets tone for rest of the game.
Move the band. We can no longer hear them in our section of the NEZ. Do not have solution for this one.
Better options in the NEZ.
My awning over nez as communicated to me at time of purchase (this ain't happening 😂)
Today I Give My All For Appalachian State!!
#FreeMillerHillForMoMoney!!

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Unread post by AppBox » Wed Dec 03, 2025 6:58 am

Ditch the Alabama intro for sure. Absolutely horrible.

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Unread post by Bigdaddyg1 » Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:07 am

Like many I’m a long time suffering Panthers fan (maybe this year?!). I had reached a point where my hope/expectation for the team is first- Win the Super Bowl. If not that make the playoffs. Next is be competitive. After all that doesn’t happen at least be entertaining.

This isn’t the “just have fun” take but as far as home game days goes the experience should at least be entertaining and done professionally. Watching on plus is brutal. Our staff and game day crew has maybe 6 (or 7) opportunities to prepare and deliver a first rate experience for fans. Do we actually have students and other paid “professionals” who plan and prepare for the 3+ hour game day? Stuff happens that can’t always be avoided but our television crew delivers a product often less than PBS used to do. How hard is it to at lest update the score? Lighting is awful and the bouncing around of camera shots is brutal.

The in stadium experience issues are unacceptable as well. Totally agree about band placement and song snippets. Generally speaking you would think that a stadium experience in 2025 would be better than 20 years ago but not so much in KBS.

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Unread post by MrCraig » Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:33 am

Bigdaddyg1 wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:07 am
Like many I’m a long time suffering Panthers fan (maybe this year?!). I had reached a point where my hope/expectation for the team is first- Win the Super Bowl. If not that make the playoffs. Next is be competitive. After all that doesn’t happen at least be entertaining.

This isn’t the “just have fun” take but as far as home game days goes the experience should at least be entertaining and done professionally. Watching on plus is brutal. Our staff and game day crew has maybe 6 (or 7) opportunities to prepare and deliver a first rate experience for fans. Do we actually have students and other paid “professionals” who plan and prepare for the 3+ hour game day? Stuff happens that can’t always be avoided but our television crew delivers a product often less than PBS used to do. How hard is it to at lest update the score? Lighting is awful and the bouncing around of camera shots is brutal.

The in stadium experience issues are unacceptable as well. Totally agree about band placement and song snippets. Generally speaking you would think that a stadium experience in 2025 would be better than 20 years ago but not so much in KBS.
I don't get to go to many games anymore due to distance, but last year the game day experience was worse than when I was a student in 2011.

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Unread post by kornegaylw » Wed Dec 03, 2025 8:24 am

311neers wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:29 pm
ESPN+ upgrade.
Camera Upgrades.
Lighting Upgrades.
All of this. The difference in picture quality from a ESPN and a ESPN+ is ridiculous.

And whoever is running the chiron for christ sake get the down and distance for every play!

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Unread post by EastHallApp » Wed Dec 03, 2025 9:31 am

I think Mountain Music (while not my personal favorite song) is pretty solid as an in-game selection, like during one of the breaks between quarters. It's one of the few things we have that's at all distinctive to us, and it gets a nice singalong/clapalong going. Agree that it's a bit misplaced as an entry song.

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Unread post by EastHallApp » Wed Dec 03, 2025 9:47 am

While we are doing a complaint thread, let me take a quick break to praise the efficiency of the beer table staff. At least on the east side, they really keep those long lines moving quickly. Makes it easy to pop out for some in-game refreshment without missing much.

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Unread post by MrCraig » Wed Dec 03, 2025 9:55 am

kornegaylw wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 8:24 am
311neers wrote:
Tue Dec 02, 2025 8:29 pm
ESPN+ upgrade.
Camera Upgrades.
Lighting Upgrades.
All of this. The difference in picture quality from a ESPN and a ESPN+ is ridiculous.

And whoever is running the chiron for christ sake get the down and distance for every play!
Or, if they absolutely can't get the down and distance, zoom the camera out so we can see the chains on the sidelines.

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Unread post by ASU85Grad » Wed Dec 03, 2025 9:58 am

Fix Miller Hill with Astro turf or seats. Looks horrible with mud and trash all over it.

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