What's Needed At The Alerus?

[Kab]

Those seats aren’t good if you are in the second row

you can’t see over the people in front of you

at least when you stand you can move around and find a view of the filed

 it’s more of a social event when you could stand there

it was nice to watch pregame warmups from there too.

there a ways to give out better seats on the field in the end zones for those few people who buy them

[geaux_sioux]

54 minutes ago, Kab said:

Those seats aren’t good if you are in the second row

you can’t see over the people in front of you

at least when you stand you can move around and find a view of the filed

 it’s more of a social event when you could stand there

it was nice to watch pregame warmups from there too.

there a ways to give out better seats on the field in the end zones for those few people who buy them

And talk !@#$ right over the top of opposing coaches and players. That was the best part.

[GoHawks]

2 hours ago, Sioux>Bison said:

Is there an usher policing these spots? Why don’t people just take it over if no one is sitting there? If enough people did it they probably wouldn’t be able to kick you out if there?

just call it a season ticket holder protest, they can afford to lose season ticket holders 

Last year when they first did it was the Crookston baseball team doing security on those spots. 

[nodak651]

The black curtain should be removed at minimum.  This would be like an open concourse arena or stadium permanently blocking the view of the game from fans in the concourse.  There's a reason that so many open concourse arenas and stadiums are being built - it improves the game experience for everyone.  

If this idea isn't going anywhere and they insist on keeping the club seating, they could at least try to make it feel like a legit club experience.  Give them tables and servers and remove the curtain.  This would at least help to drive revenue and it would help to justify the higher price point of the tickets.  I hope they reverse course, but if they did something like this (see below) there probably wouldn't have been as much push back - I think what drives people nuts about the Peterson Porch is that the space is just being wasted.  period.

[fightingsioux4life]

19 hours ago, gfhockey said:

Erik use to be one of us 

 

he sure has drank the kool aid

The arrogance of telling people that if you don't like it, buy a ticket to sit there is astounding.

If they think scolding us like ill-behaved school children is going to get people to pony up the cash, they are in for a nasty surprise.

They can keep pushing this, but I think the people have spoken with their wallets.

[GoHawks]

5 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

The arrogance of telling people that if you don't like it, buy a ticket to sit there is astounding.

If they think scolding us like ill-behaved school children is going to get people to pony up the cash, they are in for a nasty surprise.

They can keep pushing this, but I think the people have spoken with their wallets.

Eric is on this site. Said it right to my face. So he and whoever else is in charge of this knows and they still don't care and lie about it to us. UNREAL!!!

[gfhockey]

And he’s supposed to be head of facilities or something

 

he has no clue unless it’s the ralph

 

look at the Betty “club lounge” free open seating they better not change that. 

[fightingsioux4life]

Just now, gfhockey said:

And he’s supposed to be head of facilities or something

 

he has no clue unless it’s the ralph

 

look at the Betty “club lounge” free open seating they better not change that. 

Don't give them any ideas. 

[jdub27]

24 minutes ago, nodak651 said:

I hope they reverse course, but if they did something like this (see below) there probably wouldn't have been as much push back - I think what drives people nuts about the Peterson Porch is that the space is just being wasted.  period.

There's no way there would be room in the south end zone for that, its already a huge bottleneck. But you might be able to do something in the north endzone, its typically a little less crowded down there and it might even be wider. Its not over the opposing team but something is better than nothing.

I doubt they are going to make a change right in the middle of the season, but if the idea doesn't work, I hope they don't double down. They've tried multiple different things, I feel like they will keep working to find a good solution.

[UND-FB-FAN]

1 hour ago, Kab said:

Those seats aren’t good if you are in the second row

you can’t see over the people in front of you

at least when you stand you can move around and find a view of the filed

 it’s more of a social event when you could stand there

it was nice to watch pregame warmups from there too.

there a ways to give out better seats on the field in the end zones for those few people who buy them

I’ve always thought field level end zone seating needs to be developed. That would allow catwalks to be open. There are plenty of people who don’t care much about the view, albeit would have a great view when the line of scrimmage is at their respective end, but would love to have a bar set up in the end zone for social gatherings. That would also improve the horrible end zone aesthetics the Alerus currently has. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

34 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

The arrogance of telling people that if you don't like it, buy a ticket to sit there is astounding.

If they think scolding us like ill-behaved school children is going to get people to pony up the cash, they are in for a nasty surprise.

They can keep pushing this, but I think the people have spoken with their wallets.

Erik comes from Roseau, he could just as well have “hockey” tattooed on his forehead. 
 

underwhelming job performance to say the least, but he’s got an opportunity in front of him to do something and improve 

[gfhockey]

5 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said:

Erik comes from Roseau, he could just as well have “hockey” tattooed on his forehead. 
 

underwhelming job performance to say the least 

Agreed

 

kind wish he would have taken the nchc job 

[The Sicatoka]

I should bring some discharged NiCd batteries to recharge with all the negativity flowing around here ...  

[LeaveNoDoubt]

15 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

I should bring some discharged NiCd batteries to recharge with all the negativity flowing around here ...  

Would love to hear some positives about what they’ve done with the current catwalk situation. 
 

I understand their reasoning for trying something. But the try failed and failed bad, it’s ok to admit they were wrong. Now it’s a great chance to fix it and make it right. 

[Kab]

There is a difference between negativity and failed try’s 

the catwalk is a failure 

[N of GF]

UND tried to scrounge up some extra ticket revenue by investing in new seating in an area some people like to stand in for free. Yeah, its disappointing for people who enjoyed standing there, but can you understand that for the good of the program they are trying to monetize something that some people consider to be a superior game experience, and it is in short supply. You wouldn't be standing there if you didn't agree. Maybe they didn't come up with the best plan this time, but at least they recognize what they have and they are trying something new.

As I understand it, it's been a thing for one season plus one game, right? And this season it has been improved over last season? Can any of you that are upset about this see that changing this after one home game of the season isn't a great plan? Maybe after a few games the word will get out, and people will start buying the tickets. Maybe it won't catch on, and things will go back to normal.

[UNDBIZ]

1 minute ago, N of GF said:

UND tried to scrounge up some extra ticket revenue by investing in new seating in an area some people like to stand in for free. Yeah, its disappointing for people who enjoyed standing there, but can you understand that for the good of the program they are trying to monetize something that some people consider to be a superior game experience, and it is in short supply. You wouldn't be standing there if you didn't agree. Maybe they didn't come up with the best plan this time, but at least they recognize what they have and they are trying something new.

As I understand it, it's been a thing for one season plus one game, right? And this season it has been improved over last season? Can any of you that are upset about this see that changing this after one home game of the season isn't a great plan? Maybe after a few games the word will get out, and people will start buying the tickets. Maybe it won't catch on, and things will go back to normal.

If there are chairs in the catwalk, it won't catch on.  People gathered there to stand and move freely.

[The Sicatoka]

25 minutes ago, LeaveNoDoubt said:

Would love to hear some positives about what they’ve done with the current catwalk situation. 

EM was willing to talk about it on radio.
EM admitted that things need to evolve. 

[The Sicatoka]

3 minutes ago, N of GF said:

UND tried to scrounge up some extra ticket revenue by investing in new seating in an area some people like to stand in for free. Yeah, its disappointing for people who enjoyed standing there, but can you understand that for the good of the program they are trying to monetize something that some people consider to be a superior game experience, and it is in short supply. You wouldn't be standing there if you didn't agree. Maybe they didn't come up with the best plan this time, but at least they recognize what they have and they are trying something new.

As I understand it, it's been a thing for one season plus one game, right? And this season it has been improved over last season? Can any of you that are upset about this see that changing this after one home game of the season isn't a great plan? Maybe after a few games the word will get out, and people will start buying the tickets. Maybe it won't catch on, and things will go back to normal.

Stop being rational and level-headed.  

[The Sicatoka]

As I've said, I'd rather the catwalk rails (say first 6-8 feet) be sold as SROs. That should leave ample space for pedestrian traffic. 

[petey23]

13 minutes ago, N of GF said:

UND tried to scrounge up some extra ticket revenue by investing in new seating in an area some people like to stand in for free. Yeah, its disappointing for people who enjoyed standing there, but can you understand that for the good of the program they are trying to monetize something that some people consider to be a superior game experience, and it is in short supply. You wouldn't be standing there if you didn't agree. Maybe they didn't come up with the best plan this time, but at least they recognize what they have and they are trying something new.

As I understand it, it's been a thing for one season plus one game, right? And this season it has been improved over last season? Can any of you that are upset about this see that changing this after one home game of the season isn't a great plan? Maybe after a few games the word will get out, and people will start buying the tickets. Maybe it won't catch on, and things will go back to normal.

Free? Pretty sure people in the building bought a ticket. 

[N of GF]

13 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

If there are chairs in the catwalk, it won't catch on.  People gathered there to stand and move freely.

If I enjoyed standing there, instead of buying a regular ticket and hoping my favorite spot was open I would prefer to buy a ticket for that specific spot.

Are these spots set up so that the ticket holder can't stand?

[N of GF]

10 minutes ago, petey23 said:

Free? Pretty sure people in the building bought a ticket. 

Yep, you got me. I could have chosen words more carefully. I guess my whole line of reasoning is gone now.

[UNDBIZ]

3 minutes ago, N of GF said:

If I enjoyed standing there, instead of buying a regular ticket and hoping my favorite spot was open I would prefer to buy a ticket for that specific spot.

Are these spots set up so that the ticket holder can't stand?

The row of chairs behind you won't appreciate that.  And you didn't address the free movement.

[N of GF]

6 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said:

The row of chairs behind you won't appreciate that.  And you didn't address the free movement.

So, without the snark; Yes, there are multiple rows of chairs.

Thank you, I missed that detail. Seems like a bar rail with a set number of ticketed seats would be the ideal solution. Maybe next year.

I suppose people could politely make suggestions to decision makers at UND and the Alerus.