First Caller on KSR Post Game
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You sound whiny. Stand up and cheer, it’s a sporting event.
In terms of the fanbase, I'd wager the overwhleming majority of our fans have no problem with fans standing, and, in fact, they would prefer it. That's because it's in our collective interests to have a raucous home environment.
Now, there's nuance there. I get not standing for the sake of standing. However, Rupp has also historically had challenges, especially in the lower-level for less marquee games, where we have a bunch of fans in the lower level who sit on their hands. On top of that, there is a segment of fans actively trying to prevent other fans from getting more involved. That's not cool. And those are the selfish people.
Again, there's nuance, but fans totally have the right to get up, yell and create a tough home environment.
Now, there's nuance there. I get not standing for the sake of standing. However, Rupp has also historically had challenges, especially in the lower-level for less marquee games, where we have a bunch of fans in the lower level who sit on their hands. On top of that, there is a segment of fans actively trying to prevent other fans from getting more involved. That's not cool. And those are the selfish people.
Again, there's nuance, but fans totally have the right to get up, yell and create a tough home environment.
You do you, and be courteous to others. If not, you will be escorted out by the ushers. It’s as simple as that. Again, this is not a difficult concept.
The ushers will escort someone out for standing and cheering?
If you are the only one standing, blocking the view of others, and refuse to be courteous to others when asked, then yes… you will be escorted out. This has been the practice for, well, decades. Very simple concept.
You are describing someone being an asshole, not a sports fan standing and cheering. As far as being an asshole, that gets you thrown out eveywhere.
If that were true we'd have far fewer posts on this board.
This is absolutely false.
No one is getting escorted out of Rupp for standing during the game even if others are asking them to sit.
Not sure what would make you think otherwise, but it’s clearly time to reassess.
Ok, do as you wish, ignore instructions from ushers and be disrespectful, and see how that goes for you.
You’d be leading the group exiting since you can’t seem to figure out that this is a basketball board and not a political forum.
I have a disability. Standing is not an option for me. That's why I quit going to games.
I've got one better than that:
Several years ago, 15 or so, a co-worker of mine who was a UL fan had a daughter who dated some dude who played basketball for Georgia. She asked me if I'd like for her to get the son-in-law's tickets for the Ky game, since his family wouldn't be making the trip and she wasn't interested in going to a Kentucky game. Hell Yeah! Game day gets here and my whole family (kids @ 8 and 10) was fired up about seeing the Cats play from right behind the visitors bench!
We get to the will-call and give the girl our name, tell her so and so has left tix for us...this little b!tch looks at us and says "I'm not letting you down there looking like that, wearing UK gear behind the Georgia bench" Can you believe that bullspit? After arguing w/ her a bit, we race downstairs to the mall area looking for Georgia gear. The closest we could get were black UK shirts that we bought and turned inside out--georgia colors are black and red, right. Run back upstairs, the girl sneers as she prints our tix and hands them to me.
We start to the seats, and immediately I'm like, we've been snookered. That wench sent us to the very top row of Rupp Arena...I was literally standing up touching the ceiling. So we (I) decide to leave, grab a bite to eat, and watch the game on t.v. As we're leaving a committee of 101 guy asks if we needed help, I told him the deal and he found us 4 good seats on the rail, close to mid court, so we stayed.
When you want to talk about people taking their (work-study) job too seriously, I'd still to this day like to put a boot in that girls behind...
If you go to a game, you should be ready to sit or stand. If you can't stand, get to a handicap section, or stay home.
Then that's different. If he was being told to sit down because he stood up to cheer a good play, well, the one(s) telling him to sit down, just need to go home, that's BS.
Unless you pay for everyone's ticket, you have no say so. You don't know everyone's story.
