Section for Olds Who Like to Stand

doug

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BLUF: I’ve dreamed the past few years of organizing to make a section for us older fans who still like to stand where we 1) won’t bother the fans who stay seated and 2) don’t have to sit in the student section. Me & my fellow standing olds call it the “Dougie Brooks Experience Section.”

I’m a 38-year old Alum who is a “GA Season Ticket Holder” (I just buy GA tix for most of the home games). Me and the folks I go to games with also still like to stand the entire game. We also still like to be near the band and the energy of the students. To make sure we don’t annoy people who like to sit and to not to take the best spots from students we always go to the last row in the east end. But what we really dream about is finding a section that’s still near the action where we can stand (with other folks closer to our age) that also doesn’t take seats away from the kids.

We jokingly call it The Dougie Brooks Experiment Section (For Olds Who Like to Stand). Sections 28 & 31 seem like the best options - they’re usually the same price as GA tix and usually pretty empty on game day. I know there are a few folks who like to stand near the court on the west end, and there are a few older folks (and their little kids!) who stand near us in the upper student section. But it would be pretty cool to consolidate so we can make concentrated noise, not annoy people who like to sit, and also not take seats from the students.

Is anyone interested in trying it out?

- Doug
 
We already have this....

I'm a season ticket holder myself... but I stand in the West End GA section with a bunch of others, including a couple former Rowdy Rams as well as other diehard fans.

We've been doing it for years. You're more than welcome to join us. Usually I got the first 5 seats (sometimes 6 depending on who all is at the games) in the first row closest to the bench over there.... and there's several other regulars in the section with me in the rows behind me that all sit/stand in same seats every game.

But you're more than welcome to join us. It's usually mixed between students & regular GA fans anyway.
 
RowdyPkunk said:
We already have this....

I'm a season ticket holder myself... but I stand in the West End GA section with a bunch of others, including a couple former Rowdy Rams as well as other diehard fans.

We've been doing it for years. You're more than welcome to join us. Usually I got the first 5 seats (sometimes 6 depending on who all is at the games) in the first row closest to the bench over there.... and there's several other regulars in the section with me in the rows behind me that all sit/stand in same seats every game.

But you're more than welcome to join us. It's usually mixed between students & regular GA fans anyway.
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That would be awesome. Usually, because of work, etc, we’re lucky to get there by the National Anthem. Is it a spot where someone could come near game time or would we need to get there earlier?
 
doug said:
That would be awesome. Usually, because of work, etc, we’re lucky to get there by the National Anthem. Is it a spot where someone could come near game time or would we need to get there earlier?
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Depending on the game yeah. Usually the Front row, after the 5-6 that my group takes, is clear even when game time starts.... the rows behind me its usually scattered spaces in between em all.

If you can get there shortly after the doors open you'd have a much better pick of seats overall because most of the regulars will either already be there or have someone from their group there already saving seats.
 
Ramaholic said:
They lost me when they titled the thread for "Old" people and then reveal they are 38.
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I'm 39. Reading the post did this.

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