Last weekend I was at the O.com in Oakland. Say what we will about the Raiders and their fan base. They are passionate about their team. Supportive. One win all season and they were more into that game than any home game that I've attended at Levi.
Jed this is what happens when you do your season ticket holders a disservice by not giving them an incentive to buy season tickets. You drove your fan base out. When you asses blame at the end of the season, lump your failure to create the FAN experience into the equation. Our stadium is filled with too many corporate first time football game attendees that are more interested in tasting the "sushi" or "curry" than they are in participating as fans in the game. They sit and watch the game with a lack of comprehension regarding the play on the field. Not knowing that their team needs them to bring some passion and noise in attempts of giving them a home field advantage. I am a season ticket holder. I sit in section 109. I am tired of trying to inspire those sitting around me. They all sit quietly watching the game. I am annoying to them I am sure, but they are annoyingly disappointing to me as well.
Who ever is in charge of the Raiders P.A. system did a kick ass job. Running AC DC up until the QB gets in the huddle. They train their people to make noise. Jed you NEED to invest in "fan experience" personnel to get the crowd into games until it culturally kicks in. Know this, the vanilla fan base that is at Levi is partly responsible for the first year failures of the team. The Warriors fans the Giants fans and the Sharks fans all lift their teams emotionally. Our stadium fans passively sit their not knowing what their role is. It is your job to utilize all resources to teach them their role. Jed building a "Santana Row" style complex across the street will get people to spend money before and after games, however it will not teach fans how to be passionate at games. Figure this part out or you will forever have a loser at home.
Bayareafanatic
[ Edited by bayareafanatic1 on Dec 12, 2014 at 1:00 PM ]