Bison Fatigue

[AlumniGreen]

Calm down. Everything is ok. DM me and I'll explain it to you.

I kid, I kid.

Mansplainer.

[El_Chapo]

^^^ I and many other warned about this 3-4 years. ol Stony Brook and Admin Wimps didn't do shit. they just gonna ride these coattails out until retirement time then just slither away back to the LEAST Coast

FBS would've solved all of this

[AlumniGreen]

Do I need to repost eh

I reposted it for those WHO MISSED IT THE FIRST TIME!

[scottietohottie]

^^^ I and many other warned about this 3-4 years. ol Stony Brook and Admin Wimps didn't do shit. they just gonna ride these coattails out until retirement time then just slither away back to the LEAST Coast

FBS would've solved all of this

[bisonfanette]

You can warn people all you want to, but what did you do about it?
Did you sit down with administration, send emails or call? (PL would be so proud!)
Maybe you did contact them & if so great! Idk.
I just sent a reply email to Admin and I included some of these concerns & comments.
I started my email, by thanking him for a timely reply, and stating that imo it’s not in anomaly.

[runtheoption]

The teammakers Bison Corral at tailgating is closed for the rest of the year. Not sure why.

[TAILG8R]

The teammakers Bison Corral at tailgating is closed for the rest of the year. Not sure why.

I assumed it was because there isn’t enough people that spend time and $$ in the corral and now when the temp starts to drop it will be even worse.


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[AlumniGreen]

My suggestions in previous posts may have sounded a little harsh and unhinged. I just think it is because the problems of lower attendance, dissatisfaction with concession selections and game-day experiences have been a problem for a long time and it would have been nice to nip it in the bud when we saw the first signs of decline. It seems to me that there has been a "retraction" of events and experiences. I thought I heard Teamaker's lunches were reduced in number (?). Still concerns about communication to the general public about seats available. I do not know everything that AD/Coaches and Teamakers has done but I think I will write a snail letter to AD and Teamakers. Also I read somewhere there is actually a Fan Engagement person. I am not just THINKING about such a letter but I AM going to do it. I think snail mail gets their attention.
1. They do need to publicize that tickets to games ARE available. Maybe some of the general public thinks to the old days when they were hard to get (nostalgia for those days).
2. Send out a digital questionnaire to demographics of Bison Fans "what can we do better? What should we do to make the gameday experience better for our fans. Make SURE that the fans know they are appreciated". And bandwagon fans, too, are appreciated. Maybe they dropped off but they can hop back on. In short, find out what can be done to get them back in seats. AD and Teamakers both need to make sure that fans know they are a huge part of the equation.
3. Communicate with other colleges which have had the same problems of decline in attendance. What did they do and what can realistically be done?
4. Also tailgating. I was there recently and it seemed to be a dropoff from the glory days. Are there ways to bring some back?
5. Most of all, AD and Teammakers and NDSU really need to engage a whole generation of fans to support Bison Athletics. Find out what will bring the younger ones in. Try to make things more economical for young people who are just starting out. New college graduates and new/young families.

That's all.

[GreenfieldBison]

My suggestions in previous posts may have sounded a little harsh and unhinged. I just think it is because the problems of lower attendance, dissatisfaction with concession selections and game-day experiences have been a problem for a long time and it would have been nice to nip it in the bud when we saw the first signs of decline. It seems to me that there has been a "retraction" of events and experiences. I thought I heard Teamaker's lunches were reduced in number (?). Still concerns about communication to the general public about seats available. I do not know everything that AD/Coaches and Teamakers has done but I think I will write a snail letter to AD and Teamakers. Also I read somewhere there is actually a Fan Engagement person. I am not just THINKING about such a letter but I AM going to do it. I think snail mail gets their attention.
1. They do need to publicize that tickets to games ARE available. Maybe some of the general public thinks to the old days when they were hard to get (nostalgia for those days).
2. Send out a digital questionnaire to demographics of Bison Fans "what can we do better? What should we do to make the gameday experience better for our fans. Make SURE that the fans know they are appreciated". And bandwagon fans, too, are appreciated. Maybe they dropped off but they can hop back on. In short, find out what can be done to get them back in seats. AD and Teamakers both need to make sure that fans know they are a huge part of the equation.
3. Communicate with other colleges which have had the same problems of decline in attendance. What did they do and what can realistically be done?
4. Also tailgating. I was there recently and it seemed to be a dropoff from the glory days. Are there ways to bring some back?
5. Most of all, AD and Teammakers and NDSU really need to engage a whole generation of fans to support Bison Athletics. Find out what will bring the younger ones in. Try to make things more economical for young people who are just starting out. New college graduates and new/young families.

That's all.

You want them to pay attention to you? Snail mail may be as good as anything else except... $$$. They hear that.

Whatever you do here's a tip: start out your communique with praise for positives. Then go into your "suggestions". Then join Teammakers. Maybe do that last part first and start your letter with the news that you are a freshly minted Teammaker.

[AlumniGreen]

You want them to pay attention to you? Snail mail may be as good as anything else except... $$$. They hear that.

Whatever you do here's a tip: start out your communique with praise for positives. Then go into your "suggestions". Then join Teammakers. Maybe do that last part first and start your letter with the news that you are a freshly minted Teammaker.

Thank you. I am a veteran letter writer and I ALWAYS start out with "I appreciate the hard work and good things (I list them) that you have done." But thanks for the reminder. It is one of the cardinal rules of letter writing when a complaint or suggestions for improvement are in order.

I am not proud to admit that I have dropped off of Teamakers myself but I have dropped out, (and they will check to see if I am a member, believe me, I know that). But yes, I will rejoin, whether they respond to me or not.

Because no one knows who I am on this fan forum, I can be honest and say that I have donated quite a bit to this university (2 fully funded endowments). I hope they will see that and it will show my commitment to my alma mater, even if my commitment to athletics has dropped off (for now).