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Today's gameday experience: thoughts?

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AgFrogfan
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I've been attending games at Kyle Field for over 35 years now. The 12th Man was on full display today and I couldn't be more proud of the energy that our fanbase provided, but, something just felt "off" or out of sync.

The in-game experience has gotten progressively worse since the recent renovation. There were countless moments today when we couldn't decipher what the hell happened on the field. Plus, the constant bombardment of overly loud and unintelligible music over the PA system is atrocious.

Is it too much to ask for a little "Crush Em" from Megadeth or "Seek and Destroy" from Metallica? If they keep playing garbage from Lil Diddy Widdy & Naz8x98 & Lil Baby Diaper, I'll be happy to walk away and feel solaced that I've been fortunate enough to have the memories of going to football games in College Station before college football became a huge financial racketeering scheme.

On a much more positive note after the game, I was able to shake hands with R.C. Slocum and tell him "We Love you, Coach".

BTHO Kentucky Lady Ags!










digging tunnels
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I'm a huge Megadeth fan, but nobody knows that song. Plus Dave's plan to make it an in game song failed miserably
DCC80
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If you watched it on TV, you'd think that yell leaders are now as irrelevant as cheerleaders, that students now take their cues from what comes out if the speakers, and that the FTAB only plays at halftime. The games now have a "game manager:" who seems devoted to minimizing the things that made A&M unique.

The crowd seemed less animated than at the SC game, though that may be because the offense provided no reason to get excited.
TAMU74
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Agree 1000%
The game day atmosphere at Kyle is horrible.
I know they (who ever that is) are playing to the younger crowd.
The music, if you can even call it that, is garbage and way to loud.
You can't talk or hear anything but that awful racket.
Last year my wife and I were given tickets to a game I don't recall which one and left at half time due to the constant racket being blasting coming over the PA system.
Hell it took 2 days for my hearing to come back!!
Bibbyyyyy
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You can hate the music, that's fine. It is certainly designed to appeal to a younger crowd. Songs are played at football games for exactly one reason: to get the crowd (specifically the student section) fired up, and the rap music absolutely succeeds at that. The kids love it. Pretty much one below 30 knows Metallica or Megadeth. If it was about playing great music then we might as well blast Beethoven's 5th Symphony before the walk on instead of Power but I'm guessing that's not what you had in mind either.
vwbug
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Please keep going to games. Kyle field looks awesome on TV. And when I get my free beer and food without waiting in a line and go back to my awesome couch … it looks even better.
fightinag
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NEW Kyle Field has lost it's spirit ........it's not even close to the feeling I'd get at OLD Kyle Field
NEXT YEAR IS HERE.......again
Leander - Ag
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Tv timeouts, reviews, etc.

Games have zero flow
Agsone
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Being there, this was just like any other non-conference game strictly from an atmosphere standpoint, except the music was off and untimely. (Bad day for the DJ?). Seems like we had nothing special planned for gameday to celebrate a CFP and got what we put into it. Even halftime was a yawn.

The lone in-game "highlights" were a pre-recorded shoutout from the Voice winner class of 2028 (he did well), an abrupt short video of our volleyball team, and a nice onfield introduction to the flyover pilots (lots of good Ags).

Definitely something was off. Attendance was 104k, and some empty premium sideline seats were apparent. Most were expecting 110k. Ticket prices were too high. Scalpers ate tickets for this one. Saw too many still trying to get inflated prices after the kick. Economics met Aggie football reality.
A&M Give Us Room!
Heisenberg01
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Aggies who didn't attend the game complaining about the crowd and music. An Aggie tradition like no other!
AgFrogfan
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Bibbyyyyy said:

You can hate the music, that's fine. It is certainly designed to appeal to a younger crowd. Songs are played at football games for exactly one reason: to get the crowd (specifically the student section) fired up, and the rap music absolutely succeeds at that. The kids love it. Pretty much one below 30 knows Metallica or Megadeth. If it was about playing great music then we might as well blast Beethoven's 5th Symphony before the walk on instead of Power but I'm guessing that's not what you had in mind either.



Bobaloo
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Curious that the Aggie Band appealed to the younger crowd for generations but not now…
Sq 17
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The game manager needs to be better
Now the the 2;50 second tv timeout is here to stay we need a way to fill them better

For example the Lady Ags volleyball was good but it was not properly introduced and I guarantee lots of fans their had no idea that the FINALS were tomorrow, that the AGS were in it and the the absolutely TOP teams the Ags beat to get there
Tailgate
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lol lil baby diaper
dallasag12
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The energy was as electric as I've ever seen, especially for an 11AM kick which are usually notoriously flat. Student section was incredible.

However, the DJ playing Mo Bamba on the first f'ing defensive play was the epitome of shooting your shot too early. Save that for the 2nd half or big 3rd downs. Playing it all the time ruins it.

As for song selections, it's to get the students and athletes going.
KissellMissile
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Heisenberg01 said:

Aggies who didn't attend the game complaining about the crowd and music. An Aggie tradition like no other!


That's because some of us remember how incredible Kyle was before the changes to the game day experience designed to make us more generic by appealing to the "average kid." Turns out what made us great was not asking kids what they wanted, but asking them to be a part of something unique.

dallasag12 said:



As for song selections, it's to get the students and athletes going.


If the athletes need music to" get them going"...
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