Shocker -- I like the simplicity angle as well. The meet and greet on a concourse or other area after the game is a nice touch.
Did WSU charge for admission? Concessions sold? Details, man! We're curious.
It's always free. It's just a big celebration for all the dedicated fans who would show up to something like this. They always have concessions open and sell food exactly as if it were a game.
We've done everything from smoke machines, strobe lights, big introductions, a Chinook bringing in troops carrying a flag. I'm telling you, I've seen it all haha. It's nothing like Kentucky's Madness, but then again I don't think there are many programs in the country that have as many dedicated fans as Kentucky. But then again, when your football team is that bad, you really only have one thing to cheer for.
I suggested the simplicity angle, because that seemed to be the most successful. It was just nice. You could come in a little late if you needed to, and you wouldn't feel like you missed any "entertainment."
You got to remember though, I'm pretty sure that the team has to use the madness time as "practice" time. So the team is sacrificing some good practice time for the fans. The players get really into it. Especially the new guys, especially the JUCO transfers. It's their first time playing in front of a D-1 crowd. And if you bring 3-4k in attendance, it's probably at least 2,500 more fans than they've ever played in front of. So they get a little amped, and that's when injuries can be brutal, because it's guys playing with their team mates, and they know their tendencies better than opponents. Last year our new banger Carl Hall who doesn't allow ANYONE in the paint, fouled the living **** out of Toure Murry and hurt his hip pretty badly. Had to sit out a few weeks with that nagging injury. We actually had to play that tournament against you guys last year with Toure injured slightly.
Always pros and cons to it.
