Why the heck do we have/need a freakin' DJ?
- Thread starter Rod Dangerfield
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Because impressing 17 year old boys is about 99% of what college football is now.
ding ding ding....where is the damn slide for the players?!
Why do you seem perturbed by the fact that we have one? God forbid we enhance the gameday experience while also appealing to recruits. Oh, and maybe the DJ will play something besides Sweet Caroline to fire up the team. All seems like a good thing. What am I missing here?
Being a DJ who interviewed for the job, the primary reason has already been given....to blow the minds of the recruits. DJs at sporting events is trending nationally, so if it wasn't going to happen this year, it would have happened eventually. Georgia has a DJ booth in their dang locker room.
Being a huge fan of the Gamecocks and having been to most games for the past 30 years, I can say this. When neither the band nor Sandstorm are playing, the music lately has been dreadful. I hate I didn't get the job, but I'm looking forward to seeing what this guy brings to the environment.
Being a huge fan of the Gamecocks and having been to most games for the past 30 years, I can say this. When neither the band nor Sandstorm are playing, the music lately has been dreadful. I hate I didn't get the job, but I'm looking forward to seeing what this guy brings to the environment.
Kentucky hired one for Mark Stoops first year out of Nashville named I kid you not, Dee Jay Silver for the games. He basically made a playlist and sent it along with his assistant to play at the games. #NeverAgain.
So when we lose a game, we have someone else to say needs to be fired!!!
I tried out for the gig as D-Ji-mnasium but they didn't think the crowd would get pumped to Slim Whitman so they went in another direction.
If I slip him a fiver do ya think he'll play some Marshall Tucker??
(underline added) I don't have a dog in this fight, but I think reasonable people can disagree as to whether a DJ will enhance the experience. And while we all agree that appealing to recruits is it important, it's not the _main_ purpose of the gameday experience. The main purpose of the experience is to create something customers (us) want to pay for. If you tell some segment of the fans "if you want to win, you're going to have to have a less enjoyable experience," they will respond by saying you've created a tail-wagging-the-dog situation. The same is true if you tell some portion of the fan base that winning means pricing the games beyond their affordability.
Let me be clear; I'm not arguing for or against a DJ. But 17 year old recruits shouldn't guide the ship. Ticket buyers should.
It's possible the DJ won't even be heard throughout the stadium, just the student section. I know that was the case when I was in school with the mic man and such
Ticket buyers are guiding the ship. Ticket buyers want a winner. To be a winner, we need to appeal to 17 year old recruits.
The circle of life.
I care about winning 1000000x more than I care about the music at the stadium.
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Agree. Similar to the jersey argument. If the recruits like it and we can sign more as a result, I'll be happy with the ensuing results on the field.
First game is a sell out, 15,000 student tickets sold, must be the DJ
Roger that but if the 17 years old recruits don't come play there won't be any ticket buyers so it is all about them.
Todd Ellis. loves this. Now the DJ can take some of the heat off him. From an old Gamecock.....we really did need someone new to bitch about...Ellis was getting tired.
I was recently browsing Youtube videos of our recent games against Bama (We're actually 3-3, believe or not). In every game we have a different uniform ensemble and in every game Bama, of course, has the same uniforms. Bama seems to be doing OK with the same jerseys every season. But I get it...we're not Bama. So I'm all for doing everything we can in order to eliminate the excuses for not winning. If that means a DJ, then go ahead. Hopefully that will mean less Sandstorm. *fingers crossed*
Well, I am, too, I guess, but I'm also a pragmatist, and I'd piss on a live spark plug if it would help USC win more games and get us a bus full of 4* and 5* recruits. So, crank it up, DJ. GO 'COCKS!
Are you going to the game? If you aren't, it won't matter while you sit in front of your TV set. If you have tickets and go to the game, experience this addition to the festivities then cast judgment. You actually might like it. It may cause you to feel young again and get your T level up. So just chill bro!!!
There can't be enough energy in a stadium and if this adds to it we should be all in.
I just asked my wife what if we got a DJ for the bedroom. She was not amused.
That song is just not long enough for some official reviews!I think this DJ will be awesome. Can't wait for him to play Alice's Restaurant during the first official's review
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