The Season is Almost Here

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8:54p, 10/16/22
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Coach Taylor and her staff and players at a season kickoff party this evening. No exhibition games this year. We open on November 10 which is just 25 days away.

They had their first intra-team scrimmage earlier today.

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9:05p, 10/16/22
HELL YES!
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12:07a, 10/17/22
Sahara Jones(24) days away from the season, tweet dropping tomorrow. Sydnee Roby(44) and Aaliyah Patty(32) tweets already posted as we countdown to the start of the season.

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9:01a, 10/17/22
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Gig'em Aggies! Looking forward to a new season and a new era with Coach Taylor!
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10:25a, 10/17/22
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Love using players' numbers to keep us apprised of days until tip off!

The cool thing about this year is we have no clue what is about to happen!!!
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11:11a, 10/17/22
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What gets you invited to the kickoff party? have to be a member of something? Been a season ticket holder since 2002.
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In reply to trackaggie76 • 11:24a, 10/17/22
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I believe it was primarily Coach Blair's version of the Dugout Club for Aggie baseball. Joni will be looking to expand it to others who weren't part of it or didn't know about it.
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In reply to greg.w.h • 11:28a, 10/17/22
We're lucky to know the players numbers but I don't know what I'm gonna do for a collage when I get to the freshman, hopefully there will be a few more pics in A&M jerseys up as they are numbered 3, 2,1 and 00.
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In reply to Gap • 11:36a, 10/17/22
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Thanks---right now it seems like some sort of under the radar group that donates...would certainly like more info.
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In reply to trackaggie76 • 11:56a, 10/17/22
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trackaggie76 said:
What gets you invited to the kickoff party? have to be a member of something? Been a season ticket holder since 2002.
the group I believe was Blair's Buddies - the new name - Fastbreak. I was lucky to attend at the invite of a long time season ticket holder. I've had tickets since 2011-2012 season. The new 'club' will have different levels. I got the impression Coach Taylor REALLY wants more people involved (i.e. not just BMA's)
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In reply to Kbeauty63 • 12:07p, 10/17/22
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thanks----I've never even seen a solicitation for the new group. I will search online and see what I can find.
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12:14p, 10/17/22
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Rudy posted that Claudia managed the email list so she added me, but I wasn't able to drive down for any of the events. Now she's gone and the mailing list is no more…
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1:28p, 10/17/22
Hang on guys!!!!!! Made contct with Angela Jones and she promised to get information to us. They are working on the email list and information on the Fastbreak Club will becoming shortly.

We will rebuild our pipeline with new people - we are survivors!!!!!
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In reply to Kbeauty63 • 2:00p, 10/17/22
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I hope Joni figures out a way to get students/younger folks involved. I'm class of 1976 (you can do the math) and I often feel like a youngster when I look around at my season ticket brethren!!

C'mon students!!!
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In reply to trackaggie76 • 2:30p, 10/17/22
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trackaggie76 said:
I hope Joni figures out a way to get students/younger folks involved. I'm class of 1976 (you can do the math) and I often feel like a youngster when I look around at my season ticket brethren!!

C'mon students!!!
she commented last night that students want 'stuff' - giveaways, food, etc. It will be interesting if they are able to interest the students.
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3:23p, 10/17/22
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The student attendance thing is so difficult to solve. In football, A&M has none of the problems so many across college football are seeing because it is THE event - the big show in town and people want to be there and be a part of it.

Basketball is really different. Last year one of our alums donated a lot of money for cash student giveaways at men's basketball games and it has almost no impact. We had a big crowd for Kentucky because they are Kentucky and the students thought that we had a chance to win (which we did) and wanted to be a part of that event. However, the student attendance went right back to its norm even though tons of cash was offerred to one student who would win something thereafter.

I honestly think we need to go a whole different direction. Possibly food related and no I'm not talking about bad $1 hot dogs.

This is an interesting topic because our students aren't averse to WBB. Early in the season, it isn't unusual to see a bigger crowd at the women's games than the men's games. Now that is due to the women's season ticket base being so local (so not really students). Additionally, I think the biggest crowd we had in Reed two years ago was a women's game not a men's game - A&M vs South Carolina for the SEC title and there was a great student crowd there.
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In reply to Gap • 3:30p, 10/17/22
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I don't know much about other WBB fan bases but it appears the core fan base here (season ticket holders) are Brazos Valley based retirees (about 2-4K of us). That just isn't enough to sustain a program. We will get a crowd when we play LSU (folks want to watch KM's antics) and there will be a crowd when we start playing t.u. We always had big crowds when we played Baylor--unfortunately we pretty much always lost those games.

GB won a national championship and it had only a short term bump in attendance. It would be interesting to see how they do it in Starkville and Columbia--it does help to have awesome teams!!!
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In reply to trackaggie76 • 3:35p, 10/17/22
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trackaggie76 said:
I don't know much about other WBB fan bases but it appears the core fan base here (season ticket holders) are Brazos Valley based retirees (about 2-4K of us). That just isn't enough to sustain a program. We will get a crowd when we play LSU (folks want to watch KM's antics) and there will be a crowd when we start playing t.u. We always had big crowds when we played Baylor--unfortunately we pretty much always lost those games.

GB won a national championship and it had only a short term bump in attendance. It would be interesting to see how they do it in Starkville and Columbia--it does help to have awesome teams!!!
Your observations appear highly accurate to me.

Given the base is so many retirees, besides students, the other target might be local young families. Make the price right. Make it fun for them to come and not a hassle.
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In reply to giggitygigem • 5:40p, 10/17/22
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giggitygigem said:
We're lucky to know the players numbers but I don't know what I'm gonna do for a collage when I get to the freshman, hopefully there will be a few more pics in A&M jerseys up as they are numbered 3, 2,1 and 00.
Do the best you can wit wot u got!!!
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8:09p, 10/17/22
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It is an interesting/new feeling coming into a new season with a new coach and lots of new players on the roster. I have no idea what to expect. I'm excited to see Janiah Barker. I'm hoping she can lead us to the promised land! Gig'em!
Gig'em Aggies! c/o '98 W H O O P!
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6:33a, 10/19/22
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And I thought the DJ was supposed to attract the students? Maybe we need to raise the volume up another 10dB so they can hear it!

Bottom line is games are much more fun when there are student butts at games. The SEC did not improve our WBB attendance interest. Baylor, tu, and to a lesser degree Tech & OU were much bigger draws than every SEC opponent. (Not that I'm wanting to go back)

So we have to have some innovative marketing. It has to become the cool place to be and not the cavern of event boredom with loud music!

I miss 12thMan Rewards. I attended a bunch of non-revenue events that I probably wouldn't have without the extra little incentive.
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In reply to BQ92 • 8:31a, 10/19/22
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BQ92 said:
And I thought the DJ was supposed to attract the students? Maybe we need to raise the volume up another 10dB so they can hear it!

Bottom line is games are much more fun when there are student butts at games. The SEC did not improve our WBB attendance interest. Baylor, tu, and to a lesser degree Tech & OU were much bigger draws than every SEC opponent. (Not that I'm wanting to go back)

So we have to have some innovative marketing. It has to become the cool place to be and not the cavern of event boredom with loud music!

I miss 12thMan Rewards. I attended a bunch of non-revenue events that I probably wouldn't have without the extra little incentive.
12thMan Rewards is back (though I have not looked into the 'new' version)
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11:37a, 10/19/22
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Details and how the 12th Man Rewards program works are below.

I've already been using it for other sports this Fall. It is really easy after you sign up. You just open the app at the event and it checks you in and gives you the points.

https://12thman.com/news/2022/8/24/general-texas-am-athletics-launches-12th-man-rewards-program.aspx
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In reply to Gap • 1:30p, 10/23/22
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Thanks for the info glad to see it return.
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2:23p, 10/23/22
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I have used 12th Man Mobile app for years and it is still using my 12th Man TV login that I used in Iowa for buying out-of-state streaming (was $70 a year or so.)

Download the app and login (or register.) I'm glad it is as easy as being logged in and opening at event. Sounds cool!!
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In reply to Gap • 12:33a, 10/25/22
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It's because basketball and the other sports aren't events. The school doesn't advertise them in the same way. No tailgates, no push to northgate after a game, and the yells are just rip offs of football.
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2:23p, 10/25/22
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Would changing where the students stand make a difference? Can we get them courtside?
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2:24p, 10/25/22
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And true story....when i was student worker in the SID office, the women's bball SID would ask me to go stand in the student section and yell during intros so it looked like we had more in attendance. I was usually one of a dozen.
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In reply to AggieShanks • 2:37p, 10/25/22
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AggieShanks said:
It's because basketball and the other sports aren't events. The school doesn't advertise them in the same way. No tailgates, no push to northgate after a game, and the yells are just rip offs of football.
The easy money is football. Remember Gary Blair did retail marketing one fan at a time to build his fan base. I cannot disagree with your characterization, but marketing usually is spent where it has the best (and predictable) results.
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In reply to aggiebrad94 • 3:17p, 10/25/22
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aggiebrad94 said:
Would changing where the students stand make a difference? Can we get them courtside?
those would just be empty seats
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