Kennel Club R.I.P

[Stache]

I will leave the reasons for debate or reasons for the decline to other; however, the kennel club is on life support. Gone are the days of bouncing and making noise when the opponent has the ball. No original chants originate from the students. Unless there is music playing, the vast majority are present to socialize and be on their phones. The top half of the student section sat for most of tonight’s competitive game against a good USD team. The student area to the West didn’t contain any students at all. Mark Few turned around and was waving his arms asking the adult crowd behind the bench to get the noise and energy up in the last 4 minutes because other than the first 2-3 rows of students, the kennel club was apathetic.

I’ve been a season ticket holder for more than 20 years and the lack of excitement and engagement is very different and disappointing. The change is real and persistent.

[Reborn]

I was wondering about this because on TV the rooting section does seem extremely quiet. I remember thinking during the St Mary's game that it was the quietest Kennel Club I've ever heard. Shame on you GU Students. Watch other schools was great programs as THEY CHEER with all they have. No wonder Gonzaga is a better team when they play on the road. Shame on you GU students. You no longer seem to be a part of what has made this team so special.

[TexasZagFan]

I was wondering about this because on TV the rooting section does seem extremely quiet. I remember thinking during the St Mary's game that it was the quietest Kennel Club I've ever heard. Shame on you GU Students. Watch other schools was great programs as THEY CHEER with all they have. No wonder Gonzaga is a better team when they play on the road. Shame on you GU students. You no longer seem to be a part of what has made this team so special.

The KC is a microcosm of Zag fandom this year. Last year's run has made too many faithful bored and uninspired.

[cggonzaga]

Yeah it was pretty depressing today. Hopefully they bring it Saturday!

[Zags11]

I will leave the reasons for debate or reasons for the decline to other; however, the kennel club is on life support. Gone are the days of bouncing and making noise when the opponent has the ball. No original chants originate from the students. Unless there is music playing, the vast majority are present to socialize and be on their phones. The top half of the student section sat for most of tonight’s competitive game against a good USD team. The student area to the West didn’t contain any students at all. Mark Few turned around and was waving his arms asking the adult crowd behind the bench to get the noise and energy up in the last 4 minutes because other than the first 2-3 rows of students, the kennel club was apathetic.

I’ve been a season ticket holder for more than 20 years and the lack of excitement and engagement is very different and disappointing. The change is real and persistent.

Said this all year in game threads. Its bad. I went to cpl games and half were standing but mute.

[TexasZagFan]

Said this all year in game threads. Its bad. I went to cpl games and half were standing but mute.

I'll duck and cover with this comment: KC needs to limit females, most of whom are there as a social gathering, a place to be seen. I don't recall much more than a handful of women who were seen in the Snake Pit. Maybe GoZags can shed some light with his recollection.

[Zags11]

I'll duck and cover with this comment: KC needs to limit females, most of whom are there as a social gathering, a place to be seen. I don't recall much more than a handful of women who were seen in the Snake Pit. Maybe GoZags can shed some light with his recollection.

My wife is loud as can be and so is my aunt and mom. I personally think ota because more people want to go to the "cool" event.

And honestly a lot of the males were doing nothing as well. I've been to 4-5 games this yr. Its been as bad as possible.

[Alum08]

This is really disappointing. I thought the games seemed dead this year on TV but figured that maybe they had repositioned the mics or something. I agree that the KC needs to get some new cheers, the classics just sound depressing coming from this group. No stomping, no jumping, it's just boring.

That's not to say that the rest of the MAC crowd, which has done the impossible and somehow managed to become even more lifeless, is pulling their weight. The ambience is like attending a pac-12 bottom feeder game.

Do they need more beer? Better leadership? What does it take?

[CarolinaZagFan]

Better tread lightly! If they catch wind of this abuse they’ll probably cower away in some safe space Saturday instead of showing up at all.

[Birddog]

During last night's game i was wondering if it was just me or if the KC had disappeared. There was a TV shot early in the game of a 20 something guy (not KC) sitting courtside messing with his phone and seemingly totally disengaged. What a waste of a good seat! The KC should be energetic enough to get the old farts into it too.

[Zagger]

Maybe the student section should have a no-phone policy during the game .....

In turn they could have some GU stus (dozen or so) dedicated to social media photo/video taking and commenting on the games.

[jake]

I get the impression they're more going through the motions than emotionally invested in the game. More like, "this is when we jump around" than "we're excited; let's jump around". Apathetic is a good description.

[jbslicer]

Q: How do you take GU fans "out of the game!"
A: You start the game.

[Outraged]

that would explain why we play better on the road

[TexasZagFan]

There should be a before and after picture: before the TV cameras turn on, when they’re on TV, and after.

[vandalzag]

The KC is a microcosm of Zag fandom this year. Last year's run has made too many faithful bored and uninspired.

I agree with this , much more than the duck and cover post below .

[Reborn]

that would explain why we play better on the road

exactly

[Bouldin4Prez]

I'll duck and cover with this comment: KC needs to limit females, most of whom are there as a social gathering, a place to be seen. I don't recall much more than a handful of women who were seen in the Snake Pit. Maybe GoZags can shed some light with his recollection.

This might be the worst post in the history of this board. If I was a mod, I would ban you.

[DukeSilver]

I'll duck and cover with this comment: KC needs to limit females, most of whom are there as a social gathering, a place to be seen. I don't recall much more than a handful of women who were seen in the Snake Pit. Maybe GoZags can shed some light with his recollection.

Absolutely shameful.

[Club Prez]

There seems to be apathy both on campus and in the community. I got an email that I could still buy tickets at Noon yesterday. The second time this year that I got a second email that tickets were still available.

[VaBeachZAG]

Absolutely shameful.

I'm sure there are countless explanations for this problem (e.g., cell phones, apathy after reaching the BB pinnacle last year, etc, etc.). The solution rests with leadership; leadership from the kennel club hierarchy, and the cheerleaders. They need to step up!!

[Coach Crazy]

This might be the worst post in the history of this board. If I was a mod, I would ban you.

Stop, bro. Relax yourself. Rebut his position, instead of getting triggered.

[Zaglaw]

My wife is loud as can be and so is my aunt and mom. I personally think ota because more people want to go to the "cool" event.

And honestly a lot of the males were doing nothing as well. I've been to 4-5 games this yr. Its been as bad as possible.

Thank you Zags11. The original post was ridiculous. On the booster side, its more likely to be the women who stand up and cheer and yell. Plus, watching the KC, I don't see a lot of difference in behavior between the men and women. Honestly, smart phones have changed human interaction in every aspect of our lives.

[tinfoilzag]

This might be the worst post in the history of this board.

There have been worse posts.

The student body and the people that go to the games are representative of our current fans. If the fan base is changing, trying to artificially manage it will not produce that 'old feeling'. The only cure for the apathy might be a rough patch to let everyone understand how blessed we have been.

I bet you would see fewer, but more enthusiastic, fans at an NIT game.

[Bouldin4Prez]

Stop, bro. Relax yourself. Rebut his position, instead of getting triggered.

Limiting the amount of women allowed to attend an event isn't a position. It's a ridiculous statement which requires no debate. Do I really need to rebut with, hey I think that women and men attending Gonzaga should receive an equal chance at obtaining tickets to a basketball game? Really? This is a debate that you feel is required?