Papabear wrote:
We need to fill up Estes stadium every game. The citizens of Conway and business people need to back this team up. The Bears do notice empty seats and that discourages them a lot. That's what the Bears told me. I love the Bears and Go Bears Go
I have already pitched 2 different ideas to the department and basically was shut down on both. One idea would definitely put extra butts in the seats AT NO COST TO THE UNIVERSITY. They acted like they were good ideas and even said they would check into it and see if they could find sponsors for what I had in mind, but I know they probably didn't put much effort into it. I understand that when you`re an employee of the institution and getting a paycheck from them that you have to work for that paycheck and probably don't want to put a whole lot of extra time into new ideas/projects, but that is what sets champions apart from those that just want to be good.
Until we (the athletic administration) takes the approach of "we need to come up with bigger and better ideas EVERY YEAR" I`m afraid its going to be the same ole stuff year after year.
One idea I could afford to do on my own although it will cost around $ 1,500.00. I think I might go ahead and do it and ask for forgiveness later.