Ags need to come out of the gates firing on all cylinders. My worst fear is coming out flat, then relying on catchup the rest of the way. That can really drain a team with a short bench

I think we can split up the thinking into results and actions

Results

Besides winning, what would we like to see?

• More Sac regional support: I want people who are not even alumni to want to attend games
• Greater Bay Area support: We have so many alumni in the Bay Area, for example (myself included) and I don't think we tap into this market at all. Even during the March Madness run last year, the watch parties were rather low effort, last minute, and low turnout. We could do better
• More revenue from streaming: Cord cutting is a real trend, and given how we're one of the top public universities, we should be able to apply more forward thinking. I'd like to see ads from bigger dogs.

What to do

• Invite more local artists with support base to halftime shows: If you get a musician from Sacramento, or elsewhere in the area, you can bring more people to the game and potentially groom them into being a casual fan.
• Get Bay Area involved: I would love a shuttle for us to go to games and come back. I'd like more promotion for away games in the area to build up hype, especially since we can actually win these games now. No one really knows when the Ags are in the area, or if there's a quick and easy way to go to a game on a Thursday (for example).
• Boost streaming quality: Make the on screen graphics look more professional. Stop with the audio technical difficulties. This year has already been a big improvement, with the announcers synced up to the video (finally). I definitely enjoyed watching games remotely (although I wish it was on YouTube so I could stream more easily, and cast more easily). It can also help students dip their toes in if they are curious about basketball, but for whatever reason haven't attended in person yet. Not sure how much of this is on the school, and how much is on Big West. Either way the school can still do a much better job. Better quality = more streaming = more opportunity to advertise

I think the practice facilities are a good idea too. But I think what we're seeing these days is a solid product on the court, but the support hasn't grown at the same rate, so I think improvement is more sorely needed on the promotion and operational front

This is AWESOME for the basketball programs. Wow

that is so amazing

Omg I had to follow the play by play, amazing to go into Irvine's house and pull it off!!!

And now the audio's out. UGH

The scoreboard and clock are frozen though... sigh

stream is working OK for me

https://youtu.be/CmE-TBTd2qQ

Nice video

Good for him!

if/when Moneke rejoins the team on the court this might be a blessing in disguise as everyone else has had to step up in a major way

Aaaand and-1 opportunity for Schneider with 2:43 left

69-52 before the free throw

SB taking long possessions which is good because Ags are showing signs of slowing down on offense

Come on, finish strong. 5 straight for SB

6:08 left. 64-44

Greaaaat D

7:23 left, 57-44 after a couple of nice 3s. Biggest lead so far. Put this one away!

50-40 with 10:41 remaining

Shorts is SO good

Gauchos fouling left and right with all these reaches

John should try a dunk if he gets an offensive board right next to the rim!