Why You Just Have To BE There!

Posted by The Mueller’s on January 14, 2008

Some people like to say that going to a Jazz game and sitting in the nosebleed section is not worth it. They argue that they would rather watch the games on TV in the comfort of their own living room. BORING.

There is nothing as exciting as being there. The energy of the crowd, the drama, the noise, the food, the fans! You just don’t feel ‘that’ in the living room. Sure, there are times when the score of the game has you sitting on the edge of your couch but it just isn’t the same.

In addition to the actual game going on, you have the little pep rallies during time-outs and quarter breaks. Jazz Dancers shooting t-shirts through the crowd. The little roving cameras. The lucky rows. The shoot offs. THE JAZZ BEAR. All of those things contribute to an environment pulsing with emotion and energy. Even if the TV audience was privy to these behind the camera activities, it still would not be the same.

So I’m saving my pennies, hoping to one day be able to buy season tickets . . . dare I hope for the LOWER BOWL? In spite of the traveling, traffic, parking, snow, etc. I’d take the raw, unedited version of Jazz Basketball anytime. But, for now, I’m on the couch :-( GO JAZZ!

3 Comments

Jeff West on January 15, 2008 said:

Great Comment.
I agree with you completely. I wish I could be there for every game. I also cant wait until I move back to Utah and can get season tickets. I live in Colorado now and the only games I can see them in is when they come to play the Nuggets. But it is a lot better at the Arena, I love it. GO JAZZ.

LPCity on January 15, 2008 said:

I went to last night’s game against the Bucks. While I’ll agree with you that being there beats watching on TV, I STRONGLY DISAGREE that everything adds to the excitment. Quite frankly, there is TOO MUCH Noise.

Positives: The Jazz Bear. He’s funny. He gets the kids attention. He makes people laugh.

Neutral: The Jazz dancers. They are talented and pretty. They work hard. I guess you have to have a dance team to be considered “major league”.

Negatives: Practically everything else. The constant bombardment of lame music. Does anyone EVER need to hear “we will rock you” again in their life? The t-shirt cannon. Basically a device to make people stand up wave their arms and scream like idiots for two full minutes. This adds to the atmosphere how?
What ever happened to going to watch the game that’s being played? Shouldn’t that be entertainment enough?

Jon on January 16, 2008 said:

I love to be at the game — to watch the game, to hear the crowd, to feel the tension when someone is at the line needing to make free throws. Not to catch lame t-shirts or soft balls.

My point is that I go to the game FOR THE GAME, it is so much better to feel the game by being there than to see it at home. But, if you are going because of the other stuff, I can see that there is less of a draw to being there. Besides, the upper bowl seats don’t get even 1/3 of the “spiffs” that the lower bowl does and being in a “lucky section” doesn’t really mean that much. And in the hundreds (yes hundreds, I have been a season ticket holder for 7 years) of games I have been to, I have only seen the blimps drop stuff into the upper bowl maybe 15 times.