It could be us
This is the scene from a high school (my alma mater) basketball game on Bainbridge Island, WA. Yeah, a high school game. Seriously, why can't we have hoops fans that are anywhere close to this? It's in a 2,000 seat gym on an island with a population of around 20,000.
Sure, it helps that the player in the foreground is Gonzaga commit Steven Gray and the team is ranked #1 in WA 3A ball but you think we could be somewhere near half as spirited as these guys. Come on, we're I-A college hoops and we can stand and cheer for an entire game?
An important point is that when I went to school at BHS, only two years ago, the atmosphere was not even close to what is pictured here. Hopefully the UM crowd can turn it around and transform Dahlberg into a place as intimidating as the tiny Paski Gym on Bainbridge.
Interesting note: one of the BHS's biggest hoops fans and a friend of mine may be coming to UM. I really hope he does seeing as it only takes a couple people to inspire the rest.
Lets start next Saturday with the 'white-out' and really turn Dahlberg into a place teams hate to play. Lets bring back The Zoo.
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This is the scene from a high school (my alma mater) basketball game on Bainbridge Island, WA. Yeah, a high school game. Seriously, why can't we have hoops fans that are anywhere close to this? It's in a 2,000 seat gym on an island with a population of around 20,000.
Sure, it helps that the player in the foreground is Gonzaga commit Steven Gray and the team is ranked #1 in WA 3A ball but you think we could be somewhere near half as spirited as these guys. Come on, we're I-A college hoops and we can stand and cheer for an entire game?
An important point is that when I went to school at BHS, only two years ago, the atmosphere was not even close to what is pictured here. Hopefully the UM crowd can turn it around and transform Dahlberg into a place as intimidating as the tiny Paski Gym on Bainbridge.
Interesting note: one of the BHS's biggest hoops fans and a friend of mine may be coming to UM. I really hope he does seeing as it only takes a couple people to inspire the rest.
Lets start next Saturday with the 'white-out' and really turn Dahlberg into a place teams hate to play. Lets bring back The Zoo.
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