Good ideas come out of SGA's Game Day Open Forum
By Marcus Nelson
FAU Student Government recently held a “Game Day Open Forum” to come up with ways to improve the FAU Football game experience better for FAU students.
They came up with some pretty good ideas. Which ones do you like?
• Promoting and educating fans on the traditions
o Alma mater
o Owl fingers
o Victory bell
o Owl prowl-player walk
• Televisions with national games on
• Banners in the breezeway
• Point system
• Moving the tailgate closer to the stadium
• Café Game Day Menu: Pelini Panini
• “Football Essentials” workshop for all traditions
• “Go Owls” Car magnets for all students (free)
• Banner in the breezeway welcoming Students to owl country
Game Day Forum:
• Location
o Moving the “Rat’s Mouth”
• Hard for students to unload
• Most students don’t know there welcome
• Alumni and the community don’t know were there
• Students felt baby sat
• It was complicated to register and such
o New Locations Suggestions
• Outside of the Administration Building (SG)
• Easy loading
• Can see the stadium
• Can be seen by visitors
• Better parking
• Stadium/Past Corporation Tailgate Area (Athletics)
• Easy drop off
o Hanger tag for cars of students dropping off
• Near the stadium
• Makes a fun atmosphere
• Shorter Owl Prowl and the students will be there
• There are TVs there
• Live bands
• Traditions
o Rubbing On the Owlsley Statue
• Rub the beak for good luck
o Coach Statue
• Dress up coach
• Bring him offerings of the other team
o Name the Student Section
• The Perch
• The Parliament
• The Sanctuary
o 3/4 quarter song (a song to be sung by the stadium for fun)
• Cheeseburger in paradise
• Don’t Stop Believing
• Rocky-Gonna Fly Now
• Questions, Comments, Concerns
o Tailgating
• Longer hours
• Not have to register
• No food waivers
o Youtube Video
• SG Unit (team of volunteer students with FAU pride) to teach Fight Song, Alma Mater, Football Rules, etc
o Fight Song
• Video for stadium to play
• Students cant see the screen
• Put on t-shirts
For more info check out the SGA's "Game Day Open Forum" page on Facebook