I support the women's team, the staff, everything about it. Even made coaching young women part of my life's work. And while the selection of the music played isn't what I would chose, I'm cool with it. I doubt my music would fire anyone up. That said, it would be nice to be able to carry on a conversation with the person sitting next to me during timeouts and before the game. And unless the players are already suffering hearing loss at a young age, I feel certain the volume could be lowered a bit and they could still feel pumped up by their music.
I don't really have much patience for people who have to complain about everything or about things that obviously can't or won't change, (and had to remind myself of that in my gripe thread on the media changes!) but creating a pleasant fan experience SHOULD be important to everyone who wants to see the women's program thrive, and if turning the pregame/stoppage volume down a few decibels increases that enjoyment, along with encouraging seat mates to develop relationships with one another (from experience, the relationships I build with other like minded fans is a huge factor in whether I invest money in season tickets), then I don't think it's out of line to mention that or request it. At that point, it's up to the powers that control those things to decide whether that fits their goals and to the fans to decide how they want to proceed if nothing changes.
I certainly wouldn't stop going; I currently wear my wireless headphones like earplugs, but I can't tell you how many times friends that I don't see often stop by to chat a sec or two and when they leave, I have no idea what they said because I couldn't make out their words over the music. I try to just smile and nod at the right time or look properly sympathetic as called for. Makes me sad. And I am not particularly hearing impaired....unless it suits my purpose, of course!
I don't really have much patience for people who have to complain about everything or about things that obviously can't or won't change, (and had to remind myself of that in my gripe thread on the media changes!) but creating a pleasant fan experience SHOULD be important to everyone who wants to see the women's program thrive, and if turning the pregame/stoppage volume down a few decibels increases that enjoyment, along with encouraging seat mates to develop relationships with one another (from experience, the relationships I build with other like minded fans is a huge factor in whether I invest money in season tickets), then I don't think it's out of line to mention that or request it. At that point, it's up to the powers that control those things to decide whether that fits their goals and to the fans to decide how they want to proceed if nothing changes.
I certainly wouldn't stop going; I currently wear my wireless headphones like earplugs, but I can't tell you how many times friends that I don't see often stop by to chat a sec or two and when they leave, I have no idea what they said because I couldn't make out their words over the music. I try to just smile and nod at the right time or look properly sympathetic as called for. Makes me sad. And I am not particularly hearing impaired....unless it suits my purpose, of course!
