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Red-White River Jam Updates

Bobby- are the uniforms shown in that picture the new Adidas uniforms? They appear to have the Adidas logo.
And is the player shown Donte Thomas, who is listed as wearing #1 on the roster?
 
nine days 'til the Red-White - makes me remember a few of the past Red-White exhibitions - especially the years leading up to the Sweet 16- and the fans could instantly see that we had a really special group of players that were gonna accomplish a lot...
 
I would like to go but it's a Friday and my son plays high school football. If these things could possibly be held in the future on another day I think it would be better. Friday in the fall is just a bad time.
 
DC - yes on both counts. New unis and Donte Thomas.

As for the date, hard to find a date and time that works for everyone. Friday, Oct. 17 this year is both the traditional first-day-of-practice day (of course, the NCAA calendar works different now) and falls during Homecoming weekend. The soccer game against Central Arkansas is Saturday night, so that knocked Saturday out. Hopefully, the 5:30 start of the event and 6:30-7:15 window for basketball activity allows fans to come check out Bradley Basketball and get to a local high school football game (without knowing where the game of interest for each fan is being played). And if HS football is not your thing, we hope you can stick around and enjoy the party on the RiverFront.

As for the "dumb event" comment: why knock something before it happened? Everyone has different tastes and some may not enjoy this type of event. But the traditional Red-White Scrimmage had grown stale and we wanted to try something new that had the potential to appeal to a wide audience. It is impossible to please all of the people all of the time, but we are making an effort to reach out to our fans with a free event that still offers many of the elements that they enjoy, particularly the opportunity to mingle with our student-athletes and coaches. We think the River Jam will provide a great opportunity to showcase the athlecism and skill of the student-athletes, but more importantly, give everyone an opportunity to meet-and-greet with an engaging group of young people who will be representing the Bradley community this winter. And while you're there, why not enjoy some live music from a great band and some tasty food and beverages served up by some great supporters of Bradley Athletics and our community.
 
I agree - nobody's forced to go - the other events out in the community were well accepted...
I hope this one goes over well
 
Bobby Parker said:
DC - yes on both counts. New unis and Donte Thomas.

As for the date, hard to find a date and time that works for everyone. Friday, Oct. 17 this year is both the traditional first-day-of-practice day (of course, the NCAA calendar works different now) and falls during Homecoming weekend. The soccer game against Central Arkansas is Saturday night, so that knocked Saturday out. Hopefully, the 5:30 start of the event and 6:30-7:15 window for basketball activity allows fans to come check out Bradley Basketball and get to a local high school football game (without knowing where the game of interest for each fan is being played). And if HS football is not your thing, we hope you can stick around and enjoy the party on the RiverFront.

As for the "dumb event" comment: why knock something before it happened? Everyone has different tastes and some may not enjoy this type of event. But the traditional Red-White Scrimmage had grown stale and we wanted to try something new that had the potential to appeal to a wide audience. It is impossible to please all of the people all of the time, but we are making an effort to reach out to our fans with a free event that still offers many of the elements that they enjoy, particularly the opportunity to mingle with our student-athletes and coaches. We think the River Jam will provide a great opportunity to showcase the athlecism and skill of the student-athletes, but more importantly, give everyone an opportunity to meet-and-greet with an engaging group of young people who will be representing the Bradley community this winter. And while you're there, why not enjoy some live music from a great band and some tasty food and beverages served up by some great supporters of Bradley Athletics and our community.
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I agree Bobby not sure"dumb event" is a defining description unless it is cold and rainy. Sounds like a very fun evening . Hope the weather man helps out.
 
just gotta hope there's not weather like we are currently having - cold, rainy...
Most events I have been to down at the riverfront are more young people than "gray-hairs" just due to the walking, standing, etc...that is required.....so I hope we can draw a lot of young people.
 
Buesch N Chips said:
You are pretty good at slamming everything. Bu fan, what SHOULD they do. Please be specific.
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Maybe Bu fan misses the old ITOO get together. I know myself and many others wonder why it was stopped. Always a good crowd and a fun way to meet the players. Maybe it's because the last coach thought it was a good idea.
 
the older folks just don't like the breaks from long standing tradition..

recall, I have documented elsewhere that our old Red-White games always drew at least 2400, and even 3500 & 4000 - and those were paying adults - not students let in on passes nor seats supposedly sold but nobody sitting in them.

Changes from the old traditions have indeed cost a lot of fans - (as was noted elsewhere - 15 of the 16 separate men's basketball events held thus far at Ren-Col had very disappointing attendance) and what's worse is that there are those who don't see it or deny it and keep changing even more traditions thinking it's good policy when it's actually hurting our attendance & fan base...
 
Red-White River Jam Updates

Bobby...IMO you guys screwed up again! You should have had the Red & White and the Itoo Hall event. This is what people want. Why do you ignor this?
Wiz
 
I like this event. If there is an issue with the fan base not having enough of the younger generations, incorporating new events like this is far preferable to doing the same old things. Without an inexhaustible budget, you can't please all the people all the time. Something like this encourages growth in the fan base. End of the day preseason events don't matter, winning games is what will matter.

Let's go Geno, let's go braves!
 
For those who want basketball, please be reminded that you can attend the open practice Oct. 29, which is not available to just season-ticket holders, but also buyers of the Marquee 3 Package, which is a 3-games-for-the-price-of-2 option including the Wichita State and Illinois State games and one non-conference game of your choice.

I realize people are resistant to change, but it seems like the two events - River Jam and Open Practice - provide all of the same opportunities, but in a new format, as the previous Spaghetti Supper and Red-White Scrimmage. And let me see how my math skills work:

Old Way of Doing Things
Spaghetti Supper - $12 and limited to somewhere around 400 people
Red-White Scrimmage - $5
3 regular-season games - White $24, Red $44, Bronze $64
Total Price - $41, $61 or $81

New Way
River Jam - Free admission (dinner options available) and open to any and all-comers
Open Practice - Free
3 regular-season games - White $16, Red $30, Bronze $44
Total Price - $16, $30 or $44

It is easy to knock new things before they happen, but let's give the new things a try before we criticize.

Much of the criticism we have heard in the past is that we charge too much and the way we do things has become stale. I think we have listened to that criticism and offered some new options that are fresh, provide the opportunity to interact with our student-athletes and coaches that fans enjoy and have provided those options at a far reduced price than previous offerings.

Of course, it is impossible to please all of the people all of the time, but we will continue to be diligent in our efforts to please as many people as possible as often as possible. If we fail, we apologize, but it is not for a lack of effort or desire, but perhaps simple idiocy. :twisted:
 
BP - just my two cents - I think the issue for some is a little like when Coca Cola decided to change their Coke formula...
...some didn't like the new formula, but ......
a lot of the people who objected did so simply because they were offended that things were changed without their input...
...but with a rather large, long term, loyal fan base - the presence of a little resistance to change is to be expected and possibly is even a good thing - that you guys can learn from and make your future plans in order to keep those guys loyal (remember - the Coke people tried marketing BOTH the new & the old formulas at the same time then went back to the old formula ;))
 
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