People want 2 B Entertained
Here’s a few Charlie Finley (outside the box ideas)
A few ideas that have been done plus a few new ones:
)Offer stadium wide WiFi
)More TV’s around concession area
)Receive more free TU “stuff” after entering the ticket gate
)Mascot Day (high School/All pro Tulsa Sports teams/Any Business Mascot)
)City Wide high school drum core/Band Day
))Classic car drive around stadium/Have a “special” classic car show that Day
)More Fireworks B4/Halftime/End of Game
)Instead of one or 2 military planes, offer local pilots clubs 2 do fly by
)Motorcycle Rally/Poker Runs
)Midget Racer/Go Cart Rally
)Bicycle Rally
)Classic Car Rally (MayB specific type; mustang/Vetts/cCutless/ only?)
)Carnival Games in West side Patio Area
)Concessions,
—Free Refill on Jumbo popcorn
—Special Kid’s meal combo/low price/prize
—More “Red Bull” type drinks
—Speciality Coffee Bar
—Orange/Grape/Mt Dew
—Cotton Candy/Kettle Korn/Carmel Corn
--Obviously, $2 Beer/Soda/Hot Dog Day
Why not @ Halftime try:
—TU men/women B-ball hold a controlled scrimmage/basic drills/ (temp goals)
—TU Women’s/Men tennis team play w/ Beach balls instead of tennis balls
—TU men’s/women soccer team basic drills/shoot outs?/tricks?
—TU women’s Volleyball Use Beach balls instead real volleyball 4 scrimmage
—Dog trainer/teams/stunts/Frisbee catch
—Drone wars/Dogfights
—Local gymnast, perhaps have 2 or 3 mats going @ one time
—Segway races
—Pawnee Bill Abbreviated Show
—Indian Community Tribal Pow Wow
Not all of these ideas are great
But if u do nothing, then nothing will get done
I think some of these are being done...they already do the food trucks inside the stadium, but I learned that TU makes it very difficult on the trucks to be at the games. I know of one who did BBQ who went to games but TU wouldn't allow him a spot because he told them at the start of the season he would miss one game to do a food truck show in McAlester. This guy was part of the TU community for 32 years as well (was a manager in the dining hall). TU also requires food trucks to carry a larger than normal liability insurance than what they normally have to operate.
I have one...bring in one of the gaming trucks and place it near the inflatables and let some of the kids play video games. I like the popcorn idea...you can already do the season souvenir cup for $7 and bring it back for $3 refills each game. Do the same with a popcorn bucket. Charge $10, $3 refills at subsequent games. Not only do you make it slightly easier/cheaper for a family, you now have TU branded stuff in their hands/house.
On the giveaways, do more, get sponsors to help pay for the cost but they all need to have the script "Tulsa" and football on it and the sponsor log can go somewhere. But the items have to be usable. Why not find a sponsor to giveaway the clear vinyl PVC bags that are the only bags allowed in now? Great way to ease the public's apprehension about something else they perceive to be a roadblock.
Add water hydration stations and allow fans to bring a specified TU logo'd double walled bottle in (empty of course) and let them fill them at these stations (nothing pisses me off more than the first home game and the concessions people are not ready w/ enough cold bottles of water when it's 95 degrees out).
They've got the cotton candy/kettle corn trailer out there at the football and basketball games. I'll tell you that the kettle corn is some freaking sweet and salty gold!!!!
I love the idea of mascot day, although the Roughnecks did away with Oil E Coyote.
I would love to see TU get aggressive marketing games to local HS kids. Give them a pass to get in free and a parent that comes with them gets a 1/2 price ticket. And don't restrict it to the GA sections. If there are 2 seats available in a seat back area, give the kid a free seat and 1/2 price for mom and dad.
