Well I have to disagree with some of what GMTM said. There are still many people coming in other doors. MRS SCAR had an incident at the VMI game where she was asked to throw her Panera Bread drink away. I won’t go into the details but she had a verbal disagreement with members of the athletic dept about inconsistencies in enforcing the Vines Center rules. She complied but then a few rows away she noticed a whole row of folks eating Subway sandwiches. She asked where they got those and they said, Subway, Eat Fresh (ok maybe not that last part).
She asked how they got the food in there and they said they never come in the front doors because they want to bring their own food so they sneak in other doors so they won’t be bothered. They are trying to do the right thing in the athletic dept but that does not make them perfect or right nor does it mean they are necessarily going about things the right way. I support Liberty Athletics but they are not above criticism. I bought season tickets for 2 even though I am media and I am certain MRS SCAR could get in for free as well. I have Flames Club Membership even though I could reap the benefits of being a member just with 1 phone call to Terry Falwell or someone with some juice if I chose to. I am supportive. However, there is work to be done to undo 17 years of behavior in that building. People have been bringing in their own food and sneaking into the Vines since it opened. You can’t undo that over night. As far as attendance goes, I still think IMO there were more than 3300 people. Just because the effort is there does not mean it is accurate. John Wooden used to tell his players “do not mistake ACTIVITY for ACHIEVEMENT.”