Podcast Episode 86 – What does it really take to get San Luis Obispo County sports fans motivated?

Whose responsibility is it to make this happen regularly? By Owen Main

What is it that really motivates fans to show up and be loud in this town? What responsibility is on the fan-base to show up and be loud and have a good time no matter what the team’s record? What responsibility is on the team and its coaches to be consistently good? Where does the Cal Poly’s men’s basketball team (or any team in this county, for that matter) fall into this mix?

We discussed these topics and more on this episode of the podcast. The above circular argument from Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure is the first thing Owen thought of when Andy and Luke started to tell him that fans will show up if the team is better.

If you substitute “Triumphant Video” for “filling Mott night after night,” and  “Eddie Van Halen” for “better players,” then it’s almost a spot-on analogy to the argument Owen hears from lots of San Luis Obispo County fans, including the two guys who sat across from him at this podcast.

You can also use “decent instruments” for “new facility” or something and now the Bill and Ted analogy works even better for Andy and Luke.

Where do you fall on the topic? Should fans show up all the time no matter what or should an atmosphere be completely dependent on how good the team is?

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