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THE DEN: Women's Volleyball golDEN Game vs. U$C

Bumped. GO BRUINS. -N

As some of you may know, I am a current Executive Board member of THE DEN, which is the ultimate fan group within the "Den" (as marketing calls it):

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Per a previous conversation within a post, I found that BN could be a great resource to THE DEN to promote some of our important events upcoming as they relate to our athletics teams.

This Friday (Oct 9th) at 7pm in Pauley Pavilion, our #16 UCLA Bruins Women’s Volleyball squad is taking on our cross town and league rival, #13 U$C toOJans.  This is our "golDEN Game" for the UCLA Women’s Volleyball team.

What is a "golDEN Game?" Come with me after the jump.

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A golDEN game is a special non-revenue sport game/match/meet that the team deems as an important and necessary game to win.  THE DEN then contacts the team and marketing representatives for that sport to promote the game and ensure that out of all games in the year, this one gets the most attendance and participation, at least among students.  THE DEN then goes out and finds ways to draw a crowd, usually involving giveaways and food to the students.

We are already expecting a huge student population for this event, but to truly make a difference, the teams needs the house to be packed with Blue and Gold.  In the past UCLA vs. U$C volleyball matches, $C has found a way to fill a section with red … in our house. This is clearly unacceptable, because not only is it our home court, a contingent of opposing fans can have a massive effect on our team and crowd, especially in the venue (a curtain is put down to only utilize the eastern third of Pauley). With that in mind, I am asking BruinsNation to join THE DEN in flooding Pauley and ensuring our Bruins a victory.

I cannot promise you free giveaways or food, but I can promise you an excellent and entertaining match. Women’s volleyball is very energetic, emotional, and exciting and will hardly disappoint. A victory will be a great way to prepare for a day of tailgating and football.

Please come out in your Blue and Gold and come early. Gates open at 6pm, and in past years, there have been $C fans waiting to get in at opening.

I hope to see you at at the game. I would also enjoy meeting fellow BN members and put faces to screen names. I’ll be in the bottom student section (south end of the volleyball court) wearing a blue bruin hat with white pinstripes so come down and say HI!

Come out for a great evening and cheer our Bruins on to victory over those trOJies!

Ticket Prices:

Adults: $7

Youth: $5 (16 years and younger)

Group: $5 (15 people or more)

UCLA Students: Free admission with valid Bruin Card.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.

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i will add for wooden athletic fund members get in free

as well.

"when you've seen how big the world is, how can you make due with this?"

by silverlakebruin on Oct 6, 2009 5:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Slightly OT

Any way for alumni to get Den t-shirts?

by Nars on Oct 6, 2009 6:12 PM PDT reply actions  

We are working on it

I know that many non-students have been asking about getting den shirts for the last few years. The problem is that they will not start “selling” them until football season is over and after the beginning of basketball season. 2 years ago, they allowed students to purchase additional den shirts before basketball games, but they did not allow it last year (assuming you wanted that horrible looking shirt). If they allow students to buy the excess shirts, I can collect money to buy those shirts as a “Student” and distribute them to you if you like. Just an idea :)

GO BRUINS!!! CHEER LIKE CHAMPIONS!!!

by bk bruin on Oct 6, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just looking back here BK

not sure if you saw it, but there was an interesting article a little while back. Just wondering what your take is on it

There's no one in the world that wants to beat UCLA more than _______.

by ucla13_usc9 on Oct 6, 2009 8:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Thanks for that

Answered the question perfectly… get this greened now!

There's no one in the world that wants to beat UCLA more than _______.

by ucla13_usc9 on Oct 6, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Promoting and Marketing "Blue"

I really think that the athletic dept in its marketing should concentrate on pushing blue; encourage fans to be part of the “Big Blue Sea” or something. Make blue more of the fan culture, and reach out to campus outlets (DB, etc.) Allumni Assoc, and general fanbase (BN, and other blogs) to push it.

Don’t worry about whether it’s the “right” shade of blue; en masse the various shades will blend like a pointalist painting. Eventually, we’ll see more true blue. I would shy away from designating events as golden, as it implies to wear gold, diluting the blue effect and, in this case, wearing the color in common with our hated rival. Imagine the look if all their fans wear red and ours wear gold—not pretty.

by bru79 on Oct 8, 2009 11:25 AM PDT reply actions  

We aren't promoting "gold"

golDEN is a term coined for a “golden” or important game. It was also made because it has “DEN” in the name. Thats all. It has nothing to do with the color someone should wear. In fact, we state in our promotion of this event to students that they should wear Blue and Gold…i.e. go crazy with UCLA colors. For example, I play to paint my face blue and gold. This event is not about looking good, but rather being loud and obnoxious (as students)

GO BRUINS!!! CHEER LIKE CHAMPIONS!!!

by bk bruin on Oct 8, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

I agree

While a sea of blue would be cool, I’m more concerned with getting our crowds more into the game and cheering. Actually, I’m most concerned about getting more people in the crowd.

by Ryan Rosenblatt on Oct 8, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks to all that came out.

Bruins were able to sweep the trOJans 3-0, included a great comeback in one of the games. The house was packed and lively. Will let you know when our coming events occur.

THANKS!!!

GO BRUINS!!! CHEER LIKE CHAMPIONS!!!

by bk bruin on Oct 9, 2009 9:14 PM PDT reply actions  

no unfortunately

I believe there is also a non-flash photography rule in place. I could be wrong since I’ve never actually attempted to photograph at a game in Pauley.

GO BRUINS!!! CHEER LIKE CHAMPIONS!!!

by bk bruin on Oct 12, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

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