Great if it actually does happen. If not could always resort to some sort of goofy gimacry to try and drum up some kind of general public interest in this program again. At least above and beyond what was probably an all time (over seven decades) worst per game average attendance of 2,181. It's been done before and it's still being done elsewhere.
The Syracuse Crunch once had an early start time game followed by a Village People concert. They sold the joint out.
Some minor independent league baseball team (forgot which) once had an early start time game followed by a card of professional wrestling. Supposedly, it worked and drew a big gate.
Some time ago, the Fieldhouse itself played host to the San Diego Chicken for a between period on ice routine. The place went bananas at the guy's routine. The Chicken could actually skate for real.
Then inbetween you can always splice in the standard people wearing big heads sausage, mayor or president races. Only now it would be speed skating races. Might go over as people elsewhere seem to eat this stuff up.
Some gimacry combined with a well designed (ugh!!! well designed- RPI???) ad campaign could be just what the doctor ordered.
Well designed as in emphasizing the past (albeit distant past in our case), promising the future then hoping and praying that no one notices the present. Kind of like what the Mets tried in their darkest era some four and a half decades ago with their "The Magic Is Back" campaign. Hopefully, our current day version would actually fool anyone and work out better than that one did.
