Come on, folks, give it a chance. This new system, which is mirrored after the Izzone’s current system, has only been implemented at the Pittsburgh game so far. Nothing is expected to work flawlessly on the first try. Some students had negative experiences, and now ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, wants to voice its complaints to the athletics department and Spartan Stadium staff.

This new entrance policy could be just what the student section needs. In the past, students who wanted to bring more friends into their sections could just reuse tickets to get them in — cramming the section, all in the name of sitting by each other.

Not a very efficient process.

With the new wristband policy, it would be harder for people to sneak in where they’re not supposed to be, and students can have some room to breathe. It’s good that the university is thinking of an innovative way to solve the problem.

Innovation aside, some student complaints are not without reason. Putting wristbands on 13,600 people is slow work, which means people who show up an hour before the game probably won’t get in until after it has started.

Complaints from alumni also are a problem. With the largest turnout of football ticketholders since 1989, it’s going to be tough to make everyone happy. On the other hand, the loud, exciting atmosphere of a college football game is to be expected.

When students stand up and cheer and get into the spirit of the game they’re also blocking the view of alumni sitting behind them. So the solution should be to make all students sit down and quietly enjoy the game, right?

Wrong.

Of course people are going to be jumping up and cheering. That’s what football is — cheering for your team with as much enthusiasm as your body can handle and as loud as you possibly can. People need to realize this when they make the decision to go to a college football game. It’s not a quiet event, and students shouldn’t have to remain seated during the entire game.

Putting those disadvantages aside, people should give the wristband system a chance. It’s only been tried once, and who’s to say it won’t get better over time? Once people are more willing to accept the new system, it will run more efficiently.

MSU officials realize there are some problems with trying to accommodate more than 13,000 people by introducing a new system when everyone is accustomed to something else.

Don’t crucify an idea just because it doesn’t run as smoothly as most people would like on the first try. Get to the game early if you want a good spot and just be patient. Guiding 13,600 people into the same spot in a timely manner is comparable to squeezing an elephant into a fish tank.

Once all the kinks are worked out, this new system could create more room by not overloading any section more than another. Students who aren’t supposed to be in a section are making less room for the people who paid to be there.