Before yesterday, I hadn't been to a game in DKR in 9 years (how long I have lived in Singapore). I had a great time and I thought the gameday experience was much improved.
The stadium was loud, the fans were engaged. No one was bitching about standing up. The entertainment was pretty good (the Mariachi band was ok to me). The drones were amazing. The enclosed south end makes it MUCH louder. The game was as loud (at times) as the '90 Houston game (although not as sustained).
I first went to a game in game in 1979 when I was 12 years old. I worked at the Alumni Center selling cokes with my mom. I always got into the game for free. I use to go in high school (Austin High bitches) and would usually get free tickets from someone outside, or just be let in (I never bought a ticket until college). From '79-2013, I maybe missed less then 20 home games total (I lived outside of Austin for 4ish years), I also attended ~100 road games/bowls/RRSO.
I had season tickets in section 4, row 15 (about the 35/40 yard line behind our bench) from '92-2013. Yesterday I sat in the end zone on the north side and had pre-game in the Terrace Club.
Things that could have been better
They didn't show replays for about 50% of the plays - some of them important.
The play-clock is a in a very weird place in the south endzone (IMO). It's offset and hard to focus on (It use to be more centered and closer to field level).
I'm not getting the reason for the smoke. Copying the dutch F1 fans is a bad thing to do...
Exiting out of the north endzone was a pain with crowded ramps.