It's part of an initiative by the student athletic booster club, the Mountaineer Maniacs, to bring a new experience this basketball season.

Workers have removed all of the seats in the lower student section, turning it into a standing-room only section to be called the "Maniac Madhouse."

Student leaders say the section will provide high energy and intensity at games and a lot of support for the team.

The men's basketball team will take on Loyola in the home opener Sunday, Nov. 15.