I'll be honest, the student section was pretty damn good during the CU game this year. They showed up, they were loud, and their chants were reasonably creative. They actually made a difference.
When the students show up nowadays, they actually do a pretty decent job. They'll never bring back all the distinct cheers and whatnot from whenever all of us were in college, but I'm happy that they have the opportunity to do their own thing. They'll be around for conference play. They tend to show up until we get some sort of an injury and hit the skids.
Also, having gone to a few games this year, their presence on the floor has certainly increased their rowdiness. At least for the SRO section. I wish they'd rip out the padded seats for the upper, student section and give them benches. Make it like the stadium, where the benches are aluminum and the concrete is covered in metal.
Having said all that, I wish that more students would come, and I wish they'd show up on a more regular basis. The season ticket holders are a bigger problem than the students, however.