K-State to Host ISU at Arrowhead - Confirmed

[chrishull14]

The dates are always subject to change. Since the MU/KU contract with Arrowhead is up after this year (at least as far as we know), my guess is that the game will be played the Saturday after Thanksgiving in both '09 and '10.

If you want to look at corollary benefits, that would give us a bye week before @ Kansas in '09 and before @ Oklahoma in '10.

So a home game on Labor Day weekend is no good, but moving a home game to a road game on Thanksgiving weekend is okay?

[st8phan]

I don't think it will be included in season tix... We would still have six home games in 2009-10 and then seven in 2010-11. That's got to be a huge boost to the ADs budget when you can bank on the income for seven home games plus an extra $1 mil for what would've been an away game. Good trade off...

[mplscyclone]

I will have to disagree with this statement 100%

Sincerely,
Chicago

I'd disagree 99%

Sincerely,
Minneapolis

[dmclone]

If this is a 2 year deal, I think it's a no brainer.

The FSU game was incredible. I don't remember it ever being any louder and I've been to all the big ones. The weather was great, the tailgating was great, and you could drink beer during the game.

[dmclone]

BTW-I hate when people compare cities like KC, Minneapolis, and Chicago. I can have the same amount of fun in all 3.

All 3 have good bars=Check
All 3 have pro teams=Check
All 3 have good shopping for the ladies=Check
All 3 have great places to eat=Check
KC usually has an advantage in the weather department


It's not like you're comparing NYC to Lincoln, NE.

[CarolinaCy]

So a home game on Labor Day weekend is no good, but moving a home game to a road game on Thanksgiving weekend is okay?

First of all, Labor Day is a made-up holiday, much like Valentine's Day. I personally know of no one who celebrates this "holiday" other than getting a free vacation day on Monday. As many on this board have stated, make part of your Labor Day "celebration" a trip to Ames for an ISU football game on Saturday (hopefully next year).

Second, Thanksgiving is just barely above Labor Day on the holiday food chain. If this game is on the Saturday of Turkey Day weekend, then what's the big deal? Would you rather tailgate all day in KC and watch ISU pound the Wildcats or hang out at the in-laws all day where they will regale you with slides from their trip to Dollywood? I rest my case.

[Wesley]

The only teams left in the North to play a game at a neutral site would be Knebraska and CU. Where would they play? Grand Island?

KC Arrowhead also?

[dustinal]

So a home game on Labor Day weekend is no good, but moving a home game to a road game on Thanksgiving weekend is okay?

First of all, Labor Day is a made-up holiday, much like Valentine's Day. I personally know of no one who celebrates this "holiday" other than getting a free vacation day on Monday. As many on this board have stated, make part of your Labor Day "celebration" a trip to Ames for an ISU football game on Saturday (hopefully next year).

Second, Thanksgiving is just barely above Labor Day on the holiday food chain. If this game is on the Saturday of Turkey Day weekend, then what's the big deal? Would you rather tailgate all day in KC and watch ISU pound the Wildcats or hang out at the in-laws all day where they will regale you with slides from their trip to Dollywood? I rest my case.

Or if you can't go to the game, you can catch it on national TV while at the in-laws. (presumably)

[isuarch80]

BTW-I hate when people compare cities like KC, Minneapolis, and Chicago. I can have the same amount of fun in all 3.

All 3 have good bars=Check
All 3 have pro teams=Check
All 3 have good shopping for the ladies=Check
All 3 have great places to eat=Check
KC usually has an advantage in the weather department


It's not like you're comparing NYC to Lincoln, NE.

You really consider the Royals a professional team? :)

I like all 3 cities, but none of them are comparable. Chicago has the history, the culture, etc...KC is the young kid of the three, growing and wanting to be a big metropolis, but it's really just a 8-5 downtown with everyone in the areas surrounding the city, and Minneapolis is in between, but still needing St Paul to help it be a "metropolis"...

But like I said, all 3 have very great things going for them and are enjoyable, but my personal preference is Chicago 9 times out of 10.

[everyyard]

KC Arrowhead also?

not unless they alternate with mile high...why would CU agree to give up a home game to a stadium 2 states away with a fanbase that barely makes it to home games against a fan base that would travel well if the game was on the moon.

[isuarch80]

First of all, Labor Day is a made-up holiday, much like Valentine's Day. I personally know of no one who celebrates this "holiday" other than getting a free vacation day on Monday. As many on this board have stated, make part of your Labor Day "celebration" a trip to Ames for an ISU football game on Saturday (hopefully next year).

Second, Thanksgiving is just barely above Labor Day on the holiday food chain. If this game is on the Saturday of Turkey Day weekend, then what's the big deal? Would you rather tailgate all day in KC and watch ISU pound the Wildcats or hang out at the in-laws all day where they will regale you with slides from their trip to Dollywood? I rest my case.

Really? YOu mean the holiday that has the single most traveled day in the country (the Sunday after thanksgiving is the biggest air travel day in the US), the holiday most people consider being totally about family (and not presents and gift giving?)... I think more people make plans to be somewhere that weekend or have someone coming to see them. Labor Day more people are around and more freely able to do some travel plans to drive into Ames and such...

[isuno1fan]

You really consider the Royals a professional team? :)

I like all 3 cities, but none of them are comparable. Chicago has the history, the culture, etc...KC is the young kid of the three, growing and wanting to be a big metropolis, but it's really just a 8-5 downtown with everyone in the areas surrounding the city, and Minneapolis is in between, but still needing St Paul to help it be a "metropolis"...

But like I said, all 3 have very great things going for them and are enjoyable, but my personal preference is Chicago 9 times out of 10.

Chicago = Big 10 country => Puke

KC = Big 12 country => WooHoo

Therefore

KC > Chicago


Put it in mathematical terms for all my engineer friends.

[aeroclone]

BTW-I hate when people compare cities like KC, Minneapolis, and Chicago. I can have the same amount of fun in all 3.

All 3 have good bars=Check
All 3 have pro teams=Check
All 3 have good shopping for the ladies=Check
All 3 have great places to eat=Check
KC usually has an advantage in the weather department


It's not like you're comparing NYC to Lincoln, NE.

Weather - advantage KC
Traffic - advantage KC
Cost of a visit- advantage KC
Proximity (at least to DSM) - advantage KC
most importantly, history with the Clones - advantage KC

So, KC is the numero uno, case closed. ..... of course I am a little biased on that....

[isuarch80]

Chicago = Big 10 country => Puke

KC = Big 12 country => WooHoo

Therefore

KC > Chicago


Put it in mathematical terms for all my engineer friends.

You need new friends

[bmuff]

Not to get this to a JP bashing, because I'm a big fan of what he has done, but I think you hit it right there... Hit us in the pocket for season tickets, plus another neutral site that the department gets a cut...

Although that sucks that there would be one less home game, you'd have to figure that if there WERE going to be 7 home games next year, the season ticket price would go up. Now it will probably stay the same. So us fans are not really out anything as far as cost for tickets. The people who get hurt are the Ames businesses. But I don't know that ISU owes the city that much...it's more like the other way around.