Andy Garman

[Tank]

Actually, yes there is.

ISU has a lot of fans who just happen to be farmers. It is harvest season. Many farmers are still in the field throughout the state due to such a wet fall season.

Harvest usually requires a whole family effort, thus many people stay home.

I know that this kept family and friends of mine away on Saturday.

Ever wonder why attendance always dips in November every year, no matter how ISU is playing? It isn't that hard to figure out.

Farmers are in the field and not in the stands.

+1

[mustangcy]

Is Andy Garmen the sports guy at KCCI? I had no idea he even had a radio show...one thing is for sure, KCCI is the most pro hawk channel of all 3 in DSM.

[ISUonthemove]

He just read my email!!!

Wish he would have read my first.

[jtdoyle1]

Did he have anything to say about Iowa basketball today?

[ISUonthemove]

Why, if every team has a small percentage of "idiot" fans, does he feel the need to bring up Iowa State's? He has never brought up the hawks. Same with Jon Miller. Just pisses me off.

[Chipper]

Honestly, I would like to see more people there for games like last weekend when clearly that was big game for this team and the future of the program, but if you look average national attendance we are about right.

Last year we were #48 in average attendance and we were 2-10. We were clearly not a top 50 team. I say Iowa State gets pretty good attendance compared to team performance.

Check out 2008 attendance stats to see how we stack up:
http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats...dance/2008.pdf

FYI: This year, by my calculations, we were just over 46,000/game

So couldn't it be said that from a 2-10 season to a 6 win season attendance has declined?

The floods must have given more farmers free time.

[ISUonthemove]

And now with Paul Clark on, the first question is "why do some ISU fans care more about Iowa losing than Iowa State winning".

[cycloneworld]

So couldn't it be said that from a 2-10 season to a 6 win season attendance has declined?

The floods must have given more farmers free time.

In case you haven't noticed...there is a pretty big recession going on. I think that has a lot to do with the decline from last year.

[CylentButDeadly]

Garman is hawk. Round Guy is a hawk. Cotlar is a Mizzou grad. It's an awful show and they do a better job at embarrassing themselves then talking sports. Garman has a whiny, annoying voice and it sounds awful over the air waves. Round Guy sits around and stuffs his fat face while trying to crack a joke every now and then and Cotlar is gearing up for his "unbearable" season now that Drake basketball has started.

KCCI sports sucks. Out of Bounds sucks. Garman sucks.

[cybsball20]

Are there really 15,000 fans that miss games because of farming?

[NobodyBeatsCy]

Why, if every team has a small percentage of "idiot" fans, does he feel the need to bring up Iowa State's? He has never brought up the hawks. Same with Jon Miller. Just pisses me off.

Just step away from the radio

[bootcy]

Are there really 15,000 fans that miss games because of farming?

No, but there are good resons for missing a game, namely the birth on my daughter.

Some on here make you feel terrible about missing a games, but there are good reasons for not being there.

[CylentButDeadly]

No, but there are good resons for missing a game, namely the birth on my daughter.

Some on here make you feel terrible about missing a games, but there are good reasons for not being there.

If my math is correct, you must have had a fun Valentine's Day.

[jdolson]

Are there really 15,000 fans that miss games because of farming?

Lets think about the % of the IOWA's work force that relies on not just farming but the agricultureal sector?!?!?!?....Add to it the late fall and, yes, you are going to see a number of fans not able to make the game.

[jtdoyle1]

If my math is correct, you must have had a fun Valentine's Day.

Excellent math. I have a 2 year old that has Nov. 1st b-day.