People leaving with 2 min left to beat traffic...

**Blandboy** · 01-18-2012, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by DMICyclone

You should probably renounce being a cyclone fan forever if that's the attitude you are going to take. Go **** yourself.

Really? It's posts like this one that make me want to renounce my Cyclone citizenship. Grow up ...

**Cyclonepride** · 01-18-2012, 11:29 PM

I really don't remember seeing anyone leave, but then I wasn't paying a ton of attention to that. I think it's safe to say no one in 205 left.

**83Clone** · 01-18-2012, 11:30 PM

I went to the RR at the 8 minute time out and people were leaving. Couldn't believe it

**Rural** · 01-18-2012, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by KnappShack

Check out that video of Kirk Gibson hitting that famous World Series home run. In the distance there are tail lights of people leaving a World Series early. So I can see where people need to leave early to miss the 'crushing' Ames gridlock

Dodger games are poor examples.
Get there in the 3rd, leave in the 6th.

**synapticwave** · 01-18-2012, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by 83Clone

I went to the RR at the 8 minute time out and people were leaving. Couldn't believe it

See, that actually makes sense to me, I bet they were just running out to start their cars so they'd be warm after the game and then came back in to watch the last 4 minutes

**zwclones51** · 01-18-2012, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by cyclone357

Are you kidding me? 2 point game at the 2 min mark and people heading for exits to beat the traffic... I will add great finish, Hilton was rocking tonight.

They were at the game at least. Were you?

**1100011CS** · 01-18-2012, 11:43 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonepride

I really don't remember seeing anyone leave, but then I wasn't paying a ton of attention to that. I think it's safe to say no one in 205 left.

The only people I saw leaving had young kids. People just love to *****.

**2020cy** · 01-18-2012, 11:49 PM

I saw a few leaving the balcony to watch down low for the last two minutes, but I didn't see many leave Hilton.

**Sloup** · 01-18-2012, 11:52 PM

Maybe we're slowly becoming a "football school."

**alarson** · 01-18-2012, 11:55 PM

I'm guessing anyone leaving all the way with 8 minutes had to be up early tomorrow and had a drive to do. I hate leaving before the game is decided, but these 8pm starts suck, and it sucks that we have only one weekday conference home game with a start before 8. When the games start this late, people are going to leave early. I just dropped my 12 and 14 y\o sisters off at home about 10 minutes ago (after a brief pit stop on the way home), and they have to be up in 5 hours. Hard to blame anyone who might have to get up early tomorrow.

Its funny that people act like this is a hilton only thing though. More people dont leave than at other arenas. More people do, however, go to stand on the concourse (mostly because not all places have an inner concourse like we do)

**cymate** · 01-19-2012, 02:00 AM

I saw them leaving and booed them

**mkadl** · 01-19-2012, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by Rhoadhoused

This is some perspective, it is unavoidable. Also FWIW I didn't think very many people left early at all tonight and I was looking for it.

I like the picture on your post, I saw him do that after the shot. Does that mean something or was he just excited, or is that all he saw when he looked at the crowd leaving. I am over 50 years old and I can't keep up with all this hand sign stuff.

**cayin** · 01-19-2012, 06:38 AM

One thing I notice is the traffic directors tend to let one lane empty out before letting a another one go. It sucks if you are caught in the one not going. If they would rotate a little better then no one would really feel "stuck" in the traffic situation.

**Cyclonepride** · 01-19-2012, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by cayin

One thing I notice is the traffic directors tend to let one lane empty out before letting a another one go. It sucks if you are caught in the one not going. If they would rotate a little better then no one would really feel "stuck" in the traffic situation.

It would be nice if there was a slightly easier route out to the west. Seems like that intersection holds everything up quite a bit.

**CapnCy** · 01-19-2012, 06:47 AM

Originally Posted by alarson

I'm guessing anyone leaving all the way with 8 minutes had to be up early tomorrow and had a drive to do. I hate leaving before the game is decided, but these 8pm starts suck, and it sucks that we have only one weekday conference home game with a start before 8. When the games start this late, people are going to leave early. I just dropped my 12 and 14 y\o sisters off at home about 10 minutes ago (after a brief pit stop on the way home), and they have to be up in 5 hours. Hard to blame anyone who might have to get up early tomorrow.

Its funny that people act like this is a hilton only thing though. More people dont leave than at other arenas. More people do, however, go to stand on the concourse (mostly because not all places have an inner concourse like we do)

Great post. I'm with you. We all make choices for whatever reasons. While to a fanatic missing an exciting game or "laying it all out there for your team" is the #1 goal, folks need to do what they need to do. I think of the folks who bought $99 tickets...it's great they picked some up....but the argument of "if you spent the money, make it worth your while" doesn't necessarily hold water....it's like $5 a game. If I had a younger child, a big work commitment, or something else, I'd leave too...listen to the call by John on the radio on the way home.

As i read this, i was thinking......aren't the folks who were saying we were the worst team ever, etc on this board with a few minutes left in the game "leaving" their team in a different way?