Kansas crowd

[CyFan61]

I get so tired of people comparing Hilton to the Phog.

KU has won the last 7 Big 12 championships, whereas ISU has the longest postseason draught of ANY school in a power 6 conference.

If that isn't "apples and oranges", I don't know what is.

[VeloClone]

I get so tired of people comparing Hilton to the Phog.

KU has won the last 7 Big 12 championships, whereas ISU has the longest postseason draught of ANY school in a power 6 conference.

If that isn't "apples and oranges", I don't know what is.

It certainly is apples to oranges but a lot of posters compare from the standpoint of "we have as good of a gameday atmosphere as anyone". If people are going to post that, we certainly should have a reality check like the OP once in awhile.

I look at it a little bit from a "the chicken or the egg" standpoint. If we as a collective crowd -- or even multiple individuals in the crowd -- decide to do our part to change things, how much positive effect can that have on the team's success? Crowd energy certainly can affect team energy - both positively and negatively.

[JUKEBOX]

Iowa State finished 4th in the Big 12 in attendance last year.

Only teams that finished higher:
Kansas (35-3)
Texas (28-8)
Kansas State (23-11)

[Cyballz]

So in summary

• You cant wait for some poor kid to get run over
• You want ISU to get sued
• You like to watch people get hurt and get mad when you miss it

Yep, you're a ******.

My wording choice was poor, I am not openly rooting for a kid to get run over and ISU to get sued. But it's only a matter of time before it happens with that clown running full speed around the concourse at a time when a lot of people are exiting. All it takes is a little kid to run down the stairs at the wrong time and then you've got a bad situation on your hands. If I were running the building I wouldn't want that type of liability.

The thing is, it adds nothing to the atmosphere. Other than the handful of 1st row people that give the guy a high five, no one pays any attention to him running around. He gets to the end and waves the flag and no one cheers, it doesn't get the crowd going.

Yes, watching someone doing something stupid and hurting themselves is funny, and for that I am an *******. But, I've already got a ticket to hell anyway, I might as well fly first class.

[Clonehomer]

I had the opportunity to watch the KU game last Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse and I have to tell you that even with half of the students gone, their student support and overall fan support puts ISU's to shame. I had a seat in GA where the students sit and the only time we sat down for the entire game was halftime and commercial breaks (I had to sit becuase my legs were getting tired). They don't have a contrived student section organization such as CA, but they were more united and supportive than I've ever seen the fans at ISU be. While it was somewhat less noisy than I expected for the first half and early in second half, that place exploded with noise once KU got back in the game. It seemed that the KU team began to feed off of the fans and vice versa because their team kept playing better and their fans kept getting louder. It reminded a little bit of the old

To be fair, Kansas students have all fall to prepare for basketball season. ISU students support their football team as well.

[VeloClone]

To be fair, Kansas students have all fall to prepare for basketball season. ISU students support their football team as well.

That is a good point. BB is definitely king at KU.

[Goothrey]

I had the opportunity to watch the KU game last Saturday in Allen Fieldhouse and I have to tell you that even with half of the students gone, their student support and overall fan support puts ISU's to shame. I had a seat in GA where the students sit and the only time we sat down for the entire game was halftime and commercial breaks (I had to sit becuase my legs were getting tired). They don't have a contrived student section organization such as CA, but they were more united and supportive than I've ever seen the fans at ISU be. While it was somewhat less noisy than I expected for the first half and early in second half, that place exploded with noise once KU got back in the game. It seemed that the KU team began to feed off of the fans and vice versa because their team kept playing better and their fans kept getting louder. It reminded a little bit of the old "Hilton Magic" in the Johnny Orr days (when I as a student).

I'd really like to see Hilton become just as tough of a place to play for opponents as Allen Fieldhouse is now. I see signs of improvement, but we have a long ways to go.


p.s. the fans at Allen boo just as much as they do at Hilton.

So the crowd responded to performance on the court. I'm shocked.

[abcguyks]

So the crowd responded to performance on the court. I'm shocked.

It was the magnitude of their response that stood out and it was from everyone there (minus the 20 ISU fans in attendance) from the bluehairs to the students. This is lacking at Hilton.

[farminclone]

So the crowd responded to performance on the court. I'm shocked.

You obviously have it backward. Come on

[cycloneike001]

I'll give three reasons why this is the case:

1. Basketball team hasn't been good for almost a decade.
2. There are timeouts literally every 30 seconds.
3. Cyclone Alley (IMO)

This.. For real we can stop the discussion about the crowd and everything. This explains it all.

[jahfg]

As someone stated earlier, it isn't "cool" anymore to go to a basketball game, let alone go crazy at one. The basketball games just aren't popular on campus. They will be once we start winning again.

There is a culture in Kansas that KU basketball is the ticket. They couldn't care less about the football team. KU basketball fans are every bit as annoying and arrogant as Iowa football fans, if not more.