Complete and total 'FAIL' from the ISU Alumni Association...

**CLONECONES** · 03-19-2012, 03:30 PM

"Hello I'm calling from the ISUAA and was wondering if you'd like to become a member, or extend your membership"

Phone call i received in May 2011 2 weeks after my graduation

CHILL ISU JUST DROPPED 30k IN LOANS ON YA

**rebecacy** · 03-19-2012, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by ISUChippewa

UNI was in the exact same boat two years ago and yet was able to put something together that was well-organized and publicized. Sorry, but the "lack of time to prepare" excuse just doesn't work.

your priority and that of others on how to spend money does not mesh -- it happens. no big deal/

**CycloneWarning** · 03-19-2012, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by IcSyU

There was a huge pep rally in the Great Hall of Yankee Stadium the morning of the game.

Uhh, no. They always do the pre-game pep rally at Bowl games.

The night before pep rally with coaches, JP, pep band, etc was not done this year, for the first time (other than Boise which was cancelled due to downpour).

**Clonehomer** · 03-19-2012, 03:32 PM

I would guess this was partially due to there not being a AA sponsored package. Since there was no package, I doubt the AA wanted to pay travel costs for a group to put on a pep rally.

**rebecacy** · 03-19-2012, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by IcSyU

There was a huge pep rally in the Great Hall of Yankee Stadium the morning of the game.

and it was a blast !!!!!!!

**IcSyU** · 03-19-2012, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by Clonehomer

I would guess this was partially due to there not being a AA sponsored package. Since there was no package, I doubt the AA wanted to pay travel costs for a group to put on a pep rally.

I was about to throw this out there and also the fact that not a lot of fans traveled to New York or down to Louisville.

**ISUChippewa** · 03-19-2012, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by rebecacy

your priority and that of others on how to spend money does not mesh -- it happens. no big deal/

On that we are going to have to agree to disagree. The Alumni Association not lifting a finger to try and do something, anything in Louisville for the tournament is, IMO, a big deal, and would be even if I hadn't been traveling for the tournament, especially since it was our first tournament in 7 years.

**ISUChippewa** · 03-19-2012, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by Clonehomer

I would guess this was partially due to there not being a AA sponsored package. Since there was no package, I doubt the AA wanted to pay travel costs for a group to put on a pep rally.

If this is the reason then I can accept that. Still disappointing, but a better reason than not just making any sort of effort.

**pyrocyz** · 03-19-2012, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by ISUChippewa

On that we are going to have to agree to disagree. The Alumni Association not lifting a finger to try and do something, anything in Louisville for the tournament is, IMO, a big deal, and would be even if I hadn't been traveling for the tournament, especially since it was our first tournament in 7 years.

did you attend the event that the local Alumni Group held? I have watched games with local groups before and it was a great experience.

**ianoconnor** · 03-19-2012, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by 3TrueFans

9% refs, 1% because Railey wasn't a starter.

Must spread rep.

**Cybirdy** · 03-19-2012, 03:52 PM

Are you on Facebook? I get Alumni Association updates in my feed and there were at least 7 posts about things happening in Louisville. Someone asked on the 14th if there would be a sponsored event and they said it would be done by volunteers in the area. They Had a site on the alumni association website dedicated to the men's and women's tourney games. I don't see all that info as a FAIL like you do. I attended NCAA games in Minneapolis many years ago, there may have been an alumni association pep rally but I don't remember. It was probably done more by the Twin Cities chapter than the alumni association themselves.

**woodie** · 03-19-2012, 03:52 PM

we may have lost to kentucky, but kudos to coach fred hoiberg for doing one helluva job with the basketball program these last two years. he is a better coach than mcdermott, and we should call him the "governor" instead of the "mayor"......

**ISUChippewa** · 03-19-2012, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by pyrocyz

did you attend the event that the local Alumni Group held? I have watched games with local groups before and it was a great experience.

I did not. As I wrote earlier my dad and I checked it out Thursday afternoon once we got to downtown Louisville, but it was pretty quiet at the time, and since we had woken up at 4 am to get ready for our 6:15 am flight to Louisville, we were both pretty exhausted by the afternoon and we went back to our hotel room for a nap before the evening games started. They did have a gamewatch party scheduled for 5 pm on Saturday, but as we had tickets for all the sessions we watched the Marquette/Murray State game before our game against Kentucky.

**ISUChippewa** · 03-19-2012, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Cybirdy

Are you on Facebook? I get Alumni Association updates in my feed and there were at least 7 posts about things happening in Louisville. Someone asked on the 14th if there would be a sponsored event and they said it would be done by volunteers in the area. They Had a site on the alumni association website dedicated to the men's and women's tourney games. I don't see all that info as a FAIL like you do. I attended NCAA games in Minneapolis many years ago, there may have been an alumni association pep rally but I don't remember. It was probably done more by the Twin Cities chapter than the alumni association themselves.

I am on Facebook, but I'm actually not an ISU alumni. I went to UNI, which is why I'm a dual fan. And maybe that's the issue; lack of communication/communication capability with Cyclone fans who may not have gone to school there.

**pyrocyz** · 03-19-2012, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by ISUChippewa

I am on Facebook, but I'm actually not an ISU alumni. I went to UNI, which is why I'm a dual fan. And maybe that's the issue; lack of communication/communication capability with Cyclone fans who may not have gone to school there.

You don't have to be an alumni to follow the alumni association on facebook. Just Saying.