ISU vs EIU Ticket prices

Phaedrus · 04-18-2008, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by cys_av8r

We will never catch EIU in fund raising. With BluRay out now, the black market on DVDs is hot as ever.

ZIIIIIINGGG!!!!

Now, THAT'S gonna leave a mark!

SouthernHawk · 04-18-2008, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by cardinal&gold

Perhaps, but some people in the media -- like Mark May and Trev Alberts -- would have run over their own son if it meant voting Iowa into the Top 2 to be in the championship game. There was plenty of love for Ferentz and Banks, I don't doubt for a moment that had you not lost to ISU, you would have had a great chance to get into the championship.

Meh, it was still a great ride. I'd take 3 or 4 of those years every decade!

MontyBurns · 04-18-2008, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by DJK15

Pollard is playing with fire. Barta will get the last laugh when he chooses not to renew the Iowa-ISU series. In fact, it wouldn't bother me at all, I'd rather Iowa start a new series/rivalry with Nebraska or Mizzu.

I think you mean Northern Illinois or Western Michigan. Oops, scratch that last one.

jonesy429 · 04-18-2008, 08:02 PM

Maybe Kansas State is interested in Iowa, they are in need of a cake school...

CyForPresident · 04-18-2008, 08:10 PM

The series is not going any where. Iowa fans just like to talk about it because they are sick of losing to ISU. Its not so fun to be on the other side of the fence, is it? Nobody was talking about ending the series when Iowa was winning 15 straight. The series is finally competitive and NOW you want to end it?

Karma's a biatch.

15-13

CycloneErik · 04-18-2008, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

I guess the demand for Iowa football tickets isn't as high as they are at ISU.

That makes sense. It's like buying Super Bowl tickets for us

CycloneErik · 04-18-2008, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclone711

Donations to ISU athletics are no where nere as much as EIU. How else do you expect us to make money? Are we going to have the football players going around selling chocalate bars so they can buy new j's?

I think their ankle bracelet restrict how far they can go for sales, so they'll probably need to find something different.

CycloneErik · 04-18-2008, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Phaedrus

Yeah, those grapes were probably sour, anyway, said the Fox, errr, I mean Hawk.

Mizzou will just cancel on you guys again anyway.

Let's face it, Mizzou has nothing to gain and everything to lose. They need to find higher-quality opponents in order to keep their program's momentum going.

Cyclone62 · 04-18-2008, 08:59 PM

When I first heard about this on the radio this afternoon, the news feed said that the ticket price has gone up $5 since the last time it was in IC. I could be wrong, but I thought Barta said that he wasn't going to raise prices at all?

SouthernHawk · 04-18-2008, 10:45 PM

All ticket prices have gone up.

Cyclone62 · 04-19-2008, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by SouthernHawk

All ticket prices have gone up.

But he had promised $60 tickets if I remember correctly, which isn't the case. Heads should roll for the increase! He went back on his word! Mass chaos!!!

arndog77 · 04-21-2008, 09:23 PM

Is this even newsworthy? The Register is flaming the fire up

ajk4st8 · 04-21-2008, 09:34 PM

Well since 2 years ago Iowa struggled to beat last place Syracuse, lost to last place ISU last year, and lost at home to WMU...... they are probably struggling to find someone who DOESN'T want to schedule them. Nebraska had trouble with Ball State last year and was hoping to add Iowa instead this yr.

I wouldn't mind throwing Iowa off the schedule. Big 10 football has fallen FAR behind the rest of the nation. Seriously, the style of Big 10 football has to be the most boring around. SEC, Big East, Pac 10 Id rather play ANYONE from those conferences.

jdoggivjc · 04-23-2008, 10:40 AM

Considering how quickly Iowa's allotment of tickets sold at $90, perhaps we're still not charging enough for the game. I'd say keep raising the price every other year until you finally reach the point where Iowa fans stop buying them...

cy1225 · 04-23-2008, 10:58 AM

First the series is not going anywhere. Politically Iowa or ISU could not cancel the series and survive.

Ticket prices are getting out of hand for the average person especially with families. $90 for one seat is like the cost of a PRO ticket and ISU is not in a PRO market.

What needs to happen is to continue to grow the base and not gouge the loyal supporters who have been attending all these years. The high ticket prices also discourage new ticket buyers especially with families.

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