but there is enough demand by other fans of that same team to snap up those tickets.
This quote pretty much sums up why ISU has historically been behind the curb in football. The demand NEEDS to be there from ISU fans, not the opposing fans.
A strong following with financial support breeds success.....or success breeds a strong following or financial support.
It is a chicken/egg argument, but programs have to have both to be consistently successful. If ISU never has fans that tell Husker/Hawk fans to get bent because they'd rather watch the game then make a quick buck, the ISU football program will never get to the same level as Iowa, because you can't consistently recruit against better programs if your program doesn't sell out its stadium and generate large donations that build upgrades for the program.
It will take a mindset change in the ISU fan base for the program to start winning on a consistent basis......hell, even if Rhoads is the guy that can do it, the donors will have to pay KF type money to keep him if he ever has the success ISU fans hope he can have, because if they don't, someone else will and Rhoads could be gone - then ISU has to start all over again.
Fan support is EVERYTHING in college football.