Iowa State’s Most Bone-Headed Athletic Change?

[jsb]

I'm surprised you aren't here wringing your hands that the biggest mistake made by any ISU fan was having lunch with Steve Prohm.

Everyone deserves 1 (or 30) bad takes

 

[Jer]

Didn’t say there weren’t bone headed decisions. Said that we are determined to be miserable. And you, in general, seem to be focused on the negatives lately.

Put it this way, I’d bet my life that if you put up a positive post it wouldn’t have near the number of comments as this one.

Wrong. I could say we’re going to ban JSB today and I’d have 10,000 likewise positive responses immediately.

 

[jsb]

Wrong. I could say we’re going to ban JSB today and I’d have 10,000 likewise positive responses immediately.

Ha! I’m sure you would!

 

[CapnCy]

I think this matches my OP pretty well. It seems like we've done a lot of work to get rid of some of the fun side things about going to games (both MBB and FB). Between the 5 for 5, helmet mobile, blimp, build a burger or whatever it was at basketball games, etc - it's so much more transactional. I know that is the way of the world, but ISU used to be a lot more fun in some ways.

The end results (wins/losses) obviously matter the most, but these fun things helped get kids and others more emotionally tied to the programs when things weren't great on the court or field and now they're all gone for no reasonable reason. It couldn't have cost much to maintain the helmet car. The blimp maybe had a liability issue but so what. The 5 for 5 could have easily found a new sponsor, etc.

Those are fair points.....i also think we (as a society, people, etc) tend to cling to our memories/experiences and don't always notice others enjoying new ones.

Meaning, there is probably a few kids that LOVE stuff happening at games us old folks grumble at (intros at bball with the "new" lights, smile cam, shooting hoops for a mower at games).

I mean, our biggest negative change was not continuing the sponsorship with West Town Pub......"We....Love...the CYCLONES!" LOL

 

[Jer]

Those are fair points.....i also think we (as a society, people, etc) tend to cling to our memories/experiences and don't always notice others enjoying new ones.

Meaning, there is probably a few kids that LOVE stuff happening at games us old folks grumble at (intros at bball with the "new" lights, smile cam, shooting hoops for a mower at games).

I mean, our biggest negative change was not continuing the sponsorship with West Town Pub......"We....Love...the CYCLONES!" LOL

Fully agree. I remember growing up going to MBB and FB games with my dad and grandpa and at certain young ages, things like the blimp and football car were part of the fun (before I started liking the cheerleaders more, lol).

I look back and remember getting blown out so many times at FB games why we sat nearly alone in the upper deck with sleet and snow, and the only good memories for some stretches are some of the extras.

I never hear anybody else talk about the blimp so I’m either the only one that remembers it or that enjoyed it. Part of it was waiting to see if it hit anybody

 

[Clonedogg]

I have not read them all, here are mine, sorry if duplicates. I will also say I did read keeping Gable, ya some fricking athletic tape really cost us.

100 years ago not getting into the Big 10, kinda joking.

Not hiring Bill Snyder before KSU did, NOT joking.

 

[Cyforce]

I believe the fuss was centered

That's not surprising. I don't remember too much fuss by anyone including fans when he left.

But coming off of his recent success prior to that seemed like a slam dunk.

I believe the biggest fuss was Chiz never bothered to meet with the players when he left.

 

[WooBadger18]

Fully agree. I remember growing up going to MBB and FB games with my dad and grandpa and at certain young ages, things like the blimp and football car were part of the fun (before I started liking the cheerleaders more, lol).

I look back and remember getting blown out so many times at FB games why we sat nearly alone in the upper deck with sleet and snow, and the only good memories for some stretches are some of the extras.

I never hear anybody else talk about the blimp so I’m either the only one that remembers it or that enjoyed it. Part of it was waiting to see if it hit anybody

You’re not the only one, I ******* loved that blimp as a child.

 

[t-noah]

Sorry, I've read this several times and I am missing the meaning.

Well, you asked for it! Glad you got it clarified.

Wut?

What do you suggest? Wildcats?

 

[Pat]

I think this matches my OP pretty well. It seems like we've done a lot of work to get rid of some of the fun side things about going to games (both MBB and FB). Between the 5 for 5, helmet mobile, blimp, build a burger or whatever it was at basketball games, etc - it's so much more transactional. I know that is the way of the world, but ISU used to be a lot more fun in some ways.

The end results (wins/losses) obviously matter the most, but these fun things helped get kids and others more emotionally tied to the programs when things weren't great on the court or field and now they're all gone for no reasonable reason. It couldn't have cost much to maintain the helmet car. The blimp maybe had a liability issue but so what. The 5 for 5 could have easily found a new sponsor, etc.

I’m fairly certain that Tron hosted and Wilson Toyota sponsored it for a few years after Benson was done. I always figured it went away because they couldn’t find another sponsor after that.

 

[cyclones500]

Regarding "Shoot 5-for-5" ... Seem to recall at least one person won an automobile, but memory is hazy.

Also curious about the other sponsors, how much it varied. I remember meals-for-4 at Village Inn and Aunt Maude's. What were the other two beyond B-Motors?

 

[4cy16]

Also, during the 'rona year, I did see a guy during the West Virgina game run a small hose/straw from a pouch of some kind in his coat up through the top of his coat, under his gator, and right by his mouth. The way the gator was textured and colored it was almost impossible to see the straw. The son of a b*tch was drinking whiskey the whole damn game and I am pretty sure I was one of the only ones who noticed.

Check this out. https://www.delish.com/food-news/a4...utm_campaign=socialflowTWDEL&src=socialflowTW
dude runs a straw through hot dog and then uses the hot dog as a straw to drink his beer.

 

[CyNews]

I miss his voice at Jack Trice, but I miss Gary Wade even more. The new guy is good, but its just one of those nostalgic changes that will be hard to adjust to

Gotta love Gary.

 

[t-noah]

In the colder months you can put beer cans in your jacket as well and as long as the DMACC baseball player who got roped into working security for fundraising doesn't see you pounding them down, or you have a whiny Karen near you, you should be fine.

Also, during the 'rona year, I did see a guy during the West Virgina game run a small hose/straw from a pouch of some kind in his coat up through the top of his coat, under his gator, and right by his mouth. The way the gator was textured and colored it was almost impossible to see the straw. The son of a b*tch was drinking whiskey the whole damn game and I am pretty sure I was one of the only ones who noticed.

Check this out. https://www.delish.com/food-news/a4...utm_campaign=socialflowTWDEL&src=socialflowTW
dude runs a straw through hot dog and then uses the hot dog as a straw to drink his beer.

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[NWICY]

I think this matches my OP pretty well. It seems like we've done a lot of work to get rid of some of the fun side things about going to games (both MBB and FB). Between the 5 for 5, helmet mobile, blimp, build a burger or whatever it was at basketball games, etc - it's so much more transactional. I know that is the way of the world, but ISU used to be a lot more fun in some ways.

The end results (wins/losses) obviously matter the most, but these fun things helped get kids and others more emotionally tied to the programs when things weren't great on the court or field and now they're all gone for no

reasonable reason. It couldn't have cost much to maintain the helmet car. The blimp maybe had a liability issue but so what. The 5 for 5 could have easily found a new sponsor, etc.

5 for 5 seems to have been replaced by the van wall lawn mower shoot out though it isn't as fun. Lots of the stuff has went by the wayside. The A.D. has really cut back the promotions at WBB no more tshirts or mini BB at end of games. But there is Johnny's and wristbands for the high rollers.

 

[NWICY]

There's a few that will always cling onto Mac or CPR because they beat Iowa no matter what ISU has done since, and then some will pine for Prohm or at least have a bit of 'needed one more year'-ness with it which doesn't hold a lot of weight.

No, no one will every pine for Prohm that SOB ran the program off the rails thru the ditch and over the cliff Thelma and Louise style.
It was the only yr I didn't have season tickets I'm grateful for that, the last game of the season the ushers would have had to pry me off the rails of the balcony while I yelled at him for destroying the program.

 

[Mr.G.Spot]

Shhh, we’re labeled haters if we say that. I fully agree though.

Decent sales on basketball days and that’s even questionable since most of the time people are already struggling to get there after work before tip off.

It’s not a destination place (ie concert venue) and not enough casual traffic during weeknights and summer to make it profitable, let alone a financial driver of any sort. Places with many times the realistic traffic barely survive.

Could be wrong, would be happy to be, but seems like a high risk, low reward gamble.

It is not going to be 100% retail.

 

[Mr.G.Spot]

Spending 10 million of private donations and a ******* bridge that lights up when that money could been funneled in to the Collective.

(ducks...)

Tell that to the two people that gave the money for that purpose.

 

[cyfan4St8]

I go back and forth about baseball….. we were sooooooo bad and nobody went to games, but it sucks we are one of fee schools that don’t have it anymore. I was even good buddies on the baseball team. They threw far better parties than playing baseball lol. But I would love to see it back and add equestrian team that would offset the scholarship ratio. We have a great equine program but only a club team. All the schools down south have them. And South Dakota State has a great program that take a lot of talent from here that would go to ISU.

 

[BCClone]

I go back and forth about baseball….. we were sooooooo bad and nobody went to games, but it sucks we are one of fee schools that don’t have it anymore. I was even good buddies on the baseball team. They threw far better parties than playing baseball lol. But I would love to see it back and add equestrian team that would offset the scholarship ratio. We have a great equine program but only a club team. All the schools down south have them. And South Dakota State has a great program that take a lot of talent from here that would go to ISU.

We sucked because we are so far north. Why the big ten gets pee pounded in the tournament.