Death to Cyclone Alley!
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Death to Cyclone Ally? How about death to the entire building then? Where are all the alums? Where are all the folks from around Ames that are Cyclone fans? Jesus I can't figure out the obsession with bashing the student turnout .
Team wins + NCAA tourny's = good crowds.
5 years of crappy basketball + 2nd game vs alabama st = crappy crowd.
Team wins + NCAA tourny's = good crowds.
5 years of crappy basketball + 2nd game vs alabama st = crappy crowd.
Personally I have never purchased student season tickets because of Cyclone Alley. I do not want to pay extra for the SAA membership, buy that shirt and have to wear it every game, participate in those rediculous chants, etc. The $99 season ticket package is a more attractive option for me and my fellow Cyclone basketball fans.
Looking at the crowd, fans are sprinkled around in every parquet section.
Oh wait...then you look at student sections 121-122-123 in the parquet...they're totally empty.
I will forgo judging student turnout until football season is over and we get into better teams.
I don't like CA but they have no effect on attendance IMO.
I don't like CA but they have no effect on attendance IMO.
Thats what you get with 5 years of a team that is horrendous. Maybe for you older folks it seems bad, but for many students, basketball turned into more of an "eh, I'm bored, lets go to a basketball game" type thing, rather than something they wanted to go to.
Another factor for lack of students is the fact that it is the last week before Thanksgiving break. This is the week where every teacher likes to cram a test in. I would like to be at the game but 3 tests this week kind of trumps that.
Sorry guys...but there are lots of us driving back from Boulder. Supporting our team trying to become bowl eligible in our last game against Colorado seemed a higher priority for me than a home BBall game against a patsy.
How to change for the future...
I have 4 seats and could not make the game, but there are 4 in our seats, so I can comment.
Personal opinion - I think this is an opportunity to both motivate students and donors.
You could make the argument to give only 1 side to the students, (or the first x rows of both sides.) This would encourage them to step up.
Then with the remaining seats you could get creative and do special donor packages. Let them have the seats (depending on what row, arena or parquet) behind the baskets for $150-$250/parquet ticket and lower the donation to $500-$1,000 for behind basket parquet. I would also suggest making clear that the prices may go up if demand requires it.
There are many variations of this concept (locations, seat and donor pricing, etc), but it would give donors up top a chance to move down and get a taste or Parquet, while motivating students to show up.
Again it has its variations and pros/cons, but there might be some merits to the concept.
Just some random thoughts.
I have 4 seats and could not make the game, but there are 4 in our seats, so I can comment.
Personal opinion - I think this is an opportunity to both motivate students and donors.
You could make the argument to give only 1 side to the students, (or the first x rows of both sides.) This would encourage them to step up.
Then with the remaining seats you could get creative and do special donor packages. Let them have the seats (depending on what row, arena or parquet) behind the baskets for $150-$250/parquet ticket and lower the donation to $500-$1,000 for behind basket parquet. I would also suggest making clear that the prices may go up if demand requires it.
There are many variations of this concept (locations, seat and donor pricing, etc), but it would give donors up top a chance to move down and get a taste or Parquet, while motivating students to show up.
Again it has its variations and pros/cons, but there might be some merits to the concept.
Just some random thoughts.
