Pollard On Student Section
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It's my prerogative to do what I want with my paid-for tickets. If I can't go, it's not my duty to shove them on someone else. If Pollard doesn't like it, he doesn't have to overall the student section because it clearly didn't work.
Does ISU want what Kansas has? If so, then use them as the measuring stick. Confidence always comes before a good reason to be confident. Kansas students were standing in line for hours long before Self began his run at Kansas.
Just be careful what you wish for or ISU students will see their alloted ticket numbers get cut. It is Pollard's prerogative to make that number of tickets available to students. If they continue to go unused he will just make them available to people who will A) pay MUCH MORE for them and B) actually use them.
It would be a nightmare to organize, track and implement such a system. If you have 400 seats in the "best" level and 600 students that have all been to the same number of games you run the risk of alienating even more fans. And how do you know which of the students in the line have the most games attended? You could have kids at the back of the line who have attended the most games. Yuck. that would be a disaster.
What are these exam things you speak of? And other events? Wow, college has sure changed.
Yeah, that is the point. Too many of the students who are buying tickets are not good fans.
There is no real excuse other than some students buy tickets because they can or they do it to fit in every once in awhile. But the students on here go to all their games.
That's an interesting choice of how to describe it. I guess I thought that getting a ticket this year was tough for most people, so it would almost be the opposite of "shove." ISU has a good product on the floor.
Well let's suppose he does "overall" the student section and reduce your tickets, raise the prices, or go to a lottery system. I'm sure your fellow students who actually use their tickets right now will be very thankful that folks like you ushered in such a better deal for them.
Referees in our back pocket and fans that don't boo?
Joking. I have nothing but respect and admiration for your program.
We used to have assigned seats back in the 80s. 4 different ones, and you would rotate around for them. Students were spread among the crowd.
I assume they don't do that anymore to maximize donations for the season tickets, and allow for those holders to have better tickets.
I assume they don't do that anymore to maximize donations for the season tickets, and allow for those holders to have better tickets.
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Again, the bolded is not remotely comparable, and if you cannot see why, then this conversation is a lost cause. It's fine to say "We want our turnout/atmosphere to become elite like KU" and I have no problem with that, but it is ridiculous to say "Our turnout/atmosphere is not elite like KU and that is a problem."
This is also true. Some students are OK paying $125 to go to 4-5 games a year.
As someone else said, you and Duke can go jerk each other off in the corner about how great your students are. No one else in the country gets that kind of unwaivering support no matter who the opponent happens to be, it's called "what happens when you've won for what seems like forever."
As for your story about finding willing buyers for your tickets, you're comparing apples to oranges. Selling a pair or even 4 tickets to the general public is a little different than a student trying to get rid of a single general admission seat. Now this doesn't make up for the fact that the students need to get to games, just making a couple points.
Did anyone see the attendance at the Okie State game yesterday?? That was a huge game in a tiny stadium and I could argue it was around half full. Hilton is the only place for College basketball. CPH and Jamie have re ignited the fire in Hilton. The only place that can even touch Hilton with attendance would be Kansas. Iowa State had one game where students didn't pack it but there was still more students than many places could dream of
You are talking about Big 12 only right? Because we were 22nd last year in average attendance.
I'd just like to get this off my chest. I was wrong for giving the students a pass for the K-State game because of dance marathon. I thought Pollard was out of line for calling the students out that day, which by the way has significant student athlete participation if I recall correctly.
After the Oklahoma game I agree with him. I was wrong to have sided for the students who I thought must have had a good reason for missing a top 25 match up on a Saturday. That was a sad showing.
After the Oklahoma game I agree with him. I was wrong to have sided for the students who I thought must have had a good reason for missing a top 25 match up on a Saturday. That was a sad showing.
