It also doesn't hurt that KU has cheated for years, getting away with it, and winning a lot because of it.
ISU had to create their own vibe out of thin air, starting with Johnny Orr (RIP). I do believe we might be on to something big with TJ.
Student section/Cyclone Alley
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ISU had to create their own vibe out of thin air, starting with Johnny Orr (RIP). I do believe we might be on to something big with TJ.
I always assumed based on observing the student section that the engineering students were more of the die hards that went to every game and not just KU and Franiacs. One of my kids barely made it into Iowa game one year due to an afternoon test but they at least let them stand on the parquet where all the old people go when they stand around before heading to the parking lot with four minutes left in the game.
Don't these professors know that ISU athletics is far more important than academics? Schedule these tests on another night!
Students over everything. Would be awful to have more 70 year olds who lost their teeth in the parking lot taking those seats for big games.
Students in the building actively help us win. Plus it’s college basketball, the college means something here.
We make fun of Iowa fans for what last night was.
If it wasn't for those 70 year olds supporting the program for 50 years, we'd be in the Valley.
What’s your donation level/season ticket status? A lot of people come in here to throw stones at old people who have donated thousands of dollars over the years.. and those same people don’t actively support the program.
I think you could potentially allow people of all ages to show up if you sell unclaimed student section seats. Prices would be cheap and would allow people to regularly go that don’t want to spend $70+ ticket plus fees on Ticketmaster.
If true, this is a problem. No student should be turned away. That doesn’t encourage students to keep coming back. I’m not a fan of overselling in hopes it helps fill the section for smaller games.
There is no "if true". This has LONG been the position. Here is the pertinent statement directly from ISU website
"Your student ticket provides you the opportunity to attend the game provided you are one of the first 2,500 students that arrives for the game. It does not guarantee you admittance to the game."
Well they could oversell and do the early ticket pickup as others have suggested. Then the big games where there are likely to be more students trying to attend than tickets available they go on a points system. Those who have actually used their tickets for more games before that date get first chance to get a game ticket.
Or you just sell as many tickets as there are students and 24 or 48 hours before game time any tickets not picked up go on sale to the general public - at the top of the balcony in the student section. Allow any student - even those without season tickets - to purchase them at a discounted student rate.
Gotcha. I seem to remember students getting turned away for KU game in 2014 and I think the Iowa one in late 2013. Not surprised it’s still happening.
I agree, it makes sense to offer general admission tickets to the student section something like 60-90 minutes before tip for games like last night.
It is the peak of stupidity to reduce the student section by 25% permanently
Yeah, I am definitely not a fan of reducing the student section, and think there are solutions to getting butts in seats for games like OSU and TCU. I think KU has adults that paid for GA seating in the top of the student for smaller games, you just never notice cause it’s always full to the top.
This state, they do make efforts to get students in when the 2500 slots run out. Last year, the athletic department 'bought up' or 'held back' unsold tickets for the Iowa game and seated overflow students in balcony rows 15-17 of the donor section. I believe there was some of this for the KU game too
Just as a comparison, students at Texas Tech get into any sporting event for free (well, it's built into tuition/fees). It's basically first come, first served, but their game attendance is kept track of, and in order to get priority seating for their big rivalry games (Texas), they need to attend a certain number of the "lesser" games.
They have a really good home court advantage. It's not as good this year since the team hasn't been great, but I find it interesting how they do things there.
They have a really good home court advantage. It's not as good this year since the team hasn't been great, but I find it interesting how they do things there.
