Beer sign at Jack Trice concessions
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I can say because of this I rarely ever buy anything from concessions. Maybe a drink, but rarely, and usually it is my wife that goes to get a drink and I have her grab one for me, if its especially hot.
I think they could definitely let a few more food trucks in to help variety and speed.
I eat at the tailgate, drink at tailgate, take a couple waters in to drink/rehydrate, and leave.
Biggest issue I have is the **** show that is exiting parking and the idiots that come up with the exit plan and direct traffic.
If that's how you feel then why are you a fan and watch?
Quite possibly the worst seats in the entire stadium, thus you have the entice them with alcohol and the indoor option.
I doubt that because I'm pretty sure that was before I ever tried to get them. But, if they haven't been sold out recently then I guess we can't blame that on stadium wide beer sales can we? Plus, cool, then I shouldn't have any problem getting them this year. Thanks for the heads up.
Keep SEZ premium by offering better food, a plethora of beer, wine and mixed drinks options. Sell cans of Ames lager everywhere else in the stadium. Could setup a bunch of beer carts. The university and collective both profit.
Levy was really good at the Nascar race in Newton … I was shocked.
Looks like the Edge Club seats at Kinnick which are similar to the Sukup seat, only a smaller section, require a $2,300 PER seat donation plus $450 per season ticket so a total of $5,500 for a pair are sold out for 2024 and they sell beer throughout the stadium. Just an observation.
Some people like sitting in the endzone, they like the view point from that area, others do not. But those are not even close to being the worst seats in the stadium.
Plus you also need expensive liability insurance if you sell alcohol stadium wide. They would make money off of it, but I don’t think it would be a massive profit in the end. More of an argument for the fan experience than the revenue it would generate. Personally I’m not going to buy over-priced stadium beer. I’m good with drinking a few tailgating before, then maybe one or two after the game. Plus u can go out and have one over halftime if you want. Having said that maybe they should do it since more college stadiums are now.
Which ended up being a good business move with the renovations.
Going from small time bleacher seats at rock bottom prices, to a “club” with additional amenities? It was a great move, and proven that some people will pay that premium.
I'm just saying the visuals are ****** from those seats so they needed to add enticements
Partially, I’m not letting Levy off the hook, but the concessions are mostly handled direct to customer by groups and clubs to make money for said clubs. I’m not against it if this is the way JP wants to go, but at some point, if you are going to complain about keeping up, you have to hire a group/staff to actually get product in people’s hands at a reasonable pace. Right now, ISU doesn’t do that.
As a student… sure pack the bleachers. As an adult… give me my paid for space. Also get off my lawn! Old and grumpy now lol.
It's true.. only "full" at 40k when Texas or Oklahoma is in town. Even in thier CFP year you could walk up an hour before the game and get decent seats for literally $30. Gary Patterson had many quotes in the Star Telegram complaining about it multiple times over his tenure. Sure.. thier stadium is nice but it's usually half empty. Plus parking at TCU sucks. All the streets are private around the stadium so you get your car ticketed or towed.
Same can be said for Baylor. It pisses me off when they have success, mostly because thier fans just don't show up. And other general Baylor reasons.
The people actually addicted to alcohol are the ones more likely to sneak in the cheap, high octane stuff.
Not the ones who pay $13 for a 5% beer 2-3x a game.
At both Baylor and TCU they have plenty of parking away from the stadium and they bus you to the game site. We did the same thing at Clemson last season. I really wish ISU would do the same and use the Cy Ride buses to pick people up before and after the game. At all three spots we waited less than 20 minutes to get on a bus to take us to where we had parked after the game. All three had places well marked to load onto the buses.
If Jami wants people to park further away from the stadium on campus or to the North, then ISU needs to provide buses to get people down to the stadium and back to where they parked.
iowa state fans would complain about winning a national title because the trophy looks too heavy
Actually it really is a large reason especially when you look at the start up overhead. Most schools barely make a little over a million dollars off it, each year after the first year. The first year is typically a net loss.
