A Message From Jamie Pollard 10/22/2024

[Messi]

Dear Cyclone Fans, Thank you for making Jack Trice Stadium loud and energetic. We are grateful for everyone’s support in creating an electric home field advantage for our No. 10 Cyclones. However, we need your help in making the environment in the stadium and parking lots even better. During the past several games, we have unfortunately experienced a significant increase in rude, arrogant, and belligerent behavior by some of our fans. This behavior is typically the result of individuals being intoxicated and has resulted in ugly confrontations between fellow fans leading to physical altercations in several situations, and very unpleasant fan experiences in almost all cases. Although we plan to add additional security measures, we are also asking each of you to help better monitor the behavior of your fellow fans. Do not let a friend, guest, or a fellow fan ruin the game experience for everyone. If we all work together, we can eliminate this problem before it becomes a more serious issue. In addition, we are also sharing a copy of a letter we sent our student ticket holders. If you have a child, grandchild or friend that attends the football games in the student section, please discuss the attached letter with them. We must address this important issue before someone is seriously injured. Our football program is having a historic year. All eyes are on us nationally. It is a great opportunity to highlight our institution, fans, and football program. If we work together, we can best represent our institution in a manner that will make everyone proud. Thank you for your understanding and assistance.

Jamie Pollard Director of Athletic

 

[CyDegen]

Interesting. I wonder what prompted this? I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary from my seats.

 

[Cyclonsin]

Welp, there goes any shred of hope for beer sales.

 

[CyDegen]

Also I hope they don't add to much security. JTS feels like the last stadium in the world that doesn't have metal detectors, etc upon entry. Lets keep it simple

 

[Messi]

Welp, there goes any shred of hope for beer sales.

jamie when he heard the drunks were fightin in the parkin lots

 

[SECyclone]

Did see after a TD students threw water bottles in the air.

 

[Mr Janny]

guessing some of the angst stems from the elimination and reshuffling of so many parking spots

I'm not sure you can really pin drunk, obnoxious, and rude behavior at a football game tailgate on anger about parking spots.

 

[alarson]

That's certainly vague enough

 

[2122]

Are we turning into Hok fans?

 

[Cyballzz]

Interesting. I wonder what prompted this? I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary from my seats.

Probably the same thing that always happens in the lots. Those that get there early set up shop, someone shows up later and asks them to move, both sides escalate and...

 

[alarson]

Are we turning into Hok fans?

 

[Drew0311]

I don't think I can remember ever seeing a fist fight at a Cyclone game. I have seen rude fans rubbing in the faces of an opponent (That might have been me when we beat Nebraska in 93) Other than that> No fist have been flying

 

[alarson]

Did see after a TD students threw water bottles in the air.

yeah, saw someone talking on reddit about people getting hit with water bottles that were raining down.

Spray water if you want, don't throw bottles kids.

 

[alarson]

What's in the letter sent to students?

 

[CoachHines3]

Welp, there goes any shred of hope for beer sales.

probably made up just so he can justify no beer sales

 

[chuckd4735]

Does anyone have a copy of the letter sent to students?

 

[Cyballzz]

Does anyone have a copy of the letter sent to students?

Letter to Iowa State Students:

October 22, 2024 Dear Cyclone Football Student Ticket Holder, Thank you for making our football student section loud and energetic. We so appreciate how you and your fellow students have led the way in creating an electric home field advantage for our No. 10 Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium. As someone who was standing on the field in the south end zone on Saturday night, I can honestly say that the student section played a significant role in our football team’s ability to score the game-winning touchdown. Your passion was tremendous! We need your help making our student section even better, and it is very important. Recently, some students have thrown water bottles and other projectiles during the game, and several of our own fans, including children, have been hit. Although no one has been hurt, we must work together to immediately stop this before someone is seriously injured. In addition to an increased security presence at our remaining home games, we also need each of you to help better monitor the student section. Do not let a friend, guest, or a fellow student ruin the game experience for everyone by throwing objects. If we all work together, we can eliminate this problem before it becomes an even more serious issue. We need your presence, enthusiasm and assistance to stop this type of behavior from occurring again so that we do not need to implement more drastic measures. Please know that we are also addressing poor behavior by the general public. The bottom line is there is simply no place in our stadium for any fan who is reckless about another fan’s safety. Our football program is enjoying a historic season. All eyes are on us nationally. It is a great opportunity to highlight our institution, fans, and football program. If we work together, we can best represent our institution in a manner that will make everyone proud. Thank you for your understanding and assistance.

Jamie Pollard Director of Athletics

 

[alarson]

probably made up just so he can justify no beer sales

Ironically beer sales would probably help matters.

People who 'load up' before a game are probably the most likely to be problems

 

[SECyclone]

I think the nice warm weather = more alcohol consumed in the lots. I’ve noticed a few that sit in my section this year that needed a quick nap in their seats lol.

 

[JM4CY]

I did think the crowd on Saturday was a lot drunker than normal.