"I am vengeance, I am the night."
A Message From Jamie Pollard 10/22/2024
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I did see two guys literally passed out in the Haunted Forest. Officers and paramedics showed up. When asked if they had drank too much one guy goes, 'Just a little bit."
We were in the Northwest side. Looking across the field towards the student section after the winning touchdown, it was chaos in the upper deck of the student section. With the lights on you could see it at 1 time looked like it was raining over that section. Water flying, full water bottles, all sorts of stuff was cascading down off the top section.
I'm not saying for them to knock it off- I was them once and I did the exact same stuff- so I am not criticizing, but I believe this is 100% the prompt of Pollards message. I've yet to see anything out of line in the tailgate lots or walk into the games. I've been at all home games this year.
This was the Student Section having themselves a real good time and took it a notch too far. Increase security the next few games and that'll simmer them down.
I'm not saying for them to knock it off- I was them once and I did the exact same stuff- so I am not criticizing, but I believe this is 100% the prompt of Pollards message. I've yet to see anything out of line in the tailgate lots or walk into the games. I've been at all home games this year.
This was the Student Section having themselves a real good time and took it a notch too far. Increase security the next few games and that'll simmer them down.
FIXED IT:
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
"DON'T BE LIKE TEXAS STUDENTS"
This is the answer to what prompted it: Pollard needs to keep manufacturing reasons to not sell beer. So he invents a vague problem and voila.
I'm totally fine with a remainder of season ban for anyone throwing something on the field during a game.
I think your tin foil hat is on too tight.
We had a keg in the stands the last year of Clyde Williams.
Do we start the "move the student section back" talk?
We were doing our earnestly get it empty before game ended. Never waste beer. Stall beer and cold pizza was the breakfast of champions on Sundays.
These late games... nothing for people to do all day but drink... are kind of asking for it.
JFC, people, it's VEISHEA. Spell it right.
Saw more drunk fans enter the stadium this week. One stupid drunk guy wearing cargo shorts try to haul in a can of Busch light and several shooters. Security pointed to his pockets and the stupid guy actually told security as a compromise that he would hand over his Busch light can but he would not part with his shooters. This went on for several minutes with more security coming over. Don’t know how it ended up.
To me it's clear this is directed at the student section, and why the student section email is very direct and specific things called out. Throwing bottles/shooters is only bad for the athletic department. Someone will eventually get hurt, or at least the school will have to pay fines to the conference for the behavior if it makes it to the field.
The email to general ticket holders feels more like a "they're getting in trouble for it, so you are in trouble too" type email. If things in the general/season tickets have been that bad (especially fights and stuff) I feel like I would have seen way more posts here about it. All I've seen about fan behavior is the student section throwing stuff. Maybe it is worse, idk.
The email to general ticket holders feels more like a "they're getting in trouble for it, so you are in trouble too" type email. If things in the general/season tickets have been that bad (especially fights and stuff) I feel like I would have seen way more posts here about it. All I've seen about fan behavior is the student section throwing stuff. Maybe it is worse, idk.
Probably a good reminder especially after what happened at Texas.
