Big 12 statement about rushing field.....

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That's true, but you can take steps to mitigate the risk of it occuring. Moving the student section to the opposite corner of the stadium, for example, would put the fans most likely to rush the field in the farthest possible position from where the opposing players would be leaving the field. Would it absolutely prevent all incidents from ever occuring? Of course not, but it might reduce the opportunities for incidents.

And that's really all we can do. Good faith efforts.

And it would also remove the student section from where the opposing team enters the field which I think is a huge negative.
 
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And it would also remove the student section from where the opposing team enters the field which I think is a huge negative.
Obviously you're in a position to know better than I, but is the student reaction to the opposing team entering really a big deal beyond the initial entrance?

I could be wrong, but I think Iowa has their students on their side of the field. I wonder how other schools do it? If it has that much of an effect, you'd think all schools would do it.
 

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I honestly was a little surprised we stormed the field. We were favored to win. However with that said, it was a dramatic finish and an important win for us and I have to admit I walked down to the field on my way out. It is alot of fun to be down on the field and feel the energy and see the view the players and coaches have.
 

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Move the students to the SE corner and use that as an excuse to re-do the visitors sections. Move most of the visitors to the top of the upper deck in the NE corner. I think ISU is too generous to visitors in the quality of seats that it reserves; I've seen other stadiums really put them up high and away, and we should too.

Added bonus that this would give us an enclosed, all-Cyclone end of the field to try to play overtime on if we lost the OT coin flip - we could always choose the south end. (We should move the visitor seats currently in the SW corner to be higher up, a thin strip along the top of the bowl, as well.)
 
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Move the students to the SE corner and use that as an excuse to re-do the visitors sections. Move most of the visitors to the top of the upper deck in the NE corner. I think ISU is too generous to visitors in the quality of seats that it reserves; I've seen other stadiums really put them up high and away, and we should too.

Added bonus that this would give us an enclosed, all-Cyclone end of the field to try to play overtime on if we lost the OT coin flip - we could always choose the south end. (We should move the visitor seats currently in the SW corner to be higher up, a thin strip along the top of the bowl, as well.)

All good suggestions. You can't move students to the west side, I think those are considered more desirable seats because the sun is not in your eyes. Fans would be outraged if moved from west to east. But students in the SW side would make sense and avoid the mess when they run onto the field. Only negative: horn guy would get moved to the north end. Those of us in the south would miss him on all those Cyclone...... First Downs!!!!!
 
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This field rush was for the students, mostly of whom have never been to a game like this or rushed the field. When was the last one? Prior to most of these students enrolling?
 

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Obviously you're in a position to know better than I, but is the student reaction to the opposing team entering really a big deal beyond the initial entrance?

I could be wrong, but I think Iowa has their students on their side of the field. I wonder how other schools do it? If it has that much of an effect, you'd think all schools would do it.
I have heard horror stories from players having to deal with the Tech students right behind the bench.
 

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You could give the opposing team an alternative route. Use the NW exit and cut behind th eband to get to their locker room. Once field is full it doesn't matter but it may buy then a little time,
 

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Are there suites there? I was thinking you'd put the students in Sections 23-27 and S-O. Move visitors from 26/J/H to N/M.

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No you are right. I was thinking the original proposition would be to move them to directly opposite side of the field so they would be right by the team when they ran out which could really create an awesome environment. Sticking them back in that corner kind of feels like we are minimizing them. I really wish they didn't have to move, I really like them right by the opposing player bench and near their entrance, giving the other team complete hell.
 

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No you are right. I was thinking the original proposition would be to move them to directly opposite side of the field so they would be right by the team when they ran out which could really create an awesome environment. Sticking them back in that corner kind of feels like we are minimizing them. I really wish they didn't have to move, I really like them right by the opposing player bench and near their entrance, giving the other team complete hell.

They don't have to move, it's just over reaction by some on this site.
 

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Because in my opinion the student section is in the perfect spot. It's right where the opposing team enters the field. It's literally a perfect location for the students to annoy the opponents. I also think the entire storming the field vs opposing players thing is way overblown.

Story time - Okie state my Jr. year I got a late hit penalty on the opening kickoff, nothing malicious just finishing my block and didn't hear the whistle, the student section was right behind our bench and they let me hear about it the entire game. This is what the student section is for, to annoy the opposing team.

Exactly. I'm not understanding the desire to move the students. It is an advantage to have them in that corner. They greet the opponents as they walk onto the field and off the field (3) times and are behind the visitor bench. All because 1 game year they storm the field and out of 5,000 students 1 kid is an idiot? Arrest the kid, cancel his season tickets and thank the remaining 4,999 students for acting maturely and being responsible yet fun fans. Notice I never once said Iowa State or Okie State in there. This can be a universal policy for any and everywhere.
 

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They don't have to move, it's just over reaction by some on this site.

I think it's fair to say it would be better if the opposing team and students didn't cross paths in a field storm and not have that labeled as an over-reaction. IDK if it's worth moving them or not, that's for some risk-assessment person in the AD to decide, but I can see why they would want to change that up.
 

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Pollard mentions the student was going after the OSU player in this article. @CysRage was right..

Throw the book at this idiot. I have no idea why going after a player in a game you had no part in winning is the first thing on someone's mind rather than celebrating with your friends.
Exactly. I'm not understanding the desire to move the students. It is an advantage to have them in that corner. They greet the opponents as they walk onto the field and off the field (3) times and are behind the visitor bench. All because 1 game year they storm the field and out of 5,000 students 1 kid is an idiot? Arrest the kid, cancel his season tickets and thank the remaining 4,999 students for acting maturely and being responsible yet fun fans. Notice I never once said Iowa State or Okie State in there. This can be a universal policy for any and everywhere.
Expel the kid, publish in Daily so students know there are consequences for confronting visiting guests of the University, move on.
 
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I think it's fair to say it would be better if the opposing team and students didn't cross paths in a field storm and not have that labeled as an over-reaction. IDK if it's worth moving them or not, that's for some risk-assessment person in the AD to decide, but I can see why they would want to change that up.
This. I'm fully on board with rushing the field. I think it's great, and I don't want to tell fans not to do it. However, deserved or not, Iowa State has had a bumpy history with field/court rushes. And that's going to add a layer of scrutiny that might not exist at other schools. I'm not saying that's fair or unfair, just acknowledging that it exists.
As a result of that, it's not overreacting to see if there are measures that can be taken to mitigate the risks associated with field rushes. That doesn't mean we have to implement them, but there's nothing wrong with exploring that area. It might have only been one student that was arrested on Saturday, but it only takes one to cause an ugly incident. It's Pollard's job to look at the situation, determine the likelihood of an incident, decide what level of risk the school is willing to assume, and make/decline to make changes.

But make no mistake, it's not likely that Iowa State is going to get the benefit of the doubt on any future field rush incidents going forward.

If, for example, we beat Texas in a couple weeks, and rush the field again. If there's another incident with a fan and an opposing player, you can bet Iowa State will be getting more than just a letter as a result. We're in a position now, where any change we make is our choice. You don't want to be in a position where you're forced to change. That's not overreacting. That's just pragmatism.
 

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I think it's fair to say it would be better if the opposing team and students didn't cross paths in a field storm and not have that labeled as an over-reaction. IDK if it's worth moving them or not, that's for some risk-assessment person in the AD to decide, but I can see why they would want to change that up.

Should we move high $ donors in Hilton from being on the floor since one of them followed KU players and refs off the floor?

No. No matter where you put people there may or may not be idiots.
 

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