Ah. There's the problem. CA seems to have forgotten that our colors are cardinal and gold, not red and yellow.
Death to Cyclone Alley!
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Ah. There's the problem. CA seems to have forgotten that our colors are cardinal and gold, not red and yellow.
I'm not one of the CA haters, but I got a couple laughs out of the email CAC sent out tonight.
Really CAC? Really?
CAC said:
CAC said:
Really CAC? Really?
Dude, did someone in Cyclone Alley murder your firstborn? This obsession with getting rid of Cyclone Alley is unhealthy. Do you really think the title/leadership of "Cyclone Alley" is what is keeping the students away? No! Most students just aren't as fanatical about basketball as everyone on this site.
Stop calling the student section that name, and what happens? A group of people who get front row in every game gets moved into the line outside Hilton before games (I would actually approve of this)... But it doesn't help get more students to the games. If you're going to cite the so-called "rules" they have... Has anyone actually seen any of these rules enforced in the past year or two? I doubt the "rules" are what's keeping casual fans away... It's lack of true passion for the team like all of us posters have on here.
Over 33% of your all-time posts are defending Cyclone Alley. I think you are obsessed.
Based on the number of students who buy tickets but never or rarely go logic would tell you the cost should be raised.
You're right. Removing one curly headed girl that's always on TV is going to bring 1000+ more students to the door. Nice use of graphics though, your point was really enhanced by that.
(I hate her too)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150534860232055&set=vb.117081116883&type=3&video_source=pages_video_set
Pretty much explains it!
There are extra costs associated with Cyclone Alley that are reflected to the students to fund the Alumni Association (I'm still not sure why the Alumni Association exists or what exactly it does.)
I understand that but students paying those for a higher cost of ticket isn't a problem, considering how early student basketball tickets sell out every year. Even though what you have said is true, there is no logic behind the idea that's why students don't attend games, why Cyclone Alley is not as exciting, etc.
There is evidence from when Cyclone Alley came into fruition that the non-Cyclone Alley section was significantly more rowdier and lively than the Cyclone Alley section.
I don't know if removing Cyclone Alley will completely alliviate all the attendance problems, but it sure as hell won't hurt it. It will also remove all of the bureaucracy and save the students money too.
That was also over a decade ago. Student attendance was great from the days of Johnny through the Jamaal Tinsley years. Since then times have changed. And surprisingly, Iowa State's student attendance is high compared to the rest of the country. I don't understand the purpose of Cyclone Alley, but there is no reason to believe that getting rid of the name, etc. will in any way change the student attendance and general tone of the student section. As a student, I've never once heard another student suggest they would go to more games or be more rowdier if CA did not exist.
And my guess is the cost of student tickets will stay the same regardless of student tickets. No reason to lower it based on how quickly students buy tickets each spring/summer.
