Gold Ponchos?

[cycloneted]

Kudos to ISU marketing or Cyclone Alley marketing, whoever came up with the idea to distribute gold/yellow paraphernalia against Nebraska, whos main color is obviously red. I'm guessing the conversation went a little something like this between Frank and Bob, 2 fictional marketing people somewhere at ISU:


F: Jeez Bob, we should really do something for our first Big 12 home game coming up against Nebraska.

B: Yeah Frank, great idea. Nebraska wears red, maybe we could distribute something gold or yellow, get the crowd excited and into the game...that sure was fun when all the students wore gold back during football season.

F: Fantastic idea Bob. How about we print up some cool gold t-shirts, pass them around the student section??

B: Much too expensive, Frank, but I like where you're going. How about I run down to Lowes or Menards and pick up a couple thousand yellow trash bags, students can toss them over their heads, and we'll get close to the same effect, it'll be awsome!!

F: Bob, you're a genius, but lets bump it up a notch. Ponchos. Thats right, I said it, ponchos. No way Maric can drop 40 on us if the whole student section wears ponchos, inside.

B: Lets get right on it. Hilton Magic will never be the same after we get all the students in these sweet ponchos!!!



I'm pretty sure this is how the decision to distribute the ponchos went down, and I can't wait to see what those geniuses at Cyclone Alley come up with next!!! Can't wait to find out in a few days against KU!! GO CYCLONES!!!

 

[j4state]

Haha..well done! Probably fairly accurate too.

 

[A-town Cy]

When I saw those ponchos I got what was going on right away, but from pass poncho wearing experiences, I knew there was no way everyone would make the whole game wearing those! Way to hot inside to be wearing them.

 

[jtwilson]

one of my friends on Cyclone Alley Central said it was something to do with "the storm is coming" as a motto or something along those lines. but i thought in order for that to work, we needed to have it advertised a little more. Most of us were confused, and I thought it was the dumbest thing they've ever handed out in CA. I knew they were going to be hot and thought it was riduculous, so I just put mine in my back pocket. On the plus side, I now have a poncho in the center console of my truck, so if it's ever pouring down rain when I have to change a tire i'll be set

 

[CrossCyed]

They looked like giant condoms.

 

[Rods79]

My favorite part about those ponchos was the warning label on the back..."Watch out, these things may cause cancer". mmm...cancer. :baffled5wh:

 

[cyclonekj]

My favorite part about those ponchos was the warning label on the back..."Watch out, these things may cause cancer". mmm...cancer. :baffled5wh:

If someone eats a poncho, I think they have more immediate concerns than possibly developing cancer. :rofl8yi:

 

[CYdTracked]

I thought they would have looked better if the color was more solid instead of see-through. I could imagine those things getting hot though. I was in short sleeve shirt in the balcony and noticed Hilton being warm the second we sat down.

 

[Cloned4Life]

Welp I'll just be honost here, call me out if you want.

I thought the ponchos were the single dumbest thing I've ever gotten in Cyclone Alley. Plain and simple - I thought they just plain looked stupid (definitely looked like giant condoms). O well, they worked (we got the win) so maybe I should shut up!

 

[ornryactor]

I thought they would have looked better if the color was more solid instead of see-through.

That's what I said, too, but I'm sure that an opaque poncho means a higher-quality poncho, which means a more expensive poncho.

If someone eats a poncho, I think they have more immediate concerns than possibly developing cancer. :rofl8yi:

Lol!

 

[ISUFan22]

At first I was confused then I realized they were doing the gold thing. Nice idea to get it done quickly without a major cost.

And from this photo, I thought it looked neat...

 

[Wesley]

Yet everyone noticed them and shall not soon forget. They accomplished the purpose. Probably took more shots of alley due to the ponchos.

The storm came and the storm went with a win.

 

[clonomaniac]

I think ponchos was a great idea. We could have done better though. Like every other row could have been gold instead of red forming cardinal and gold, and the sea of cardinal-gold shaking to a free throw attempt or something like that.

 

[clonomaniac]

The cyclone alley needs to think productive against the Kansas Gayhawks. The game will be on ESPN, and if we can beat them somehow this will go down as the signature victory of GM era.

 

[bobh33]

I thought the theme might have been "it's raining threes". I thought it was great!!! Sure nice to have someone who can nail free throws at the end (along with a big three)!!! Also, sure nice to have the ball distributed around at the end as the clock runs down. I really think you could have put all 5 guys on Stinson last year at the end of the game & he would still not have given it up!!

 

[cstrunk]

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I personally thought it looked sweet when everyone had them on in the beginning, but I too thought they were too hot, which is why they will NOT be a regular prop.

Cycloneted did a pretty good job of figuring out how it went down. We thought about gold t-shirts, but 2000+ t-shirts x $5 per shirt = $10,000 which is way out of our budget range. We thought about possibly alternating t-shirts in the rows of the bottom sections, but then there are students who would want to wear them and students who wouldn't want to wear them and when people don't follow the pattern it doesn't look as cool. So we figured it would be too much to coordinate and went with something else instead.

We definately love to hear suggestions. Don't be afraid to send them our way.

 

[ISUFan22]

If we had a player that wore a headband this year, I'd suggest red and/or gold headbands for a game.

Being we shoot from the perimeter so much, finding something to go along with that would be nice.

Also, Jiri is kicking butt now. Time to bring back the "UUUUUUUU!" when he makes a good play. Certainly ya can make a sign with a bunch of U's on it and face it toward the alley members until they catch on.

 

[Cyclone_Power]

I too thought the ponchos were a ridiculous handout for CA. That's why my 4 friends and I all ended up ripping up our ponchos and distributing the small pieces all over the floor. That way, they will never hand them out again

 

[amyk33]

I too thought the ponchos were a ridiculous handout for CA. That's why my 4 friends and I all ended up ripping up our ponchos and distributing the small pieces all over the floor. That way, they will never hand them out again

And this mentality is why you are still in college and not in the big grown up world yet. Sorry, don't mean to bash, but I thought the few people that were "too cool for school" looked more silly than the Cyclone Alley members that had the ponchos on.

 

[ISUFan22]

And this mentality is why you are still in college and not in the big grown up world yet. Sorry, don't mean to bash, but I thought the few people that were "too cool for school" looked more silly than the Cyclone Alley members that had the ponchos on.

Agreed.

If the group decides to do something, buy into it. Don't be the Jiri of old by being selfish.

Be the Jiri of today and be a part of a team.