If you could get rid of one thing at Hilton..

[Cyclone62]

Who's to say that I haven't or my friends haven't worked hard to get where they are? There are many circumstances that contribute to not using a basketball ticket.

I never said that neither you nor your friends haven't busted your @$$es to get where you are today. I also never said "there's no excuse to not use your tickets." I was TRYING to point out that the laziness in our society and apathy for work has been growing. There are growing numbers of parents who want a better life for their family and more advantages than they had when they were kids (myself included). However, some parents blur the line of making their kids earn some things, and just giving them handouts. I also realize that are many circumstances that can keep one from using a ticket. It's the not picking them up at all that appears a little suspect to me. Even if you were busy throughout the entire fall semester, you should have some time to pick them up over break (before conference play). Again, I wasn't trying to call you out or put myself on a pedestal. What I thought was hilarious at the start was that JP said "mommy and daddy." Ok, I'm done ranting.

 

[Wesley]

I think i would eliminate losing, if i only had one wish.

Exactly my sentiments. They can do all the fun games they want if we could just beat Colorado.

 

[cstrunk]

Student MBB tickets cost me something like $90 for football, $100 for MBB and Cy's Pass (WBB, gymnastics, volleyball, etc) came free when you bought both. I will bet you that 95% of the students who didn't pick up their basketball tickets for the season had their mommy and daddy pay for their tickets the summer before and only got the packaged deal to mainly go to football games and not basketball. I quite frankly could not believe that there were 300 freakin' season tickets just sitting in the Jacobsen Building that were never picked up. It would have been better if these people hadn't even bought tickets.

Cyclone Alley will have its seats reduce for next year, you can put money on that. I believe I heard that we will lose all except for the middle two sections in the ends of the balcony on the one side that is actually ours, and we will still have both lower parquet seating sections behind the baskets. The other seats will be opened up to the public. Quite frankly, the only thing this is going to effect for next year (barring a top 25 ISU team on the floor) is less seats for the big games for students and less money for memberships for Cyclone Alley to have for their budget. With the way students turned out this year, you won't even notice, which is sad. I wished we could have students fill up the sections (at LEAST all the parquet seats) for every game but it just isn't so, for whatever reason.

As far as a Cyclone Alley for women's basketball games... it already exists. Cyclone Alley covers women's games as well, but you probably couldn't tell by the only 10-15 regular students we have coming to the games who either aren't in Cyclone Alley Central or the band. Cyclone Alley consists of the bottom 8 rows next to the band for these games. I'm guessing Jamie Pollard knows this already, and you just misheard him...

 

[mj4cy]

Has anyone emailed pollard about 5 for 5? just curious

 

[jpete24]

I'd eliminate prime seating for students. Stick them in the balcony.

HAHA. I was thinking the opposite, remove some of the DONOR seating on the sides and replace with students. Look at the big colleges, they have student seating on the sides. This is to make it seem louder, and makes the action on TV better. Put the donors on the ends, they would be pissed for a couple years, and then they would accept that atmosphere in the Hilton would be a billion times better.

 

[joepublic]

Huge mistake if they truly put student section in the lower level. All those students disguised as empty seats will be ugly.

Stick the kiddos in the furthest reaches of the balcony. All the empty seats won't be as noticeable.

 

[ISUFan22]

Huge mistake if they truly put student section in the lower level. All those students disguised as empty seats will be ugly.

Stick the kiddos in the furthest reaches of the balcony. All the empty seats won't be as noticeable.

What the...

 

[spierceisu]

The five for five definitely needs to come back. I saw a kid who was only about 12 make 4-5 shots. He only missed the first one. My guess is that Benson Motors wouldn't put up the risk of giving away a car anymore.

 

[AirWalke]

HAHA. I was thinking the opposite, remove some of the DONOR seating on the sides and replace with students. Look at the big colleges, they have student seating on the sides. This is to make it seem louder, and makes the action on TV better. Put the donors on the ends, they would be pissed for a couple years, and then they would accept that atmosphere in the Hilton would be a billion times better.

I completely agree, I think if you changed the donor seating to first come, first served like Cyclone Alley, that section would be just as empty. It's one thing to not show up if you paid for student tickets, but it's another if you pay the big bucks and still not show!

 

[Bob]

I think that we should get rid of the T-Shirts for Cyclone Alley and skip the 15 or so extra bucks to get in. The two sides can be called Cyclone Alley. I don't know how these whole Alley, Nest, and Jungles started. It's a good idea to call your student section that, but I don't understand the T-Shirts and paying to get in. Look at Duke they don't all wear the same T-Shirt and personally I think people dressing up is way cooler instead. So lets skip wearing the T-shirts and have people dress up, and lets skip paying the extra money to get into Cyclone Alley. Have it just be the student section that happens to call itself Cyclone Alley.


Rant is Over.

 

[jtd9046]

HAHA. I was thinking the opposite, remove some of the DONOR seating on the sides and replace with students. Look at the big colleges, they have student seating on the sides. This is to make it seem louder, and makes the action on TV better. Put the donors on the ends, they would be pissed for a couple years, and then they would accept that atmosphere in the Hilton would be a billion times better.

This is how it was 4 years ago and the students were moved from their seats to behind the baskets.

 

[jparker22]

Well said Bob, I think your idea would make for a much more exciting atmosphere. Giving the students creative license and the incentive of first come first seated would most likely add butts to the seats and create an atmosphere that can only be created though spontaneity. As stated much earlier in the thread, Hilton and Hilton Magic are what you make it. Your idea would allow the students to make their own mark on the Alley while creating some traditions of their own without being force fed ideas. As much as I hate Duke, the Cameron Crazies definitely do it right.

 

[cycloneworld]

I have heard from 2 different people that they have didn't sign up before the season and tried to get into Cyclone Alley for the last half of the season and was denied. They both were told that the membership allotment was full and they would have to try next year.

Being at the games, CA is anything but full. It seems very silly to deny people who want to sit with CA when there are plenty of seats available.

 

[mj4cy]

I think that we should get rid of the T-Shirts for Cyclone Alley and skip the 15 or so extra bucks to get in. The two sides can be called Cyclone Alley. I don't know how these whole Alley, Nest, and Jungles started. It's a good idea to call your student section that, but I don't understand the T-Shirts and paying to get in. Look at Duke they don't all wear the same T-Shirt and personally I think people dressing up is way cooler instead. So lets skip wearing the T-shirts and have people dress up, and lets skip paying the extra money to get into Cyclone Alley. Have it just be the student section that happens to call itself Cyclone Alley.


Rant is Over.

Not saying I disagree with you, but the intention is to obviously get more money and look good on TV (when we actually have fans in the stands)

 

[mwitt]

Re: I got 2 right now...

1) National Anthem: First off, I love our band, they do an AMAZING job. BUT WHAT THE HECK IS UP WITH THAT LITTLE STUPID ENDING THEY PUT ON THE NATIONAL ANTHEM??????? Why does everyone these days think they need to put their own mark on the national anthem. Singers do this in excess and it drives me nuts. Whatever happened to the good old national anthem without any twists or flairs? The extra ending our band does just confuses everyone and then there's an extremely akward/pathetic clap after with everyone looking at eachother like "what???" It's so unnecessary and sounds really really stupid, even though I'm sure no one will agree with me. Well, they're wrong, I'm right

That's exactly right. The way they play it is great until the ending. So awkward sounding.

 

[cyingreen]

I know it adds advertising bucks, but I truly hate the "light show" around the ring at the bottom of the upper deck. It's distracting and garish. Have we become like the crowds at the Coliseum in Rome, having to be entertained constantly? Bring back the blimp and shoot 5 for 5. :frown3qg:

 

[ISUKyro]

I have heard from 2 different people that they have didn't sign up before the season and tried to get into Cyclone Alley for the last half of the season and was denied. They both were told that the membership allotment was full and they would have to try next year.

Being at the games, CA is anything but full. It seems very silly to deny people who want to sit with CA when there are plenty of seats available.

I've heard of this happening before too. In my opinion you should do it like the airlines do and overbook a little bit. If it's not Kansas or Iowa you know that it probably won't be packed to the top. Just an idea.

 

[jtd9046]

I've heard of this happening before too. In my opinion you should do it like the airlines do and overbook a little bit. If it's not Kansas or Iowa you know that it probably won't be packed to the top. Just an idea.

Get rid of the whole thing. If there needs to be one just tack on an additional $10-15 (whatever it costs) for all student season tickets and give everyone a dang t-shirt. :growl5cj:

 

[mj4cy]

Huge mistake if they truly put student section in the lower level. All those students disguised as empty seats will be ugly.

Stick the kiddos in the furthest reaches of the balcony. All the empty seats won't be as noticeable.

yet again, PLEASE give some reasoning as I think I speak for most of us when I don't see your logic. Maybe you should be sitting furthest away from the court with your negativity.

 

[clonefan1]

I'd eliminate prime seating for students. Stick them in the balcony.

JoePublic

How old are you? You are a complete idiot! The student sections on both ends are are what make the noice! I'm willing to bet that you don't even have season tickets!