Just my 0.02 for all you CF'ers. Take it for what its worth!
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You don't see a difference between these MLB franchises and ISU FB? Did you not notice that we have had an empty stadium very often in the last couple of decades?
What fans are you dealing with who do not cheer on ISU? I have never been to a game of any kind where the home team did not cheer for their team to do well. For anyone who cares about the FB program and values its success, it is hard not to complain about the mistakes this staff has made in recruiting and player development
You're right. All 50,000 fans at the WVU game last year made that such an awesome atmosphere.
Hey, if I am a recruit, why would I be worried about the fan support and atmosphere at the game? Instead, I would just look at paid attendance.
CycloneErik
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This is probably one of the least feisty and combative threads football will have for a long time, too.
In 2000 ISU had a 9-3 record. And yet our PAID attendance.........not actual attendance figures........was 36,725 for our November 18 game against Kansas that year.
Wonder why?
| November 18 | 1:00 PM | Kansas | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | W 38–17 | 36,725 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Iowa_State_Cyclones_football_team
THIS. I was all set to renew my tickets here at lunch, but read Stormin's post and decided not to.
Not counting ties, historically ISU has won about 45% of its football games. Last fall was about 16%.
No, I know why. ISU had a poor history of football success, which led to the low level of fan support you referenced. Its not a mystery. This is what happens when teams perform poorly on the field for long stretches of time.
What are you trying to say? We hop on the **** bandwagon and off of the good bandwagon?
If you have actual reasons to be optimistic then please give them to us. I'd love to get excited for Cyclone football again, but I'm struggling to find anything at all and I'm sure many are in the same boat as me. If you know something we don't please share.
I'm just wondering if you honestly think this is a relavent comparison.
Just wondering.
No one is attacking optimistic fans. The only attacking of optimistic fans are the ones ripping people for not drinking the same Koolaid.
I admire your optimism. I'm just struggling to turn that corner, and I hate when other people question my fan loyalty after 3-9 and 2-10 football seasons consecutively.
