Worst Experience at Hilton Ever

[Trice]

The whole kill thing is manufactured and weird

So is the Sweet Caroline thing.

/ducks

 

[JP4CY]

I saw her in 2005 with Fleetwood Mac and they were really good.

My worst Hilton moment was when we had to wait until 1 in the morning for Axl Rose to finally show up. The place was about half full by that time.

Even the suicide girls couldn't make up for it.

 

[NoCreativity]

Even the suicide girls couldn't make up for it.

You were at that debacle also? I think I fell asleep for awhile but my friend insisted we stay. Any idea what year that was? 2005 maybe?

 

[awd4cy]

What was with the students not even filling up the student section last night? That really shocked me.

 

[cyclone1209]

High pitched “woo” screamers are one of the worst for me. Happens at JTS particularly with drunk Hawk women. I think it was the 2011 OT special when the one screaming in my ear the entire first quarter vomited and was carried out, leaving her flip flop in the pile of puke to remember her by. The smell was awful but better than the high pitched screeching

This checks out for me.

The outlandish fan in our fanbase who drinks too much, goes over the line, is a rarity. For the hawks..... it's almost every time I interact with them there is at least one.

This year in the JTS endzone for ISU vs. IA, three hawk fans going double bird middle fingers to the entire endzone club (when they were wayyyy up by the way).

Someone tossed an empty cup at them and I do not blame them.

 

[JP4CY]

You were at that debacle also? I think I fell asleep for awhile but my friend insisted we stay. Any idea what year that was? 2005 maybe?

06 Chinese Democracy Tour

Axels voice was shot but I was actually impressed with the quantity of songs they played. Felt like i got home at 4am.

 

[bsaltyman]

My worst trip to Hilton was probably the 2019 debacle against Florida A&M. The Rattlers were something like #324 in the country on KenPom’s ranking going into the game, and they still beat us. Just gross.

 

[WastedTalent]

My worst Hilton moment was when we had to wait until 1 in the morning for Axl Rose to finally show up. The place was about half full by that time.

Even the suicide girls couldn't make up for it.

Was there too. Opening band, Helmet maybe? Still the only time I've seen a band get booed off stage.

 

[JP4CY]

Was there too. Opening band, Helmet maybe? Still the only time I've seen a band get booed off stage.

Yeah that sounds right.

 

[theshadow]

Yep, I do. Kill is a super strong word

You'd better avoid volleyball then.

 

[WastedTalent]

Eh, i think the style would be fine if our offense didn't suck ass, and a lot of that is less style and more execution

If either end of the floor is godawful, it sucks the energy out of the building because what happens on the other, more successful end begins to feel pointless. Even when the situation is reversed, a big bucket is hard for the crowd to get excited for when the crowd feels like we're going to go give up those points immediately.

If we end up being a defense-first team going forward, hilton will be fine as long as our offense can get simply get to mediocrity.

I think there's still some residual hoiball effecting the crowd. During hoiball, fans expected every transition and open 3 to go in, and they generally did. Not the case this year, and it deflates the crowd, even though the team is putting the effort on defense, and making more stops on that end.

 

[NoCreativity]

06 Chinese Democracy Tour

Axels voice was shot but I was actually impressed with the quantity of songs they played. Felt like i got home at 4am.

Was there too. Opening band, Helmet maybe? Still the only time I've seen a band get booed off stage.

Ok, I just looked it up December 1st, 2006. I don't remember Helmet but it says the other openers on that tour were The Suicide Girls and Sebastian Bach. The attendance was only 4,400.

 

[JP4CY]

Ok, I just looked it up December 1st, 2006. I don't remember Helmet but it says the other openers on that tour were The Suicide Girls and Sebastian Bach. The attendance was only 4,400.

Journey and Def Leppard were probably around same time frame.

 

[Jjohnson1984]

I had tickets to go to this game with my brother, who had never been to a game at Hilton vs a Big 12 opponent. Thought it would be a good time to introduce him to the REAL Hilton Magic against a team like Kansas who, let's face it, is the most exciting team we play and probably our biggest basketball rival (sorry Hawk fans).

It was a dud before it even started. With Agbaji out, we knew some of the luster was off a bit. Kansas without Agbaji is obviously still really good, but he is the star of the show. We didn't let it bother us and arrived early enough to enjoy the shootarounds. Maybe 20 min later, a guy shows up in our section with his wife and 2 young kids (probably both under 10) dressed all in blue. He is wearing a tight fitting Kansas beanie on his tiny noggin. They sit in the row directly behind us. This was off to a far less than ideal start.

The first half was one thing. One of tiny head beanie wearing Dad's rugrats was sitting directly behind me screaming in my ear anytime KU did something well, which was especially often in the first 5-6 min of the game. My ears were bleeding before the under 16.

The kids quiet down as Iowa State battles back, bows up on defense and competes more or less for the rest of the 1H. An eruption of "Traitor! Traitor! Traitor" erupts from the student section as Jalen Coleman-Lands charges into George Conditt and both appear hurt. The mom chirps up, "Real classy, ISU" My brother and I roll our eyes.

Halftime hits and ISU has not played well, but my brother has gotten to see small glimpses of Hilton at its finest, only to be conveniently quelled for KU by media timeouts (these seriously ended 2 of ISU's runs in the first half). We were both a little annoyed but still in decent spirits overall. Then, for reasons unknown, tiny head beanie wearing KU dad decides to switch places with his loudest kid and sits directly behind me. The 2nd half starts.

The guy didn't shut up for 20 game time minutes, or 60 real life minutes. He had a comment for everything going on. "Is that their only play?" every time Brockington would pull up from 19' after taking a handoff from Conditt or Jones on a curl in the high post. "What was that?" followed by hysterical laughter when Jones bricked one off the backboard. He also made fun of Jones when he got stuffed on a soft layup attempt, saying "Where did Iowa State find this guy?"

He was very critical of ISU switching to zone when they did, and kept telling everyone in our vicinity exactly how Bill was going to attack it and why it wasn't going to work. He kept shouting "baseline's open!" "Backdoor all day, baby!" etc.

Around the 5 min mark when some ISU fans were starting to concede the victory and making their way out, he goes, "Where's everybody going?" "Is it something I said?" (He repeated this 3 more times until the final buzzer sounded).

This was a terrible first experience of Hilton Magic for my brother, and my worst overall in person. It was bad enough that ISU did nothing to stir our crowd in the 2H, but to have to sit in front of belligerent Jay Hawk Dad took the cake. Horrible experience. I will be back, because I'm a lifer, but I think my brother is out.

Probably pissed about the time at Sprint center that I yelled rock chalk suck ****

 

[Mr.G.Spot]

I had tickets to go to this game with my brother, who had never been to a game at Hilton vs a Big 12 opponent. Thought it would be a good time to introduce him to the REAL Hilton Magic against a team like Kansas who, let's face it, is the most exciting team we play and probably our biggest basketball rival (sorry Hawk fans).

It was a dud before it even started. With Agbaji out, we knew some of the luster was off a bit. Kansas without Agbaji is obviously still really good, but he is the star of the show. We didn't let it bother us and arrived early enough to enjoy the shootarounds. Maybe 20 min later, a guy shows up in our section with his wife and 2 young kids (probably both under 10) dressed all in blue. He is wearing a tight fitting Kansas beanie on his tiny noggin. They sit in the row directly behind us. This was off to a far less than ideal start.

The first half was one thing. One of tiny head beanie wearing Dad's rugrats was sitting directly behind me screaming in my ear anytime KU did something well, which was especially often in the first 5-6 min of the game. My ears were bleeding before the under 16.

The kids quiet down as Iowa State battles back, bows up on defense and competes more or less for the rest of the 1H. An eruption of "Traitor! Traitor! Traitor" erupts from the student section as Jalen Coleman-Lands charges into George Conditt and both appear hurt. The mom chirps up, "Real classy, ISU" My brother and I roll our eyes.

Halftime hits and ISU has not played well, but my brother has gotten to see small glimpses of Hilton at its finest, only to be conveniently quelled for KU by media timeouts (these seriously ended 2 of ISU's runs in the first half). We were both a little annoyed but still in decent spirits overall. Then, for reasons unknown, tiny head beanie wearing KU dad decides to switch places with his loudest kid and sits directly behind me. The 2nd half starts.

The guy didn't shut up for 20 game time minutes, or 60 real life minutes. He had a comment for everything going on. "Is that their only play?" every time Brockington would pull up from 19' after taking a handoff from Conditt or Jones on a curl in the high post. "What was that?" followed by hysterical laughter when Jones bricked one off the backboard. He also made fun of Jones when he got stuffed on a soft layup attempt, saying "Where did Iowa State find this guy?"

He was very critical of ISU switching to zone when they did, and kept telling everyone in our vicinity exactly how Bill was going to attack it and why it wasn't going to work. He kept shouting "baseline's open!" "Backdoor all day, baby!" etc.

Around the 5 min mark when some ISU fans were starting to concede the victory and making their way out, he goes, "Where's everybody going?" "Is it something I said?" (He repeated this 3 more times until the final buzzer sounded).

This was a terrible first experience of Hilton Magic for my brother, and my worst overall in person. It was bad enough that ISU did nothing to stir our crowd in the 2H, but to have to sit in front of belligerent Jay Hawk Dad took the cake. Horrible experience. I will be back, because I'm a lifer, but I think my brother is out.

Good. Please don't have him back. Life's not perfect.

First world problems, dude.

 

[NoCreativity]

Journey and Def Leppard were probably around same time frame.

You have a good memory, November 7th, 2006. I remember seeing Van Halen there the day after the 2004 election.

 

[cytor]

So glad I never saw Guns n roses. Axl was a colossal douche back then.

 

[cytor]

I saw her in 2005 with Fleetwood Mac and they were really good.

My worst Hilton moment was when we had to wait until 1 in the morning for Axl Rose to finally show up. The place was about half full by that time.

Stevie was so wasted, she lost her place in the songs and had to start them over. She kept saying "It's great to be here in Des Moines." She would often leave the stage for several minutes at a time. Her poor band kept playing and wondering where she went.

 

[CapnCy]

Section 235ish REBOUND lady would like to have a word with you.

LOL....I can't recall if it's the same section, but an older guy also is a REBOUND guy...lol. I went to a game and couldn't handle it.....EVERY play...on both ends of the court.

 

[JP4CY]

LOL....I can't recall if it's the same section, but an older guy also is a REBOUND guy...lol. I went to a game and couldn't handle it.....EVERY play...on both ends of the court.

REBOUND is all she says. It's always after we don't get a rebound and it's not like a deep yell it's like sarcastic meets snide.