66k tickes sold vs. Illinois

[theIowaHawk]

It seems a bit crazy to me that this game isn't sold out for you guys. Over the years I have lived in San Diego, LA, San Fran, Portland, Honolulu, Anchorage, and now Houston and have seen a pretty big fan presence for you folks everywhere I go. There is the support, so it is surprising to me with your start it isn't sold out. Different world today though.

As the season goes on, the more I am agreeing with the poster in a previous thread who laid out the obvious: Iowan's don't make week/week decisions, in general. When they dumped their season tickets, they made that decision and stuck with it, not changing their weekly plans. It isn't that they are still upset/boycotting, just that their plans have been changed, their thought process altered. That may change next year. The perfect example was 2002. The team was 9-1, ranked, and playing Northwestern and didn't sell out. That next year they sold out (after the 2 beginning chumps), because the people made their plans to attend (the Big Ten at least).

Now why is this game nearing sellout? Its homecoming, people had plans to attend this game regardless of 5-0, but the record obviously helps.

We are a schedule-oriented folk up here.

 

[Hawks_Rock_12]

Strange how some feel a few years of mediocre football should erase an entire career. smh

Oh I'm sure we could find some examples in sports where teams doing well in one year has nothing to do with previous years.

Maybe you should stop being so bitter about the past......

The numbers in the stands prove more people then myself are bitter.

 

[Hawks_Rock_12]

Strange how some feel a few years of mediocre football should erase an entire career. smh

Hey Tripp I remember you being one of the posters telling us there's line of people waiting on season tickets. What happened to those people my man ?

 

[cidhawkeye]

Hey Tripp I remember you being one of the posters telling us there's line of people waiting on season tickets. What happened to those people my man ?

And stuck to that notion in spite of historical statistical evidence to the contrary.

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

The numbers in the stands prove more people then myself are bitter.

But it also looks like more and more people are starting to deal with it.....why haven't you?

Thank you for admitting to it, though.

 

[trombone96]

Be glad you have 66k fans at the football games. I go to Kansas and we barely get close to 20k fans

 

[Suterman]

It's going to be fairly close to a sell out. I love going to Kinnick and would not miss a game. I understand others may feel differently.

 

[theIowaHawk]

Hey Tripp I remember you being one of the posters telling us there's line of people waiting on season tickets. What happened to those people my man ?

I was certainly one, this season has surprised me.

Then again, many of the predictions on here by the nellies were way lower than this.

 

[KuwaitHawk]

No troll. Serious question.

Alum-Ni is not a troll - he has been he for a long time.

 

[trippnschmidt]

Hey Tripp I remember you being one of the posters telling us there's line of people waiting on season tickets. What happened to those people my man ?

I was wrong on that and I freely admit it. If the Hawks continue to win and the fans don't come back that will surprise me as well.

 

[notlongago]

Am I the only one who thinks its a possibility we may not see the 71k numbers again?

As it's been mentioned many times, it's a growing trend nationally.

I'm guessing that many people who gave up their season tickets might be seeing how cheap & nice it is to watch the game from home versus waking up early, driving over an hour, and dealing with all of the game day traffic, all while saving money.

The occasional game is fun. But it gets old doing it every single game.

I'd need more of an incentive from the University to go every single weekend.
Translation: sell beer at kinnick and make the shit semi affordable.

This is ridiculously true. A game or two a year is awesome. Otherwise the living room is better.

 

[And1Hawk]

This is ridiculously true. A game or two a year is awesome. Otherwise the living room is better.

Yes watching at home is much improved but I disagree... There's nothing like being there live to feel the momentum swings and see the whole field action not just a camera angle here or there.

The bad thing live is the TV timeouts.

 

[revkev73]

Every year, more couples and families come of age to buy homes, vehicles, and football tickets...but they are more saddled with student debt than prior generations...this is a demographic that affects many aspects of life...the older, with more money, die off...and their tickets go unsold.

 

[icu81222]

As the season goes on, the more I am agreeing with the poster in a previous thread who laid out the obvious: Iowan's don't make week/week decisions, in general. When they dumped their season tickets, they made that decision and stuck with it, not changing their weekly plans. It isn't that they are still upset/boycotting, just that their plans have been changed, their thought process altered. That may change next year. The perfect example was 2002. The team was 9-1, ranked, and playing Northwestern and didn't sell out. That next year they sold out (after the 2 beginning chumps), because the people made their plans to attend (the Big Ten at least).

Now why is this game nearing sellout? Its homecoming, people had plans to attend this game regardless of 5-0, but the record obviously helps.

We are a schedule-oriented folk up here.

I'd say this is very accurate.

 

[icu81222]

The numbers in the stands prove more people then myself are bitter.

Wait, you are STILL bitter? GTFO

This is closed for people like you down the road

 

[L. Wade Childress]

Nebraska has an impressive sellout streak but let's be honest...its fabricated. They've sold chunks of nearly free tickets to large businesses to keep in intact many times.

 

[Alum-Ni]

Nebraska has an impressive sellout streak but let's be honest...its fabricated. They've sold chunks of nearly free tickets to large businesses to keep in intact many times.

No, they haven't. Tickets for all games are sold prior to the season starting (minus the allotment returned from visiting teams). And tickets are never given away "nearly free" by the university.

 

[Birky]

No, they haven't. Tickets for all games are sold prior to the season starting (minus the allotment returned from visiting teams). And tickets are never given away "nearly free" by the university.

Alum, didn't what L.Wade described happen a time or two under Callahan?