Well if I was the Mayor of Anamosa I'd have done it. Might have given some prison guards the night off too since pretty much all them drug users was watching the dang game.
It's up to the towns to set the trick or treat night. Can you say "reaching" to find fault with UI?
Seriously, now people are bitching about something like this?
Little of both.It is not up to the Athletic Dept to get involved in this kind of stuff it is a CITY matter.
Why do you continue to blame UI when they have NOTHING TO DO WITH IT?
Maybe North Liberty is just inhabited by a bunch of weirdos.
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Agree 100%!! Why anyone is worried about trick or treating versus a Top 10 football team is ridiculous. Trick or treating is stupid. It is unsafe and promotes childhood obesity and when adults wear costumes too, you know that our world is a mess. Walking to my car after the game, I saw several groups of kids out so if your priorities are gathering useless candy, then go for it. I guess it is no different than the way children (and parents) act at parades to gets some free candy! The University Homecoming parade had as many parents as children in the middle of the street (yes, the University marching band had to narrow their path to get through the people trying to fetch candy). Adults near us asked children and their parents to back up so that senior citizens who were not able to stand could see from their seats that they had arrived 30 minutes early for and the children/parents ignored this request. One of the offending parties was Bond Shymansky, UI volleyball coach. It was a disgrace and the senior citizens left early.
Des Moines and most of the suburbs have treat or treat on Oct. 30, due to a problem with vandalism on Halloween in the 1930's. Yes, then. It was proposed that Oct. 30 be called "Beggars' Night" and kids go out that night for treats. First they do a trick (mainly riddles or jokes ) and then get their treats. Halloween night is for those who do bad things (and get caught). Seems to work. You wouldn't believe how many people move into the area and complain about the date. And the riddles and jokes are fun, you can tell new kids,f they don't have one.
I can understand an 85 year tradition, but OP was whining that athletics didn't do anything when a game fell on Halloween and he had to make a choice. Interesting fact though, I didn't know that. Funny how living only an hour and a half away, things can be so much different
I've lived in the area for 30 years and still don't like it. Trick or treating is supposed to be on October 31....period. I also tell the kids I don't need to hear a joke.
Don't lump me in with this idiot, please. I got home after the game AND waiting for traffic to clear a bit and there were still a bunch of rug rats out running around. There was plenty of time to do both. People didn't go to the game because it was supposed to be 45 and raining and we were playing a crappy team nobody cared about.
