Yes. No divisions. Hawks escaped yearly games vs USC and UCLA. Whisky, Illini, Purdue and Nebraska got those. Give Barta all the crap you want but him and Kirk getting out in front with their pressers complaining about of the new conference, saved them from facing a tough schedule. That and Barta volunteering for every conference committee. See there is method to his madness.
That Purdue game was hellacious weather the day before and early morning of. A normally 6.5 hour drive from Sioux Falls to IC took us 10. Looking back I would never do that again. Not worth the death glares coming from my wife in the passenger seat.I do understand what I'm saying is extreme. But fan apathy may be at an all-time high under Kirk, surpassing the early 2015 offseason. This entire scenario tracks 2015, but is gonna be worse. Season ticket sales are going to crash. The 2023 home slate is super weak, as was 2015.
The biggest games are Illinois, Purdue, MSU, and Minnesota, none of which will drive season ticket sales. In 2015 it was Minnesota, Purdue, Illinois and Pitt. We had two games (Illinois State, North Texas) under 60k, and Pitt was only 63k.
Iowa went 12-0 that regular season, and averaged only 63k per game. Once the season ticket sales are weak, it is really hard to catch up. Minnesota was a mid-December sellout. Our final home game when we were 10-0 facing Purdue, we drew 63k.
Unless Joey Labas is CJ Beathard, we are going to really struggle to fill Kinnick.
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Iowa wrestled Oklahoma St in Kinnick Stadium on Nov. 15, 2015. It was a beautiful day with a high of 60.
It all gets reshuffled in 2024 with USC and UCLA joining and dropping divisions, so it is one more year of this stuff.
People who want to maintain their seats for future seasons beyond next season will renew anyway. You jump out of line for your seats you go to the back when you try getting seats again and USC and UCLA and the reshuffle are coming in 2024. Casual fans maybe not renew. We for sure are renewing ours.I do understand what I'm saying is extreme. But fan apathy may be at an all-time high under Kirk, surpassing the early 2015 offseason. This entire scenario tracks 2015, but is gonna be worse. Season ticket sales are going to crash. The 2023 home slate is super weak, as was 2015.
The biggest games are Illinois, Purdue, MSU, and Minnesota, none of which will drive season ticket sales. In 2015 it was Minnesota, Purdue, Illinois and Pitt. We had two games (Illinois State, North Texas) under 60k, and Pitt was only 63k.
Iowa went 12-0 that regular season, and averaged only 63k per game. Once the season ticket sales are weak, it is really hard to catch up. Minnesota was a mid-December sellout. Our final home game when we were 10-0 facing Purdue, we drew 63k.
Unless Joey Labas is CJ Beathard, we are going to really struggle to fill Kinnick.
2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team - Wikipedia
It won't be the same QB and the OL will be more experienced with Proctor coming in January. All 3 RBs a lot more experienced.
I suspect next year more emphasis will go into the three game packages if/when season sales slump.
More experience doesn't mean squat if the talent isn't there to be developed. Just because guys are a year older doesn't mean they are automatically going to be better.
Lulz, more like 5-7 with this offense and the guys we're losing (and not replacing) on defense.......
I watched the Purdue game at a hawkeye bar in Tampa Florida. 80 degrees. ☺Friends were calling about how bad the weather was in Iowa. I was in Florida for hawkeye basketball in Orlando.
Only if you count the open practice in August. Otherwise any team that gets to play patty cake with the Iowa offense is up there as well.
I think our OTs would do better as OGs. Proctor is a natural OT. We need a bookend to him. Assume one or two OL come in the portal.
Damn!
Our route took us almost exactly through the red numbers while it was happening. But hey, how many times are you going to have a chance to watch Iowa clinch a division title in Kinnick?
There are usually multiple really freaking cold games in November each 5-10 years. Michigan at Iowa in Nov 2013 was the coldest actual temp ever recorded for a game at Kinnick at about 14 degrees above zero. I was there and it was really cold but luckily only a light win.
What a waste of money that’ll be. Unless you live near State College and your tickets are free..
You're just a casual fan with nothing better to do those saturdays.....of course you wouldn't miss a chance to see your hero give it one more try with a cakewalk big ten west schedule. My condolences to you and the Ferentz family that will be going away in '24 but I'm glad the fake ID era of bten west scheduling will be over
Electric vest and electric socks or the Hot Hands heated foot inserts or Hot Toes inserts.
After five years in Iowa City, I'm now in Baltimore. Not going to lament missing Iowa's late fall/winter/early spring. Very pleasant summers, but winter there sucks.
Bucket list item - seeing Iowa in every b10 stadium.
i'll admit it right now that if they go 12-0 i'll be writing to barta to reward KF like it's 2021
You’d have to hit any new stadium to keep the “I’ve seen Iowa in every big ten stadium” claim.
Not to hijack the thread, but I never realized how important season ticket sales are to good attendance. Illinois has actually been selling a lot of tickets once it started winning games, but we have SUCH low season ticket sales due to years of fan apathy that it’s a VERY tall task to sell the place out.I do understand what I'm saying is extreme. But fan apathy may be at an all-time high under Kirk, surpassing the early 2015 offseason. This entire scenario tracks 2015, but is gonna be worse. Season ticket sales are going to crash. The 2023 home slate is super weak, as was 2015.
The biggest games are Illinois, Purdue, MSU, and Minnesota, none of which will drive season ticket sales. In 2015 it was Minnesota, Purdue, Illinois and Pitt. We had two games (Illinois State, North Texas) under 60k, and Pitt was only 63k.
Iowa went 12-0 that regular season, and averaged only 63k per game. Once the season ticket sales are weak, it is really hard to catch up. Minnesota was a mid-December sellout. Our final home game when we were 10-0 facing Purdue, we drew 63k.
Unless Joey Labas is CJ Beathard, we are going to really struggle to fill Kinnick.
2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team - Wikipedia
Unless there is some improvement in the O Line and QB, the days of winning 8/9/10 games is over!! Hopefully, in the off season there will be some portal improvement!!
