Apr 7, 2016 at 6:35 pm
Iowa officials anticipate a significant jump in football season-ticket numbers when the first round of renewals is complete next week.
The school has received more than 4,000 new season-ticket requests for the 2016 season, quite a reversal from last year’s 17 percent drop in ticket sales. April 15 is the final date the school will guarantee existing season-ticket holders the same seat as last year but sales will continue throughout the spring and summer.
Barta said he’s “had a lot of discussions” about hosting night games at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes had two last year. Big Ten schools competed at night 22 times during the 2015 regular season.
“I feel confident that somewhere in there we’ll have a night game or two but nothing until the Big Ten announces,” Barta said.
Last year BTN unveiled its prime-time lineup on April 13, while ESPN/ABC did the same on April 23.
The Big Ten has yet to play post-Thanksgiving November outdoor games in prime-time, and Barta said it’s unlikely for Iowa-Nebraska to air at night on Black Friday on Nov. 25. In 2012, Barta said he’d prefer the Hawkeyes play host to Iowa State during the day. That could change this fall.
“I think the more we host night games, the more comfortable we get,” Barta said. “We don’t get to decide unilaterally if we get a night game. That’s a television decision. But our fans have responded well, (they) love the night games, that’s been clear. That’s one of the things we’ve learned as we’ve hosted. I’m not going to rule anything out, but that will be a decision that the TV networks will make.”
The Hawkeyes’ home schedule:
Miami (Ohio)
Defending FCS champion North Dakota State
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Michigan
Nebraska
source: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/s...d-confident-about-kinnick-night-game-20160407
Iowa officials anticipate a significant jump in football season-ticket numbers when the first round of renewals is complete next week.
The school has received more than 4,000 new season-ticket requests for the 2016 season, quite a reversal from last year’s 17 percent drop in ticket sales. April 15 is the final date the school will guarantee existing season-ticket holders the same seat as last year but sales will continue throughout the spring and summer.
Barta said he’s “had a lot of discussions” about hosting night games at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes had two last year. Big Ten schools competed at night 22 times during the 2015 regular season.
“I feel confident that somewhere in there we’ll have a night game or two but nothing until the Big Ten announces,” Barta said.
Last year BTN unveiled its prime-time lineup on April 13, while ESPN/ABC did the same on April 23.
The Big Ten has yet to play post-Thanksgiving November outdoor games in prime-time, and Barta said it’s unlikely for Iowa-Nebraska to air at night on Black Friday on Nov. 25. In 2012, Barta said he’d prefer the Hawkeyes play host to Iowa State during the day. That could change this fall.
“I think the more we host night games, the more comfortable we get,” Barta said. “We don’t get to decide unilaterally if we get a night game. That’s a television decision. But our fans have responded well, (they) love the night games, that’s been clear. That’s one of the things we’ve learned as we’ve hosted. I’m not going to rule anything out, but that will be a decision that the TV networks will make.”
The Hawkeyes’ home schedule:
Miami (Ohio)
Defending FCS champion North Dakota State
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Michigan
Nebraska
source: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/s...d-confident-about-kinnick-night-game-20160407
