This was a no brainer and long overdue. As long as the ice cream machine still works the gray hairs will be happy.
Iowa moving students closer to the floor at Carver
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I am more thinning than gray and I want the ice cream machines to work
The other end is the wheelchair area so there is no way they get rid of that.
Their plan is to expand a section each year if the students show up and justify giving them premium seating.
no one knows because only 20 showed up on Monday night
Impossible to say from only watching on btn+…god that’s a garbage service.
From the pictures I saw everyone could move closer to the court
I had a facetime from a buddy last night for about 7 minutes at carver, it was an improved broadcast
Or not and we will wind up with a ring one deep around the arena.
It's a tough spot. Do you give the students too much space and it looks even worse or do you make it a smaller section until they start filling that?
The only thing in Carver that's ever moved slower than the ice cream line is Lickliter's lineups
I have had molasses from the fridge that moved faster than Licks teams. Too soon?
Are there any success stories out there from programs similar to Iowa? We see Duke, MSU, Kansas, etc. but who is doing it well in the middle of the pack?
I watched UCLA and Oregon play home games this week, and both had large sections of empty seats visible on the sideline. And Oregon was playing Portland, so you would think an in-state team would help attendance.
Did they do anything to get students to the game in Moline? They didn't send the band so they might as well ship some students over to the game. Maybe they could see what an energetic crowd can mean to a game.
Difference between moline and carver is the actual fans got to sit within the first 10 rows. Carver, the season ticket holders are families that can afford $2000+ donation and have had tickets for 30 years. They attend maybe the weekend games and that's it.
Take a look at the prime seats during the midweek games. Half will be empty.
Take a look at the prime seats during the midweek games. Half will be empty.
Hopefully some of those seats can get filled and generate some enthusiasm. The arena can deliver energy in spite of its flaws.
I would say move down to those seats if you are at the game, but I would probably prefer to be 10-15 rows up anyway. Better view and you are closer to the Carver cones.
One thing I would like to see - there’s already a cambus that drives past carver. I’d like to see a couple added on game days that are for students only. See if that helps get students from the other side of the river.
With all of that open space down on the floor can they bring a few Carver Cone machines down there to serve the students?
Sell some beer down on the floor. 1st beer/soda FREE for students... Sell that sh*t at a discount after that first free one for students. Most are already paying out the nose for tuition, so don't over charge them for food/drinks at the damn game. That just encourages staying at home with a Frozen pizza and beer/soda.
