Iowa moving students closer to the floor at Carver
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This idea must have been pretty solid. I noticed a couple of hours after I posted this it made its way to another thread.
I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Not sure why that poster felt compelled to post it elsewhere rather than discuss it here where it was originally posted. Didn’t even give me credit. Reminds me of that jackwagon who tried to take credit for the idea for the wave.
I didn't see that they moved the ice cream machines yet or set up the bar on the lower level so the crowd was fairly pedestrian last night. Time to move this crowd to the top. Imitators and idea copiers be damned......
Maybe it’s time for a little churn in that area. How? That is the bigger question.
$600 per seat donation plus the actual cost of season tickets to sit in the lower level seats
That’s not a ton of money. Move the Carver Cones down there and it breaks even. Make it happen.
My grandma had blue/purple hair. She died when I was in 7th grade. One of my classmates asked if my blue-haired grandma was coming to Grandparents day in 8th grade and I said 'No, she died of cancer two months ago.' I hope that girl still remembers what a catty b!tch she was.
Great idea! Let's launch a herd of drunken students into the night after the games. What could go wrong?
So you think that they aren't drinking already when they don't come to the games? It just keeps them off the street for 2 hours during the game.
So only students who don't drink are allowed in?
Solid plan
Much appreciated. We need to get those students down by the floor!!!! Maybe we need others to contribute to this concept. Keeping it at the top of the discussion is important.Just helping play your game.
I wonder if it would be possible to have a high school student section. Get some of the younger kids in before they start college to help grow their fandom. Offer them at a price somewhere between the college price and full price.
I became a fan at a young age by going to games, being able to watch them practice at the Fieldhouse, selling soda and popcorn at games, etc. getting kids into games early builds that fandom
I did. First started going to Carver in 1989, obviously a helluva time to start. Carver was absolutely electric for men’s basketball through the 90s and the early Alford years. If Iowa gets a new coach, with new hope and shows some success, fans would come back to carver in droves for men’s basketball.
I do enjoy how ideas generated in this thread spark the exact same ideas in other threads. Plagarism is not just for Harvard presidents any more.
Went to my first football game around 1968 or 69.
First basketball game was in the Fieldhouse (I miss that place-it provided a level of home court advantage that Carver has never had) for the ‘69-70 team. Got to see a few of those. Unfortunately that spoiled me as a fan.
When the day comes to replace Carver, it should be a modernized version of the Fieldhouse, maintaining the noise level and closeness of fans to the court.
I decided a couple of years ago when we pissed away talent like Garza, and the Murray bros , that Iowa will always be mediocre under Fran. They have never and will never get past the first weekend of the tournament. Therefore I try not to get too emotionally invested in the team, and I sure as hell won’t spend any money going to games while he’s the coach. I’m done going to games until the athletic department decides that mediocre just isn’t good enough anymore.
Now it becomes the chicken or the egg theory. If we stop supporting does it drift further away and make it more challenging? That was JHF's joke about why Iowa was appealing to him. If the stadium is mostly full when they are losing and they cheer a first down imagine what happens if we win and score a touchdown.
Fair, but I had season tickets for 8 years. I just get tired of spending the time and money when I feel like nothing is going to change.
Keg stands, wet t shirt contests, beer pong tournament…..
That's a great point. Parking for football games is a pain to, so I don't think it has much to do with location. I don't make many games, but when I do, it seems to be a lack of enthusiasm. Give the marketing department a challenge, to better the in-game experience.
