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I understand what you are saying and kudos for going ... Iowa basketball has been down and one good season isn't instantly going to win back every fan. Enjoy the ride. It's been a fun season ... And let's hope we beat Sparty. The best thing Iowa basketball can do to bring back fans is win ... win this year ... win next year ... develop consistency ...Bought my tickets the minute they were available to I-Club members in the fall. To think how many are still available with the season these guys have put together is difficult to understand. I realize that there are a number of factors, but even with the fluctuations in fan support for this program, I never thought I’d see the day when our former stars had to beg fans to buy tickets to watch their ranked team play MSU.
I had football and basketball season tickets for decades. I was among the 35,000 who saw Iowa lose to MSU to complete an 0-11 football season in 1973. I was in the Field House in the 70s to watch some of the worst basketball in Iowa history under Dick Schultz. But this is now, and now is a different ball game.
Reality is what it is. And as we note on here from time to time, the random/early starting times, days of the week, horrible weather, the generally weak Carver atmosphere and corporate pandering, and amazing HD TV make going to a game an entirely different proposition than it was back in the day.
It would be awesome to have MSU coming into the Field House like they did when Lute was around, or even into Carver when Dr. Tom was running the show. But those days are gone, and there's no reason to believe they'll ever return.
The 6:00 game time excludes most fans outside the CR-Iowa City area. Most people have jobs. And then add the reality that it could be 15 or 20 degrees BELOW ZERO getting to and going from the game, well, WOW. That's dangerous stuff. What if your car won't start after the game? What if you get frostbite making the walk from the parking lots?
I wish there would be 15,500 crazy fans there tomorrow night, but I don't think that's realistic.
What is more realistic is to encourage those who do show up to scream their hearts out and make up for all those who would love to be there but who simply can't. That's the reality. It ain't pretty, but it is what it is. Now I hope the Hawkeyes will play their hearts out and reward their fans with a good old-fashioned whippin' of the Izzos.
The 6:00 game time excludes most fans outside the CR-Iowa City area. Most people have jobs. .
Whew! Glad of this..all while providing transportation from the dorms-->bars-->CHA-->dorms.
There’s got to be more excuses than a weekday game, 6:00 start, it’s cold out, etc.The student section will be full.
Fans hate weekday games. That’s why we drew more fans for Savannah State than Iowa State.
Great post!I had football and basketball season tickets for decades. I was among the 35,000 who saw Iowa lose to MSU to complete an 0-11 football season in 1973. I was in the Field House in the 70s to watch some of the worst basketball in Iowa history under Dick Schultz. But this is now, and now is a different ball game.
Reality is what it is. And as we note on here from time to time, the random/early starting times, days of the week, horrible weather, the generally weak Carver atmosphere and corporate pandering, and amazing HD TV make going to a game an entirely different proposition than it was back in the day.
It would be awesome to have MSU coming into the Field House like they did when Lute was around, or even into Carver when Dr. Tom was running the show. But those days are gone, and there's no reason to believe they'll ever return.
The 6:00 game time excludes most fans outside the CR-Iowa City area. Most people have jobs. And then add the reality that it could be 15 or 20 degrees BELOW ZERO getting to and going from the game, well, WOW. That's dangerous stuff. What if your car won't start after the game? What if you get frostbite making the walk from the parking lots?
I wish there would be 15,500 crazy fans there tomorrow night, but I don't think that's realistic.
What is more realistic is to encourage those who do show up to scream their hearts out and make up for all those who would love to be there but who simply can't. That's the reality. It ain't pretty, but it is what it is. Now I hope the Hawkeyes will play their hearts out and reward their fans with a good old-fashioned whippin' of the Izzos.
So you think it's realistic for people with families who work until 5:00 to be able to make a 6:00 pm tip? I know you don't really believe that, but I get it that it's fun to make posts like that.There’s got to be more excuses than a weekday game, 6:00 start, it’s cold out, etc.
I’ll try to think of another one for people to not go.
Abso-freakin-lutley.So you think it's realistic for people with families who work until 5:00 to be able to make a 6:00 pm tip? I know you don't really believe that, but I get it that it's fun to make posts like that.
Some work left to do.
Still a bunch left. Iowa sports Marketing for basketball is a joke
Still a bunch left. Iowa sports Marketing for basketball is a joke