Oct 31, 2022: Fran brings up putting Students behind the Benches (Beth wants students around the court). Future Renovation of Carver-Hawkeye Arena?
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What should Beth do?
Do you give the students too many seats close to the floor, all around the arena, where it looks even worse than what we are seeing now?
Or, do you make the student section a smaller section for now (with better seats) and see if the students start filling that?
Do you give the students too many seats close to the floor, all around the arena, where it looks even worse than what we are seeing now?
Or, do you make the student section a smaller section for now (with better seats) and see if the students start filling that?
At this point in the season, this is not unique to Iowa. UCLA had large sections courtside open earlier on Monday(?) and Oregon had lots of empty seats last night against Portland. But yeah, I would cut the student section back until the students prove that they deserve it. Problem is, they probably sold the tickets, the students just don't bother to show up until the conference season shows up, if they do at all.
Yeah, I don't think they show up until Iowa State and the conference games.
It's too bad; the teams looks like a ton of fun to watch in person.
Do they plan to have some non con games played in Des Moines in the future?
Well take the team on the road for the preseason. Lot's of cities and fans would fill up the local arenas that normally don't get to see them.
If the locals at IC don't have the interest.
Why not Beth?
Not that I could tell
As I previously mentioned, there was zero college atmosphere
Doubt it. That would require students actually wanting to go
For these early season non-conference games, they should consider doing a couple games at Xtream Arena in Coralville. If you are only going to have a couple thousand fans at Carver.... pack them into Xtream instead. Atmosphere in Carver is horrible, when it's only a few thousand. WAY too much empty space.
Maybe a few students will come over to Xtream and decide it's worth going to Carver games.
Maybe a few students will come over to Xtream and decide it's worth going to Carver games.
Ehhh. Maybe not the Xtream Arena... Way too much room behind the baskets, when it's a bball court in there...
@EagleHawk and @sober_teacher, we've been talking in this thread about putting the students behind the benches and all around the court for over 2 years now. Will Beth pull the trigger & actually do it?
I sure hope so. If only to answer the question once and for all if that will help boost student attendance.
will good seats be enough?
or do the tickets need to be free, too, at least to start?
that way, you are giving them everything (except food). They are getting great seats at no cost. And then see if they actually show up?
I’d be okay with them being like $5/$10 per game so they’ve got some skin in the game.
Either way, they simply have to try something. I’d include better bus transportation before/after games as well.
When I was a student I was at hillcrest so I typically walked, but the bus schedule was always spotty.
I look forward to hearing Beth's plan.
Have you heard anything about the Carver renovation?
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