Will there be more fans at the Grapple in Kinnick on 11-14 than at ISU FB game vs OSU the same day?
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No. The recent changes ISU has made to their offense will keep enough people intrigued. Their announced attendance will be around 55, while the Grapple will maybe get 40.
Even if there were more people at the grapple the ISU fans would come on here and say it was misleading because of announced numbers versus actual attendance blah blah blah
ISU will have a higher announced attendance, but the grapple may challenge butts in the seats.
Depends on the weather in both cases, IMHO.
If ISU doesn't win Saturday and gets blown out at Norman the next week, and the weather is typical November, the actual attendance at the Jack will not be good. The thing at Kinnick is unique, which in itself makes it a major attaction, but there's no precedent to guide estimates of attendance.
You know the weather would be roughly the same in both places, correct? So let's just go ahead and eliminate that as an excuse.
Current ticket to attend the Grapple: $10
Current ticket on stubhub to attend ISU football game: $9
Current ticket on stubhub to attend ISU football game: $9
Not sure, but this is going to be one of the coolest events ever, as an Iowa fan. Great idea.
I hope Brands has the boys chewing on nails.
I hope Brands has the boys chewing on nails.
So you whined to the mods to have the Hlas thread deleted? Weak.
That and the "media" love to protect their own. Just look at our political world with our lapdog media
Rant over
No. I didn't notice it had been deleted, and I don't think it should have been deleted. I can only guess that something was said in a subsequent post that the moderator thought was a no-no. I've never asked a moderator to delete a thread, chastize a poster, or anything similar.
Are you really that dense. Does not the fact that my first sentence was "Depends on the weather in both cases" means I think it will depend on the weather in both cases.
And if you had read further, you would have seen that I was speculating about factors that might affect attendance at Ames, and then -- pretty freaking clearly -- said that because the event in Iowa City was unique, there was no precedent to guide guesses about attendance.
Good Lord, again. And in spades.
I believe you. I know you're not a pansy a$$ed lib.
$20 says if there was a thread title that says the new UI Pres is a di*k or a douche, it stays. (I'll probably get banned now. That's BAU for "media" in our new country)
Why would the weather in Ames effect attendance more than the weather in Iowa City, assuming it is identical or nearly so?
The reason the weather could impact the wrestling more is that if there is precipitation in Iowa City, they may have to move the meet indoors due to safety concerns, ie not able to keep the mat dry enough for wrestlers to safely compete. (this concern regarding safe mat conditions was provided directly from UI athletic facility person who has participated in planning process) Thus, the wrestling meet could be limited to 16,000 if that were to happen, but low attendance in Ames would be due to crappy weather, crappy team or nobody cares about a 2-10 team. If weather is 50 or above in IC, attendance at the Grapple will exceed 40k.
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Done, Jackie. Yeah. I dig the way you do business, man.
I get all of that, but if it is moved inside, then it isn't really the Grapple at Kinnick anymore, and this entire poll/thread is irrelevant.
LC appears to be trying to make the argument that sub-par weather in Ames will be more responsible for lowering their attendance than would sub-par weather in Iowa City. Which is probably true since people will withstand more pain in order to receive more pleasure, and we all know that pleasure is far more likely to occur on a given day in Iowa City.
Good point. Looking back at the poll question, the voting is open until nov 15th so will reserve my vote for then and I am pretty sure my vote will be correct then! You also very correct about the likelihood of pleasure in IC versus Lames, but a loss by ISU is pleasurable =)
Was looking to vote, but I didn't see "What Difference Does it Make" option. Who cares how many people attend the Iowa St vs Okie St game.
And , no I won't vote for her.
And , no I won't vote for her.
OK, maybe the third time will be a charm.
I thought my comment about the weather pretty clearly stated that it would affect both events. My meaning was that it wasn't a plus or minus for either one. Apparently that was not clear to you.
I have experience to guide my guess about what bad weather will do to attendance at a football game at Ames. I have no such experience regarding an outdoor wrestling meet at Kinnick or anywhere else. I haven't been paying much attention, so I don't even know how they're going to set it up. What are they going to do if it's sleeting? If they put a tent over the mat, nobody in the stands will be able to watch. If they don't, the matches will be a joke.
Bumping this. I have heard rumblings that ISU has plans in the works to try and beat this wrestling attendance record next year. (Typical little brother)
If Iowa can get close to 50k, it would make it nearly impossible, right?
How funny would it be to surpass Jack Trice's capacity for an Iowa wrestling meet?
If Iowa can get close to 50k, it would make it nearly impossible, right?
How funny would it be to surpass Jack Trice's capacity for an Iowa wrestling meet?
Then we just put 70K in Kinnick at 11:00 on Saturday and then Lames will not be able to touch that record. Besides, they don't have a chance of breaking a wrestling attendance record unless they count every cow and pig living in Iowa west of I35 =)
I don't put anything past P.T. Barnum/Pollard in Ames. He would probably try to have the meet end 1 hr before kickoff vs Iowa (in 2 yrs) and your ticket for the FB game gets you into the wrestling.
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