I think we need to get back to the Saturday games and maybe do a Saturday nite game for the home opener next year. I think that might get 50,000 or better. This Thursday nite game stuff will probably get around 42,000 or a bit better. But with the amount of season tickets that we have sold and the promotions that we have done, that is a very weak number. I mean we sold a bunch of $10 tickets for goodness sakes. Without that what would our attendance be?
Thoughts on thursday night game
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Giving up on an entire season of football because of one game? Seems a bit much.
Maybe he loves movies.
Or maybe it has something to do with a family member being desperately ill?
But keep cracking jokes dip-****.
Perfect example of how judging others reasoning for not liking this or that is a pretty foolish thing to do.
If it weren't for this Thurs night game and taking time off - I might have been able to make it work. But I can use that vacation better elsewhere. Not to mention the money. Hope you approve.
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I only have 5 days of vacation this year. Taking two of them for a football game would be absolutely ridiculous when there are numerous family obligations for many people.
I wouldn't care if I had 20. The thought of, "Just use vacation!" just shows how unfriendly this is to fans. They don't sell any more tickets, it doesn't get on TV and it makes a lot of donating fans struggle to get there.
Good luck getting anybody involved in farming to this game as well. Not happening.
I wouldn't care if I had 20. The thought of, "Just use vacation!" just shows how unfriendly this is to fans. They don't sell any more tickets, it doesn't get on TV and it makes a lot of donating fans struggle to get there.
Good luck getting anybody involved in farming to this game as well. Not happening.
If history repeats itself, a number of Cyclone fans have shown that there is not a will.
I'm not sure whether having the game Saturday or Thursday really makes a difference for how many people attend....however, we know that the "real" fans will show up. The people we need to show up are the fringe fans...or the people that might be interested in going to games, but they just need a little nudge.
1.) They don't?
2.) Would it have a better chance on Sat.?
3.) Would they be more likely to attend on Sat?
Reason why I like the 1 Thursday game a year and I like it being the first game:
-I am so excited for football to begin having it two days earlier makes it better
-Doesn't change any Labor Day Weekend plans
-That Saturday you can just sit/relax and watch all other college football games that day
-I am so excited for football to begin having it two days earlier makes it better
-Doesn't change any Labor Day Weekend plans
-That Saturday you can just sit/relax and watch all other college football games that day
1. http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/football/64390-thoughts-thursday-night-game.html#post1208090
2. I have no idea. Regardless of the chances, it sure hasn't happened yet on Thursday.
3. If we don't care about getting on TV, you could make it a Saturday night game and then you'd have a pretty good chance of getting them there. A heck of a lot more likely than Thursday night.
No - you have the right poster and I'm pretty sure you know it. You decided to tangle with me on this a few weeks ago and judged that my reasoning wasn't good enough then as well. Some snide remark about "reviewing second rate amusement parks".
I didn't mention my family situation - but should it matter? My predictament says that it's not as valuable to me as it may be to others. You seemed to think (and continue to) that I should feel differently.
"Should it matter?" No, and it does not- I completely understand that we are all try to maximize our personal well-being. For you, maybe movies and Adventureland achieves this objective better than ISU football. No problem- I do not think you should feel anything. If ISU football is not as valuable as you claim, I would love to see your posts on movies and Adventureland.
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So it seems the over-riding factor here is a sickness in your family. I sympathize with that but surely you realize these decisions are made in the aggregate.
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Not exactly - but it's definitely a contributing factor this season. I didn't like these games before any of this happened to me personally. But if this game was on a Sat - it would be much easier for me to pick up the season. Facts for me is that I really don't care for the Thurs game, will be gone for the iowa game and have another commitment for the Army game. With the KSU game being moved out of the package, that leaves me with only 3 home games out of 6 or 7. Not exactly a stellar financial investment - I think most would agree.
All I'm saying is people have their reasons. And in some cases - this game being played on Thurs may be the make or break reason for attending games at all. I find it very foolish to suggest that a person's individual reasoning is up for scrutiny. Particularly in this case where there are very real issues for people to not make it (babysitters, work, etc).
Of course I realize that it may work splendidly for others - particularly those who may work weekends.
I personally find it to be an unwise move - and that's impacted of course by my own situation. But I don't recall ridiculing or putting down those who may like it. Or calling them whiners or the like. That's all my point is.
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I don't follow. You base the wisdon of JP's executive decisions on how they personally affect you?
No - it's not about me at all. I'm saying that I don't think it to be a wise move and that's based off my own perceptions. You clearly like the game, based off your own perceptions. I certainly don't believe JP is anxiously tracking my posts on the subject.
I compared the attendance numbers between the first Thurs games and the Sat games prior to them, a year or two ago. The numbers were pretty much a wash, with the Sat game being slightly better. The UNI game ended up skewing that, but I feel that game is a packed house Thurs, Sat or Monday.
So if you consider the fact that the Thurs game is stated for the benefit of the students (which is fine) and they have increased numbers, one has to conclude that is at the cost of regular ticket holder/buyers attending. You can't have similar attendance numbers and an increase in one demographic without a decrease in another.
Where's the money coming from?
I know what my situation is - not getting tickets. They guy I get them with isn't getting them either. And I know the stress it puts on a number of other ticket holders. That's why I see it as an unwise move. We'll see what attendance says next Thurs and who makes up those numbers.
I also don't like 11:00 kicks on Sat for similar reasons - although it really doesn't affect me personally at all.
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