(Lack of) Iowa Football Fan Support
- Thread starter CyTwins
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Dude you were the one that said Iowa relies on opposing fan bases to sell out games.
Not really, Ohio State has a much better wrestling program than isu but they still can't make the same claim.
No different than isu touting women's volleyball attendance.
It's just crazy to me Iowa fans will pony up to pay and watch lowly old Iowa State but they won't for a top 5 team. And they wonder why everyone thinks it's their Super Bowl
Schools shouldn't include wrestling at all in the national attendance ranking. Many schools don't have a wrestling program and even if they do, no one cares.
Volleyball shouldn't be included, either, however I'd bet most schools have a volleyball program.
Really if any school wants to get into a **** measuring contest about fan support at a national level, generally football and MBB are the top two, and maybe add in WBB.
These goof balls supported their teams inspite of their lack of success. It's their support that has kept the hope alive and in turn kept the program alive when others would have withered. It's that support that continues to buoy the team and it's that same support that will surpass your program.
The shrill lamentations of your fans and coaches are just early death knell's of the inevitable. There is a sea change and all your protests won't stop it. The times are a changing.
Are we down to Jeff and Cyliam as the only trolls on here now? If so that's pretty impressive
I see it as a combination of things at Iowa:
1. Poor marketing (Murph and Andy went on about this yesterday and had some great points)./
2. Price gouging.
3. Parking and logistics is a disaster. If you live in Des Moines, you aren't getting home until at least 2 AM.
4. Team plays for the most part a boring style of play, their own fans have said this.
5. Iowa has a large fan base, but how many of them actually spend money towards the university? I know many Iowa fans that have never stepped foot in Iowa City.
6. This one is more of a guess, but maybe there is a feeling Penn State will roll them?
1. Poor marketing (Murph and Andy went on about this yesterday and had some great points)./
2. Price gouging.
3. Parking and logistics is a disaster. If you live in Des Moines, you aren't getting home until at least 2 AM.
4. Team plays for the most part a boring style of play, their own fans have said this.
5. Iowa has a large fan base, but how many of them actually spend money towards the university? I know many Iowa fans that have never stepped foot in Iowa City.
6. This one is more of a guess, but maybe there is a feeling Penn State will roll them?
Cyliam is taking the lead on the biggest hok idiot around here now. But Chumps will probably not let me down.
