I'm a little late to the party... or lack there of. This sucks. Finally back in Iowa with family and everything worked out to go to this game. Buy tickets from another Fanatic and this happens. Typical.
Games Cancelled
- Thread starter Urbandale2013
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Yeah. Not sure why JP didn't just call Omaha and demand they show up Wednesday afternoon and then grab the three guys doing the Gilbert game tonight to ref it....
I dont think it would be as complicated as you think. You make it sound like it would be some daunting task. UNI moved there game up from Thursday to Wednesday with St Bonaventure. Pretty sure our athletic department could make it happen if they really wanted to.
I stand by my comment that it wouldn't be as easy you might think either. Omaha played a game last night. I'm not privy to the inside workings of their team travel logistics, but in case you are chartering a bus from Omaha to Ames, possibly taking into consideration an incoming winter storm, it might be a tall order in itself to get your team to a game that's been moved up even 12 hours in advance.
Neither you nor I really know what goes into canceling/rescheduling a game in this kind of context. I'm pretty sure with this being a "buy" game for Omaha that could have funded a quarter of their athletic department's budget that they wouldn't have agreed to cancel the game unless they had damn good reason to.
Ha. I bought mine off a season ticket holder so he split the return with me. Better than nothing.
Drake is playing an NAIA team (St. Ambose) from *Davenport*, and the Knapp Center is a small arena with a small staff on a good day. There will be hardly anybody in attendance tomorrow. Much, much easier to handle than the same switch @ Hilton.
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Yeah realistically the best that could have happened was to turn tomorrow into a double header.
Bonaventure is flying commercial and getting in this evening anyway.
I'm not sure what the Valley is doing for refs but two guys (Dave Cusick, Iowa City and Roland Simmons, WDM) do some fill in work on weekends and would probably be available for a random weekday game.
For sure.. we dont know what conversations took place between the two teams. Maybe Omaha was unwilling to move the game up. Highly likely it could have been moved up if both schools had the desire to do so.
Employees!!
Kind of a crap move on that holders part not to refund you the total amount IMHO
The way I read it was he paid less than full price for the ticket and the ticketholder split the windfall with him.
My understanding is:
The season ticket holders do “NOT” get reimbursed.
Bring on Baylor.
That was my assumption I mean we are in for the season the A.D. isn't worried about us being angry, it's just the cost of owning season tickets.
That is an I'll informed opinion. The committee has proven again and again that the win total is not important outside of its relationship to the net and SOR. They're only requirement is that you be above .500. They have put serious consideration on 16-15 teams from a dominant conference like the Big XII has been for the last few years.
You do realize that for the privilege of stomping on Western Michigan's throat our net GOT 5 SPOTS WORSE. What makes you think Omaha was going to improve that situation.
I actually believe that not playing this game will help our argument in the end. Now you have your opinion and I have mine but to say our administration is incompetent it flat out dumb. It's not as bad of a decision for the resume as you and some of these whiners think it is and I guarantee you that the resume at ISU will always come second to player safety and quality of life.
I'm as disappointed as anyone else but for MY UNIVERSITY if ever the money and tournament ever means more than our players, I am out.
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